The The war in Ukraine has been the topical issue that has monopolized the most television minutes on generalist channels in 2022. This is stated in the report “Politicians and current affairs in the news and programs with informative content” by the consultancy GECA, specialized in audiovisual research. Last year the different television channels devoted 35,387 minutes to the war (almost 24,000 minutes in programs and nearly 11,500 in news).
Later, and at a great distance, is the pandemic, which occupied 7,014 broadcast minutes. The third most commented issue with 5,266 minutes of content is for information related to the king emeritusfollowed by the death of Elizabeth II, with 3,984; the energy crisis, with 3,600; the CPI rise and prices, with 3,460; the renewal of the CGPJ with 2,294; the break between Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin with 1,822; followed by the ‘Esther López case’ with 1,678, and migration with 1,353.
Sánchez was the politician who monopolized the most television minutes
Pedro Sanchez is he politician who has starred in the most minutes in news programs and programs with informative content on general television in 2022, with a total of 7,853 minutes, ahead of Alberto Núñez Feijóoleader of the PP since last April, who is in the second placewith 4,851 minutes.
Third place for Ayuso
Third place on this podium of those that have appeared the most on television aimed at the mass public goes to the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayusocon 4643 minutes.
The following names complete the list of the ten that have appeared the most, to which the previous ones take a considerable distance: Yolanda Diaz, the fourthwith 2,260 minutes; Jose Luis Martinez Almeida it has come out in 1,612; Irene Montero at 1,057; Nadia Calvino in 888; Felix Bolanos in 819, Cuca Gamarra in 726 and Santiago Abascal in 467.
The answer is also clear, taking into account the GECA graphs, if we ask ourselves what percentage of time that the news dedicated in 2022 to the main political representatives in the different generalist channels: La1, Antena 3, Telecinco and LaSexta dedicated more time to Pedro Sánchezand the first of the public was the most, with 50%.
Núñez Feijóo is again in second place of the aforementioned channels, except in LaSexta, where the leader of the PP ranks third, after Díaz Ayuso.
