Jean-Baptiste Marteau, Digi Mart USA News (France): Jean-Baptiste Marteau returned to the anchor desk of France 2’s 20 heures newscast on Monday, November 2, 2026, after a week of replacement by Aurélie Casse, who had posted some audience successes during that stint.
The newscast’s first segment drew an average of 3.86 million viewers between 7:58 p.m. and 8:35 p.m., according to the source, giving France 2 a 20.8% audience share among viewers aged four and over.
The program remained above the 20% share mark but stayed behind TF1’s evening news anchored by Gilles Bouleau, which the source reports claims leadership in its own statement.
The second segment, which included an interview with astronaut Sophie Adenot following her journey aboard the International Space Station, attracted 3.69 million viewers from 8:35 p.m. to 8:44 p.m., a 19.5% audience share among viewers aged four and over.
Compared with the previous season, the source says the ratings verdict is clear: Marteau posted scores that are generally higher than those achieved by Léa Salamé at the same point in the season. Marteau, who is filling in for much of the season, appears to be succeeding in his assignment during the first part of the season.
Marteau is scheduled to return to France 2 on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
