TV hours work the same in France, except that a movie playing at 01:00 on Saturday will be listed on Friday, at 01:00. In other words, the first item listed on

TV hours work the same in France, except that a movie playing at 01:00 on Saturday will be listed on Friday, at 01:00. In other words, the first item listed on a given day is at, say, 9:00 that day despite the fact that other things were played earlier. The TV day then ends at, say, 6:00 the day after. I am not sure of the hours because I haven't actively watched TV for years but it was certainly the case when I was a kid in the 80's where TV was not 24/24 but ended sometime in the night. It was then natural for the next day to start at 9 or whatever was the earliest broadcast.