Sevcec Explained

Genre:Talk show
Creator:Joaquin Blaya
Presenter:Pedro Sevcec
Theme Music Composer:Omar Marchant
Country:United States
Language:Spanish
Num Seasons:5
Location:Raleigh Studios
Hollywood, California, United States
Runtime:60 minutes
Network:Telemundo

Sevcec was a Spanish-language talk show, hosted by journalist Pedro Sevcec and broadcast by Telemundo from 1994 until 1999. It aired weekdays at 4:00 p.m. from 1994 through 1998 and at 2:00 p.m from 1998-1999 Eastern Time.

Broadcast history

The show was created in 1994 by Telemundo's then-president Joaquin Blaya, who also helped create the Cristina show during his years as president of rival network Univision. Pedro Sevcec, who at the time was a co-anchor and reporter for Ocurrió Así, was selected to host and the show was titled Sevcec after his last name. It was the first Spanish-language talk show in the U.S. to have a male host, with Sevcec being dubbed the "Latin Phil Donahue".[1]

The show became a success, taping over 1,200 episodes and winning seven Emmy Awards.[2] However, with the show being up against the long-running Cristina in the 4:00 p.m. timeslot, Sevcecs ratings began to decline[1] and it was cancelled in 1999. Laura en America took over the timeslot upon its arrival to the network that year.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Jacob Bernstein, "El Donahue", Miami New Times, July 9, 1998.
  2. Web site: Pedro Sevcec.
  3. https://www.cnn.com/videos/spanish/2016/12/20/cnnee-camilo-intvw-pedro-sevcec-anecdota-luchadoras-television-laura-bozzo-basura.cnn "Sevcec: Me reemplazó una basura de programa de Laura Bozzo"