Aurélie Casse Named Backup Anchor for France 2 20 Heures
- Aurélie Casse will serve as the substitute news anchor, or joker, for Jean-Baptiste Marteau on the France 2 evening newscast, the 20 Heures, during the upcoming Toussaint school...
- According to Paris Match, Aurélie Casse has built a prominent profile within French public broadcasting since joining France Télévisions in 2023.
- According to Paris Match, the 20 Heures anchor seat underwent a structural shakeup after Léa Salamé stepped down from her position.
Aurélie Casse will serve as the substitute news anchor, or joker, for Jean-Baptiste Marteau on the France 2 evening newscast, the 20 Heures, during the upcoming Toussaint school holiday break in October, according to reporting by Le Parisien and Paris Match. The 40-year-old television presenter joins the flagship news broadcast following a series of schedule adjustments at France Télévisions.
Television Background and France Télévisions Career
According to Paris Match, Aurélie Casse has built a prominent profile within French public broadcasting since joining France Télévisions in 2023. She previously gained recognition as a presenter on BFMTV before moving to the public broadcaster to host C l’hebdo, a talk show broadcast on Saturday afternoons on France 5. Her role within the network expanded further when she filled in for Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine on the daily talk show C à vous during the Cannes Film Festival, as reported by Paris Match. Beginning last season, she also took on hosting duties for C dans l’air on Fridays and Saturdays on France 5. Her upcoming stint on the France 2 evening news marks a direct transition into major network news programming.
Context Behind the France 2 Newscast Schedule
According to Paris Match, the 20 Heures anchor seat underwent a structural shakeup after Léa Salamé stepped down from her position. Salamé withdrew from the evening news chair following the announcement that her partner, Raphaël Glucksmann, entered a primary candidacy for the Parti socialiste and Place Publique. Following that departure, France Télévisions appointed Jean-Baptiste Marteau as the interim permanent anchor for the evening news program, known as the JT de la Deux. Marteau has maintained steady viewership figures since taking over the assignment. According to Médiamétrie data cited by Paris Match, a recent broadcast on Wednesday, September 16, drew an average audience of 3.3 million viewers, representing 19.7 percent of the overall public.
Holiday Broadcasting Roles Across France Télévisions
Aurélie Casse steps into her new replacement duties specifically to cover Marteau’s scheduled absence during the autumn school holidays. Additional relief assignments across the network’s news division remain stable. According to Paris Match, Mélanie Taravant and Sonia Chironi continue to operate as the designated substitute anchors for the 13 Heures weekday news and the 20 Heures weekend news, respectively.
