Télématin (1985): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1985, Télématin is a news series.

What it’s about. Télématin is a French breakfast television news show, broadcast on France 2 since January 7, 1985. It is broadcast in Metropolitan France weekdays from 6:30 to 9:00 am CET. TV5 broadcast the show in Canada in its entirety until September 2011: it now shows a 90 minute version between 6:30 and 8:00 am Eastern Time, when the French original version is now 2h30 long. Télématin is hosted by William Leymergie. The show is daily seen by around 40% of the French morning audience, a very high percentage for French TV. In Metropolitan France, the newscasts are presented at 7:00, 7:30 and 8:00, with newsflashes at 6:30 and 8:50, and two press reviews at 7:20 and 8:30. The 6:30, 7:30 and 8:50 newscasts are usually presented by a female reader and the hourly newscasts by a male. The usual readers are Nathanaël de Rinquesen, Sophie Le Saint, Julien Benedetto, Sophie Gastrain, Patrice Romedenne and Frédéric Vion.

Who’s in it. Télématin stars William Leymergie as Self - Host, Laurent Bignolas as Self - Host, Maya Lauqué as Self - Host and Julia Vignali as Self - Host, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Télématin has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Télématin page.

If you liked it. Fans of Télématin tend to enjoy Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Conan, Saturday Night Live and The Colbert Report.