January 10, 1975
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724
FR
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
Bernard Pivot
Host
Season 1
40 episodes
January 10, 1975
Bernard Pivot
Bernard Pivot
Season 2
44 episodes
January 2, 1976
Season 3
42 episodes
January 7, 1977
Season 4
46 episodes
January 6, 1978
Season 5
45 episodes
January 5, 1979
Season 6
47 episodes
January 4, 1980
Season 7
51 episodes
January 2, 1981
Season 8
48 episodes
January 1, 1982
Season 9
51 episodes
January 7, 1983
Season 10
50 episodes
January 6, 1984
Season 11
49 episodes
January 4, 1985
Season 12
47 episodes
January 3, 1986
Season 13
44 episodes
January 2, 1987
Season 14
47 episodes
January 1, 1988
Season 15
48 episodes
January 6, 1989
Season 16
25 episodes
January 5, 1990
Antenne 2
FR
