Complex sentence: In its first broadcast on France 3, the docu-fiction was watched by 8.7 million viewers, 34.2% of the public; referred to by Le Parisien as a real "television event".
Split into simpler sentences: In its first broadcast on France 3, the docu-fiction had 8.7 million viewers, 34.2% of the entire public. It was referred to by the newspaper "Le Parisien" as a real "television event".