Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,505,807 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Univision Beats ABC, CBS, NBC or FOX on 14 Out of 28 Nights in the May Sweep.


MIAMI Miami, cities, United States
Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə).

1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896.
 -- During its second sweep period included in the Nielsen Noun 1. Nielsen - Danish composer (1865-1931)
Carl August Nielsen, Carl Nielsen
 Television Index ratings service Ratings Service

A company, such as Moody's or Standard & Poor's, that rates various debt and preferred stock issues for safety of payment of principal, interest, or dividends.
, the Univision This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.
You can assist by [ editing it] now.
 Network out-delivered at least one of the other four major broadcast networks among Adults 18-34 on 14 out of 28 nights, or half the entire sweep period. In addition, among total viewers (P2+), Adults 18-24, Adults 18-34 and Adults 18-49, Univision finished the May 2006 sweep as the 5th ranked broadcast network in prime time. The network also delivered its second highest Adult 18-49 prime time audience performance compared to any May sweeps period.
Sweep Overview

    --  During the May 2006 sweep, Univision was the #2 most-watched
        broadcast network among Adults 18-24 in the Monday-Friday 8-9p
        and Monday-Sunday 8-9p time period, consistently beating ABC,
        CBS, NBC, UPN, and WB. Among Adults 18-34, Univision was the
        fourth largest broadcast network in the Monday-Friday 8-9p
        hour, and during Monday-Sunday Univision ranked #5.

    --  Univision out-delivered Telemundo by more than four times the
        total viewers (P2+), 3,355,000 vs. 829,000, and nearly four
        times the Adult 18-34 and Adult 18-49 primetime audiences,
        1,080,000 vs. 276,000 and 1,922,000 vs. 501,000 respectively.

    --  On Wednesday, May 24, the last night of the sweep period,
        Univision was the #3 ranked broadcast network among Adults
        18-24, Adults 18-34, Kids 2-11 and Teens 12-17, beating CBS,
        NBC, UPN, and WB according to Nielsen Fast Affiliate overnight
        ratings.

Program Highlights

    --  5.3 million viewers (2+) watched the suspense-filled finale of
        the second edition of "Bailando Por Un Sueno" (Dancing for a
        Dream) on Sunday, May 7th. It was the highest rated telecast
        of the emotionally charged dance competition featuring real
        people paired with celebrities dancing their way to fulfilling
        a worthwhile, very personal dream for them and their loved
        ones.

        --  Additionally on finale night, Univision was the third
            ranked broadcast network among Adults 18-34, Teens 12-17
            and Kids 2-11, beating CBS, NBC and WB.

    --  Following the tremendous Sunday night success of the first two
        editions of "Bailando Por Un Sueno," Univision debuted "Reyes
        De La Pista" (Kings & Queens of the Dance Floor) on May 14th.
        Nearly 4 million viewers (2+) tuned in to watch past winners
        of "Bailando Por Un Sueno" I & II in an exciting championship
        dance-off in its premiere, including 2.3 million Adults 18-49,
        1.3 million Adults 18-34 and 309,000 Teens 12-17.

    --  Lastly, "Bailando Por Un Sueno" and "Reyes De La Pista" helped
        Univision achieve a record Sunday night performance (7p-11p)
        during the May 2006 sweep compared to any May sweeps period
        among Total Viewers (2+), Adults 18-34, Adults 18-49, Teens
        12-17 and Kids 2-11. (Compared to any sweeps period, this is
        the second highest Sunday night performance for Univision.)

    --  From 7p-11p on Sunday nights, Univision nearly doubled its
        audience levels in the May 2006 sweep as compared to the May
        2005 sweep.

Demographic            May 2006 Sun 7-11p Avg       % Growth Over '05
Total Viewers 2+                  3.7 Million                    +60%
Adults 18-34                      1.3 Million                    +51%
Adults 18-49                      2.2 Million                    +71%
Kids 2-11                             524,000                    +68%
Teens 12-17                           268,000                    +79%


    --  With only one month on the air, "La Fea Mas Bella" (The
        Prettiest Ugly Girl) is already delivering 3.9 million viewers
        (2+) and 2.2 million Adults 18-49 at 8pm.

        --  Compared to the first month performance of "Rubi,"
            Univision's second highest ranked novela of all time, "La
            Fea Mas Bella" is delivering more viewers (2+), Adults
            18-49 and Persons 12-34.

        --  In addition, "La Fea Mas Bella's" Teens 12-17 audience
            levels are thus far higher than the first month
            performance of many of Univision's top novelas of all
            time, "Amor Real," "Rubi," "La Madrastra," and "Apuesta
            Por Un Amor."

Source: NTI (4/27/06-5/24/06), NHTI for previous May sweeps periods.


