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French television Television in France was introduced in 1931, Timeline of the introduction of television in countries, when the first experimental broadcasts began. Colour television was introduced in October 1967 on France 2, La Deuxième Chaîne. Digital terre ...

related events from 2003.

Events

*27 March - The French version of ''

Pop Idol ''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and par ...

'' debuts on M6. *10 July -

Jonatan Cerrada Jonatan Cerrada Moreno (born 12 September 1985) is a Belgian singer. He won the first season of ''Nouvelle Star'' (the French edition of ''Pop Idol'') in 2003 and represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Personal life Jonatan ...

wins the first series of ''À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star''. *20 December -

Élodie Frégé Élodie Frégé is a French singer and actress. She was the winner of the third season of ''Star Academy France''. She released her self-titled début album after winning the show. Career Frégé auditioned for ''Star Academy'' Season 3 and won ...

wins the third series of ''

Star Academy ''Star Academy'', called ''Operación Triunfo'' ("Operation Triumph") in Spanish-speaking countries, is a highly successful television pop music talent contest with viewer voting and reality show elements. Format There are many versions of t ...

''.

Debuts

*27 March - ''

Nouvelle Star ''Nouvelle Star'' (; also known as ''À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star'' for the first season) is a French television series based on the popular Pop Idol programme produced by FremantleMedia. It was broadcast by M6 in seasons 1–8 before ...

'' (2003-2010, 2012–present) *3 September - ''

Code Lyoko ''Code Lyoko'' () is a French animated series, animated television series created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo and produced by Antefilms Production (season 1) and MoonScoop Group (seasons 2-4) for France 3 and Canal J, with the participatio ...

'' (2003-2007)

Television shows

1940s

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Le Jour du Seigneur ''Le Jour du Seigneur'' (English: The Day of God) is a France 2 religious programme that presents Christianity, usually broadcasting Catholic mass and services, amongst other things related to religion. It was the first broadcast Vatican Catholi ...

'' (1949–present)

1950s

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Présence protestante ''Présence protestante'' is a France 2 religious programme that presents Protestant Christianity. It has been produced since the 1950s broadcast every Sunday morning since October 9, 1955. History Présence protestante debuted on October 2, 19 ...

'' (1955-)

1970s

*'' 30 millions d'amis'' (1976-2016)

1990s

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Sous le soleil ''Sous le soleil'' (''Under the sun''; ) is a French soap opera broadcast on French major channel TF1 from 1996 to 2008. A spin-off, ''Sous le soleil de Saint-Tropez'' has been broadcast in French channel TMC since 2013. Broadcast It has bee ...

'' (1996-2008)

2000s

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'' (2001-2008, 2012-2013)

Ending this year

Births

Deaths

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Guy Lux Guy Maurice Lux (21 June 1919 – 13 June 2003) was a French TV host and producer best known for his 1961 creation of the game show ''Intervilles'' and its numerous spinoffs. During his 40 year career, he produced, directed, hosted, and wrote ...

game show host A game show host is an individual who manages a game show, introduces contestants, and asks quiz questions to test the knowledge of said contestants. They may also have other duties pertinent to production. History In 1938, Freddie Grisewood wa ...

and producer (born 1919).