Le Grand Échiquier
8.0
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1972–
20 seasons
Talk
News
Overview
Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Created by Jacques Chancel, Jean-Pierre Renard, André Flédérick
Top cast
Seasons
Season 1
9 episodes · 1972
Season 2
11 episodes · 1972
Season 3
12 episodes · 1973
Season 4
11 episodes · 1974
Season 5
12 episodes · 1975
Season 6
9 episodes · 1976
Season 7
12 episodes · 1977
Season 8
10 episodes · 1978
Season 9
12 episodes · 1979
Season 10
12 episodes · 1980
Season 11
10 episodes · 1981
Season 12
12 episodes · 1982
Season 13
12 episodes · 1983
Season 14
12 episodes · 1984
Season 15
14 episodes · 1985
Season 16
10 episodes · 1986
Season 17
9 episodes · 1987
Season 18
8 episodes · 1988
Season 19
4 episodes · 1989
Season 20
8 episodes · 2018
Details
Status
Returning Series
First aired
January 12, 1972
Last aired
October 29, 2020
Seasons
20
Episodes
209
Networks
France 2, Antenne 2, ORTF Télévision
Language
French
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