For a long time, TN and LN+ were the leading cable channels in terms of audience and it was very difficult to compete with them head to head. However, in recent years, C5N It began to grow in ratings and a few months ago it managed to fully enter the battle for ignition and began to fight the aforementioned stations. In fact, the Indalo Group channel achieved the impossible and defeated its main rivals on several occasions.
May was a great month for C5N regarding the rating. The news signal climbed some positions in the ranking of the most watched channels and beat TN and LN+ head-to-head. In this way, the Artear station was displaced from the first location, after many consecutive years, and apparently this situation was not to the liking of any of the managers, who devised a strategy to continue as the leading channel compared to its competitors. . This decision hurt his rival.
On social networks, several profiles exposed TN’s move, which consisted of measuring the rating at a different time than what is usually done, so that, in this way, it would place it above its direct competitors. The Constitución channel took the average switching time from 00:00 to 24:00, when in reality, The cable audience was always stipulated between 07:00 and 24:00. By following these parameters, the Grupo Clarín station was positioned above the Grupo Indalo signal: 2.13 vs 2.01, respectively. However, if it is measured with the usual variables, the correct thing would be: first C5N with 2.62, TN with 2.58 and in third place LN+ with 2.37 points.
According to what was published by journalist Nacho Rodríguez, in prime time from Monday to Friday, TN obtained third place behind C5N and LN+, while the time slot that runs from 12 to 6 p.m. was ranked second. In prime time on Saturdays and Sundays he came third.
The best open television channel during May
As well as C5N dethroned TN from first position in the monthly ratings for May, the air channels also had their own battle. The difference is that there were no surprises here, since Telefe once again took first place by averaging 8.7 ignition points. El Trece was located quite far away by measuring 5.3 points.
The head-to-head between El Nueve and América TV was once again on the side of the Grupo Octubre signal, which achieved 2.2 points compared to the 2 that the cube station did. Public TV closed the top five with a share of 0.4 rating points. For its part, NET barely reached 0.3 on average.
