'Voz' drowns out competition

As Mexico's top conglom and also the biggest producer of The spanish language-language content on the planet, Televisa rarely makes news by beating out its only rival, Azteca, at rankings for any new show. With "La Voz," a singing competition reveal that, like NBC's hit "The Voice," is dependant on a format from Nederlander shingle Talpa, Televisa trounced Azteca's lengthy-running musical competition "La Academia" having a debut on Sept. 11 rating of 28.2/47.1, beating "Academia's" 9.6 rating/17 share. The Sept. 18 "Voz" increased the space having a 30.5 rating/50.8 share, a lot more than tripling its rival. Released in 2002, "Academia" -- a mix between "The American Idol ShowInch and "Your Government" -- rapidly increased right into a phenom but takes hits for deficiencies in innovation in the format and deference to scripted controversies over musical ability. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com