Maggie Tabibi Wins Second Place in News Ratings Amid Overall Decline for Channel 14

On Wednesday evening, Maggie Tabibi, anchor of Channel 14's main news broadcast, secured a narrow victory over Channel 13's news in the battle for second place in news ratings. Tabibi's broadcast achieved a 5.4% rating, slightly surpassing Channel 13's 5.0%. However, this win was described as a "sad victory" due to a significant overall drop in viewership across all news programs that night.

Channel 11's news ranked fourth with a 3.3% rating, while i24's news lagged behind at just 1.0%. Despite Tabibi's success, Channel 12 maintained a commanding lead with an 11.9% rating, more than double that of Channel 14.

In prime time entertainment, Channel 12's "Dancing with the Stars" dominated with a 17.5% rating. Channel 13's "Power Couple" followed with 8.8%, narrowly ahead of Channel 11's "Come Eat With Me" at 7.2%. Channel 14's "The Patriots" placed fourth with 7.1%, and i24's "The Israelis" finished last with 0.6%. This data highlights Channel 14's struggle to break into the top three during prime time despite Tabibi's relative news success.