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Greek and Cypriot television programming updates

Overview

Greek television networks are navigating the start of the new broadcasting season, with a major wave of premieres occurring around September 21. Broadcasters have entered a critical evaluation period, where viewership ratings will be closely monitored to determine the future of various programs and presenters.

Following early prime time successes for Alpha TV in late September, viewership data for morning programming on Tuesday, September 29, shows varied performance across networks. In the 5-10 AM general audience category, MEGA’s ‘Koinonia Ora MEGA’ led with 22.3%, followed by SKAI’s ‘Simera’ at 19.5% and ‘Proti Eikona’ at 17.2%. However, in the target audience demographic for the same period, ALPHA’s ‘Happy Day’ ranked first with 19.1%, followed by MEGA’s ‘Koinonia Ora MEGA’ at 17.7%.

For the 10 AM-1 PM slot, SKAI’s ‘Atairistoi’ took first place in the general audience with 18.5%, closely followed by ‘Live You’ at 18.2%. In the target audience demographic for this midday period, ALPHA’s ‘Super Katerina’ led with 14.5%, while ANT1’s ‘To Proino’ followed with 13%.

As the season progresses, networks continue to launch and expand their lineups. ANT1 is seeing intense plot developments in the drama series ‘Derti’, while Star Channel is expanding its game show offerings with ‘Wheel of Fortune’, ‘1% Club’, and ‘Lingo’. SKAI is also preparing its prime time schedule with the return of ‘The Voice’.

Entities

ANT1 · Alpha · MEGA · Nielsen · SKAI

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Greek television viewership ratings for morning programming

    Greek television viewership data for September 29 shows MEGA and SKAI leading the general audience in morning slots, while ALPHA performs strongly in target demographics.

  2. 8 days ago

    [CULTURE] 13 sources
    Greek and Cypriot networks launch new television season

    Greek and Cypriot television networks are launching new seasons, featuring drama series like ‘Derti’, game shows such as ‘1% Club’ and ‘Beat the Chasers’, and the return of ‘The Voice’ and ‘GNTM’.

  3. 9 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Greek morning television ratings show intense competition

    Greek morning shows saw tight competition on September 22, 2026, with ‘Chamoela kai Pali’ leading the target demographic at 12%, while ‘Live You’ topped the general audience at 18.9%.

  4. 10 days ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Alpha TV leads Greek television ratings following new premieres

    Alpha TV led Greek television ratings for the second day, with its programs ‘Rififi’ and ‘Baba s’agapo’ dominating prime time viewership.

  5. 12 days ago

    [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Greek television ratings show strong competition for new season

    Greek television ratings for the new season's start on September 21 show “To Soi Sou” leading prime time and “Chamoela kai Pali” winning the morning slot.

  6. 14 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Greek television premieres new variety and cooking shows

    New Greek television programming debuts this weekend, featuring Markos Seferlis’s satirical revue on MEGA and the return of Vangelis Driskas’s cooking show on OPEN.

  7. 15 days ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Greek television networks face critical ratings evaluation period

    Greek television networks face a critical ratings evaluation period this season, with ANT1 relying on Petros Kousoulos’s return to boost viewership and other channels managing internal tensions.

  8. 24 days ago

    [CULTURE] 9 sources
    Greek television networks launch new programming season

    Greek television networks MEGA, Alpha, ANT1, and Star are launching their new seasons with numerous premieres in morning and prime-time slots starting late September.

  9. about 1 month ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Greek television season begins with strong viewership ratings

    Greek television enters a new season with strong viewership numbers for news programs on SKAI and Open, including high ratings for morning shows and returning presenters.

  10. about 2 months ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Greek TV networks agree on joint morning show season premiere

    Greek networks Mega, ANT1, Alpha, and STAR have agreed to a joint morning show season premiere on September 21, 2026, featuring various lineup changes and new hosting teams.

  11. about 2 months ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Greek television networks prepare new season lineups and report summer ratings

    Greek TV stations are adjusting morning show lineups for the new season, while summer viewership shows a trend toward news and sports programming.

Sources

asalh.press · bizznews.gr · digitaltvinfo.gr · dnews.gr · e-radio.gr · e-tetradio.gr · enikos.gr · ethnos.gr · hello.cy · ieidiseis.gr · larissanet.gr · madata.gr · megatv.com · newsbomb.gr · newsit.gr · noticiasdealava.com · parapolitika.gr · reader.gr · thebest.gr · thestival.gr · thetoc.gr · tlife.gr · tvnea.com · youfly.com · youweekly.gr · yupiii.gr · zappit.gr · zarpanews.gr · zougla.gr

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