2005-2006 Season Highlights Through 5-24-06

    --  On one out of every two nights during the season, Univision
        beat ABC, CBS, NBC, or FOX among Adults 18-34.

    --  Among total viewers (P2+), Adults 18-34 and Adults 18-49,
        Univision finished the 2005-2006 season as the 5th ranked
        broadcast network in primetime.

    --  Univision wrapped up the 2005-2006 season as the fourth
        largest broadcast network in primetime among Adults 18-24,
        beating NBC, UPN, and WB.

    --  Lastly, Univision out-delivered Telemundo nearly four times
        the total viewers (P2+), 3,614,000 vs. 1,017,000, and more
        than three times the Adult 18-34 and Adult 18-49 primetime
        audiences, 1,190,000 vs. 355,000 and 2,027,000 vs. 617,000
        respectively.

Source: NTI (09/19/2004-05/24/2006) Monday-Saturday 8-11pm, Sunday
        7-11pm. NHTI for Univision pre 12/25/2005 and pre 01/30/2006
        for Telemundo.


Locally, Univision stations enjoyed equally impressive May sweep
results.

    --  In Los Angeles, Univision's KMEX was #1 in the market, beating
        all other stations among Adults 18-34 and Adults 18-49, in
        Primetime, Daytime, Early and Late News, and Total Day.

    --  Miami Households placed Univision's WLTV in the #1 position
        during Primetime, Early News and Total Day.

    --  In Dallas, Univision's KUVN was #1 in the market, beating all
        other stations among Adults 18-34 during Primetime, Total Day
        and Late News and, along with Adults 18-49, in Daytime and
        Early News.

    --  In San Francisco, Univision KDTV, was also #1 for Adults 18-34
        in Daytime and #1 for both Adults 18-34 and Adults 18-49 in
        Early News.

    --  In Chicago, Univision's WGBO, was also #1 for both Adults
        18-34 and Adults 18-49 in Early News and Early Fringe.

Source: NSI (4/27/06-5/24/06)



Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:UVN UVN Ustredni Vojenska Nemocnice (Prague) ) is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 98% of U.S. Hispanic Hispanic Multiculture A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race Social medicine Any of 17 major Latino subcultures, concentrated in California, Texas, Chicago, Miam, NY, and elsewhere  Households; TeleFutura TeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida. Overview
The network started on January 14, 2002, a month behind Telemundo's launch of its cable TV network, the bilingual mun2, with programs such
 Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 86% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. ; Univision Radio Univision Radio is the radio division of media giant Univision. The company was formerly known as Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. It is the eighth largest radio company in the United States, and it specializes in Spanish language radio formats. , the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or and/or  
conj.
Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved.

Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing.
 operates 69 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group The Univision Music Group Is the #1 Latin music company in the U.S. with approximately 45% market share. Founded in April 2001 with a vision of releasing and marketing the best of every genre of Latin music, the Univision Music Group now includes three record labels: Univision , which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label. Fonovisa mainly produces Mexican style music. It is well known for its signing with artists such as Enrique Iglesias and Thalía.

In late 2001, Fonovisa was acquired from Televisa by the Univision Music Group.
, La Calle n. 1. A kind of head covering; a caul.  Records and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records Disa Records is a privately owned record label based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Specializing in Spanish language recordings, the company's works are distributed in the United States by Universal Music Group. [1].  labels as well as Fonomusic and America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name.  Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 destination in the U.S. located at http://www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 14.9% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.

For more information, please visit http://www.univision.net.
COPYRIGHT 2006 Business Wire
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2006, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Business Wire
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 25, 2006
Words:1138
Previous Article:Current Analysis Named an Industry Analyst Group of GLOBALCOMM(TM) 2006 by TIA.
Next Article:Zenith Files 5% Reduction in Its California Workers' Compensation Rates Effective July 1, 2006.
Topics:



Related Articles
TV Shuffle.
Weblets Put a Big Dent in the Ratings of Major Networks.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Upstaging the Sweeps.(television sweeps November 2000 season)
WITH SWEEPS OVER, NETWORKS SCRAMBLE FOR NEW SHOWS.(L.A. Life)
NBC CLAIMING TOP SWEEPS SPOT.(L.A. LIFE)(Statistical Data Included)
Networks debate merits of demos over programming.
Language key to Univision deal; Spanish broadcasting may have hit its peak.(Univision Communications Inc.'s stock prices goes high after it was up...
Rating Spanish.(MEDIA)(TeleFutura Network on Nielsen Television Index)(Brief Article)
Television stations: ranked by September 2006 Nielsen ratings.(The List)
Top television stations: ranked by September 2006 Nielsen ratings.(MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT)(Statistical table)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles