Hechos (Facts) is the news program of TV Azteca in Mexico, aired on its Azteca Uno network. Hechos newscasts air in the morning, at midday and at 9pm on weekdays and weekdays on Saturdays.

All three weekday editions of Hechos beat Televisa's competing newscasts in the ratings in September 2016.^[1]

History

Hechos came to air in February 1994, months after the privatization of Imevisión led to the launch of Azteca as a private broadcaster.

Editions

Hechos airs Primera Linea AM, Hechos AM, Hechos Aqui entre nos, Hechos Meridiano and Hechos con Javier Alatorre

On Saturdays, Hechos Sabado con Carolina Rocha

And Sundays, Hechos Domingo con Jorge Zarza

Local opt-outs

TV Azteca produces various regional news bulletins which are produced in major cities and inserted into the schedules of Azteca Uno transmitters in their respective local areas. These cover up portions of other programs and/or the national late news. These are titled Hechos (region name), with such programs including Hechos Veracruz, Hechos Sonora Sur (covering Ciudad Obregón) and Hechos Baja California Sur. These programs also air in morning, midday and late time slots.

Foreign adaptations

Hechos was also produced in Chile by La Red TV when it was part of TV Azteca.

In 2017, TV Azteca launched A+, 7.2 national channel, replacing AzNoticias, producing 2 news programs known as Ahora Más, in afternoon and evening hours