It had been years since the start of the television season had been so entertaining, with a cathodic duel on par with those between Pepe Navarro and Xavier Sardà or the latter against Andreu Buenafuente: ‘The revolt’ against ‘The anthill‘. In it ‘access prime time’ There is more competition, but they are like the Barça-Madrid of the audiences. The veteran program Pablo Motos has seen how the debut of David Broncano in TVE with the bulk of his former ‘The Resistance’ team, he has shaken his leadership, after a long time without anyone truly overshadowing him.
This Wednesday, October 9, is already a month from the first confrontation of both programs, which during the last four weeks have been taking turns the first place in the ‘ranking’ of the most viewed and they have even shared a guest with their rival (Ana Mena, who was in ‘El hormiguero’ one day and in ‘La revuelta’ the next). But how have these days of television mourning been resolved?
If we stick to the general list of the programs with the most audience of the day in the group of Spainthe balance has been quite balanced: 10 victories for ‘La revuelta’ and eight for ‘El hormiguero’. It was surprising, however, that on the second day of competition Broncano managed to give the ‘sorpasso’snatching the first place on the podium from Motos.
14 wins against 4
But if we analyze the duel between both programs focusing on the strict coincidence schedulethere is a clear winner: ‘The Revolt’. The TVE ‘show’ has managed to beat its competitor no less than 14 times, compared to the four triumphs of ‘El hormiguero’.
The determining factor for Motos has been the pull of its guests. Those four days in which it has won in the same coincident broadcast slot have been when it has had the visit of people who are not very given to giving interviews (on September 9, with Victory of Marichalar, and on September 12, with Lamine Yamal) or that have a large number of fans (on September 23, with Johnny Deppand on October 3, with Omar Montes).
The day that Broncano gained the most advantage over his rival, sticking to the strict coincidence schedule, was October 2, with 834,000 viewers and a 6.2% difference in screen share. ‘The revolt’ received that night Ana Mena, Belén Esteban and María Patiño, while ‘El hormiguero’ had Hovik Keuchkerian.
The best and worst records
On the other hand, when Motos distanced himself the most from his competitor was the first day, September 9, when he received Victoria de Marichalar. It gained 682,000 viewers and a 5.3% share.
The best result for ‘The Revolt’ was on September 12, with the visit of Raul Cimas (2,601,000 and 19.2%), while the worst was on October 3, with Manuel Turizo (1,914,000 and 15%).
The best data for ‘El hormiguero’ was also curiously recorded on September 12, with the interview of Lamine Yamal (3,107,000 and 23.3%), while its lowest audience day of this first month was September 24, with Ricardo Darin (1,710,000 and 13.3%). The numbers confirm that Motos has had more ups and downs, scoring the best record of both programs but also the lowest, while Broncano has been more consistent.
