Rebound on France 3, Slam changes schedules and here is why!

Assiduous fans of Questions for a champion fell from very high. After thirty-seven years of daily presence, the cult game of France 3 will no longer be broadcast during the week. The program, presented by Julien Lepers until 2016, then by Samuel Etienne, nevertheless crossed several generations and brought together numerous general culture enthusiasts every day. But faced with the drop in audience noted for several seasons, the management of the public audiovisual group has chosen to save money and stop the hemmoragia.

Duels with family and slam shifted by 40 minutes from Monday, September 1, 2025

This decision is not without consequence on the future grid of France 3 programs. Because, now, the usual game block will be reduced from Monday September 1st at only Family duels et Slam. After the reruns of Candice Renoir With Cécile Bois – or 3 episodes every day! – Monday to Friday from 2:20 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Cyril Féraud will take the antenna from 5.20 p.m. to 6 p.m. (against 4:45 p.m. last season) while the entertainment presented by Théo Curin will be broadcast at 6:20 p.m. (against 5:20 p.m. last season). “The afternoon fiction block will be extended and the two remaining games, dual families and slam, will be offset. When you make a choice by economy, you don’t make a great choice “explained to PupilStéphane Sitbon Gomez, director of branch and programs for France Télévisions last July.

Questions for a champion now broadcast every weekend

As of Questions for a championand despite the desperate calls of Samuel Etienne to save its broadcast during the week, the program will not find refuge on the gates of France 3 only on weekends. The presenter would have received The commitment of his employer to continue this programming rate on Saturdays and Sundays for several years. The institution of the small screen should not know the same fate as figures and letters.