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Why telenovelas keep viewers watching for months

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Pacing is entirely irrelevant when you need a captive demographic for an entire year. Telenovelas are purposefully stretched into grueling, daily marathons featuring endless melodramatic cliffhangers, effectively trapping audiences in a relentless viewing cycle that dominates their daily afternoon routine.

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