CNews dominates BFMTV, LCI wins: the war of news channels relaunched

The end of the season is approaching and the news is still dense with the affair In shortbut also, at the start of the week, the twists and turns in the affair Patrick Bruel with his custody and then his indictment.

But have these events benefited the news channels? Summary of the audiences for the period from Monday June 8 to Thursday June 11, 2026.

CNews stays the course, LCI gets bogged down

This Monday, June 8, 2026, CNews, which recently set out to conquer audiences, took the lead in audiences, narrowly, with 3.3% market share among those aged four and over, compared to 3.2% for BFMTV, despite the success of Forum BFMTV with Gérald Darmanin. LCI was left behind with 2.4% audience share and Franceinfo, still far behind, with 1.2% of the public.

The next day, Tuesday June 9, 2026, the Canal+ group channel, which saw one of its leading figures leave, retained its leadership with 3.6% of the public. CNews thus outstripped BFMTV, credited with a 3.4% audience share. LCI has not managed to catch up with its competitors with 2.7% market share.

LCI comes back strong, start for Franceinfo

This Wednesday, June 10, 2026, BFMTV took off with the affair dedicated to Patrick Bruel on one side, and Lyhanna on the other. The chain recorded a 3.9% market share for one day. LCI threatened CNews with 3.4% market share, while Franceinfo achieved a good performance with 1.4% audience share over the whole day, well above the 1% it usually records.

This Thursday, June 11, 2026, CNews regained the lead in audiences with 3.5% market share among those aged four and over. BFMTV was not far behind with 3.4% market share among the general public. LCI was once again left behind with a 2.8% market share. Franceinfo, for its part, returned to its usual average.

The war between the news channels could be relaunched if the dynamics observed since last week are confirmed in the days to come.