Another big win for Spain's progressive government (and Pablo Motos despairs)

The joint interview with Irene Montero and Gabriel Rufián on La Revuelta drew the show's second-highest audience in its history, surpassed only by Pedro Sánchez's appearance.

The pre-election campaign is also being fought on television sets. **Pedro Sánchez's** visit to La Revuelta, which became the most-watched non-sports broadcast of the year so far, made it clear that these elections have sparked notable interest among the public. The networks know it, and they all want a slice of the pie.

## Montero and Rufián, together on set

The first to make a move was the pairing of **Gabriel Rufián** and **Irene Montero**, who sat down together on **David Broncano's** show on Tuesday, **October 27**. The result was another ratings hit: the broadcast drew the second-highest audience figure in the show's history, behind only the Pedro Sánchez interview.

The move makes sense. If politics is increasingly consumed as entertainment, parties need a TV set and TV sets need guests who pull in viewers. The joint visit of the leaders of ERC and Podemos fits into that logic of a televised pre-campaign.

## Pablo Motos's reaction

With that figure on the table, it's easier to understand **Pablo Motos's** reaction on his own show, when he publicly addressed the question of whether he would interview Pedro Sánchez or not. The host told his audience how many times his team had contacted the Prime Minister's office to arrange a meeting.

The move sparked jokes and memes on social media. Motos turned a booking negotiation into content, which is exactly what an entertainment show does when competing for the same time slot.

## Ratings: everyone's business

The episode confirms that the battle for ratings during the pre-campaign is not just about share. It's public money, production contracts and network fruta. The exact viewer figure for the show has not been disclosed in the available information, but the relative figure — second-best in history — is enough to grasp the scale of the phenomenon.

It's worth remembering that audience measurements are produced by **Kantar**, and their reliability has been called into question in recent episodes. Taking any figure as absolute truth requires caution.