''Le Grand Journal'' was a French nightly news and talk show television program that aired on

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every weekday evening from 19:10 to 20:20. It debuted on August 30, 2004 and was created and hosted by

Michel Denisot Michel Maurice Daniel Denisot (; born 16 April 1945)Michel Denisot
on ''premiere.fr''. is a F ...

, succeeded by

Antoine de Caunes Antoine de Caunes (born 1 December 1953) is a French television presenter, actor, writer and film director. He is the son of two prominent French personalities, television journalist-reporter Georges de Caunes and television announcer Jacqueline ...

and then later by

Maïtena Biraben Maïtena Biraben (born 2 July 1967) is a French-Swiss television presenter and producer. She has notably presented on France 5 the program ''Les Maternelles'' and on Canal+ ''La Matinale'' and ''Le Supplément''. From September 2015 to June 2016, ...

. Victor Robert took on the reins from 2016 to the program's end in 2017. Originally a one-hour program, it expanded to two hours in 2005. Even though the program was broadcast on the premium channel

, it was a non-encrypted program. The program features news, talk, weather and comedy. It is produced by KM Productions for Canal+ and broadcast from the Studios Rive Gauche on Quai André-Citroën in Paris.

History

Created in 2004 by producer-director

Renaud Le Van Kim Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan (), known as Renaud (), born 11 May 1952, is a French singer, songwriter and actor. His characteristically 'broken' voice makes for a very distinctive vocal style. Several of his songs are popular classics in F ...

, the show was originally composed of one block broadcast from 19:05 to 19:55, usually live except on Fridays. The show benefitted from audiences from all of

's free time slots watching, in addition to the extension of Digital terrestrial television, which allowed new households access to the channel. The show took up the time slot initially reserved for the show '' 20 h 10 pétantes'' (French for "20:10 sharp") at the beginning of the 2005 season; Since then, Stéphanie Bern's show has only been diffused on Fridays and Saturdays, under the name ''Vendredi pétantes'' et ''Samedi pétantes''. The second part was then titled ''Le Grand Journal, la suite'' and was broadcast from 20:10 to 20:40. Since September 2011, ''La Suite'' was broadcast from 20:30 to 20:55. During season 9, ''La Suite'' was copresented by

Michel Denisot Michel Maurice Daniel Denisot (; born 16 April 1945)Michel Denisot
on ''premiere.fr''. is a F ...

and Daphné Bürki. The show lost 13% of their audience, which it blamed on the fact that it was played at the same time as '' C à vous'' on

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, '' Vous êtes en direct'' on

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, and '' Touche pas à mon poste'' on D8. On June 6, 2013, Michel Denisot announced that he would quit the show after 9 years at the head of the talk-show. On June 17, 2013, the name of the new presenter was announced to be

. He was a former presenter on Canal+ from 1987 to 1995 participating in the success of the show '' Nulle part ailleurs'' then at the

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presentation ceremony. At the beginning of February 2017, a press conference had stated that the program might possibly stop production on March or April due to a decline in ratings, and that the leaders of Canal + would already be working on the successor to LGJ. The channel announced its final run on Friday 13 February, followed by two weeks of reruns until March 17.

Team

Legend:
Currently
Previously
Invited during one or multiple broadcasts
Joker a broadcast

Seasons

Season 1 (2004–2005)

''From Monday to Friday at 6:50 pm to 7:55 pm '' *

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: television * Stéphane Blakowski : literature * Laurent Weil : cinema *

Marie Drucker Marie Drucker (born 3 December 1974) is a French journalist, author, television and radio personality. Early life The daughter of Jean Drucker, a French television executive, and a niece of Michel Drucker, a television journalist, she was educa ...

: flash informations * Mademoiselle Agnès : fashion * Eric Dahan : music * Alexandre Cammas : Leisure and art of living * Guy Birenbaum : press review *

Yann Barthès Yann Romain Barthès (born 9 October 1974) is a French journalist, TV presenter and producer, best known for hosting the television programme '' Le Petit Journal'' and ''Quotidien''. Life and career Barthès first studied English at the Universi ...

