Broncano apologises for Abascal interview as Ada Colau draws 3,050,000 viewers

Ada Colau's visit to La Revuelta, the program hosted by David Broncano on La 1, drew 3,050,000 viewers and a 22.9% share on Tuesday 10 November, making it the most-watched broadcast of the day. The night was shaped by the reaction to Santiago Abascal's interview on the same program on Monday 9 November, which drew the most viewers of any non-sports broadcast this year. The run of political interviews comes ahead of the general election set for 29 November.

The Abascal interview

Abascal, the Vox leader, appeared on La Revuelta on Monday 9 November, and the broadcast averaged 4,815,000 viewers with a 33.6% share, according to Fifty5Blue data compiled by Barlovento Comunicación. That audience topped the 4,387,000 viewers Pedro Sánchez drew in the same format on 22 October. Reactions were divided, with some commentary praising Abascal's composure and his command of housing and immigration. Iker Jiménez, the presenter of Horizonte, said the interview showed Abascal was not the figure he had been portrayed as, and called the broadcast an event. Criticism focused on Broncano, who talked more than his guest, stumbled over his words and admitted his discomfort.

Pedro Sánchez, 22 Oct 20264,387,000

Rufián and Montero, 27 Oct 20262,654,000

Santiago Abascal, 9 Nov 20264,815,000

Ada Colau, 10 Nov 20263,050,000

Pedro Sánchez, 22 Oct 2026

4387000 viewers

Rufián and Montero, 27 Oct 2026

2654000 viewers

Santiago Abascal, 9 Nov 2026

4815000 viewers

Ada Colau, 10 Nov 2026

3050000 viewers

Data from the article text

Broncano's on-air apology

Broncano opened the Tuesday 10 November episode with a funeral march, a joke about Monday, and then apologised directly to viewers. He said he had been sad and disappointed with himself, and that he had made a mistake by accepting Vox's request to bring its own supporters into the Teatro Albéniz audience. According to him, the party feared the regular audience would boo Abascal or stop him from speaking. He admitted he had underestimated the influence of about 400 people who applauded the politician, and that he had considered resigning before dropping the idea out of respect for his team. He opened with a line to the audience:

“I want to apologise to the audience who could not come yesterday, who are our real audience. Obviously, we made a mistake.”

Ratings across the evening

On the day as a whole, La 1 led with a 14.1% share, ahead of Antena 3 on 13.7%, while Cuatro was third with a 9.1% average and Telecinco fourth with 8.6%. La Sexta reached 5.6% and La 2 3.3%, and Antena 3 Noticias 2 was the most-watched news bulletin with 2,482,000 viewers and a 19.6% share. In prime time, El Hormiguero, featuring Can Yaman, drew 1,530,000 viewers and an 11.4% share, below both La Revuelta and Horizonte. Colau's audience beat the joint interview of Gabriel Rufián and Irene Montero on 27 October, which drew 2,654,000 viewers and a 21.7% share, a gap of 396,000 viewers and 1.2 points.

La 114.1%

Antena 313.7%

Cuatro9.1%

Telecinco8.6%

La Sexta5.6%

La 23.3%

La 1

14.1 %

Antena 3

13.7 %

Cuatro

9.1 %

Telecinco

8.6 %

La Sexta

5.6 %

La 2

3.3 %

Data from the article text

Horizonte and the Feijóo interview

On Cuatro, Horizonte drew 1,963,000 viewers and a 14% share during its interview with Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the PP president. The program's access prime time average reached a record 12.8% and 1,725,000 viewers, making it the leading option among commercial channels, with 3,967,000 unique viewers across the broadcast. Cuatro also aired Código 10, which reached its highest share to date with 13.4% and 854,000 viewers. On La 1, the new program La cena de los idiotas, presented by Gonzalo Miró, debuted with 15.1% and 1,213,000 viewers and led its slot.

Reactions and the election context

Jorge Javier Vázquez, presenter of Supervivientes, told Europa Press that he identified with Broncano's experience and offered him his support. He said:

“I have been through many situations like that on set, in which, while I was working, I knew things were not going well.”

He added that he expected the intensity of the controversy to fall, although people would still remember it. Colau is the Frente Amplio candidate for the presidency, while Abascal is the Vox candidate, and the general election is set for 29 November.