Herzog Interviews Draw Mixed Ratings as Channel 12 Dominates
President Isaac Herzog was the central figure in a series of interviews across Israeli media outlets on Wednesday evening. He appeared on Kan 11, Channel 12, Channel 14, and i24NEWS, discussing the political landscape and concerns about potential political deadlock and repeat elections.
Despite the widespread coverage of the President, ratings data revealed significant disparities between the channels. In the main evening news broadcasts, Channel 12 secured the top spot with a 12.1% rating. Channel 14 followed in second place with 5.7%, while Channel 13 garnered 4.6%, Kan News 2.8%, and i24NEWS trailed with 1.6%.
Channel 12 also led in the prime-time programming. The program "Exposure" hosted by Haim Etgar achieved a 12% rating. In contrast, "The Patriots" on Channel 14 reached 6.6%. "The Source" on Channel 13 recorded 5.6%, "Taboo" on Kan 11 had 3.8%, and "The Israelis" on i24NEWS garnered 0.7%.