Channel 14 Skips Oct. 7 Memorial Ceremony, Viewers React
Translated & summarized from Israel Hayom by baba
Channel 14 deviated from other Israeli broadcasters by not airing the national memorial ceremony for the October 7th victims, opting for regular programming instead. Keshet 12 dominated viewership throughout the evening, with its broadcast of the ceremony achieving 15.2% during prime time. Channel 14's alternative program, "HaPatriotim," garnered 8.4%. The memorial ceremony, aired on multiple channels, collectively reached 23.6% of the audience.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Channel 14 did not broadcast the national memorial ceremony for the October 7th victims.
- Keshet 12 led all channels in viewership throughout Wednesday evening.
- The October 7th memorial ceremony achieved a 15.2% rating on Keshet 12 during prime time.
- Channel 14's alternative program, "HaPatriotim," garnered 8.4% viewership.
- The memorial ceremony collectively reached 23.6% of the audience across channels that aired it.
On Wednesday evening, while most Israeli television channels broadcast the national memorial ceremony for the October 7th massacre victims, Channel 14 opted to continue with its regular programming. This decision did not affect Keshet 12's dominance, which secured first place throughout the evening, leaving Reshet 13 and Kan 11 significantly behind. The memorial ceremony garnered a total of 23.6% of the audience across all channels that aired it, with Keshet 12 also leading in other broadcast slots from 7 PM until late night.
In the 7 PM news hour, Keshet 12's early edition achieved 13.2% viewership (358,000 viewers), matching its main evening news broadcast. "Foreign Affairs" on Reshet 13, hosted by Raviv Drucker, took second place with 4.6%, surpassing Channel 14's "Shiva" hosted by Yehuda Schlesinger, which garnered 4.1%. Kan 11's broadcast lagged with only 2.6%.
The main evening news broadcasts saw Channel 12's news anchored by Yudit Levi leading with 13.2% (358,000 viewers). Channel 14's news, anchored by Lital Shemesh, held second place with 6.9%, followed by Reshet 13 with 4.3% and Kan 11 with 3.4%.
During prime time, the national memorial ceremony on Keshet 12 attracted 15.2% of viewers (407,000). Channel 14's program "HaPatriotim" (The Patriots), hosted by Yinon Magal, aired as an alternative and achieved 8.4%. Parallel broadcasts of the ceremony on Reshet 13 and Kan 11 recorded lower ratings of 3.7% and 3.5% respectively.
In late-night programming, Keshet 12's "Or Rishon" special edition led with 6.3%. Reshet 13's "HaYom Shehaya" (The Day That Was) edged out Channel 14's "Pithchi Et Sh" (Open the Sh), with 3.7% compared to 3.6%. Kan 11's late-night news concluded the ratings with 2.4%.
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