Numbers and letters: Arielle Boulin-Prat and Bertrand Renard replaced, here are their successors

Fans of the France 3 broadcast Numbers and letters were treated to a sensational announcement on August 19 when they learned that their favorite presenters, Arielle Boulin-Prat and Bertrand Fox, would be replaced, after 47 and 36 years respectively. The new slot in the program – Saturday and Sunday at 5:15 p.m. – will therefore allow the channel to offer a new version of the game. And Patrice Laffont, program producerformalized the identity of the show’s new referees at 7 Days TV.

If Laurent Romejko retains his role in animation, the two referees will now be Stéphane Crosnier and Blandine Maire. For the first, Patrice Laffont explains: “He immediately stuck with me. He is a very charismatic former candidate, prodigious in numbers.before adding: “He also has a very good sense of TV since he worked as a sports editor at BFM TV and RMC Sport. »

A program destined to be more dynamic

As for Blandine Maire, the producer indicates: “She is a junior high school teacher. She has a big background […] and has also worked on television as a journalist with Olivier Memory Or on Fort Boyard. » The one who presented himself Numbers and letters for 17 years before becoming a producer in 2000 wishes to bring “a little more suspense” in the game. How? ” The animation will perhaps be a little more threesome, in a less mechanical way. […] From now on, there will be only four duels instead of five, with a new point system which will allow to potentially witness reversals of the score.he specifies.

If the game is often cataloged as being popular among seniors, Patrice Laffont assures him, many young people between 20 and 30 years old register to pass the selections : “During confinement, there are people in their 20s or 30s who discovered the show. And they registered en masse for the selections! » And to conclude: “There is still a real attraction for this program. »