Quick Facts
Biography
Hervé Hubert (born 20 November 1958) is a French TV producer. In 2007, he was the most important producer of game shows in France with 4 daily game shows on air.
Career
Graduated from Paris Business School, l'École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP), he began his career by producing French humorists like Thierry Le Luron, Sim, Benoît Poelvoorde, Francis Perrin, Vincent Lagaf'... He also produced lighthearted songs which have been strong hits in France and have marked the 90s in France : Bo Le Lavabo, La Zoubida, and La Simca 1000.
Since 1994, Hervé Hubert has been producing TV shows, mainly game shows and reality competition tv shows. He produced more than 6,000 TV shows, including the French adaptations of some famous formats like Let’s make a deal, Wheel of fortune, Deal or no deal or The Price is right.
In 2006, he initiated the comeback on air of famous old formats when he proposed to TF1 a brand new revival version of Wheel of fortune, which had not been on air in France for 10 years. After selling his company to Endemol in early 2000s, Hervé Hubert left the group in 2008.
Since August 2009, he’s been coproducing with FremantleMedia France a brand new version of The Price is right for TF1 in daily access prime time. He’s also coproducing with FremantleMedia France the game show Million Dollar Password in access prime time for public broadcaster FRANCE 2.
Since 2013, he's also producing "Les Reines du shopping", the french adaptation of the daily format Shopping Queens. The 2 weeks pilot of this shopping competition was an amazing rating success and M6 commissioned more than 900 episodes since then.
Since February 2015, Hervé Hubert is also coproducing with A Prime Group the game show "Joker" for France 2, every day at 6:15 pm.
In 2016, the company taped a new adaptation of the format "Shopping Queens". "Make-up Queens" on air on 6Play as a daily strip.
In october 2016, Hervé HUBERT launched during the MIPCOM in Cannes a new format "My Wife Rules" which became an international instant success. The format airs in France every day at 5pm since February 2017 on France 2. It will be on air soon in Brazil, Greece and Algeria, and is already optioned in many countries (Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Finland, Poland...).
In May 2017, Hervé HUBERT launched at MIPTV a new format : "Beauty Express", distributed by GLOBAL AGENCY.
Shows produced
Hervé Hubert produced more than 5000 TV shows, among which :
- Chéri(e) c'est moi le Chef ! (the first cooking show in couple), ("My wife rules"), on air since february 2017 every day at 5pm on France 2, hosted by Grégory Cohen and coproduced with A Prime Group,
- Les Rois du Shopping, (Shopping Kings), in production in April 2015 for a daily strip.
- Joker, on air daily on France 2 at 6:15 pm, hosted by Olivier Minne and coproduced with A Prime Group.
- Les Reines du shopping (adapted from Shopping Queens), hosted by Cristina Cordula, on air daily on M6 since 2013 in access prime time.
- Le Juste Prix (adapted from The Price is right), hosted by Vincent Lagaf’ assisted by Gérard Vives, on air since 2009 daily on TF1 in access prime time, in coproduction with FremantleMedia France
- Mot de Passe (adapted from Million dollar Password), hosted by Patrick Sabatier, on air since 2009 weekly on FRANCE 2 in access prime time, in coproduction with FremantleMedia France
- La Roue de la fortune (adapted from Wheel of fortune ) hosted by Christophe Dechavanne assisted by Victoria Silvstedt, on air on TF1 in access prime time during 5 years.
- 1 contre 100 (adapted from 1 VS 100) hosted by Benjamin Castaldi, on air on TF1 in access prime time during 2 years
- Crésus (adapted from Eredita) hosted by Vincent Lagaf’ assisted by Crésus, on air during 2 years on TF1 in access prime time
- A prendre ou à laisser (adapted from Deal or no deal hosted by Arthur, on air during 3 years on TF1 in access prime time
- Zone Rouge (adapted from “ The Chair ”) hosted by Jean-Pierre Foucault, on air during 3 years on TF1 in access prime time
- Attention à la marche (creation – Watch the step) hosted by Jean-Luc Reichmann, on air during 10 years daily on TF1 at noon from Monday to Sunday.
- Le Bigdil (adapted from Let’s Make a deal) which received 7 d’Or of best game show, hosted by Vincent Lagaf’, assisted by Bill and the Gafettes, on air during 7 years daily on TF1 in access prime time
- Drôle de jeu (a light entertainment show created in France) hosted by Vincent Lagaf’, on air during 3 years in prime time on TF1