The show's viewers become the instant ultimate juries with expert panelists given only a nominal percentage weight in voting.
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But despite the novelty and immediate interactivity created for public voting, the show lost momentum with following episodes as audiences fell below the 2-million benchmark and with 6 November 2014 only 1.52 million viewers capturing just 6.7% of the market.
M6 announced that the French adaptation of Rising Star had failed to attain the figures M6 had anticipated, although its format was welcomed as "audacious" and "innovative".
M6 followed that by its decision to cut short the planned series by two episodes, and airing the finals much earlier than anticipated, i.e. by 13 November 2014.
[1] The candidates (or groups) perform live with the series' band behind a big semi-circular screen name "The digital wall" such that they are invisible to the viewing public and the panelists.
In real time and throughout the performance, the public votes by a "yes" or "no" through the special app launched with the goal of reaching the 70% set barrier where "the wall" is raised with the candidate moving to the next round called "duel".
In this stage 28 candidates were selected to pass to the next round The first show was broadcast on 25 September 2014 starting 20:55.
To pass through to the next stage, the second contestant has to outdo the first performance in percentage points in order to "raise the wall".