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Ay Caramba!
Spanish-Language TV Just as Risqu� as English-Language Fare

By Lucia Alzaga

STATISTICAL APPENDIX

Network	Total hours	Total obscenities	Average obscenities per hour	Total sex	Average sex per hour	Total violence	Average violence per hour
Univision	61	25	.41	265	4.34	80	1.31
Telemundo	43	14	.32	161	3.74	78	1.81

SEX

Network	Sex	Per hour	Sexual references	Per hour	Graphic depiction	Per hour
Univision	265	4.34	265	4.34	5	0.08
Telemundo	161	3.74	161	3.74	5	0.12

Univision	8-9 p.m.	Per hour	9-10 p.m.	Per hour	10-11 p.m.	Per hour	Specials 8-11 p.m.	Per hour
Partial nudity	7	0.39	3	0.12	1	0.06	15	1.67
Implied nudity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nudity	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	15	1.67
Strippers	1	0.05	1	0.05	0	0	3	0.33
Sex. gesture	2	0.11	3	0.12	6	1	4	0.44
Oral	1	0.05	0	0	0	0	0	0
Homosexual	1	0.05	8	0.44	0	0	2	0.22
Prostitution	4	0.22	2	0.11	2	0.12	0	0
Suggestive dancing	1	0.05	3	0.12	0	0	0	0
Pedophilia	1	0.05	0	0	4	0.25	0	0
Virginity	1	0.05	0	0	1	0.06	0	0
Marital	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	0
Adultery	0	0	1	0.05	8	0.5	9	1
Transgender	0	0	0	0	1	0.6	1	0.11
Condom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Threesome	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teen/child	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
STD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Birth control	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Masturbation	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.11
Anatomical	12	0.67	12	0.67	4	0.25	14	1.56
Kinky	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.11

Content monitored but not found: Condom, threesome, teen/child, STD, birth control

Telemundo	8-9 p.m.	Per hour	9-10 p.m.	Per hour	10-11 p.m.	Per hour	Specials 8-11 p.m.	Per hour
Partial nudity	10	0.59	0	0	2	0.18	0	0
Implied nudity	0	0	5	0.42	0	0	0	0
Nudity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strippers	0	0	2	0.17	1	0.09	0	0
Sexual gesture	3	0.18	0	0	1	0.09	0	0
Oral	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Homosexual	4	0.23	0	0	0	0	0	0
Prostitution	0	0	1	0.08	0	0	0	0
Suggestive dancing	2	0.12	2	0.17	0	0	0	0
Pedophilia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginity	5	0.29	1	0.08	0	0	0	0
Marital	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adultery	7	0.42	2	0.17	0	0	0	0
Transgender	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Condom	10	0.59	0	0	0	0	0	0
Threesome	3	0.18	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teen/child	58	3.41	4	0.33	0	0	0	0
STD	2	0.12	0	0	0	0	0	0
Birth Control	7	0.41	0	0	0	0	0	0
Masturbation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anatomical	15	0.89	1	0.08	1	0.09	0	0
Kinky	3	0.18	1	0.08	0	0	0	0

Content monitored but not found: Nudity, oral, pedophilia, martial, transgender, masturbation.

VIOLENCE

Network	Depicted violence	Per hour	Graphic	Per hour	Non graphic	Per hour	Discussed violence	Per hour
Univision	79	1.29	78	1.27	4	0.06	1	0.02
Telemundo	69	1.6	67	1.56	2	0.05	9	0.2

Univision	8-9 p.m.	Per hour	9-10 p.m.	Per hour	10-11 p.m.	Per hour	Specials 8-11 p.m.	Per hour
Fight	9	0.5	11	0.61	6	0.375	1	0.11
Threat	11	0.6	9	0.5	8	0.5	1	0.11
Bladed weapons	3	0.17	5	0.28	0	0	0	0
Other weapons	3	0.17	0	0	0	0	1	0.11
Suicide/murder	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	0
Torture	0	0	2	0.11	0	0	0	0
Death	0	0	2	0.11	3	0.19	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0
Guns	0	0	2	0.11	4	0.25	0	0
War	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0
Explosion	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0
Fire	1	0.5	0	0	1	0.06	0	0
Blood	0	0	9	0.5	7	0.44	0	0
Sexual/viol. depicted	0	0	6	0.33	4	0.25	0	0
Sexual Violence discussed	0	0	1	0.05	5	0.31	2	0.22

Telemundo	8-9 p.m.	Per hour	9-10 p.m.	Per hour	10-11 p.m.	Per hour	Specials 8-11 p.m.	Per hour
Fight	13	0.76	9	0.75	0	0	0	0
Threat	9	0.53	16	1.33	0	0	0	0
Bladed weapons	0	0	1	0.08	0	0	0	0
Other weapons	0	0	1	0.08	0	0	0	0
Suicide/murder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Torture	0	0	2	0.17	0	0	0	0
Death	0	0	5	0.47	0	0	0	0
Suicide	1	0.06	1	0.08	0	0	0	0
Guns	0	0	21	1.75	0	0	0	0
War	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Explosion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blood	4	0.23	6	0.5	0	0	0	0
Sexual/viol. depict	4	0.23	2	0.17	0	0	0	0
Sexual Violence discussed	4	0.23	1	0.08	0	0	0	0

Content monitored but not found: Suicide/murder, war, explosion, fire

Foul Language

Univision	8-9 p.m.	Per hour	9-10 p.m.	Per hour	10- 11 p.m.	Per hour	Specials 8-11 p.m.	Per hour
Bleeped	3	0.17	0	0	4	0.25	0	0
Bleeped "cojones"
Bleeped "pija"	2	0.11	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bleeped "hijo de puta"	2	0.11	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bleeped "culo"	2	0.11	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bleeped "tetas"	4	0.22	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bleeped "chupa"	1	0.05	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bleeped "huevos"	1	0.05	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bleeped "bolas"	2	0.11	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bleeped-"puto"	1	0.05	0	0	0	0	0	0
"carajo"	0	0	0	0	1	0.6	0	0
"mierda"	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.11

Content monitored but not found: "Joder," whore.

Telemundo	8-9 p.m.	Per hour	9-10 p.m.	Per hour	10- 11 p.m.	Per hour	Specials 8-11 p.m.	Per hour
Bleeped	0	0	0	0	3	0.27	0	0
Bleeped "cojones"	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	0	0
"Joder"	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
"Carajo"	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
"mierda"	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Whore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Monitored but not found: "Pija," "hijo de puta," "culo," "tetas," "chupa," "huevos," "bolas," "puto."

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