Country of origin Argentina Original network Disney Channel | No. of episodes 80 | |
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Original release May 14 – October 26, 2012 | ||
The first season of the Argentine telenovela Violetta started airing in Argentina on May 14, 2012 and ended on October 26, 2012. There were 80 episodes divided into two parts, each with 40 episodes. The first half of the series was titled Su destino es hoy (Her destiny is today), and the second remaining half was titled Violetta está cambiando (Violetta is changing).
Contents
Plot
Violetta, along with her father, Germán, just got back to her hometown, Buenos Aires, after living in Europe for some years. Later, it turns out she has a passion for music, dancing and singing. But her father doesn't want her to sing after the accident that happened to her mother, Maria. She was a famous singer who died in a car accident during a tour commissioned by her father when Violetta was just five years old.
With the help of her new governess, Angie (who is also secretly her aunt), Violetta enrolled at Studio 21 without her father's knowledge. There, she meets her first love, makes new friends, and meets a rival, Ludmilla. She keeps building up her musical talent day after day until the final show at the end of the year, where Angie manages to convince German, who now finally understands that singing and dancing is Violetta's passion and lets her attend Studio 21.
Broadcast
The series originally ran from May 14 to October 26, 2012 on Disney Channel (Latin America). It ran from July 22, 2013 to August 28, 2014 on Disney Channel (UK and Ireland). It aired from August 26, 2013 to April 4, 2014 on Disney Channel (Europe, Middle East and Africa), The season premiered on October 18, 2013 on Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand), and on March 3, 2014 on Disney Channel (Southeast Asia)
Ratings
In Spain, the first episode received a 3.1% share or 461,000 viewers and it has increased by 93% by the end of the first season. The series is also successful in Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil for kids aged 4–11. It's also popular online, with 5 million YouTube visits, 50 million official website visits, and over 80 million Facebook visits. The first episode in Italy received 195,973 viewers making it Disney Channel's most watched broadcast in the country. The average for each episode is 200,000 viewers. The Rai Gulp premiere had a 1% share or 272,000 viewers and the second episode received 300,000 viewers or a share of 1.34%. In the UK the show isn't very popular due to people who are unhappy with dubbed songs, but recently the score 9.5 has increased 9.8 rating and making it one of the most successful shows on Disney Channel UK.