Le Figaro Économie9/28/2026Media1 min readFrance

BFMTV and CNews dominate the audience of news channels in September

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BFMTV and CNews are tied at the top of news channel audiences in September with 3% audience share each, followed by LCI at 2.8% and Franceinfo at 1.1%.
BFMTV leads in cumulative audience and among 25-49 year olds, while CNews wins in average listening time.

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The month of September is marked by intense political news with declarations of candidacy for the presidential election and debates between contenders for the Élysée.

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Kick-offs of the race to the Élysée, persistent conflict around the Strait of Hormuz, visit of the Pope to France... The hot news of the start of the school year will have kept the French in front of the news channels. This very political month of September, punctuated by declarations of candidacy for the presidential election and debates between contenders, places BFMTV and CNews tied at the top of the podium, with 3% audience share each. LCI follows closely with 2.8% audience share while Franceinfo brings up the rear with 1.1% audience share.

In detail, the CMA Media channel widens the gap in terms of cumulative audience, with 46.6 million viewers, compared to 40.6 million for CNews. Same thing for young people (25-49 years), the most popular category for advertisers: BFMTV records almost double the audience of its rival (3%, compared to 1.6%). The Canal+ group channel, however, takes the advantage in average viewing time with more than 33 minutes per viewer per day…

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