La Academia Breaks into Nielsen's Top 25 With Over 1 million Viewers 2+ on Road to July 3 Final Concert

La Academia Breaks into Nielsen's Top 25 With Over 1 million Viewers 2+ on Road to July 3 Final Concert

La Academia With Five Consecutive Weeks on Nielsen's Top 25 Hispanic List

NEW YORK, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Azteca America, the fastest- growing U.S. Hispanic television network, is proud to announce that its hit musical reality show La Academia attracted 1.06 million viewers 2+ for its June 27 live concert, where it determined the six finalists who will compete on July 3 for over $400,000 in prize money.

"We're on the brink of another ratings milestone for our young network as we anticipate well over 1 million viewers for our final concert," said Azteca America COO Jorge Jaidar.

La Academia has consistently attracted over 600,000 2+ viewers for the past five weeks, earning a spot on Nielsen's Top 25 weekly list of most- watched Hispanic programs. The show traditionally posts strong viewership increases for its final concert.

The six finalists are: Edgar Guerrero, from Boise, Idaho; Yuridia Flores, from Mesa, Arizona; Erasmo Gonzalez, from Xalpatlahuac, Guerrero; Adrian Varela, from Culiacan, Sinaloa; Cynthia Rodriguez, from Monclova, Coahuila; and Silvia Mendivil, from Los Mochis, Sinaloa. They will be competing during the grande finale broadcast live from the Arena Monterrey in Mexico.

Following the July 3 concert, the La Academia graduates will immediately begin an international tour starting in Mexico, with the first U.S. concert in California during the month of August.

Don't miss the July 3 Grande Finale of La Academia live at 8:00 pm PST and EST/7 pm CST with a special pre-event programming beginning one hour prior.

Company Profile

Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United States. The network is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television content in the world. Azteca America currently has presence in 39 Hispanic markets, including: Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Phoenix, Brownsville-McAllen, Albuquerque, San Diego, Fresno-Visalia, Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Denver, Orlando, Austin, Tampa, Corpus Christi, Tucson, Las Vegas, Colorado Springs, Monterey-Salinas, Hartford, Salt Lake City, Bakersfield, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, Omaha, Yakima, Naples-Ft. Myers, Wichita, Reno, Boise, Victoria, Oklahoma City, Charleston and Chattanooga.

For more information, visit our website: http://www.aztecaamerica.com/ .

Contact: Daniel McCosh +011-52-55-1720-0059 +1-646-253-9167 dmccosh@aztecaamerica.com

Juan Pablo Alvarez +011-52-55-1720-5705 +1-646-253-9167 jpalvarez@aztecaamerica.com

Source: Azteca America

CONTACT: Daniel McCosh, +011-52-55-1720-0059, or +1-646-253-9167, or dmccosh@aztecaamerica.com, or Juan Pablo Alvarez, +011-52-55-1720-5705, or +1-646-253-9167, or jpalvarez@aztecaamerica.com, both of Azteca America

Web site: http://www.aztecaamerica.com/

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