Survivor Premiere Tops Israeli Ratings as Prime-Time Shift Shakes Networks
Saturday TV ratings in Israel show a prime-time upset as Reshet 13's Survivor beats Keshet 12's Masked Singer, while overall viewership panels expand to 800 households.
Saturday night television ratings in Israel revealed a dramatic shift in viewership patterns, highlighted by a major upset in prime-time programming. The data reflects fierce competition across all major networks.
In the prime-time slot, the premiere of the reality show "Survivor" on Reshet 13 claimed the top spot, drawing 17.0% ratings and 535,000 viewers. Viewing figures peaked at 19.2% during the opening challenge. Keshet 12 followed closely in second place with "The Masked Singer", which secured 16.3% ratings and 441,000 viewers.
Channel 14's "The Patriots" ranked third with 6.4% ratings and 183,000 viewers, while Kan 11 rounded out the slot with Roni Kouan's interview program "Meeting", garnering 3.7% ratings and 88,000 viewers.
Main Newscasts and Late-Night Shift
News broadcasting saw a clear lead for Keshet 12, as Dana Weiss anchored the weekend news to first place with 13.4% ratings and 364,000 viewers. Reshet 13's Saturday edition, presented by Doria Lampel and Udi Segal, took second place with 4.7% ratings and 129,000 viewers.
Kan 11's Saturday news with Ayala Hasson came in third with 4.4% ratings and 123,000 viewers, while Channel 14 anchored by Lital Shemesh finished last with 4.0% ratings and 94,000 viewers.
In the late-night slot, Keshet 12 maintained its dominance with "Efrat and Zarkia", outperforming competitors with 8.8% ratings and 270,000 viewers. Reshet 13's "The Pipeline" followed with 6.0% ratings, and Channel 14's talk show with Oded Harosh achieved 4.6%. Kan 11 concluded the ratings with 1.0%.
Meanwhile, Israel's TV Audience Measurement Board recently voted unanimously to expand its viewership panel from 700 to 800 households to improve measurement accuracy.
