This possibility was talked about for a long time in the corridors of TVI, but this Thursday, thanks to two statements sent by the channel Queluz de Baixo, it became official: Cristina Ferreira will definitely remain on TVI’s morning broadcast, the place she occupied at the beginning of November, at that time on a temporary basis , while Maria Botelho Moniz was on maternity leave.
The former host of “Dois à 10”, for her part, returns to presenting the “Big Brother” diaries from Monday to Friday, from 19:00 to 20:00, replacing Mafalda Castro, who is pregnant and will also temporarily leave television. – later this month, when the new season of the reality show premieres, the main host of which, we recall, will once again be Claudio Ramos.
The basis for these decisions, which were announced internally this week, according to CM together with the channel’s sources, two fundamental factors: the dynamics created by the duo Cristina Ferreira/Claudio Ramos in the mornings and, as a consequence, the achieved viewing results. “TVI has started winning in the mornings more consistently since Cristina returned, and all indicators point to greater public acceptance of the duo created by Claudio and Cristina than what previously existed. [Cláudio/Maria]”, he explained CM station source. Another source also recalled that this decision was already considered when renewing the entertainment director’s contract with TVI: the agreement signed in the summer provides for the opportunity for Christina to go on air 60 hours a month in exchange for an annual salary of a fixed amount. 1.2 million euros.