The Floor (French game show)
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The Floor, à la conquête du sol (literally "The Floor, conquering the floor") is a French game show based on the international franchise The Floor. Presented by Cyril Féraud, the show was first broadcast on France 2 on 30 December 2023.
The Floor, created by John de Mol Jr., originated in the Netherlands, where it achieved audience shares of 22%. In January 2023, production company Talpa agreed a deal with Satisfaction, owned by French presenter Arthur, for an adaptation to be broadcast on France 2.[1] In June 2023, Cyril Féraud was announced as host.[2]
The first episode of the show on 30 December 2023 had 3.261 million viewers, or 17.3% of the audience.[3] At the end of its four-episode first season on 20 January 2024, it had 2.922 million viewers and 16.9% of the audience.[4]
Format
The French version of the show is largely the same as the Dutch original, with a major difference being its two-hour run time compared to the original running between 45 and 60 minutes.[5]
One hundred contestants start the series on a square divided ten-by-ten. They each have a specialist subject. A contestant is chosen to duel against a neighbour, on the neighbour's specialist subject. They have to name examples of that subject from photographs. The winner takes the square of the loser, who is eliminated. The winner of the entire series wins €100,000.[5]
References
- ↑ Pointu d’Imbleval, Louise (27 January 2023). "« The Floor » . Une version française du jeu devrait bientôt voir le jour" ["The Floor". A French version of the game show should soon see the light of day]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ Thoron, Marine (8 June 2023). "Cyril Féraud : le célèbre animateur va animer un nouveau jeu sur France 2" [Cyril Féraud: the famous presenter will present a new game show on France 2]. Femme Actuelle (in French). Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ Gauthier, Clement (31 December 2023). "Audiences TV Prime (samedi 30 décembre 2023) : Cyril Féraud maitrise Star Academy grâce à The Floor, Philippe Etchebest en grosse difficulté sur M6" [Prime-time TV audiences (Saturday 30 December 2023): Cyril Féraud beats Star Academy thanks to The Floor, Philippe Etchebest in big difficulty on M6] (in French). Toute La Télé. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ Delepaul, Valentin (21 January 2024). "Audiences TV Prime (samedi 20 janvier 2024) : Star Academy sur TF1 s'impose de peu face à Cyril Féraud avec The Floor, Le voyageur large leader" [Prime-time TV audiences (Saturday 20 January 2024): Star Academy on TF1 narrowly defeats Cyril Féraud with The Floor, Le voyageur leads by wide margin] (in French). Toute La Télé. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- 1 2 Randanne, Fabien (30 December 2023). "« On va être content de voir tomber certains candidats »… « The Floor », le jeu feuilletonnant qui manquait à France 2" ["We will be happy to see certain contestants fall"…"The Floor", the serialised game show which France 2 was missing]. 20 minutes (in French). Retrieved 20 January 2026.