Spanish TV Show 'La Revuelta' Cancels Show for General Strike
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Spanish public TV channel RTVE did not broadcast its popular talk show 'La Revuelta' on Thursday 12 November 2026. The show is hosted by comedian David Broncano and usually airs on channel La 1.
The reason for the cancellation was a general strike taking place across Spain on that day. A general strike happens when many workers from different jobs stop working at the same time, often to protest something.
According to reports, 'La Revuelta' joined the strike and did not record or air a new episode. This means RTVE made a special decision to change its normal schedule for the day.
'La Revuelta' is one of the most watched programs on Spanish television. It usually shows every weekday evening, with Broncano interviewing guests and talking about current topics.
This is not common for a daily TV show. Cancelling an episode shows that the show's team wanted to support the strike along with other workers in the country.
RTVE has not given many extra details about the situation. It is expected that 'La Revuelta' will return to its normal schedule with new episodes after the day of the strike.
Vocabulary10 words
- general strike
- when many workers across a country stop working at the same time
- episode
- one show in a series of TV programs
- schedule
- the planned times for TV programs
- comedian
- a person who makes jokes for a job
- broadcast
- to send out a TV or radio program
- cancellation
- stopping something that was planned
- public TV
- a TV channel owned by the government
- protest
- to show you disagree with something
- host
- the person who leads a TV show
- current topics
- things happening now that people talk about
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1. It was not broadcast 2. Because of a general strike in Spain 3. True
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Spanish public TV channel RTVE did not _____ its popular talk show 'La Revuelta' on Thursday 12 November 2026. The show is _____ by comedian David Broncano and usually airs on channel La 1.
The reason for the _____ was a general strike taking place across Spain on that day. A general strike happens when many _____ from different jobs stop working at the same time, often to protest something.
According to reports, 'La Revuelta' joined the strike and did not record or air a new _____. This means RTVE made a special decision to change its normal _____ for the day.
'La Revuelta' is one of the most watched _____ on Spanish television. It usually shows every weekday evening, with Broncano interviewing guests and talking about _____ topics.
RTVE has not given many extra details about the _____. It is expected that 'La Revuelta' will return to its normal schedule with new episodes after the day of the strike.
Discussion questions
- Do you think TV shows should join strikes? Why or why not?
- What do you know about general strikes in your own country?
- Have you ever watched a late-night talk show like 'La Revuelta'? What did you think of it?
- How do you think fans of the show reacted to the cancellation?
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