La revuelta (TV series)

David Broncano, together with Jorge Ponce, Ricardo Castella and their other collaborators, command La revuelta, a comedy program that includes multiple sections and interviews from the Príncipe Gran Vía Theater in Madrid.^[2]

In its first 13 weeks the program was the most viewed in Spain for 36 out of 50 episodes with an average of 2,067,000 viewers.^[3] Broncano's achievement took many by surprise, as while the show was expected to do well against its competitor El Hormiguero on rival network Antena 3, La revuelta beat El Hormiguero on its second day on air, despite the latter having led the timeslot for ten straight years before La Revuelta's success.^[4]

In 2025, El Hormiguero conclusively regained its lead over La revuelta.^[5] Both observers and Broncano himself suggested that the reason for the ratings decline was the success of La isla de las tentaciones and the "Montoya effect", which took away the youth audience that had previously flocked to Brancano's show.^[6] When Montoya and the associated parties joined Supervivientes, Broncano's show continued to fall.^[7]

On 10 November 2025, the episode featuring singer Rosalía scored the show a strong ratings lead over El Hormiguero, securing both the show's highest share and raw overnight viewership.^[8]

Since La revuelta's direct competitor, Atresmedia's El Hormiguero, is perceived as critical of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, the high-profile hiring of Broncano by public broadcaster RTVE generated public scrutiny and controversy among right-wing media. It also brought internal strife among RTVE's board, particularly as it is split among party lines, and the ensuing tit-for-tat dismissals of José Pablo López (as director of content) and Elena Sánchez (as interim chair).^[11] Regarding accusations of political bias, Broncano said "to say that Pedro Sánchez has chosen me is ridiculous, offensive and a lie."^[12] El Hormiguero collaborator Juan del Val [es] claimed that "the problem is not Broncano, the problem is that La Moncloa wants to end Pablo Motos".^[13]

On 21 November 2024, David Broncano announced that he would not be able to interview that day's guest, 2024 MotoGP World Championship champion Jorge Martín, who was already in the programme's dressing room, because he had been pressured to go on El Hormiguero first.^[14] Due to being unable to broadcast the interview with Martín (which was shot nonetheless, but later lost) on that date, La revuelta chose to air twelve minutes of dialogue-free footage from a documentary on the bellow of a deer instead.^[15] El Hormiguero host Pablo Motos claimed that it was "a misunderstanding" and that the controversy was an example of "journalistic malpractice".^[16]