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Soir 3 is the late-night newscast of the French public television network France 3. The program, FR3's first national news bulletin, was launched in 1978 by its then head of news Jean-Marie Cavada. The bulletin is usually shown at 10:30pm from Monday to Thursday, and has been presented by Carole Gaessler since September 2008. The programme is broadcast at various times on Fridays and at weekends, when the regular anchor is Francis Letellier.
most of the year the weekday editions of Soir 3 are broadcast at 10:30pm from the set of the live cultural discussion show Ce soir (ou jamais!), which is broadcast both before and afterwards.
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Soir 3 is the late-night newscast of the French public television network France 3. The program, FR3's first national news bulletin, was launched in 1978 by its then head of news Jean-Marie Cavada. The bulletin is usually shown at 10:30pm from Monday to Thursday, and has been presented by Carole Gaessler since September 2008. The programme is broadcast at various times on Fridays and at weekends, when the regular anchor is Francis Letellier.
Format
Weekdays
For most of the year the weekday editions of Soir 3 are broadcast at 10:30pm from the set of the live cultural discussion show Ce soir (ou jamais!), which is broadcast both before and afterwards. During certain periods, such as over the summer break and on other holidays, the programme is however shown at various times and emanates from the France 3 news studio. In addition to a summary of the day's news, the programme format includes several regular features such as sans détours (an extended interview with a prominent figure or expert) and lu, vu, entendu (read, seen and heard, which highlights a cultural medium such as a book, album or play). The latter of these is usually the last item in the bulletin.
Carole Gaessler has been the weekday host of Soir 3 since September 2008, when she succeeded Marie Drucker who joined the news team of sister station France 2. Drucker had held the position from September 2005 when she replaced the duo of Audrey Pulvar and Louis Laforge. Drucker stood aside for a spell in the run-up to the 2007 French presidential election after details of her relationship with Minister of Overseas France François Baroin were made public. During the period Drucker switched positions with Laforge, now host of the documentary series Des racines et des ailes. Other past hosts of Soir 3 have included Christine Ockrent.
Originally airing at around 11pm, the weekday programme moved to 10:30 p.m. on 5 January 2009, as France 3 revamped its schedule to accommodate the end of advertising during prime time. A five-minute regional news opt-out was introduced as part of the revamp.
Weekends
The weekend (Friday to Sunday) editions of Soir 3, presented by Francis Letellier since June 2006, have several notable differences from their weeknight counterparts. Since Ce soir (ou jamais!) does not air at weekends, the programmes are broadcast year-round from the main France 3 news studio, which also houses the national lunchtime (12/13) and evening (19/20) news broadcasts, and do not possess a fixed slot in the schedule. Some segments, such as lu, vu, entendu, do not feature in the weekend edition.
Ratings
The 2007 annual report of France Télévisions claimed an average audience of 1.5 million viewers for Soir 3. Figures from audience measurement firm Médiamétrie put')") the programme's share of viewing at 16.3% on 29 July 2008, a night on which it recorded 2 million viewers, its best ratings of the year. France 3's average audience share for the month of July 2008 was 13.2%.
External links
fr:Soir 3
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