It’s Crazy how popular soaps gotten again over in France since the mid 2010‘s

That's for sure. Even Plus Belle la Vie, Encore Plus Belle which airs on TF1 in the afternoon, draws an average of between 1.5 and 2 million viewers. Most likely because it airs when working French people are on their lunch break, but it's still mindblowing.

And the broadcasters are investing heavily in their soaps. For Nouveau Jour (New Day), a castle was permanently rented and converted into a hotel, and an entire backlot of over 3,000 m² was built so the production wouldn't have to close off entire streets to film scenes. As a broadcaster you really have to be confident that a series will recoup such investments.

Nouveau Jour is struggling to engage viewers so much that channel M6 has decided to move the series from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., starting next Monday. Putting it directly opposite Un Si Grand Soleil at its previous time was a big gamble on the channel's part, but this change is a sign that the series might not have a long life. Nevertheless, M6 maintains its confidence in the series, partly because it reportedly attracts a large audience on its on-demand service. The series attracted over 1.2 million viewers with its first episode, but that has since dropped, and its market share is also not encouraging, with ratings between 4 and 5 percent.

Tout Pour la Lumiere is still not a big hit for TF1, but in terms of figures and market share it scores higher at 6pm than Nouveau Jour did at 8:30pm.

Below is the first episode of both soaps, which has been made available for free on YouTube by the respective channels:

 

Edited August 22Aug 22 by Ninejamb

Thanks @Ninejamb for posting those episodes. Glad more soaps are making their content available.

13 hours ago, Ninejamb said:

Nouveau Jour is struggling to engage viewers so much that channel M6 has decided to move the series from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., starting next Monday. Putting it directly opposite Un Si Grand Soleil at its previous time was a big gamble on the channel's part, but this change is a sign that the series might not have a long life. Nevertheless, M6 maintains its confidence in the series, partly because it reportedly attracts a large audience on its on-demand service. The series attracted over 1.2 million viewers with its first episode, but that has since dropped, and its market share is also not encouraging, with ratings between 4 and 5 percent.

Tout Pour la Lumiere is still not a big hit for TF1, but in terms of figures and market share it scores higher at 6pm than Nouveau Jour did at 8:30pm.

Below is the first episode of both soaps, which has been made available for free on YouTube by the respective channels:

 

French Women are so Beautiful on their soaps lol I will Check this out later 

The inevitable has happened: Nouveau Jour has been canceled by M6 due to disappointing ratings. The series will still be properly wrapped up so the creators can give the handful of viewers closure, but it has been moved to a graveyard slot of 4:55 AM on linear; M6 is therefore fully committed to making the series available for viewing on the M6+ platform.

M6 said the following about the cancellation:

"Despite very positive reviews since its launch, and significant audiences on M6+, 'Nouveau jour' has not found its audience on linear. The observation we make is that there is no room for more than 4 daily serial series in linear. Filming will therefore stop at the end of this first season."

14 hours ago, Ninejamb said:

The inevitable has happened: Nouveau Jour has been canceled by M6 due to disappointing ratings. The series will still be properly wrapped up so the creators can give the handful of viewers closure, but it has been moved to a graveyard slot of 4:55 AM on linear; M6 is therefore fully committed to making the series available for viewing on the M6+ platform.

M6 said the following about the cancellation:

"Despite very positive reviews since its launch, and significant audiences on M6+, 'Nouveau jour' has not found its audience on linear. The observation we make is that there is no room for more than 4 daily serial series in linear. Filming will therefore stop at the end of this first season."

Sorry to hear that. Will you miss the show?

On 9/29/2025 at 5:47 AM, DRW50 said:

Sorry to hear that. Will you miss the show?

No, I watched a few snippets after the first episode, but since French isn't my native language, it wasn't easy to follow. That doesn't change the fact that I feel it's a shame for all the cast and crew who believed in it so much. But apparently, there's a limit to the number of soap operas that can run simultaneously in France.

On 9/28/2025 at 2:51 PM, Ninejamb said:

The inevitable has happened: Nouveau Jour has been canceled by M6 due to disappointing ratings. The series will still be properly wrapped up so the creators can give the handful of viewers closure, but it has been moved to a graveyard slot of 4:55 AM on linear; M6 is therefore fully committed to making the series available for viewing on the M6+ platform.

M6 said the following about the cancellation:

"Despite very positive reviews since its launch, and significant audiences on M6+, 'Nouveau jour' has not found its audience on linear. The observation we make is that there is no room for more than 4 daily serial series in linear. Filming will therefore stop at the end of this first season."

They had one of plus belle la vie‘s Biggest Stars and couldn’t pull Numbers. What a shame   but the other soap seems a bit in danger too. No talks of season 2 so far