Les Douze Coups de midi

Les Douze Coups de midi (previously called Les 12 Coups de midi, ) is a French game show hosted by Jean-Luc Reichmann and broadcast everyday on TF1 since June 2010.

History
Les Douze Coups de midi is an adaptation from the argentine show El Legado on Telefe (the first version was named Crésus, broadcast in 2005 and 2006 on TF1 and hosted by Vincent Lagaf'). . This show consists of an individual quiz which can lead to winning numerous prizes and a jackpot.

Broadcasting
This game was broadcast TF1 to collect the midday audience, as a reply to the success of Tout le monde veut prendre sa place, a game show broadcast at the same time on France 2.

Since October 2010, Jean-Luc Reichmann hosted the game with a virtual character, a fairy called Eulalie (voice by Véronique Le Nir). Later, this fairy becomes a simple voiceover, but keeps her name and her voice actor before her replacement by Zette which she dubbed by Isabelle Benhadj.

From May 12, 2020 to October 9, 2021, to respect safety mesures due to COVID-19 pandemic in France, the show is broadcast without audience, and a new character, Docteur Maboul, makes his appearance. His role is to clean up the candidates' desks.

Description
The winner of the show, now Maître de midi, puts his title on the table to try and win more prizes until his elimination.

At the end of the show, each correct answer reveals one tile on a rectangle of 13x10 tiles hiding hints for the discovery of a celebrity. Since January 27, 2023, only a "coup de maître" with five correct answers lets the Master of Midday make a guess, to try to win the jackpot.

The show has known some evolutions since its creation. Since January 2018, the last round "L'étoile mystérieuse" was made harder by replacing the celebrity's picture by a number of hints, leading to guess said celebrity. The last four tiles hide this celebrity.

Visual identity
From September 2016 to September 2019, for the 100th mysterious star, the show changed its logo and artistic diretion.

On September 2019, the show changed its studio, its logo and its artistic direction.

Depending of vacation or holiday period, the logo becomes red during Christmas and New Year (golden in winter 2023), golden and yellow (pink in 2022) during summer. During fall, the logo is green since 2023. During Halloween the logo is orange since 2023.

Audiences

 * On June 28, 2020, the launch of the game was welcomed by 2.9 millions peoplewith a peak at 4.6 millions at the end.
 * After a decrease in September 2010, around 2.3 millions people were watching from home, the numbers go up again in October, and stabilize at more than 3 millions.
 * Ever since then, the game regularly gains audience, with a peak at 4.5 millions on February 1, 2011, it is the leader at this time of the day.
 * On December 26, 2016, no less than 4.73 millions people watched the show, with a peak at 6.5 millions in the end.
 * In April 2019, following Quesada scandal, audience decreased before coming back to normal shortly later.

Records
Émilien, still competing in the game, has the record for victories and gains in the history of televised games in France, followed by Bruno with €1,026,107 and a Qui veut gagner des millions? (French adaptation of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire) contestant named Marie who won €1,000,000 in the show on August 27, 2004

Ranking
The next list ranked the twenty best contestants as number of successive appearances.