: Le Petit Journal People * Ahmed Meguini Global Justice Chronicle *

Frédérique Bel Frédérique Bel (born 24 March 1975) is a French actress and model. A native of Annecy in the French Alps, she became known for her role as Dorothy Doll in the ''La Minute Blonde'' sequence from '' Le Grand Journal'' on Canal+. She has since pla ...

: ''La minute blonde'' by Dorothy Doll

Season 2 (2005–2006)

''From Monday to Thursday from 7:10 pm to 7:50 pm and the rest from 8:10 pm to 8:50 pm'' *

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: médias *

Frédéric Beigbeder Frédéric Beigbeder (; born 21 September 1965) is a French writer, literary critic and television presenter. He won the Prix Interallié in 2003 for his novel '' Windows on the World'' and the Prix Renaudot in 2009 for his book ''Un roman frança ...

: literature * Laurent Weil : cinema * Tania Bruna-Rosso : music *

: Le Petit Journal Actu and Le Petit Journal People * Atmen Kelif * Bruno Donnet : Le Petit papier *

: ''La minute blonde'' by Dorothy Doll * L'anniversaire par La bande à Fifi * Arnaud Tsamere : Weather

Season 3 (2006–2007)

''From Monday to Friday from 7:10 pm to 7:50 pm and the rest from 8:10 pm to 8:50 pm'' *

: medias *

: literature who quit the team in May 2007 * Laurent Weil : cinema * Tania Bruna-Rosso : music *

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: Politics *

: Le Petit Journal Actu and Le Petit Journal People * Omar and Fred : Le Service après-vente des émissions * Bruno Donnet : Le Petit papier * Thomas N'Gijol : Le Top 5 * Louise Bourgoin : Weather * La bande à Fifi : ''L'anniversaire''

Season 4 (2007–2008)

''From Monday to Friday from 7:10 pm to 7:50 pm and the rest from 8:10 pm to 8:50 pm'' *

: medias * Ali Baddou : literature * Laurent Weil : cinema * Tania Bruna-Rosso : music *

: politic *

: Le Petit Journal Actu and Le Petit Journal People where he now directly intervenes. * Omar and Fred : Le Service après-vente des émissions * Bruno Donnet : La Petite Question and La Petite semaine * Thomas N'Gijol : top 5 * Le Dating de

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(September 2007) * Louise Bourgoin : weather *

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: Cinema (" L'instant critique ") and subjects *

(only at

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For the

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) : cinema * Didier Allouch (only at

For the

) : Market of Cinema

Season 5 (2008–2009)

''From Monday to Friday from 7:05 pm to 7:50 pm and the rest from 8:10 pm to 8:45 pm'' *

: Medias *

: Politics * Louise Bourgoin : Without pretension on Friday and some sketches in "Les bonus de Guillaume” * Ali Baddou : Literature and culture *

: Le Petit Journal Actu and Le Petit Journal People, both are live. *

: Cinema (" L'instant critique ") and subjects *

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: Cinema *

Guillaume Gallienne Guillaume Gallienne (born 8 February 1972) is a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He has received two Molière Awards for his stagework and has won two César Awards, one for writing and the other for his performance in his autobiogra ...

: Les bonus de Guillaume * Tania Bruna-Rosso : Music, La Bataille Musicale (avec Mouloud, le vendredi) * Mouloud Achour : The new movements, La Bataille Musicale (avec Tania, le vendredi) * Omar and Fred : Le Service après-vente des émissions * Pauline Lefèvre : Weather * Bruno Donnet : La Petite Question and La Petite Semaine * Marie Colmant : International Press Review (Fridays) * Anne Sinclair and Laurence Haïm Did equal parties for the team during the American Presidential Elections *

(only at

For the

) : cinema * Laurent Weil (only at

For the

) : Red Carpet

Season 6 (2009–2010)

''From Monday to Friday from 7:05 pm to 7:50 pm and the rest from 8:10 pm to 8:45 pm'' *

: Medias *

: Politics * Ali Baddou : Literature and culture * Pauline Lefèvre : Weather *

: Le Petit Journal Actu and Le Petit Journal People, both are live. *

: Cinema *

: Les bonus de Guillaume * Tania Bruna-Rosso : Music * Mouloud Achour : The new movements *

: Cinema ("L'instant critique") * Omar and Fred : The Service après-vente des émissions *

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: Le tour de Magie * Bruno Donnet : La Petite Question and La Petite Semaine * Laurent Weil (only at

For the

) : Red Carpet

Season 7 (2010–2011)

''From Monday to Friday from 7:05 pm to 7:50 pm and the rest from 8:10 pm to 8:45 pm'' *

: Médias, ''Le Bureau de l'Info'' *

: Politics * Ali Baddou : Literature and culture (of the rubric ''Ali a lu''), official joker officiel of

Michel Denisot Michel Maurice Daniel Denisot (; born 16 April 1945)Michel Denisot
on ''premiere.fr''. is a F ...

