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Contacto Deportivo is an American Spanish-language sports news program. Previously airing on UniMas, [1] the program airs nightly at midnight on Univision and Univision Deportes Network. [2]

In September 2015, Univision Communications announced that according to Nielsen ratings, Contacto Deportivo was the fastest-growing U.S. sports news program in terms of viewership, regardless of language, having increased its year over year viewership by 213%, and 18-49 viewership by 170%. It was also reported that in July and August 2015, average viewership of Contacto Deportivo was 5% higher than that of the 12:00 a.m. ET edition of ESPN's English-language sports news program SportsCenter —its main competitor in the timeslot. [3] [2]

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References

  1. Guthrie, Marisa (December 3, 2012). "Univision Rebrands Telefutura as UniMás". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Univision's Contacto Deportivo beats ESPN's SportsCenter for first time ever". Awful Announcing. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. "Univision's Flagship Sports News Program Tops 'SportsCenter' This Summer for First Time Ever". TheWrap. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.