''Contacto Deportivo'' is an American

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sports news program. Previously airing on UniMas, the program airs nightly at midnight on

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and Univision Deportes Network. In September 2015,

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announced that according to

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, ''Contacto Deportivo'' was the fastest-growing U.S. sports news program in terms of viewership, regardless of language, having increased its year over year viewership by 213%, and 18-49 viewership by 170%. It was also reported that in July and August 2015, average viewership of ''Contacto Deportivo'' was 5% higher than that of the 12:00 a.m. ET edition of

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's English-language sports news program ''

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''—its main competitor in the timeslot.

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