Charlotte Le Bon Charlotte Le Bon (born 4 September 1986) is a Canadian actress, artist, former model and television presenter. She is known for her work in the Canal+ talk show '' Le Grand Journal'', and the films '' Yves Saint Laurent'', '' The Hundred-Foot J ...

: Weather * Tania Bruna-Rosso : Music, ''L'Instant T'' (review of the latest buzz and pop-culture) * Mouloud Achour : The latest movements, ''Daily Mouloud'' (incongruous review of a personality) *

: Le Petit Journal (only in the first, longer, part) *

: Le ''Crash Test'' * Thomas N'Gijol : Humorous comments on political news of the week. (Only on Friday) * Omar and Fred : The Service après-vente des émissions *

: Le tour de Magie * Bruno Donnet : La Petite Semaine and Rédacteur en Chef * Lucienne Moreau : Reporter au Petit Journal * Laurent Weil (only at

For the

) and for the deliver of the

s) : red carpet

Season 8 (2011–2012)

''From Monday to Friday from 7:10 pm to 8:05 pm and the rest from 8:30 pm to 8:55 pm'' The columnists for season 2011–12: *

: medias *

China Moses China Moses (born January 9, 1978, in Los Angeles) is an American singer and television host. Life and career Born in Los Angeles, California, China Moses is the daughter of jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater and director Gilbert Moses. She r ...

: music * Solweig Rediger-Lizlow : Weather * Mouloud Achour : The ''daily mouloud'' * Omar and Fred : Le Service après-vente des émissions *

: Politics * Bruno Donnet : ''La petite semaine'' *

: ''Le crash test'' and ''La Short List'' * Ollivier Pourriol : culture and literature *

: Le Tour de Magie * Kyan Khojandi : ''

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'' (mini-series, from Monday to Thursday) *

and

Alex Lutz Alex Lutz (born 24 August 1978) is a French actor, comedian and director. He is best known for his role of Catherine in ''La revue de presse de Catherine et Liliane'' in '' Le Petit Journal''. Theater He has worked with comedians like Malik Be ...

: ''L'envers du décor'' (sketches, Friday) Part of 'Petit Journal’ * Vincent Glad: ''Campagne présidentielle 2.0'' (chronique Web, depuis janvier 2012) * Stéphane Bak, Laurent Weill and

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: Only present during the

)

Season 9 (2012–2013)

''From Monday to Friday from 7:10 pm to 8:05 pm and the rest from 8:30 pm to 8:55 pm'' The columnists for season 2012–13: * Daphné Bürki *

: politics * Mouloud Achour : ''Chez Mouloud'' (at the start of the season, he had his own platform but appeared on ''Grand Journal'') * Vincent Glad : Web *

: Cinema *

Doria Tillier Doria Tillier (born 27 March 1986) is a French actress. Life and career She was born to a mathematician father and a mother who restores paintings, and she was a student in one of the oldest and most prestigious French high schools, Lycée Con ...

: Weather *

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: Literary columnist * Chris Esquerre: Humor columnist (the results of the week) * Sébastien Thoen: Humor columnist *

: Le Tour de Magie * Stéphane Bak: Humor Columnist (when?) * 10 minutes à perdre (to lose): '' La Question de la fin'' (Baptiste Lorber, James Darle and Grandpamini, at the start of the season), then ''Shitcom'' (Fridays, ended 2012) * Nawell Madani : Humor columnist (when?) *

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and Clémence Faure : '' Sophie et Sophie'' * Jérôme Niel and inviteds : ''Groom Service'' (During the

)

Season 10 (2013–2014)

''From Monday to Friday from 7:10 pm to 8:25 pm'' The columnists of season 2013–14: *

: politics *

: Weather *

: Literary columnist *

Jeannette Bougrab Jeannette Bougrab (born 26 August 1973) is a French lawyer and politician of the UMP who served as the junior minister for Youth and Community Life in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from 2010 to 2012.'Bougrab incarnera la diver ...

