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Ongoing Story· Day 10

Anchor Lucy Aharish in Tears After Heated On-Air Argument

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Channel 13 Drops Eyal Berkovich Interview, Suffers Rating Blow

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Channel 13 canceled the broadcast of an interview featuring Eyal Berkovich due to a public dispute involving Lucy Aharish, opting for a repeat instead. The decision resulted in significantly lower ratings for the channel, with the repeated interview garnering only 3.8% viewership. Channel 12's news program dominated the ratings with 12.2%, while Keshet 12's "HaBricha" led the prime-time schedule with 11.6%. The move illustrates a notable decline in viewership for Channel 13's programming.

The story in 4 lines · by baba

  • Channel 13 canceled an Eyal Berkovich interview after a dispute with Lucy Aharish.
  • The repeated interview on Channel 13 received a low 3.8% rating, placing fourth.
  • Channel 12's news broadcast achieved the highest rating at 12.2%.
  • Keshet 12's "HaBricha" led prime-time viewership with 11.6%.

Channel 13 opted not to air an interview with Eyal Berkovich on Thursday following a publicized dispute between Berkovich and Lucy Aharish. Instead, the channel broadcast a repeat of the interview. This decision proved detrimental to the channel's ratings, with the program securing only 3.8% viewership, placing it fourth in the viewing charts. The decision led to a significant drop in viewership for Channel 13, which was surpassed by Channel 12's news broadcast, achieving 12.2% rating. News broadcasts on Channel 14 and Channel 13 followed with 7% and 4.6% respectively, while Channel 11's news garnered 3% and i24NEWS's news program received 1.1%. In prime time, "HaBricha" on Keshet 12 led with 11.6% rating, followed by "HaPatriotim" on Channel 14 with 6.5%, and "Ma SheTargu'u" on Kan 11 with 5.1%. The repeated interview on Channel 13 ranked fourth with 3.8%, and "Ha'Arabbistim" on i24NEWS concluded the list with 1% rating.

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