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Overview
- Testifying before a parliamentary commission on public broadcasting, Étienne called the weekend-only scheduling of the France 3 quiz a "bad decision."
- France Télévisions made the change in June, effective at the start of the 2025–2026 season, ending 37 years of weekday broadcasts and confining the show to Saturday and Sunday.
- Étienne argued the program was among the least expensive on the channel and said he believed the move was driven by budget cuts, even offering to cover the small per-episode cost difference himself.
- Weekend editions continue to attract more than one million viewers, according to recent audience figures reported in the press.
- Étienne told deputies he left France Télévisions about a year ago after 17 years via a negotiated departure, and said recordings with producer Fremantle now total roughly 10 workdays per year.