The Best TV Shows on France 2

Every France 2 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Our curated list, current as of May 2025, showcases over 20 of France 2’s highest-rated series. Notable series such as Les Cinq Dernières Minutes and Le Grand Échiquier from France 2 first graced the screens in 1958 and 1972. From 1958 through to 2018, France 2 has accumulated a diverse collection of over 20 television shows.

  • Faites entrer l'accusé
    Faites entrer l'accusé (2000)8.4

  • Le Grand Échiquier
    Le Grand Échiquier (1972)8.0

  • Death in Paradise
    Death in Paradise (2011)7.5

    A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie.

  • Fort Boyard
    Fort Boyard (1990)7.4

    A game show set and filmed on the real Fort Boyard in France. The contestants have to complete in physical and endurance challenges to win prize money.

  • Chronicles of the Sun
    Chronicles of the Sun (2018)6.8

    Claire is surprised when she gets arrested for the murder of her childhood friend after she returns to Montpellier.

  • Fan School
    Fan School (1977)6.5

    Host Jacques Martin invites different talented children from various backgrounds to showcase their beautiful voices. The participants entertain and wow the audience with their lovely performances.

  • A Guy, a Girl
    A Guy, a Girl (1999)6.5

    This series tells the daily life of a couple : Jean and Alexandra. From easy cases: in bed, in the living room, in the kitchen, by phone... to rare ones: lost on an island or in the country, in Hong Kong, during a wedding... Jean and Alexandra's life is not exactly a long, quiet river.

  • Champs-Elysées
    Champs-Elysées (1982)6.2

  • Samantha oups !
    Samantha oups ! (2004)6.0

    Samantha oups! is a French sketch comedy series that was broadcast on France 2 from 2004 to 2007. The series deals with the life of a blonde young woman, Samantha Lo, and her brunette friend, Chantal Matieu. As part of the comedic nature of the series, the roles are played by men, with David Strajmayster playing Samantha, and Guillaume Carcaud starring as Chantal; Carcaud also plays various minor male and female roles in the show.

  • 30 millions d'amis
    30 millions d'amis (1976)5.8

  • Le Juste Prix
    Le Juste Prix (1987)5.4

    Le Juste Prix is a French adaptation of the American game show The Price Is Right that airs on TF1. It first premiered in 1988 and ran until the original version was canceled in 2001. In 2002 a brief sequel, Le Juste Euro, ran on France 2 and was hosted by Patrice Laffont, it only ran for two episodes. On July 27, 2009 a new version of Le Juste Prix premiered on TF1. The current version is hosted by Vincent Lagaf with Gerard Vivès as announcer.

  • Télématin
    Télématin (1985)4.5

    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.

  • La Chance aux chansons
    La Chance aux chansons (1984)4.0

  • Infrarouge
    Infrarouge (2006)4.0

    French current affair show

  • Vivement dimanche prochain
    Vivement dimanche prochain (1998)3.4

  • Vivement dimanche
    Vivement dimanche (1998)3.0

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
    Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1958)N/A

    Les Cinq Dernieres Minutes is a crime based French television series

  • Le monde est à vous
    Le monde est à vous (1987)N/A

  • Parents' instructions
    Parents' instructions (2013)N/A

    Isa and Gaby, a couple in their forties, parents of 3 children from 8 to 16 years, strive to be up to their task, while juggling their marital duties. On the agenda, disagreements, failures and shameless tricks to achieve their ends.

  • Amanda
    Amanda (2016)N/A

    The program combines comedy, celebrity, musical guests, and human-interest stories.