Popularity ranking · France

The 100 most popular TV Channels in France

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv channels in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1.5k tv channels tracked in France, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. TF1, France 3 and France Télévisions lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 37M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.7M, and the largest, TF1, reaches around 16M people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each tv channel, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in France. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in France, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in France. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Oxygen (TV channel) 534k 47.2 43.1%
52 Hulu 504k 35.9 50.1% TV / music streaming
53 Astro (Malaysian satellite television) 502k 34.2 69.8%
54 Eurosport 2 497k 41.9 16.5%
55 Syfy 486k 35.6 36.1%
56 AMC (TV channel) 484k 36.3 45.9%
57 HBO 475k 37.8 47.6% Pay TV
58 Televisão Independente 462k 37.1 81.4%
59 RAI 448k 42.5 39.4%
60 Play5 444k 40.7 61.5%
61 Challenge (TV channel) 439k 34.6 47.9%
62 Show TV 429k 38.5 54.3%
63 PBS 418k 38.6 62.7%
64 E! (Europe) 406k 25.6 83.4%
65 IGN 391k 35.6 25.8%
66 Chasse et Pêche 391k 44.7 33.9%
67 BBC Sport 390k 43.7 14.0%
68 Telethon 388k 45.8 61.8%
69 La Chaîne parlementaire 384k 44.5 44.9%
70 France 3 Picardie 378k 43.1 61.8%
71 History (Australian TV channel) 369k 52.2 35.0%
72 BeIN Sports 367k 37.4 20.2%
73 Cartoon Network 360k 37.3 54.4%
74 TVA (Canada) 350k 39.3 52.8%
75 Pluto TV 341k 41.7 43.1% TV / music streaming

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular tv channels compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each tv channel by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest tv channel in France?

TF1 currently leads with an estimated audience of 16M people in France.

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