Telemundo Ranks as #1 Spanish-Language Network for 9 Consecutive Weeks

Telemundo announced today it has ranked as the #1 Spanish-language television network during Monday-Friday 7-11pm, continuing its historic winning streak in Spanish-language television for the ninth consecutive week, according to Nielsen. Fueled by the success of its new primetime series lineup, Telemundo delivered 872,000 adults 18-49, outperforming Univision by 26% (693K).

For the first time ever, during the week of September 12, Telemundo outperformed Univision and Unimás combined during Monday-Friday 8-11pm among adults 18-49 (953K vs. 882K).

The network also delivered its highest-rated season ever in Monday-Friday primetime, with 1.7 million total viewers, up 4% from last year. This also marks Telemundo's second consecutive season as the #1 Spanish-language television network Monday-Friday at 10pm among adults 18-49. This season, Telemundo had the smallest gap ever with a 66% reduction vs last year among total viewers (379,000) and adults 18-49 (164,000), coming closer than ever to Univision in Monday-Friday 7-11pm.

Source: Nielsen, 9/21/15-9/16/16 vs. 9/22/14-9/20/15, strict dayparts used for M-F 7-11pm, M-Su 7-11pm and M-F 8-11pm. Season average based on Most Current, L+7. 3Q'16, weekly and daily ratings based on L+SD.

About TELEMUNDO: Telemundo is a world-class media company leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content across its multiplatform portfolio to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The network features original scripted dramas from Telemundo Studios - the #1 producer of Spanish-language primetime content - as well as non-scripted productions, theatrical motion pictures, specials, news and first-class sports events, reaching 94% of U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 17 owned stations and 54 broadcast affiliates. Telemundo is part of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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