It was a possible option and in the end it happened. The round of 16 match of the Copa del Rey soccer match between Real Madrid and Celta de Vigo ended in a draw and went to extra time, which delayed the start of ‘La Revuelta’ until midnight (and luckily there was no penalties). So the second consecutive day of non-coincidence of the David Broncano and ‘El Hormiguero’ programs further separated the broadcast of the two programs in time.
If on Wednesday, ‘El Hormiguero’ was the leader against the Elche-Atlético de Madrid match, this Thursday he was unable to beat the Real Madrid-Celta match. Pablo Motos’ program on Antena 3 scored 1,801,000 average audience viewers and 13.4% screen share compared to the 2,892,000 average viewers and 22.1% share of the soccer match. Furthermore, the extra time of the match was the most watched of the day, with 2,986,000 viewers on average and a 30.1% share.
For its part, ‘The Revolt’ attracted an average of 699,000 viewers and a 13.6% share, a new historical low in the number of viewers after that recorded on Wednesday, according to the daily report from Barlovento Comunicación with data from Kantar Media.
Daniel Chueca Miras
With the data collected these two days in which La 1 has broadcast two football matches at 9:30 p.m. and has delayed the broadcast of ‘La Revuelta’, RTVE should assess whether it is not better to cancel the broadcast of the program when this happens. What will happen in the coming weeks with the quarterfinals and semifinals of the cup competition.
-It also depends on the broadcast schedule of the matches. When matches of the Spanish soccer team have been broadcast and ‘La Revuelta’ has started around 10:20 p.m., Broncano has lost the number of viewers but has been the leader of ‘prime time’. But that is one strategy and the other is to send the program practically to late night. Although it is also true that nowadays viewers can always recover the program whenever they want through RTVE Play.
Maria Romero Medinilla
”El hormiguero’ closed the week with the visit of the singer Pablo López. The artist came to present his song ‘La Function’, with which he commemorates his first ten years of musical career, and also spoke about ‘Concierto 360degrees’, his new tour for 2025.
David Broncano’s program received a visit from the playwright and writer Fernando Arrabal, 92 years old. Also attending ‘La Revuelta’ was Carolina Yuste, who is nominated for two Goya awards this year as a leading actress and as director of a short documentary.
