Survivor Premiere Dominates Ratings, Beats Masked Singer
Translated & summarized from Bizportal by baba
The premiere of "Survivor" on Channel 13 outperformed "The Masked Singer" on Channel 12 in prime-time ratings, attracting 17% viewership compared to 16.3%. "Survivor" also had a significant lead in total viewers, with 535,000 tuning in versus 441,000 for "The Masked Singer." While "The Masked Singer" saw a slight dip from its season opener, both reality shows dominated the evening's viewership. Channel 12's news program remained the most-watched news broadcast.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Survivor's premiere on Channel 13 won prime time with 17% viewership, beating The Masked Singer.
- Survivor had 535,000 viewers, a lead of 94,000 over The Masked Singer's 441,000.
- The Masked Singer's premiere viewership was down from its season opening of 18.5%.
- The Patriots ranked third with 6.4% viewership, followed by Channel 14's news at 4%.
- Channel 12's main news broadcast led with 13.4% viewership.
- Avri and Sharqi topped the late-night ratings with 8.8%.
The premiere episode of "Survivor" on Channel 13 achieved a significant ratings victory, marking a rare win for the network over Channel 12 in prime time. The reality show launched with 17% viewership and 535,000 viewers, narrowly defeating "The Masked Singer" on Channel 12, which garnered 16.3% and 441,000 viewers. The difference in ratings was 0.7 percentage points, but "Survivor" led by a substantial 94,000 viewers.
This strong performance is particularly noteworthy as "Survivor" competed against one of Channel 12's flagship programs. While "The Masked Singer" saw a slight decrease from its season premiere of 18.5% and 563,000 viewers, it still maintained a high viewership level. The premiere of "The Masked Singer" had been the strongest season opening in six years.
In other programming, "The Patriots" secured third place with 6.4% and 183,000 viewers. "A Meeting with Roni Kuban" on Kan 11 drew 3.7% and 88,000 viewers, followed by "Three Photographers in the Swamp" with 1%. Channel 14's "Conversation with Oded Harosh" recorded 4.6% and 132,000 viewers.
News broadcasts also saw Channel 12's news lead with 13.4% and 364,000 viewers, followed by Channel 13's news at 4.7% and 129,000. Kan 11's news was close behind with 4.4% and 123,000 viewers, while Channel 14's news garnered 4% and 94,000 viewers.
Leading the late-night slot was "Avri and Sharqi" with 8.8% and 270,000 viewers. "The Tube" on Channel 13 followed with 6% and 155,000 viewers, and Channel 14's "Night News" had 2.9% and 93,000 viewers.
The "Survivor" premiere sets a strong foundation for Channel 13 for the rest of the season, though the show's ultimate success will depend on maintaining audience loyalty in subsequent episodes.
The same event, reported separately by each outlet. Open a few to compare what different newsrooms emphasize — and what they leave out.
Other 2
Not the same event — other stories that share this one’s people, places, or theme: background, reactions, and follow-ups.
