Serialized fiction is elsewhere

MÓNICA KIRCHHEIMER; EZEQUIEL RIVERO

Transformations in the seriality of Ibero-American television fiction in times of streaming

Universidad Católica de Chile

Lugar: Santiago de Chile; Año: 2022; p. 47 - 72

In 2021, a slight rebound was observed in the number of programs and hours ofnational fiction released, compared to the historical minimum of 2020, the first yearof confinement due to the pandemic and paralysis of the fiction industry. A totalof eight programs were broadcast, one more than the previous year, representing103:30 hours. However, these are the lowest indicators of the last five years. El Trece,once one of the main broadcasters of telenovelas, series and unitaries, programmedonly one telenovela, one series and released two episodes of a series that was notbroadcast in its entirety on open television but on Star+. Telefe, the leading channel in terms of audience, premiered three short-lived series that had already beenreleased on different video-on-demand platforms. ViacomCBS channel completedits fiction offer with seven Turkish productions, continuing, almost alone, with thetrend reported since 2014 in relation to the entry of fictions of that origin. In thecase of reruns, the number remained stable in relation to the previous year, mainlyconcentrated in TV Pública, which again broadcast fifteen public funding series,and Net TV, which opted for the narcotelenovela of Colombian origin.