Format

TF1’s new competition reality format Dirty Players  (Tricheurs), launched at the end of January, has wrapped its first season with solid performance, reaching around 12 million viewers ahead of consolidated results. The show has delivered consistent and positive slot growth across its run, confirming strong audience retention in primetime.
Set in a Las Vegas-style “Game House,” the format features 14 celebrity contestants competing to win €10,000 for one of their social media followers—an element that integrates audience engagement into the core prize structure.

The key twist lies in the division between “Cheaters” and “Legit” players. Two contestants are secretly assigned the role of Cheaters, without knowing each other’s identity. They gain access to a “Cheat Room,” where they can preview game rules, answers and production twists in advance, allowing them to strategically manipulate the competition. Each round culminates in the nomination of three players suspected of manipulation or weak performance. Their fate is then decided by an Eliminatory Roulette, introducing an element of chance into an otherwise strategy-driven format.

This hybrid structure—combining gameplay, social deduction and randomness—supports long-running narrative arcs across the 40-episode season.
The show is hosted by Christophe Beaugrand and it's distributed by Dreamspark.