“It’s difficult to live with…”: Sophie Davant reacts to the disappointing audiences for her show on Europe 1

The 2023 school year turned out to be very different for Sophie Davant. After six years of good and loyal service spent on France 2, at the helm ofDeal donethe host has decided to take on a new challenge: that of embodying the 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. time slot on Europe 1. Every day, from Monday to Friday, she presents the new show there. Sophie and friends. Unfortunately, the beginnings of William Leymergie’s partner are complicated…

Indeed, the latest radio audiences which cover the September/October period bring disappointing results for Sophie Davant, who currently only has 76,000 listeners. This is 34,000 fewer people than last year at the same period, when Stéphane Bern hosted Historically yoursa show then followed on average by 110,000 curious people.

A hard blow for Sophie Davant who however put forward some explanations for this sad observation for Leisure TV. “I had no hope of being able to settle in in two and a half months, which would have been complicated. It turns out that the two shows which precede me in the afternoon drop at 2 p.m., so not only is it difficult to impose a new appointment, but it is even more difficult when we come on after two shows which drop“, she stressed, adding that she had not expected “to work miracles” while also finding itself in competition with The Big Heads by Laurent Ruquier on RTL.

I’ve only been happy with the show for 15 days

In addition, Pierre Sled’s ex-wife regrets all the pressure that was put on her shoulders from the launch of this new meeting on Europe 1. “It’s the price of fame. And since I was the announcement of the summer transfer, well there you go! It’s difficult to live“, she declared again. The fact remains that Sophie Davant does not despair of seeing her program take root over time, the developments of which are already visible. “To tell you the truth, I’ve only been happy with the show for 15 days, three weeks. I think we found something that holds water. You first have to create a show and then afterwards, you need the right people around me, the right dosages, the right durations. It took us a while to find the right recipe“.

So shehas not said his last word at all“.”You have to give me a little time and if I can already have an upward trend, I will be happy. Obviously it’s difficult to mournDeal doneit’s difficult to set a new challenge and I’m looking forward to there being some positive signals to encourage me, I’m not going to say the opposite. I’m a warrior! I know why I made this decision and I’m not going to give up!“, she assured.

And Constance Benqué, the boss of Lagardère News, said nothing else in an interview with Point : “We are not worried. It’s a new show that’s coming up. With timid beginnings, certainly, but not alarming.” “The results are not up to those expected, but this is not a failure.“, she adds.

Sophie Davant still has two Médiamétrie audience measurements to convince (November to January, then January to March). Will she stay? “Of course we’re going to keep Sophie!“, replies Constance Benqué.

Come on Sophie, let’s go!