* Arié Elmaleh: humor (From August 26, 2013 till February 2014) * Hélène Jouan * Karim Rissouli: Political columnist: ''Karim a dit'' * Sébastien Thoen : Humor columnist * Valérie Amarou * ''Pendant ce temps'' ( Kevin Razy,

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, Marc Jarousseau alias Kemar, Julien Pestel) : mini-sketchs (From Monday to Thursday). Transferred in the 'Before' in January 2014. * ''Connasse'' (

Camille Cottin Camille Cottin (; born 1 December 1978) is a French actress and comedian. Following her debut as a stage actress, she became known in 2013 for playing a capricious Parisian woman in the Canal+ hidden camera-sketches series ''Connasse'' (2013–20 ...

) mini-sketches (Tuesday and Friday at 8:15 since January 2014). This short program passed on Before au Grand Journal in exchange for ''Pendant ce temps.'' * ''Les Tutos'' ( Jérôme Niel alias La Ferme Jérôme) : mini-sketches (Friday at 8:15 * ''Le Rappel Des Titres'' ( Monsieur Poulpe and

) : Fake journal (From Monday to Thursday at 8:15) * ''Casting(s)'' (

Pierre Niney Pierre Niney (; born 13 March 1989) is a French actor. He made his acting debut in the two-part television miniseries ''La dame d'Izieu'' in 2007, followed by films such as ''LOL (Laughing Out Loud)'', ''The Army of Crime'', ''Romantics Anonymous ...

): Short Program (From Monday to Friday at 8:15during ''Le Grand Journal De Cannes'') * Delphine Baril : humor *

Anne Nivat Anne Nivat (born June 18, 1969 in Poisy) is a French journalist and war correspondent who has covered conflicts in Chechnya, Iraq, and Afghanistan. She is known for interviews and character portraits in print of civilians, especially women, and ...

who is the joker of Antoine de Caunes. ; Other In September 2013, the broadcast '' Le Before du Grand Journal'' by Thomas Thouroude was created; It was distributed just before ''Le Grand Journal'' at 6:05.Le Before du Grand journal : le cocktail détonnant de Canal+
sur ''

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'', 14 septembre 2013

Season 11 (2014–2015)

''From Monday to Friday from 7:05 pm to 8:20 pm'' The columnists of season 2014–15: *

Alison Wheeler Alison Wheeler (born 4 March 1972) is a British singer, best known as the female vocalist for The Beautiful South from 2003 until they disbanded in 2007. Wheeler's career in music began at university in a cover band called Melt City, alongside ...

and Monsieur Poulpe (after Raphaëlle Dupire) : weather *

: politics * Karim Rissouli : Political columnist *

: Literary columnist *

Natacha Polony Natacha Polony (born 15 April 1975) is a French journalist and essayist. She worked on the France 2 TV show ''On n'est pas couché'', presented by Laurent Ruquier Laurent Hugues Emmanuel Ruquier (; born 24 February 1963) is a French televisio ...

: politics *

Mathilde Serrell Mathilde is an alternative spelling of the names Matilde or Matilda, and could refer to: *Mathilde Dolgopol de Sáez (1901 –1957), Argentinian vertebrate paleontologist * Mathilde, Abbess of Essen (949–1011) * Mathilde Alanic (1864-1948), Fre ...

: culture * ''Connasse'' (

) : Short Program * ''Le JT de l'invited'' ( Monsieur Poulpe and

in replacement) : Fake journal (Monday to Thursday at:15) * ''Speakerine ''( Jérôme Niel) : Short Program * ''Carte de Presque ''(

) : Short Program *

Nora Hamzawi Nora Hamzawi (born 29 April 1983) is a French humorist, comedian, and columnist. Biography Nora Hamzawi is of Syrian origin by her mother. She was born in Cannes and grew up in Paris. After obtaining a baccalauréat, she enrolled in law school b ...

: Humor columnist * Sébastien Thoen : Public opinion Spokesperson (Humor columnist)

References

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