Les Rencontres du Papotin
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| Les Rencontres du Papotin | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Magazine |
| Created by | Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache |
| Opening theme | On peut tout dire au Papotin! |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 33 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | France 2 |
| Release | 3 September 2022 – present |
Les Rencontres du Papotin (English: The Chatterbox Encounters) is a French television programme where a celebrity answers questions from non-professional journalists with autism spectrum disorder. The discussion is moderated by Julien Bancilhon, psychologist and editor-in-chief of Le Papotin, a magazine edited mostly by autistic people.
It has been broadcast in France since 3 September 2022. It airs on certain Saturdays at 8:30p.m. on France 2, after the 8 p.m. news. It has been rebroadcast in Belgium since 5 October 2023, where it is shown on Sunday at 2 p.m. on La Une, in contrast to the original broadcast order.[1]
The show adapts the newspaper Le Papotin based on an idea by directors Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, by inviting a media personality to face the journalists from the newspaper's editorial staff.[2]
Between the initial ideas and the first broadcast, three years of reflection and unsuccessful attempts passed to find a formula in keeping with the spirit of the newspaper and its editorial staff.
Julien Bancilhon, its editor-in-chief, commented:
“At first, we had trouble meeting; it was cordial, but it didn’t work. Le Papotin is a joyful mess, difficult to structure. Putting together a show by snapping your fingers, making something rigid with a set, precise and repeated questions, a specific speaking time for everyone—that doesn’t work here.”
The filming takes three hours while the final broadcast lasts only about thirty minutes.[3]
Season 1 (2022-2023)
Audiences
| No | Release date | Guest | Viewership | Market share over 4 years and older | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September 2022 | Gilles Lellouche[4] | 3,300,000 | 20% | [a 1] |
| 2 | 8 October 2022 | Camille Cottin[5] | 2,720,000 | 14.6% | [a 2] |
| 3 | 19 November 2022 | Julien Doré[6] | 3,100,000 | 16% | [a 3] |
| 4 | 7 January 2023 | Emmanuel Macron[7] | 4,540,000 | 22.5% | [a 4] |
| 5 | 4 March 2023 | Virginie Efira[8] | 3,240,000 | 17.2% | [a 5] |
| 6 | 22 April 2023 | Josiane Balasko[9] | 3,310,000 | 18.4% | [a 6] |
| 7 | 20 May 2023 | Angèle[10] | 2,690,000 | 16% | [a 7] |
| 8 | 24 June 2023 | Thomas Pesquet[11] | 2,420,000 | 17.2% | [a 8] |
Season 2 (2023-2024)
Audiences
| No | Release date | Guest | Viewership | Market share over 4 years and older | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 September 2023 | Jonathan Cohen[12] | 2,510,000 | 15.4% | [a 9] |
| 2 | 7 October 2023 | Juliette Armanet[13] | 2,750,000 | 15.4% | [a 10] |
| 3 | 4 November 2023 | Dany Boon[14] | 3,950,000 | 20.3% | [a 11] |
| 4 | 2 December 2023 | Christiane Taubira[15] | 2,810,000 | 15.2% | [a 12] |
| 5 | 6 January 2024 | Adèle Exarchopoulos[16] | 3,230,000 | 16.3% | [a 13] |
| 6 | 10 February 2024 | François Cluzet[17] | 3,230,000 | 17.8% | [a 14] |
| 7 | 9 March 2024 | Ginette Kolinka[18] | 2,770,000 | 15.2% | [a 15] |
| 8 | 6 April 2024 | Philippe Etchebest[19] | 2,960,000 | 17.4% | [a 16] |
| 9 | 4 May 2024 | Benoît Magimel[20] | 3,070,000 | 17.5% | [a 17] |
Season 3 (2024-2025)
Audiences
| No | Release date | Guest(s) | Viewership | Market share over 4 years and older | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2024 | Philippe Katerine[21] | 2,250,000 | 13.6% | [a 18] |
| 2 | 5 October 2024 | Antoine Dupont[22] | 3,270,000 | 18.6% | [a 19] |
| 3 | 9 November 2024 | Clara Luciani[23] | 3,120,000 | 17.4% | [a 20] |
| 4 | 11 January 2025 | Matthieu Ricard[24] | 3,320,000 | 18.7% | [a 21] |
| 5 | 8 February 2025 | Marion Cotillard[25] | 3,310,000 | 18.7% | [a 22] |
| 6 | 8 March 2025 | Omar Sy[26] | 3,590,000 | 21% | [a 23] |
| 7 | 5 April 2025 | Charlotte Gainsbourg[27] | 3,020,000 | 19.9% | [a 24] |
| 8 | 23 May 2025 | Diane Kruger, Élodie Bouchez, Raphaël Quenard[28] | 2,440,000 | 14.7% | [a 25] |
| 9 | 7 June 2025 | Benjamin Lavernhe[29] | 2,270,000 | 14.9% | [a 26] |
| 10 | 12 July 2025 | Claude Lelouch[30] | 2,540,000 | 19.4% | [a 27] |
Season 4 (2025-2026)
Audiences
| No | Release date | Guest(s) | Viewership | Market share over 4 years and older | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 September 2025 | Valérie Lemercier[31] | 2,700,000 | 17.2% | [a 28] |
| 2 | 25 October 2025 | Jean-Louis Aubert[32] | 3,180,000 | 18.5% | [a 29] |
| 3 | 22 November 2025 | Pierre Niney[33] | 3,340,000 | 18.9% | [a 30] |
| 4 | 31 January 2026 | Orelsan[34] | 2,690,000 | 16.5% | [a 31] |
| 5 | 21 February 2026 | Muriel Robin[35] | 2,840,000 | 16.3% | [a 32] |
| 6 | 21 March 2026[n° 1] | Franck Dubosc[36] | 2,930,000 | 18.6% | [a 33] |