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Ongoing Story· Day 23

The Masked Singer Premiere Dominates Ratings Amidst Host's Controversy

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Keshet 12 Dominates Ratings Battle as Reshet 13 Premiere Falters

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Keshet 12 dominated Israeli television ratings on Sunday, with its show "The Masked Singer" achieving 16.7% viewership. Reshet 13's premiere of "The Promised Land" underperformed significantly, garnering only 4.8%. Keshet 12 also led in news and other prime time slots, while Channel 14 secured second place in overall prime time viewership. The average prime time ratings showed Keshet 12 with 15%, Channel 14 with 7.5%, Reshet 13 with 4.5%, and Kan 11 with 3.9%.

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  • Keshet 12's "The Masked Singer" led prime time ratings with 16.7% viewership.
  • Reshet 13's new show "The Promised Land" debuted with a low 4.8% rating.
  • Keshet 12 News anchored by Yunit Levi was the most-watched news broadcast with 13.4%.
  • Channel 14's "The Patriots" ranked second in prime time with 8.3% viewership.
  • Keshet 12 averaged 15% prime time viewership, capturing 48.6% of the audience share.
Keshet 12 Dominates Ratings Battle as Reshet 13 Premiere Falters
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Keshet 12 emerged as the clear winner in Israel's television ratings battle on Sunday, maintaining its lead across all major broadcast slots. The network's reality show "The Masked Singer" secured the top spot in prime time, attracting 16.7% of viewers and 468,000 individuals. In contrast, Reshet 13 experienced a disappointing debut for its new series "The Promised Land," which garnered only 4.8% in ratings and 151,000 viewers.

In the 7 PM slot, Keshet 12's "Shiva" hosted by Keren Marciano led with 10.3% and 311,000 viewers, followed by Channel 14's "Shiva" with Yehuda Schlesinger at 6.2% and 165,000 viewers. Reshet 13's "Select Region" with Raviv Drucker achieved 5.7% and 174,000 viewers, while Kan 11's quiz show "The Beehive" recorded 2.3% and 79,000 viewers.

The evening news also saw a significant gap, with Channel 12 News anchored by YUNIT Levi leading at 13.4% and 397,000 viewers. Channel 14 News with Mago Tביבי followed at 7.4% and 225,000 viewers. Channel 13 News, anchored by Noga Nir Naaman, came in third with 4.8% and 151,000 viewers, and Kan 11 News with Tali Moreno concluded with 3.8% and 100,000 viewers.

During prime time, "The Masked Singer" on Keshet 12's 16.7% rating was more than triple that of "The Promised Land" on Reshet 13 (4.8%). Channel 14's "The Patriots" hosted by Yinon Magal took second place with 8.3% and 252,000 viewers, ahead of Kan 11's "Kupa Rashit" at 7.5% and 195,000 viewers. Keshet 12 also led the second prime time slot with "Guy Pines" at 9.8% and 266,000 viewers, followed by Channel 14's "The Chameleon" at 5.6% and 179,000 viewers.

In late night programming, "Avri and Shaki" on Keshet 12 led with 5.6% and 151,000 viewers, compared to Channel 14's "Pthchi et Shi" at 4.8% and 125,000 viewers. Reshet 13's "The Day That Was" recorded 3.1% and 104,000 viewers, while Kan 11's "Night News" had 1.7% and 40,000 viewers.

Overall, Keshet 12 averaged 15% in prime time, capturing 48.6% of the total viewership among the four main channels. Channel 14 secured second place with 7.5% and a 24.2% share, Reshet 13 had 4.5% and a 14.6% share, and Kan 11 finished with 3.9% and a 12.5% share. A sports broadcast of a soccer match between Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Hapoel Tel Aviv on the Sports Channel attracted 6% of viewers.

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