Éric Zemmour: the show’s strategy

Dn the backstage of C8 Thursday evening, the relatives of Eric Zemmour felt swollen with joy. For nearly four hours, their champion, thin glasses on his nose, was able to present his ideas in the atmosphere both dynamic and benevolent concocted by the troublemaker of the PAF Cyril Hanouna – the man who, since he defecated in the shoes of one of his columnists in 2014 to make his audience laugh, saw his audiences explode. The first of Facing Baba, a new “political” program offered by Vincent Bolloré’s channel to “the host who dares everything”, was a hit: 2.1 million viewers, mostly young and far removed from politics, listened to Éric Zemmour debate, laughing, and sometimes stuffing themselves with ten speakers chosen to give him the answer …