Telemundo Ends Historic 2016 as No. 1 Spanish-Language Network in Primetime

By: Caryn Robbins Dec. 13, 2016

TELEMUNDO is pacing to end the year as the #1 Spanish-language network season-to-date in Monday through Friday primetime among adults 18-49 and adults 18-34, according to Nielsen. Fueled by the success of its Super Series™ franchises and innovative drama series, the network is delivering its best season start ever during Monday-Friday primetime with gains over last season, with 1,785,000 total viewers (+5%), 851,000 adults 18-49 (+9%), and 402,000 adults 18-34 (+13%).

For the sixth consecutive year, Telemundo has ranked as the #1 Hispanic VOD network and #1 in transactions for every month of 2016-to-date, according to comScore. Telemundo Now, the network's full episode destination, generated 12 million video views in 2016-to date, up 90% year-over-year.

TELEMUNDO has over 70 million fans and followers across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, up 86% year-over-year and its social accounts generated over 2 billion global native Facebook video views, up 158% year-over-year. In addition, Telemundo's Youtube channels generated 1 billion global video views, up 117% year-over-year. Telemundo was also one of the Top 5 TV networks, regardless of language, every month in 2016 for overall social engagement and one of the Top 4 networks for engagement on Facebook, according to Shareablee.