Channel 14's Decision to Skip National Ceremony Boosts Ratings
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Channel 14 chose to air its program "HaPatriotim" instead of the national memorial ceremony for the October 7th victims on Wednesday. This decision resulted in a significant ratings boost for the program. Channel 12's news broadcast led the evening ratings, while its memorial ceremony broadcast topped the prime-time charts.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Channel 14 aired "HaPatriotim" instead of the October 7th memorial ceremony, boosting its ratings.
- Channel 12's news program achieved the highest rating with 14.8% viewership.
- Channel 14's "HaPatriotim" secured second place in prime-time ratings with 8.4%.
- Most Israeli news channels broadcast the national memorial ceremony on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, most Israeli news channels broadcast the national memorial ceremony for the October 7th massacre victims. Channel 14, however, opted to air its program "HaPatriotim" (The Patriots) instead. This decision proved beneficial for the channel, as the program saw a significant increase in viewership, achieving one of its highest ratings in recent days.
In the evening news ratings, Channel 12's broadcast secured the top spot with 14.8% viewership. Channel 14's news followed in second place with 6.9%, Channel 13 with 4.3%, Kan News with 3.4%, and i24 News with 1.2%.
During the prime-time slot, the "National Memorial Ceremony" broadcast on Channel 12 led with 15.2% of the audience. "HaPatriotim" on Channel 14 came in second with 8.4%, followed by Reshet 13 with 3.7%, Kan 11 with 3.5%, and i24 News with 1.2%.
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