TV Ratings: "Tracker" Returns as Leader on French TV
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The American TV series "Tracker" returned to French channel TF1 with a new episode called "Sur la piste du Professeur." The show finished as the ratings leader for the night, even though it had under three million viewers.
Meanwhile, another show on channel M6 struggled. It featured well-known French performers Vincent Dedienne and François Damiens, but it turned out to be a flop. It was beaten in the ratings by a program on France 5.
"Tracker" follows a man named Colter, played by actor Justin Hartley. In this season, Colter is trying to learn the truth about his father and a woman called Gina Pickett.
This part of the story has been a long plotline for the series. Fans have been waiting to see if Colter will finally get answers.
Justin Hartley spoke about this storyline in an interview. He gave some thoughts on what viewers can expect as Colter continues his search for the truth.
The success of "Tracker" shows that audience numbers do not always need to be very high for a show to be the top program of the night. It only needs to beat its competitors on other channels.
For M6, the disappointing result with Dedienne and Damiens shows that having famous stars does not always guarantee good ratings.
Vocabulary8 words
- leader
- the thing that is first or best
- viewers
- people who watch a TV show
- flop
- something that fails badly
- season
- a set of new episodes of a TV show
- plotline
- a part of a story that continues over time
- interview
- a talk where someone answers questions
- audience
- the group of people watching something
- competitors
- other shows or people trying to win
Quiz
Answer key
1. It was the ratings leader 2. It was a ratings flop 3. The truth about his father and Gina Pickett
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The American TV series "Tracker" returned to French channel _____ with a new episode.
The show finished as the ratings _____ for the night.
It had under three million _____.
Another show on channel M6 struggled and turned out to be a _____.
It was beaten in the ratings by a program on _____.
"Tracker" follows a man named Colter, played by actor _____.
In this season, Colter is trying to learn the truth about his father and a woman called _____.
Justin Hartley spoke about this storyline in an _____.
The success of "Tracker" shows that _____ numbers do not always need to be very high.