‘Fuego en la Sangre’ biggest Novela premier in Univision history.

“Fuego en la Sangre” (Burning for Revenge), which left previous premiere ratings in flames as it blazed new records across major demos Monday night.

Featuring a “dream team” of Spanish-language television’s hottest leading stars, the 9:00 pm novela debuted with the biggest average audience ever among Total Viewers 2 plus (5,290,000), Adults 18-49 (3,140,000), Men 18-49 (1,400,000), and Women 18-49 (1,740,000) in the network’s history, outdelivering the premieres of previous record-breaking novelas as “Amor Real,” “La Fea Más Bella,” “Rubí,” and even its current 8pm hit and previous record-holder “Al Diablo con los Guapos.” Additionally, in total reach, the program was seen in part or in its entirety by 7.1 million Viewers 2+.

According to Nielsen’s NTI Fast Ratings, “Fuego En La Sangre’s” premiere averaged:

– Total Viewers 2 plus (5,290,000)
– Adults 18-49 (3,140,000)
– Adults 18-34 (1,980,000)
– Men 18-49 (1,400,000)
– Men 18-34 (900,000)
– Women 18-49 (1,740,000)
– Women 18-34 (1,080,000)
– Teens 12-17 (360,000)

With an Adult 18-34 audience of 1,980,000, “Fuego en la Sangre”:

Made Univision the #2 ranked network for the 9-10pm hour, beating ABC, CBS, and NBC

Made Univision the #4 ranked network for the entire night beating NBC in the process.

Source: NTI (04/28/08), Fast Ratings & Fast Affiliate Ratings, Live & Same Day DVR Playback.