Statistical Breakdown
Armenia’s most famous and most-watched interviewer! You’ve probably seen him on Public TV, holding court with ministers, political experts, and the occasional official who often try to escape his sharp questions. His program airs almost every night around 10 PM, a prime spot for late-night political discussions.
From June 20, 2021, to July 3, 2025, Petros Ghazaryan conducted 0 interviews.
This is a spoiler about the most frequent guests on Petros Ghazaryan’s show! If the size of each bubble represents how often they've appeared, what do you think — how many times have Vahagn Aleksanyan and Andranik Kocharyan been featured on the show? Scroll down to see the numbers!
For this article, we analyzed 429 of those interviews, which were conducted with 46 guests who
each appeared on the show at least five times.
These frequent guests were divided into two categories: members of Armenia's ruling party -
Civil Contract, and other guests. This categorization allowed us to further explore the dynamics
and representation of Civil Contract's political figures.
Despite receiving numerous invitations, Edmon Marukyan's appearances on the state channel, for example, have decreased over time. A breakdown by year reveals that, he appeared less frequently on Petros Ghazaryan's show, and by 2024-2025, he was no longer a guest.
Based on our analysis of 429 interviews, we calculated the total amount of time spent on interviews with members of Armenia's ruling party, Civil Contract, and compared it to other guests. Our data shows that 52.7% of the total interview time was dedicated to ruling party representatives. Is this proportion significant? The decision is yours to make.
The 'Other' category includes individuals from the opposition, neutral experts, and those with a pro-ruling party reputation. You can refer to the table above for a detailed breakdown of these guests, which will help provide a clearer understanding of who they are.
While the average interview duration across all 880 interviews is 24.5 minutes, interviews with Pashinyan typically take around 65.5 minutes, which is more than two times longer than the average.
Using the YouTube API, we gathered view counts for each interview conducted by Petros Ghazaryan over the past four years. The most-watched interviews are listed below. Dominating the top spots are two interviews with Samvel Babayan, a prominent figure in Armenian and Artsakh politics.
Views: 383 166
Views: 219 814
Views: 216 607
In third place is Ruben Hakhverdyan, a renowned Armenian singer, songwriter.