For the first issue of “Mag”, Thursday evening on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the World Cup, Ophélie Meunier was strongly criticized. However, M6 came out on top in the audiences.
Indeed, the program broadcast before the opening match between Mexico and South Africa attracted 2.6 million viewers, according to Médiamétrie. Friday evening, the daily newspaper collapsed for its second issue.
“The World Cup Mag” only retained 1.22 million followers, only coming in fourth position in its time slot. It was the TF1 series “Tomorrow Belongs to Us” which came first. “Don’t forget the lyrics” on France 2 and “ICI 19/20” on France 3 also achieved a better audience score than the show in which Ophélie Meunier is the central figure.
Ophélie Meunier, her “Mag” is collapsing in terms of ratings
After having been a host and columnist on Canal+ at the start of her career, the 38-year-old journalist joined M6 in 2016 to present the program “Zone Interdicted”. She expected to face criticism by accepting this challenge. “I won’t escape it, that’s the game. I won’t escape it, that’s for sure”she confided to Léa Salamé.
It was Guillaume Charles, the channel’s general director of programs, who entrusted the reins of this program to the journalist. Smaïl Bouabdellah is his main partner on set. Laure Lepailleur, Ludovic Giuly and Johan Djourou serve as consultants.
