2017 in Mexican television

Overview of the events of 2017 in Mexican television

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The following is a list of events affecting Mexican television in 2017. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about controversies and carriage disputes.

Events

January - The broadcast facility of defunct station XHK-TV in La Paz, Baja California Sur is demolished.^[1]
31 May - In Tijuana, Baja California, XETV-TDT ends its 64-year-long history of providing English-language programming to the Tijiana-San Diego borderplex area when the area's affiliation with The CW in the United States moved to San Diego-based KFMB-DT2, and XETV's Canal 5 affiliation moving to the main channel while discontinuing its second digital subchannel upon the switch.^[2]^[3]

Television programs

Debuts

40 y 20 (2016–present)
El Chiapo (2017–present)
Ingobernable (2017-201?)
Sin tu mirads (2017–present)

Miniseries

The Day I Met El Chiapo

Programs on-air

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2019)

1970s

Plaza Sesamo (1972–present)

1990s

Acapulco Bay (1995–present)
Corazon salvaje (1993–present)
Esmeralda (1997–present)
La usurpadora (1998–present)

2000s

Alma de hierro (2008–present)
Big Brother México (2002-2005, 2015–present)
Hotel Erotica Cabo (2006–present)
Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres (2001–present)

2010s

40 y 20 (2016–present)
Como dice el dicho (2011–present)
El Chiapo (2017–present)
La Voz… México (2011–present)
México Tiene Talento (2014–present)
Sin tu mirads (2017–present)
Valiant Love (2012–present)

Television stations

Station launches

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
11 December	Querétaro, Querétaro	XHPBQR-TDT	11 (VHF) 24 (PSIP)	Non-commercial independent

Network affiliation changes

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
1 June	Tijuana, Baja California (San Diego, California, United States)	XETV-TDT	6.1	The CW	Canal 5
1 July		XHAS-TDT	33.1	Telemundo	Azteca América	^[4]^[5]

Station closures

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Sign-on date	Notes/References
1 June	Tijuana, Baja California (San Diego, California, USA)	XETV-TDT2	6.2	Canal 5	Unknown	Canal 5 moves to XETV's main channel after disaffiliating from The CW.
1 July	Tecate/Tijuana, Baja California (San Diego, California, USA)	XHDTV-TDT2	49.2	15 March 2017	Azteca América

Deaths

References

^ Villavicencio, Vic (30 January 2017). “Digo”. Colectivo Pericú. Retrieved 10 December 2019
^ Varga, George (26 January 2017). “CW6 to end news programming March 31 to become Spanish-language outlet as CW migrates to KFMB”. The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
^ Lafayette, John (6 March 2017). “Azteca America Adds New Affiliate in San Diego Market”. Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
^ Villafa, Veronica. “Telemundo ends affiliate deal with Entravision to launch O&O in San Diego”. Media Moves. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
^ “Telemundo 20 San Diego Launches on July 1 on Local Channel 20”. NBCUniversal Media Village.