Le Grand Échiquier
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.
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Season 1
9 episodes
Premiered Jan 12, 1972
Season 2
11 episodes
Premiered Sep 20, 1972
Season 3
12 episodes
Premiered Sep 12, 1973
Season 4
11 episodes
Premiered Sep 18, 1974
Season 5
12 episodes
Premiered Sep 25, 1975
Season 6
9 episodes
Premiered Sep 30, 1976
Season 7
12 episodes
Premiered Sep 29, 1977
Season 8
10 episodes
Premiered Sep 28, 1978
Season 9
12 episodes
Premiered Sep 27, 1979
Season 10
12 episodes
Premiered Sep 25, 1980
Season 11
10 episodes
Premiered Sep 24, 1981
Season 12
12 episodes
Premiered Sep 20, 1982
Season 13
12 episodes
Premiered Sep 19, 1983
Season 14
12 episodes
Premiered Sep 17, 1984
Season 15
14 episodes
Premiered Sep 8, 1985
Season 16
10 episodes
Premiered Sep 24, 1986
Season 17
9 episodes
Premiered Sep 9, 1987
Season 18
8 episodes
Premiered Oct 24, 1988
Season 19
4 episodes
Premiered Sep 25, 1989
Season 20
8 episodes
Premiered Dec 20, 2018
France 2
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Antenne 2
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ORTF Télévision
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