An adventure that was short-lived. Last July, Laurent Ruquier created a surprise by announcing his departure from France 2 For BFMTV. On September 25, 2023, in the company of Julie Hammett, the 60-year-old host kicked off his new show Le 20H de Ruquier. After three months at the helm of this current affairs and debate program, the companion of Hugo Manos announced his resignation. “I could hide behind the international situation and the dramatic news which certainly did not make my task easier when I arrived, but it is clear that the public did not follow me as much as we hoped for in this difficult role for me.” And to add with humility: “You have to know how to accept your failures”.
In the columns of Figarothis Tuesday, February 6, Hervé Béroud, deputy general manager of Altice Media, returned to the departure of Laurent Ruquier. “He showed great elegance and great lucidity as well.”, he first declared. Before continuing: “We tried something, the experiment didn’t work. “That won’t stop us from trying other things.” During this interview, Hervé Béroud revealed that he wanted “learn lessons from this episode”. “This is because BFMTV must not deviate from its DNA: information, current events, events. It’s a call to order.”concluded the Deputy Managing Director of Altice Media.
Laurent Ruquier explains his departure from BFMTV
An experience that has its share of regrets. During his appearance on the show C à vous, broadcast on January 30 on France 5, Laurent Ruquier spoke frankly about the reasons for his hasty departure from BFMTV. “Obviously, I would have preferred it to work, for it to work, for it to be more successful… Well, that wasn’t the case, afterward, we can give 10,000 reasons“, explained the host of Grosses Têtes on RTL. Faced with Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine and her columnists, Laurent Ruquier then delivered his analysis of this failure. “The public likes it when I give my opinion and make them laugh. For it to work at BFM, nothing would have to happen in the news. What I like is trying to unearth things that we don’t talk aboutit’s taking the news through the small end of the lens”. All is said.
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