2018 in Mexican television

The following is a list of events affecting Mexican television in 2018. 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.

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Events

• Most television stations in Mexico were required to change frequencies to repurpose the 600 MHz band for use by mobile services.
• September - Tecate, Baja California-licensed XHDTV-TDT in the Tijuana market, the final English-language television station in western Mexico, disaffiliates from the American-based MyNetworkTV programming service in favor of the Monterrey, Nuevo Leon-based Milenio Televisión network. MyNetworkTV was moved to The CW-affiliated KFMB-DT2 in San Diego as a secondary affiliation. This left CW affiliate XHRIO-TDT in Matamoros, Tamaulipas as the only English-language television station licensed in Mexico until that station ceased operation on December 31, 2021.

Television shows

Debuts

• Casa de las Flores (2018–present)^[1]
• LOL: Last One Laughing (2018–2019)

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)
• Atrapada (2018–present)
• Casa de las Flores (2018–present)^[1]
• Como dice el dicho (2011–present)
• El Chiapo (2017–present)
• La Voz… México (2011–present)
• Por amar sin ley (2018–present)
• México Tiene Talento (2014–present)
• Rubirosa (2018–present)
• Sin tu mirads (2017–present)
• Valiant Love (2012–present)

Television stations

Station launches

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
12 February	Uruapan, Michoacán	XHJGMI-TDT	15 (UHF) 12 (PSIP)	Commercial independent
2 May	Guadalajara, Jalisco	XHQMGU-TDT	9 (VHF) 10 (PSIP)
July	Chihuahua, Chihuahua	XHICCH-TDT	30 (UHF) 44 (PSIP)	Commercial independent	Satellite station of XHIJ-TDT/Ciudad Juárez
14 August	Mexico City	XHTDMX-TDT	11 (VHF) 6 (PSIP)	Multimedios Televisión
October	Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua	XHMTCH-TDT	28.1 (UHF)/6.1 (PSIP) 28.2 (UHF)/6.2 (PSIP) 28.3 (UHF)/6.3 (PSIP) 28.4 (UHF)/6.4 (PSIP)	Multimedios Televisión (primary) Milenio Television Teleritmo Independent (via XHABC-TDT)
3 December	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco	XHCPPV-TDT	27 (UHF) 10 (PSIP)	Commercial independent
17 December	Saltillo, Coahuila	XHTSCO-TDT	36 (UHF) 10 (PSIP)	Independent

Network affiliation changes

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Old Affiliation	New Affiliation	Notes/References
September	Tecate/Tijuana, Baja California (San Diego, California, United States)	XHDTV-TDT	49.1 (PSIP)	MyNetworkTV	Milenio Televisión

Station closures

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Sign-on date	Notes/References
Unknown date	Ensenada, Baja California	XHENB-TDT	29 (UHF)	Pacific Spanish Network	1 October 1994

Deaths

See also

• List of Mexican films of 2018
• 2018 in Mexico