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===Telenovelas===
The [[telenovela]], a shorter-form format of serial melodrama, shares some thematic and especially stylistic similarity to the soap opera, enough that the colloquialism ''Spanish soap opera'' has arisen to describe the format. The chief difference between the two is length of series; while soap operas usually have indefinite runs, telenovelas typically have a central [[story arc]] with a prescribed ending within a year or two of the show's launch, requiring more concise storytelling.

Spanish-language networks, chiefly [[Univision]] and [[Telemundo]], have found success airing telenovelas for the growing U.S. Hispanic market. Both originally produced and imported Latin American dramas (as well as imported Turkish dramas since the 2020s) are popular features of the networks' daytime and primetime lineups, sometimes beating English-language networks in the ratings.<ref>{{cite web|last=Guthrie|first=Marisa|date=1 April 2011|title=How the Telenovela Is Beating the Networks|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-telenovela-is-beating-networks-173938|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=16 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|date=21 May 2021|title=Why Turkish Dramas Are Conquering Hispanic Audiences in the U.S. on Univision (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/turkish-dramas-u-s-hispanic-audiences-univision-1234978398/|website=Variety|access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>