''Sevcec'' was a Spanish-language

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, hosted by journalist

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and broadcast by

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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

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Broadcast history

The show was created in 1994 by

's then-president Joaquin Blaya, who also helped create the ''

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'' show during his years as president of rival network

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, 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

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".Jacob Bernstein
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'' Miami New Times'', July 9, 1998. The show became a success, taping over 1,200 episodes and winning seven Emmy Awards. However, with the show being up against the long-running ''Cristina'' in the 4:00 p.m. timeslot, ''Sevcec''s ratings began to decline and it was cancelled in 1999. '' Laura en America'' took over the timeslot upon its arrival to the network that year."Sevcec: Me reemplazó una basura de programa de Laura Bozzo"

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, December 20, 2016 (video, 7 mins, 53 secs) .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sevcec Telemundo original programming 1994 American television series debuts 1999 American television series endings 1990s American television talk shows Spanish-language television programming in the United States