Television

Pasapalabra is one of the most memorable game shows on television in Spain, both in format and participants, as well as its hosts. Since it premiered in 2000 with Sílvia Jato at the helm, the program has gone through many stages and memorable moments, whether with Christian Gálvez or Roberto Leal. However, its move from Telecinco to Antena 3 triggered the start of an intense legal battle, which was not resolved until last May 21, with a result that affects the San Sebastián de los Reyes network.

The radio earthquake from last week has not left any aftershocks on Monday morning. If Àngels Barceló has been all gratitude on the microphone for her advance farewell to Hoy por Hoy, Carlos Alsina, who is leaving —only partially— the Onda Cero morning show, has praised his future co-host and has thanked the leniency that his alarm clock will have in the next radio season.

The Hoy por Hoy team wanted to pay tribute to Àngels Barceló this Monday after learning about her departure from Cadena SER, a chapter she will close after more than two decades linked to the station. The journalist leaves behind seven seasons leading the most listened-to morning program on Spanish radio, where she has achieved historic audience figures.

From filling New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater for 11 years with his The Late Show after replacing the icon David Letterman to hosting Only in Monroe, a program on Michigan’s public access community television, along with guests like Jeff Daniels, Steve Buscemi, or Eminem and with Jack White as volunteer musical director.

Supervivientes is one of Telecinco’s flagship reality shows. Premiered on September 10, 2000, under the subtitle Expedición Robinson, it is part of the reality rotation along with Gran Hermano and La isla de las tentaciones. Its most well-known faces cannot be counted on the fingers of both hands, just like its most iconic locations. A true benchmark that remains steadfast, with its twenty-fifth edition underway and delivering memorable moments with each passing week.

In the absence of the publication of official international television audience data to verify the extent to which Eurovision has suffered this reputation and participation crisis, the 2026 edition already shows a first sign of wear in its digital broadcasts. The final held this Saturday in Vienna lost viewership on YouTube compared to the previous year, while RTVE also failed to fill the gap left by the festival with La casa de la música, its major alternative bet for Saturday night.

The president of RTVE, José Pablo López, has criticized the statements of the director of the Eurovision Festival, Martin Green, about a possible return of Russia to the contest, and has warned that “they destroy the image of the competition and make Spain’s return more difficult.”

In the second season of the series Bronca, Josh (Oscar Isaac) is the manager of a country club going through a midlife crisis. Things are not going well with his wife, played by Carey Mulligan, and his almost only consolation is the moments of self-pleasure he gets with his laptop, always connected to Onlyfans.

The latest controversy of MasterChef has opened a wound in RTVE as sharp as Macbeth’s dagger. Uncomfortable, deep, and too visible to pretend it does not exist. A crack that exposes the ethical and reputational wear of a public television whose level of demand and exemplary behavior should be far above that of private channels.