Overview
- France Télévisions, which announced the change Thursday, said filming starts in about 10 days and the new season premieres Saturday, July 4.
- Féraud plans format tweaks that add one viewer to each celebrity team and introduce new characters with updated rules.
- The 41-year-old succeeds Olivier Minne, who hosted since 2003 before moving to M6, in a move endorsed by leaders at France Télévisions and producer Banijay.
- He has deep ties to the show, having interned on the fort at 18, competed five times, and played the character Cyril Gossbo for six years.
- The strategy targets both broadcast and streaming, after the 2025 run averaged about 2.2 million viewers including replay and gained roughly 490,000 more on france.tv within eight days.