Channel 14 Anchor Beats Keshet 12 in Election Night Ratings
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Channel 14's election night broadcast, anchored by Magi Tabbibi, outperformed Keshet 12's broadcast hosted by Yonet Levi in overnight ratings. While Keshet 12 initially broke records with its exit poll reveal, Channel 14's later broadcast averaged higher viewership. Channel 14's anchor, Magi Tabbibi, also set a record for hosting solo for 11 consecutive hours.
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- Channel 14's election night broadcast averaged 4.6% rating, beating Keshet 12's 3.6% average.
- Magi Tabbibi anchored Channel 14's broadcast solo for a record 11 consecutive hours.
- Channel 14's exit poll reveal set a new network record with 15.2% rating and 525,000 viewers.
- Keshet 12 initially set a record with 30.6% viewership for its exit poll reveal.
- Channel 14's news program achieved 10.4% rating, surpassing Channel 13 and Channel 11.
Channel 14's election night broadcast, anchored by Magi Tabbibi, achieved a significant ratings victory over Keshet 12's broadcast, hosted by Yonet Levi. While Keshet 12 initially set a record with 30.6% viewership for its exit poll reveal at 10:00 PM, Channel 14's subsequent broadcast from midnight to 6:00 AM averaged 4.6% rating, surpassing Keshet 12's 3.6% average for the same period.
Channel 14's exit poll broadcast itself set a new record for the network, attracting 525,000 viewers and a 15.2% rating. A subsequent summary program maintained strong numbers with 14.1% and 494,000 viewers. The exit poll reveal moment saw Channel 14 reach a peak of 16.3% rating, a dramatic increase of 9.7 points from the previous election in November 2022, and hit an absolute peak viewership of 17.0% at 10:03 PM.
Prior to the exit polls, evening news broadcasts also showed strong performance. Channel 12's news program led with 16.5% and 525,000 viewers. Channel 14's news program achieved a double-digit rating of 10.4% with 321,000 viewers, outperforming Channel 13 (6.5%) and Channel 11 (5.3%).
Magi Tabbibi made history by anchoring Channel 14's election coverage solo for 11 consecutive hours, from 7:00 PM on election day until 6:00 AM the following morning. This marks the longest continuous hosting time by a single anchor during election night coverage on any Israeli television channel for the 26th Knesset elections.
