Last Night’s Talk Shows: Wall-to-wall coverage of presidential election on first day of voting

Last night’s talk shows were heavy on superlatives as the nation’s talking heads talked about the first day of voting in the presidential election.

Among the key messages:

• The turnout was “unprecedented”: El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 2:40), Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 7:44), Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 2:02), Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 3:44).
• Voters were enthusiastic: Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 10:54), Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 4:44).
• Media coverage was impartial and the election was fair: Al Hayah Al Youm (watch,runtime: 3:15), Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 1:44).
• Emotions were high: “I couldn’t stop myself from crying after seeing the sheer number of voters,” one journalist said (watch, runtime: 3:56).