Laurent Ruquier makes his debut on BFMTV with “Le 20h de Ruquier”

First successful show for Laurent Ruquier and Julie Hammett

This Monday, September 25, viewers discovered the brand new face of Laurent Ruquier at the helm of BFM TV’s 8 p.m. The host left France Télévisions after 23 years on the air to join the 24-hour news channel. For his first show entitled “Le 20h de Ruquier”, he was accompanied by Julie Hammett.

Ruquier’s first steps on BFMTV

We didn’t really know what to expect with this new daily meeting led by Laurent Ruquier. Questions arose about the format: would it be a talk show? A mixture of pun and news item or even a catch-all difficult to define? Eventually, the answer came from this first broadcast which was oriented towards pure and simple debate.

The host followed the codes of BFMTV with a more serious approach than during his previous broadcasts. However, we always found the touch of humor specific to Laurent Ruquier, who never hesitates to make his guests and spectators smile.

A promising new association with Julie Hammett

With Julie Hammett, Laurent Ruquier forms a complementary and effective duo, which promises good times on the continuous news channel. Their exchanges have already sparked laughter during this first broadcast, reflecting the complicity that has united the two hosts since their beginnings.

Ruquier’s 8 p.m. program

From Monday to Friday, “Le 20 Heures de Ruquier” will be a debate and current affairs show, where the famous host will address different subjects in the company of his guests and columnists. For this first, we were able to find around the table:

• Charles Consigny, director of the Montaigne Institute,
• Blanche Leridon,
• Églantine Delaleu, political journalist,
• Sélim Derkaoui, also political journalist.

A successful bet for BFMTV?

With this new daily meeting hosted by Laurent Ruquier, BFMTV is banking on a strong bet for its return to school. If the audiences remain to be confirmed, the success of this first issue seems to augur a promising future for this new page in the career of the former host of France 2.

Public reactions

Many Internet users shared their opinions on social networks following the broadcast of this first program. Opinions were rather positive, with several people praising the performance of Laurent Ruquier and Julie Hammett, as well as the serious and committed tone that they were able to give to “Le 20h de Ruquier”.

In the end, after this first week on the air on BFMTV, it will be interesting to see how this new meeting hosted by Laurent Ruquier evolves. If the audiences are there, there is no doubt that “Le 20h de Ruquier” will be able to carve out a place of choice in the world of continuous news channels.