Overview
- La 1 led overnight coverage with a special anchored by Lourdes Maldonado from 22:07 to 02:00 that averaged 974,000 viewers for an 11.9% share.
- RTVE’s special carried televised briefings by Andalusian emergencies chief Antonio Sanz, Transport Minister Óscar Puente, and Andalusian president Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla.
- TVE canceled La Revuelta for tonight and postponed the premiere of DecoMasters to January 26, replacing primetime with an extended news special.
- La Sexta scrapped regular programming from 09:30 to midnight, citing reports of a high death toll, and scheduled an evening news special at 21:30.
- Antena 3 pulled El Hormiguero to air a special, Cuatro set a 23:00 Código 10 edition on the crash, and Telecinco trimmed late-night coverage and still plans to premiere Casados a primera vista.