Rating: How the Unexpected Juana Viale and Andy Kusnetzoff Showdown Performed

The weekend television matchup took an unexpected turn when Juana Viale faced Andy Kusnetzoff instead of her usual rival, Mirtha Legrand. Legrand could not host after doctors ordered her to rest while she recovered from a severe case of flu, so her granddaughter stepped in for the Saturday program.

Viale also took charge of the Sunday show Almorzando con Juana, which moved to a new 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. time slot. At 9:30 p.m., she opened the program with a rating floor of 3.6 points and sent a message to her grandmother: “How are you? Have a good Saturday at home! Here I am putting on the jersey because Grandma has the flu. We’re sending her a huge kiss, and she’s recovering with her natural teas and ointments. Just kidding, all medication!”

Her guest table included Ana Rosenfeld, Wanda Nara’s lawyer, and Elba Marcovecchio, Mauro Icardi’s lawyer. The two attorneys have repeatedly clashed in the media over conflicting accounts surrounding the legal dispute involving the former Galatasaray striker and the celebrity. Journalists Karina Iavicoli and Luciana Rubinska also joined the dinner.

PH, Podemos Hablar began with a 7.2 rating point lead inherited from a special edition of Pasapalabra. The Telefe program moved through subjects ranging from online hate to the experience of living with very little, and reached a peak of 8.2 points. Viale’s program capitalized on the confrontation between Marcovecchio and Rosenfeld over the “Wanda gate” and peaked at 4.4. Luis Ventura’s Secretos verdaderos ranked third in the time slot, reaching 1.6 points with a special report on singer Gilda, 30 years after her death.

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How are you? Have a good Saturday at home! Here I am putting on the jersey because Grandma has the flu. We’re sending her a huge kiss, and she’s recovering with her natural teas and ointments. Just kidding, all medication! I have all the energy and vitality to do this. I hope everything goes well. I’m lucid because we have a table, and I hope the lawyers don’t start fighting. I’m scared.