Channel 14 Sets Viewership Record During Election Night Broadcast
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Channel 14 set a new viewership record on election night, October 27, 2026, drawing 525,000 viewers for its exit poll broadcast. The channel's rating surged to 16.3% during initial projections and later surpassed Channel 12 in late-night ratings. The 11-hour broadcast, anchored by Magi Tabibi, covered the vote count and analysis, marking a significant growth in the channel's audience.
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- Channel 14's election night broadcast attracted a record 525,000 viewers on October 27, 2026.
- Viewership peaked at 16.3% with 589,000 simultaneous viewers during initial exit poll projections.
- The channel's rating grew nearly 2.5 times compared to the 2022 election exit poll broadcast.
- Channel 14's late-night rating of 7.5% surpassed Channel 12's 7.3% during ballot counting.
- The continuous 11-hour broadcast was anchored by Magi Tabibi and included analysis and vote count updates.
- Sociologist Shlomo Filber provided updates during the extensive election night coverage.
Channel 14 achieved a historic viewership record during its special broadcast covering election results on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The program, which presented exit poll data, attracted 525,000 viewers according to official ratings commission data. At the moment the first projections were announced, viewership peaked at 16.3%, with 589,000 people watching simultaneously. Channel 14 stated this indicated a significant shift in Israeli television audience preferences, marking a substantial increase in the channel's popularity compared to the previous election cycle. Four years prior, during the 2022 exit poll broadcast, the channel garnered only a 6.6% rating, representing a 9.7 percentage point increase and nearly a 2.5-fold audience growth.
A second notable rating was recorded in the early morning hours, between 1:00 and 2:00 AM, as election commissions began counting actual ballots. During this period, Channel 14 achieved a 7.5% rating, surpassing its long-standing competitor, Channel 12, which recorded 7.3% in the same timeframe. The sustained viewership throughout the night demonstrated audience interest not only in the initial exit poll results but also in the subsequent analytical coverage. Viewers followed updates from sociologist Shlomo Filber, live reports from party headquarters, initial speeches by political leaders, and the ongoing real-time vote count.
The extensive broadcast was anchored by evening news anchor Magi Tabibi and lasted 11 consecutive hours, from early Tuesday evening until Wednesday morning. She, along with reporters and political analysts both in the studio and at polling stations, tracked the vote count throughout the night. Concluding the marathon broadcast, Tabibi expressed gratitude to viewers for their trust and to God.
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