A long-awaited return. After the success of the best ofs broadcast last season on C8followed on average by 695,000 viewers, which represents 3.8% of the public aged 4 and over, Only the truth matters finally arrives on the channel with untold stories, 17 years after the end of the show presented by Pascal Bataille and Laurent Fontaine on TF1. The casting was opened last spring to find new anonymous people ready to come and announce news to an acquaintance on set behind the famous curtain. And the recording of the ten new bonuses ordered by the channel took place last July at the Canal Factory, in Boulogne-Billancourt, the same place where the Do not touch My TV.
What date for the unpublished Only the truth matters on C8 with Laurent Fontaine and Pascal Bataille?
This Tuesday, on the occasion of the publication of the program bulletins for the coming weeks, C8 gave the date of the kickoff of the 2023 version of Only the truth matters. Appointment is made on Thursday October 12, from 9:20 p.m.. On the program according to the channel’s press release, “reunions, tributes, requests, apologies, tears, laughter…“. Pascal Bataille and Laurent Fontaine, who co-produce the show with Cyril Hanouna, will return to their roles as presenters/confessors. Early fans will also have the pleasure of finding Rebecca Hampton, who will reprise the role of messenger that she had at the time when the show was broadcast on TF1.
The rest under this advertisement
Sam from Only the truth matters on TF1 will he be back on C8?
But Sam Richez, who played Sam in the early 2000s, a character responsible for accompanying the guests to the set without uttering a single word, will not be there. “We obviously thought of him. Pascal left him a message and he never called us back. So at some point we move on“, Laurent Fontaine told us when we came to the filming of the new version of Only the truth matters. It is therefore a young 25-year-old actor, Quentin Cardiem, who will succeed him. On air, he will always respond to Sam’s first name.”We asked him if he wanted to be called Quentin or Sam and he explained that there was no problem for Sam.“, assures Laurent Fontaine.
Only the truth matters : will the show on C8 resemble that of TF1?
The desire of the duo of animators is in fact to repeat the concept of the show identically. The decor which will be visible on C8 is very close to that of the original set on TF1, although with a slightly more restricted space. Each speaker will once again be free to open the famous curtain or not. New themes will be explored such as school bullying, end of life or transidentity. Finally, nostalgic fans will be able to catch up on past witnesses on TF1 since Pascal Bataille and Laurent Fontaine will offer this season, still in prime time, What have they become ? unpublished.
The rest under this advertisement
