Hit Machine (TV program)

Hit Machine is a defunct music chart television programme which ran in France from 1 October 1994 until 1 May 2009 through M6. The show was initially hosted by Ophélie Winter and Yves Noël until June 1995, before being replaced by Charly Nestor and Jean-Marc Lubin (known collectively as Charly and Lulu). They presented the show for several seasons until being replaced by Pierre Matthieu in September 2008 following a ratings decline, until its end in 2009. It aired music videos and performances of some of the week's best-selling popular music records.^[1][2][3]

Hit Machine
Presented by	Ophelie Winter (1994-1995) Yves Noël (1994-1995) Charly and Lulu (1995-2008) Pierre Matthieu (2008-2009)
Country of origin	France
Production
Running time	30 minutes (1994-1996) 60 minutes (1995-2008) 30 minutes (2008-2009) 5 minutes (2009) 45 minutes (2012-2013)
Production company	Studio 89 Productions
Original release
Network	M6
Release	1 October 1994 (1994-10-01) – 1 May 2009 (2009-05-01)

In 2012, a spin-off titled Génération Hit Machine was aired on W9, showing the show's best moments.^[4]