Santiago Abascal appeared on David Broncano’s La revuelta on Monday, 9 November 2026, and the interview set a new audience record for the programme. It was also the most-watched television broadcast of the day. Barlovento Comunicación, using audience data from Fifty5Blue, reported an average of 4,815,000 viewers, against 4,387,000 for Pedro Sánchez’s appearance on 22 October. Abascal’s 33.6% share was just below Sánchez’s 33.9%.
The broadcast reached 8,670,000 different viewers who watched for at least one minute, or 18.2% of Spain’s population. Sánchez’s visit to Broncano’s programme reached 7,129,000 unique viewers. Average audience measures the programme’s typical viewership; unique viewers count everyone who watched for at least a minute.
La revuelta led across all population groups. Its strongest shares came from viewers aged 13 to 24, at 50.7%, and those aged 25 to 44, at 49.6%. The share among men was 35.6%, compared with 31.9% among women. Madrid had the highest regional figure, at 41.1%, followed by Castilla-La Mancha at 40.3%.
The interview had drawn attention even before it aired. Confirmed audience members had been told their tickets for the recording at Madrid’s Teatro Albéniz were cancelled. Production company El Terrat cited a change in the recording conditions and special circumstances. Broncano said Abascal’s team had asked to manage the audience, concerned that regular attendees could disrupt the conversation and its pace. He said he accepted the request partly to prevent Abascal from blaming any boos on the audience.
Abascal later told Cadena Cope that Broncano had faced pressure from the governing left and felt obliged to explain his political position to justify the interview. He said the pressure came from concerns that the programme would present Vox favourably.
Sánchez’s interview with Javier Ruiz on La Séptima averaged 2,160,000 viewers, a 14.2% share, and 3,568,000 unique viewers, equivalent to 7.5% of Spain’s population. The channel began broadcasting on 5 November; Sánchez appeared five days after its launch. The interview ranked second in its time slot, behind La 1, and accounted for 30.8% of La Séptima’s daily audience.
La Séptima posted a 2.8% share on its launch day, beating its forecasts. Its most-watched broadcast that day was an interview with Deputy Prime Minister Carlos Cuerpo, which averaged 473,000 viewers and a 3.7% share. Sánchez’s interview substantially exceeded both figures. Sánchez has also faced political criticism over media appearances; a separate dispute over an interview concerned Miguel Tellado’s criticism of his absence from the Urda funeral.
