Spanish production led television primetime in 2012

Spanish production in 2012 has continued to be the most watched in different formats, whether fiction, entertainment or contests. Especially in prime time, in many cases exceeding the network's average share.

FAP, representative of Spanish audiovisual producers, values ​​very positively that national production, again this year 2012, has been the most watched on television, on all channels, and is only surpassed by some news programs and sports broadcasts.

Among the most viewed broadcasts of the year, it is worth highlighting the series Red Eagle (Globomedia) and the program The Voice (Boomerang), according to data from Windward Communication.

Pedro Pérez, president of FAPAE, has highlighted that “national production, in its different formats (fiction, programs, reality shows, contests, animation or documentaries) occupies a large part of the schedule of all networks, in prime time and other times, with excellent audience results.”

Series

Spanish series, after sports and news, continue to be the most followed format on television, ahead of foreign series and many of them far exceeding the network's average audience share. They are leaders in their time slot or manage to be the most viewed broadcasts on their broadcast day.

In 2012, the success of series started in previous years has been maintained and new national fictions have triumphed. It should be noted that Red Eagle (Globomedia) on TVE's La 1 closed its fourth season at the end of January as audience leader, being the most watched series of the year. It has obtained an average audience of more than 5.7 million viewers and a screen share of 29.3%. The series was the most watched in its broadcast slot in all the episodes broadcast and the highest figure of the season exceeded 31% share and 6.3 million viewers.

Tell me (Grupo Ganga), also on TVE's La 1, at the beginning of February said goodbye with a new season record, after thirteen, with 26% and 5.36 million viewers.

Loving in troubled times (Diagonal TV) has continued to be, during its last season on TVE's La 1, the leader in its after-dinner time slot, almost always between 16% and 18% share. It has become, on many occasions, the broadcast with the best share on public television in all its time slots, and has attracted between 1.8 and 2.3 million viewers.

Another of the veteran series that continues to triumph after ten seasons is Aida (Globomedia), on Telecinco, which maintains a 16% average screen share and more than three million viewers, and continues to be the most watched on Sunday on numerous occasions.

The new season of The one that is coming (Alba Adriatica), also broadcast on Telecinco, surpassed 27.1% and 5.4 million viewers in its premiere. Currently, it remains around 21% share and 3.9 million viewers.

Great Hotel (Bambú Producciones) on Antena 3, which in its premiere (end of 2011) reached 20% share and 3,719,000 viewers, has led practically all its broadcasts in its first season. In the second, recently broadcast, it has reached 15.5% and 2,940,000 viewers.

Regarding new series, we must highlight the audience of Isabel (Diagonal TV) on TVE, which in its last episode, broadcast on December 3, obtained the maximum audience with 22% share and more than 4.6 million viewers. On average it has garnered a 20.3% share and more than four million viewers, being the audience leader on Monday nights of this last quarter, alternating with The one that is coming.

Another new series broadcast with good results has been Moon, the mystery of Calenda (Globomedia), from Antena 3, which, in its premiere, was also the most watched of the day with 19.2% and 3,514,000 viewers and in subsequent broadcasts it remained at 16.8% and 3.2 million viewers.

With my ass in the air (Notro TV) attracted 21.9% of the audience and 4.1 million viewers in its premiere and the following episodes have had an average audience share between 16% and 18% on Antena 3.

On the channels born with DTT, Spanish series also stand out; For example, on the FDF channel, the most viewed broadcasts correspond many months to replacement episodes of The one that is coming, which in most cases gives the maximum audience to this channel, close to 5% share and more than 800,000 viewers, far exceeding the channel's monthly average.

On regional channels, Spanish fiction series also have many followers, as demonstrated by the series wolf killer (Audiovisual Voice), broadcast on Galician Television, with a 15% average share in its broadcasts.

Miniseries/TV-Movies

The miniseries are also very successful on the Spanish grid. My Gypsy (Producciones Mandarina), broadcast on Telecinco, achieved a 20.2% share and 3.7 million viewers in its first episode and emerged as the best fiction premiere of the year.

The murder of Carrero Blanco (Boca Boca Producciones), broadcast in December, gave TVE's La 1 23.4% and more than 3.3 million viewers, being the most watched in prime time. Carmina (Cuarzo Producciones) on Telecinco turned out to be the most watched in prime time, with 16.2% and three million viewers also in its premiere.

Cine

The most watched Spanish film of the year on television has been Three meters above the sky (Zeta Cinema, Antena 3 Films, Charanga Films, Globomedia), released in July on Antena 3, with a 25% share and 3.5 million viewers, the most watched of the day and the second most followed film of the year on Antena 3 up to that point. It is followed by the premiere, also on Antena 3, in September Let the ugly die (Antena 3 Films, Apart Films), with 20.8% and three million viewers, being the most watched broadcast of the day. And, thirdly, it is located Spanish Movie (Telecinco Cinema, Think Studio), broadcast in August on Cuatro, with 15.3% and 2.5 million viewers, practically tripling the network's monthly share.

Other films with good audience results have been the premieres of At the end of the road (Antena 3 Films, La Zona Films, and Zircozine), on Antena 3, with almost 2.5 million viewers; Cell 211 (Vaca Films, Telecinco Cinema, Morena Films, La Fabrique 2, Testimonio Graphic AIE), broadcast at the beginning of the year on Cuatro, which gave 11.8% and more than two million viewers; and Planet 51 (Ilion Studios, Antena 3 Films, Chuck & Lem AIE, Lem Films) se estrenó en televisión en Antena 3, con 2,1 millones de espectadores.

Programs and contests

The most successful program in 2012 is the new talent show The Voice (Boomerang), on Telecinco, which in its final gala reached its maximum share with 37.3% and more than 5.4 million viewers. The Voice It has obtained 34% of the audience and 5.1 million viewers on average, and has become the most watched television program of the last ten years.

Your face sounds familiar to me (Gestmusic) has surpassed 24% of the screen share and 3.5 million viewers in its second season on Antena 3. You are worth it, on Telecinco, from the same production company, has led on many occasions with 17% and 2.5 million on average.

The reality veteran Big Brother (Zeppelin TV), from Telecinco, continues its success, achieving a 28.2% share and 3.9 million viewers in its finale.

Among the new shows stand out Who wants to marry my son? (Eye Works Cuatro Cabezas), on Cuatro, which after two seasons in the same year has closed the last one with 11.7% share and two million viewers. Kitchen Nightmare (Eye Works Cuatro Cabezas), from La Sexta, which has doubled the network's audience, reaching 12.4%. The Intermediate (Globomedia) also continues to be successfully programmed on La Sexta, with a share of 10.4% and two million viewers.