TELENOVELA / ENDING / RATINGS
It was a bittersweet goodbye for fans of Univision’s “Vencer el Desamor” (Overcome Heartbreak), as the hit 8 p.m. telenovela reached 2.8 million Total Viewers 2+ during the one-hour series finale, becoming the No. 1 program on broadcast television regardless of language in primetime with Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.
The finale telecast averaged 2.1 million Total Viewers 2+, 790,000 Adults 18-49 and 383,000 Adults 18-34, marking its highest-rated telecast in its full-run with Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers 2+. It also delivered double-digit audience growth compared to its premiere telecast among Total Viewers 2+ (+29%), Adults 18-49 (+31%) and Adults 18-34 (+79%).
“Vencer el Desamor” positioned Univision as the No. 1 broadcast network for the entire night, outperforming ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34. Additionally, the telenovela drove Univision to a first-place finish on Spanish-language television for the entire night with double-digit audience advantages over Telemundo across all key demos.
Local Highlights
“Finale was the No. 1 broadcast program of the day among:
- Adults 18-34 in Los Angeles, Miami, Houston and Dallas
- Adults 18-49 in Los Angeles, Miami and Houston
Finale was the No. 1 broadcast program in prime among:
- Total Viewers 2+ in Los Angeles, Miami and Houston
- Adults 18-34 in New York, Chicago and San Francisco
- Adults 18-49 in New York, Dallas, San Francisco and Sacramento*
Finale made Univision the No. 1 broadcast program in the time period (8:00p-9:00p ET/PT), regardless of language, among:
- Total Viewers 2+ in Los Angeles, Miami and Houston
- Adults 18-34 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco and Sacramento
- Adults 18-49 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco and Sacramento
Nielsen, NSI, LPM+PPM Vencer El Desamor finale on Univision (03/30/2021), 8:00 pm- 9:00 pm ET/PT; 7:00 pm- 8:00 pm CT/MT. Rankings based on DMA impressions, rounded to the thousand. Total Day Rankings based on broadcast programming only. Prime TP 8:00 pm- 11:00 pm, FOX/CW 8:00 pm-10:00 pm ET/PT; 7:00 pm- 10:00 pm, FOX/CW 7:00 pm-9:00 pm CT/MT. *Tied with Young Rock and New Amsterdam on NBC in Sacramento.