Since 31 December 2004,
Patrick Sébastien hosts a special program called
The Greatest Cabaret in the World on his 31, often exceeding the primetime
TF1 (Arthur or Dechavanne). The issue of December 31, 2008 was also the 100th since its inception. December 31, 2009, the great cabaret gathers 1 million more viewers than the larger 100 31 on TF1. Every year, shortly before the new series starts, there is a program where the best numbers of the year are presented by children. The show is a real success for the public broadcaster: it precedes indeed often competing programs, those of TF1 in particular. It also introduced some scenic artists to the general public (e.g.
Christian Gabriel,
Dani Lary, etc.). In September 2008, the tenth anniversary of the show, France 2 broadcast the best moments out of 10 years of cabaret and also released a photo book. ==Awards==