Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, Laurence Ferrari and Jean-Marc Morandini back to school

“We rely on what works.” Serge Nedjar established the CNews back-to-school schedule thanks to last season’s audiences. Questioned by our colleagues from Parisian , the managing director of the 24-hour news channel said that some interviews will continue to be conducted by Skype and that new talk shows will be launched at the weekend.

Absent from the air since October 24 for health reasons, Jean-Pierre Elkabbach will be back. “He is doing well and will come back from the start of the school year. But rather for a political show on Sunday evening “, assured Serge Nedjar. So finished “The political interview” which according to the leader “Is no longer as mandatory as before”. “We don’t forbid anything”, he said.

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Considered “Essential to CNews”, Laurence Ferrari is also guaranteed to stack another season with “Punchline”. “His show is a great success, it’s the one that has progressed the most in 3 years”, prided himself on Serge Nedjar. Same thing for Jean-Marc Morandini. Faced with accusations of sexual harassment and pending a possible trial, the host of “Morandini Live” can count on the support of the director general of CNews. “The presumption of innocence is our leitmotif. As long as he is not convicted, he is on the air. And its audiences are excellent. ”

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As for Éric Zemmour, who arrived last October, Serge Nedjar said he had no regrets having called on the journalist and essayist. “There have been legitimate questions from some of the editorial staff. For two years I had wanted him to join us in the strategic box of 7 p.m. He is an extremely read author, an essayist, present at Figaro and on Paris Première. Whether we like his opinions or not, they exist. The man was expected. It is a total success. It increased the audience by 200% with an average of 400,000 followers each evening ”, said the boss of CNews.

Assuring that he was never bothered by his presence on the air, he acknowledged “Understand that people are struck by certain remarks, especially if we isolate the sentences”. “Éric Zemmour sometimes has forms of expression that can shock. All points of view exist on our channel, the important thing is to stay within the legal framework. My only concern is that he will be wooed by other media, including those who have taught us moral lessons. He will be there, I hope, at the start of the school year, I’m not worried ”, he concluded.

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