2018 in Mexican television

Overview of the events of 2018 in Mexican television

… 2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028 …

Art
Archaeology
Architecture
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Science

+...

The following is a list of events affecting Mexican television in 2018. 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

Most television stations in Mexico were required to change frequencies to repurpose the 600 MHz band for use by mobile services.
September - Tecate, Baja California-licensed XHDTV-TDT in the Tijuana market, the final English-language television station in western Mexico, disaffiliates from the American-based MyNetworkTV programming service in favor of the Monterrey, Nuevo Leon-based Milenio Televisión network. MyNetworkTV was moved to The CW-affiliated KFMB-DT2 in San Diego as a secondary affiliation. This left CW affiliate XHRIO-TDT in Matamoros, Tamaulipas as the only English-language television station licensed in Mexico.

Television shows

Debuts

Casa de las Flores (2018–present)^[1]
LOL: Last One Laughing (2018-2019)

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)
Atrapada (2018–present)
Casa de las Flores (2018–present)^[1]
Como dice el dicho (2011–present)
El Chiapo (2017–present)
La Voz… México (2011–present)
Por amar sin ley (2018–present)
México Tiene Talento (2014–present)
Rubirosa (2018–present)
Sin tu mirads (2017–present)
Valiant Love (2012–present)

Television stations

Station launches

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
12 February	Uruapan, Michoacán	XHJGMI-TDT	15 (UHF) 12 (PSIP)	Commercial independent
2 May	Guadalajara, Jalisco	XHQMGU-TDT	9 (VHF) 10 (PSIP)	Commercial independent
July	Chihuahua, Chihuahua	XHICCH-TDT	30 (UHF) 44 (PSIP)	Commercial independent	Satellite station of XHIJ-TDT/Ciudad Juárez
14 August	Mexico City	XHTDMX-TDT	11 (VHF) 6 (PSIP)	Multimedios Televisión
October	Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua	XHMTCH-TDT	28.1 (UHF)/6.1 (PSIP) 28.2 (UHF)/6.2 (PSIP) 28.3 (UHF)/6.3 (PSIP) 28.4 (UHF)/6.4 (PSIP)	Multimedios Televisión (primary) Milenio Television Teleritmo Independent (via XHABC-TDT)
3 December	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco	XHCPPV-TDT	27 (UHF) 10 (PSIP)	Commercial independent
17 December	Saltillo, Coahuila	XHTSCO-TDT	36 (UHF) 10 (PSIP)	Independent

Network affiliation changes

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Old Affiliation	New Affiliation	Notes/References
September	Tecate/Tijuana, Baja California (San Diego, California, United States)	XHDTV-TDT	49.1 (PSIP)	MyNetworkTV	Milenio Televisión

Station closures

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Sign-on date	Notes/References
Unknown date	Ensenada, Baja California	XHENB-TDT	29 (UHF)	Pacific Spanish Network	1 October 1994

Deaths

References

^ ^a ^b Kahn, Carrie (December 2, 2019). “How Netflix Is Upending The TV industry In Mexico”. Boise State Public Radio via NPR News. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

This television-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)

2018 in television