Documentary on Elite IDF Unit 'Shaldag' Tops Ratings, Outperforming News Broadcasts

A documentary about the Israeli military's elite Shaldag unit, titled 'Special Forces - Shaldag,' achieved a significant viewership of 375,000, capturing 13.4% of the audience and becoming the most-watched program of the evening. This figure surpassed the leading News 12 broadcast, which garnered 321,000 viewers. The documentary also significantly outperformed Reshet 13's 'HaMokor,' attracting over 3.6 times more viewers.

In the prime-time slot, 'Special Forces - Shaldag' secured first place. Channel 14's program 'HaPatriotim' followed in second with 8.7% viewership and 228,000 viewers, a gap of 4.7 rating points. Later that evening, a program on Channel 14 featuring Gadi Eisenkot drew 6.9% and 183,000 viewers, outperforming prime-time shows on Kan 11 and Reshet 13.

Among other prime-time programs, Kan 11's 'HaZira' achieved 5% and 140,000 viewers, ahead of Reshet 13's 'HaMokor' with 3.9% and 104,000 viewers. In the main news broadcasts, News 12 led with 11.2% and 321,000 viewers, followed by Channel 14 News with 6.7% and 169,000 viewers. News 13 reported 4.2% and 110,000 viewers, while Kan 11 News had 3.1% and 106,000 viewers.

In the late-night slot, KAN 11's 'Intimi' led with 6.4% and 156,000 viewers. Channel 14's 'Petchi Et She'e' followed with 3.3% and 85,000 viewers, and Reshet 13's 'HaYom Shehaya' had 2.5% and 88,000 viewers. KAN 11's 'Hadashot HaLayla' concluded the late-night programming with 1.8% and 44,000 viewers. Overall, KAN 11 finished the evening in first place across the three main time slots, with the Shaldag documentary being its strongest performer.