Antena 3 began the week as Spain's leading private television network on Monday, recording a 12.4 percent average audience share to top nationwide ratings. The network outperformed its direct commercial competitor by 3.8 percentage points, securing overall leadership across the early afternoon Sobremesa, Prime Time, and Late Night broadcasting slots.
Parent group Atresmedia maintained its position at the top of the broadcasting industry with a 25.1 percent total audience share. The media company finished 3.5 percentage points ahead of its immediate rival group while sweeping viewership across the Sobremesa, Tarde afternoon block, Prime Time, and Late Night time slots.
News Bulletins Top National Ratings
The afternoon news bulletin Antena 3 Noticias 1, anchored by Victoria Arnáu, claimed the number one spot in Spanish television ratings. The flagship program achieved an absolute lead with an average of more than 1.7 million followers, a 20.4 percent audience share, and 2.6 million unique viewers. The broadcast opened substantial leads over rival news offerings, finishing 11.8 and 6 percentage points ahead of its main competitors.
Antena 3 Noticias 2 followed in the top viewership standings during the evening slot. Presented by Esther Vaquero, the Prime Time news edition secured another slot victory with a 17.5 percent share, pulling ahead of its principal rivals by 8.8 and 3.4 percentage points. The broadcast drew an average of over 1.4 million followers and accumulated 2.3 million unique viewers.
In Spanish broadcasting, national news programming serves as the structural pillar for major networks during key transitional periods between daytime entertainment and evening prime time. Audience metrics in Spain track both the average minute-by-minute audience, measured in followers, and total reach, calculated as unique viewers who tuned into at least one minute of the broadcast.
Entertainment Programs and Game Shows Lead Daytime
Alongside its news bulletins, Antena 3 captured the highest-rated entertainment programs on television with game shows La Ruleta de la Suerte and Pasapalabra. Midday quiz show La Ruleta de la Suerte, hosted by Jorge Fernández and Laura Moure, led its slot with an average of 1.4 million followers and a 20.2 percent share. The show built leads of 11.6 and 7.7 points over competing networks, drew 2.6 million unique viewers, and claimed the golden minute, the single minute of television with the highest audience of the day.
In the afternoon block, word puzzle show Pasapalabra delivered another slot victory under host Roberto Leal. The program averaged 1.3 million followers, a 17.9 percent share, and 2.3 million unique viewers, establishing margins of 7.8 and 7.2 points over rivals. During its final jackpot round, A la Z, the broadcast peaked at a 22.1 percent audience share.
The Sobremesa block, running after lunch in the early afternoon, and the pre-dinner Tarde slot represent highly competitive periods for Spanish commercial networks. Long-running game show formats rely on final showcase rounds like Pasapalabra's A la Z segment to build momentum into late-afternoon and evening lineups.
Drama Series and Prime Time Fiction Ratings
Antena 3 also delivered the most-watched television drama of the day with daily series Sueños de Libertad. The show topped national fiction ratings as the absolute leader in its slot, averaging over 1.1 million followers, a 14 percent share, and more than 1.8 million unique viewers, surpassing rivals by 7.9 and 2.3 percentage points.
In Prime Time, night-time offering En Tierra Lejana delivered a strong performance by rising to a 12.1 percent share, its highest rating since June 16. The broadcast stood as the leading private television offer of the night, drawing an average audience of 832,000 followers and reaching 1.6 million unique viewers.
Performance Across laSexta and Thematic Channels
Secondary network laSexta ranked as Monday's third most-watched private channel, securing a 5.4 percent share to outperform its direct rival. Sports magazine Jugones, presented by Guillermo Moreno, emerged as the channel's most-watched program relative to its direct competitor, leading its slot with a 6.1 percent share, 526,000 followers, and 782,000 unique viewers.
Evening news broadcast laSexta Noticias 20H, hosted by Elia Gonzalo, also defeated its direct slot competitor by registering a 7.4 percent share, 511,000 followers, and over 1 million unique viewers. Daily commentary show Zapeando, hosted by Miki Nadal, posted strong numbers for laSexta as the channel's most-watched entertainment format by average audience, capturing a 6.4 percent share, 522,000 followers, and 1.4 million unique viewers to lead against the primary channel of Atresmedia's main competitor group.
Among digital terrestrial thematic channels, Nova led all specialty networks with a 2.3 percent daily share. Nova and sister channel Neox, which recorded a 2.1 percent share, swept the entirety of the top ten thematic broadcast ranking. Neox led the thematic Sobremesa slot and recorded the single most-watched thematic program of the day with animated comedy Los Simpson, which gathered 297,000 viewers and a 3.4 percent share.
