2017 in Mexican television explained

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

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

Network affiliation changes

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
1 June	Tijuana, Baja California		6.1
1 July			33.1		Azteca América	^[4] ^[5]

Station closures

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Sign-on date	Notes/References
1 June	Tijuana, Baja California	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		49.2	15 March 2017	Azteca América

See also

• List of Mexican films of 2017
• 2017 in Mexico

Notes and References

1. Villavicencio, Vic (30 January 2017). “Digo”. Colectivo Pericú. Retrieved 10 December 2019
2. 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.
3. Lafayette, John (6 March 2017). “Azteca America Adds New Affiliate in San Diego Market”. Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
4. Villafa, Veronica. “Telemundo ends affiliate deal with Entravision to launch O&O in San Diego”. Media Moves. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
5. http://www.nbcumv.com/news/telemundo-20-san-diego-launches-july-1-local-channel-20?division=150&network=5266626 “Telemundo 20 San Diego Launches on July 1 on Local Channel 20”