Chronology of the French television of the years 1980

This page presents a chronology of the French television of the Années 1980 . It gathers the events and the French or foreign productions (series, serials, emissions…) who were remarkable for a reason or another.

The programs quoted below are indicated according to their year of appearance or first diffusion. They can however appear second once, in certain circumstances, like the change of main actor for a series, of presenter for an emission, with indication of this modification.

Notable events

September 1982: Michel May is named president of TF1, Pierre Desgraupes of Antenne 2 and André Holleaux of FR3.
January 1983: Introduction of publicity on FR3
July 14th 1983: Herve Bourges replaces Michel May with the presidency of TF1, after its resignation.
January 1984: Creation of TV5, French-speaking chain by satellite
October 11th 1984: Jean-Claude Héberlé becomes president d' Antenne 2.
November 4th 1984: Starting of Canal+, encrypted chain by subscription.
December 1985: First ceremony of the Seven of gold
February 20th 1986: Launching of Five, first French private general channel.
March 1st 1986: Launching of TV6, private and free music channel.
December 1986: Claude Contamine is named president d' Antenne 2 and Rene Han of FR3.
February 28th 1987: Disappearance of TV6, due to the reallocation of the sixth network with M6.
1 {{er}} March 1987: Launching of M6 on the sixth network, to replace TV6.
December 6th 1987: First Telethon
October 1988: Launching of Planet, documentary chain on the cable.

Emissions

Emissions on the cinema

January 12th 1982: Tuesday Cinema (presented by Pierre Tchernia)
January 19th 1982: the Last Meeting (presented by Eddy Mitchell) (FR3)
March 1982: Stars and fabrics (presented by Frederic Mitterrand) (TF1)

Emissions of kitchen

1983 : kitchen of the musketeers (presented by Maïté and Micheline Banzet) (FR3)

cultural Emissions

1983 : Jacqueline Caurat and Jacques Mancier decides the stop of Philately-Club .

Emissions of entertainment

July 1980: Research opinion (presented by Patrick Sabatier) (TF1)
December 1980: Sunday Martin (presented by Jacques Martin) (Antenna 2)
January 9th 1982: Fields-Elysées (presented by Michel Drucker) (Antenna 2)
September 13rd 1982: the Theater of Bouvard (presented by Philippe Bouvard) (Antenna 2)
September 1983: Psychological Show
October 1983: Bébête show
January 11th 1984: Play of the truth (presented by Patrick Sabatier (TF1)
March 1984: Cocoricocoboy (presented by Stephan Collaro) (TF1)
September 9th 1985: It is still best the afternoon (presented by Christophe Dechavanne)
April 30th 1986: Sexy Madnesses (Antenna 2)
February 28th 1986: Ambitions (presented by Bernard Tapie) (TF1)
September 1987: Crowned Evening (presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault)
October 1987: Nowhere elsewhere (presented by Philippe Gildas) (Canal Plus)
May 1988: Sky my Tuesday (presented by Christophe Dechavanne) (TF1)
August 29th 1988: Puppets of information (Canal Plus)
October 21st 1989: Surprised on catch

documentary Emissions

September 1987: Oceanic (FR3)
September 1987: Ushuaia (presented by Nicolas Hulot) (TF1)

historical Emissions

Data transmission

January 18th 1982: Aujourd'hui the life replaces Aujourd'hui Madam (Antenna 2)
January 7th 1985: Télématin (Antenna 2)
May 6th 1986: 19/20 (FR3)

Emissions for youth

September 4th, 1987: Dorothée Morning and Club Dorothée (presented by Dorothée) (TF1)

literary Emissions

October 28th 1988: Ex libris (presented by Patrick Poivre d' Arvor) (TF1)

Musical programs

January 7th 1982: Children of the rock'n'roll (Antenna 2)
January 18th 1982: Musics in the middle (presented by Eve Ruggieri) (Antenna 2)

political Emissions

September 1980: the Great Debate (presented by Patrice Duhamel) (TF1)
December 12th 1981: Right of reply (presented by Michel Polac) (TF1)
1981: Seven out of seven (presented by Jean-Louis Burgat and Jean-Wolf Demigneux then by Anne Sinclair) (TF1)
May 20th 1982: the Hour of truth (presented by François-Henri de Virieu, Alain Duhamel, Albert of Roy and Jean-Marie Colombani (Antenna 2 then France 2)
March 26th 1985: Questions in residence (TF1)
September 30th 1987: the Walk of the century (presented by Jean-Marie Cavada) (Antenna 2 then FR3)
September 1987: The emission Right of reply is removed.

scientific Emissions

sporting Emissions

September 19th 1982: Gym Tonic (presented by Veronique and Davina)

Emissions of armchair shopping

December 1987: the Magazine of the object (TF1)
December 1987: the Shop of Canal Plus (Canal Plus)
December 1987: TV-Pet (Five)

Emissions of tele reality with play

Emission of tele reality without play

Plays

March 15th 1981: Hunting for the treasure (presented by Philippe of Dieuleveult) (Antenna 2)
September 12th 1982: the Academy of the nine (presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault)
September 9th 1985: Turn horse-gear (presented by Simone Garnier, Fabienne Égal and Evelyne Leclerc)
December 1987: the Fair price (TF1)
November 1988: Questions for a champion (FR3)

Fiction

Serials

January 24th 1981: Dallas (TF1)
January 5th 1982: the New Trunk of the Indies (TF1)
August 13rd 1982: Adventures of Caleb Williams (TF1)
December 17th 1982: the black Pin (Antenna 2)
May 23rd 1983: the Year of the French (FR3)
November 21st 1983: Marianne, a star for Napoleon (Antenna 2)
December 16th 1983: Fabien of Drome (Antenna 2)
December 23rd 1983: the Room of the ladies (TF1)
October 15th 1984: Dance with me (TF1), first Telenovela diffused in France
January 4th 1985: Châteauvallon (Antenna 2)
October 14th 1985: Santa Barbara (TF1), first Soap operated diffused in France
December 7th 1985: Columns of the sky (TF1)
1985: Earth and the mill (TF1)
March 2nd 1986: Catherine (Antenna 2)
September 14th 1986: Félicien Grevèche (Antenna 2)
November 3rd 1986: the War of the women (Antenna 2)
January 16th 1987: Adventurers of the New-World (FR3)
January 3rd 1988: the Knight of Pardaillan (Antenna 2) (F)
July 8th 1988: Gerfaut (TF1)
1988: Wind of the harvests (TF1)
January 4th 1989: the Great Caper
January 16th 1989: Maria Vandamme (TF1)
June 5th 1989: the Countess of Charny (TF1)
November 6th 1989: Good Hope (TF1)
1989: Storms of summer (TF1)

Series

1984 : Marie-Periwinkle (TF1)
1985: Bioman (Canal+), first Sentai Japanese diffused in France
September 8th 1985: Maguy (Antenna 2)
February 2nd 1987: Objective: no one (Canal Plus)

See too

Internal bond

History of French television

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