CUATRO closes 2007/08 with the highest prime-time growth of any channel

Cuatro, Sogecable's free-to-air channel, owned by PRISA, has had its best season to date - with an average audience share of 8.8%. The channel has beaten all its own records across all time slots and in all of its targets.

The channel saw increases in the afternoon and prime-time slots as compared to the previous season. The phenomenal success is due to the hit show Fama, TV series including House, Kyle XY, Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Dexter, Californication, entertainment shows Tienes talento, El hormiguero, Noche Hache - and news and information programmes Noticias Cuatro, Las mañanas de Cuatro and Callejeros. At the weekends, Cuatro is the channel to have enjoyed the greatest boost in audience share, up 1.6% over the previous period to 8.8%. Late afternoon films have contributed to the rise with Home Cinema achieving an 8% share. Other hits are the Saturday and Sunday morning's Dog Whisperer show (8.2%) and the new Pressing Catch afternoon show (7.5%).

Cuatro broadcasts the most popular European Cup ever
Euro 2008 has been a milestone not just in social and sports terms but also in terms of audience figures, with a 13.1% share in June. The football championship was the top-ranking programme with an amazing 5,932,000 viewers tuning in - that's an audience share of 41%. 15,372,000 viewers turned on for the penalties at the end of the Spain-Italy quarter final match - a share of 77.5%. The final against Germany and Spain's first victory in 44 years, meanwhile, was watched by 80.9%, or 14,482,000 viewers. Euro 2008 was one of the most-watched sports events in televison history. After just two years broadcasting, Cuatro ranks second among the new generation of TV channels after M6. In the second quarter of 2008 Cuatro is up 18% - from 8.5% to 10%, making it the channel to enjoy the greatest growth for the second consecutive period.