Esta historia me suena

Esta historia me suena (English title: It Rings a Bell) is a Mexican anthology television series produced by Genoveva Martínez for Televisa, that premiered on Las Estrellas on 13 May 2019.^[1] The series stars María José and Jan Carlo Bautista. The series tackles intense current issues, with song titles inspiring an episode storyline.^[2][3]

Esta historia me suena
Created by	Gabriel Santos Carlos Pérez Ortega
Directed by	Emmanuel Duprez
Starring	María José Jan Carlo Bautista
Theme music composer	Paty Cantú Ángela Dávalos
Opening theme	"Esta historia me suena" by María José
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	168 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Genoveva Martínez
Producer	Emmanuel Duprez
Editors	Erika Castañeda Yuri Murua
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company	Televisa
Original release
Network	Las Estrellas
Release	13 May 2019 (2019-5-13) – 18 August 2023 (2023-8-18)

The series has been renewed for a sixth season, which premiered on 10 July 2023.^[4]

Premise

Each stand-alone episode addresses family and youth issues in a familiar and optimistic tone and features a song that inspires the episode’s storyline. The storyline leads to reflection between parents and children and how to resolve them in everyday life. The song accompanies and supports that story. Most episodes feature a flash mob that highlights the featured song.

Production

Filming of the series began on 15 October 2018.^[5][6] The series was originally scheduled to premiere on 12 November 2018, however it was delayed because of problems with the rights of some songs used in the episodes.^[7][8]

Episodes

Main article: List of Esta historia me suena episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	30		13 May 2019 (2019-5-13)	28 June 2019 (2019-6-28)
2	15		18 December 2019 (2019-12-18)	22 March 2020 (2020-3-22)
3	38		5 August 2020 (2020-8-5)	25 September 2020 (2020-9-25)
4	30		26 July 2021 (2021-7-26)	3 September 2021 (2021-9-3)
5	25		13 June 2022 (2022-6-13)	15 July 2022 (2022-7-15)
6	30		10 July 2023 (2023-7-10)	18 August 2023 (2023-8-18)

Reception

The series premiered with a total of 2.5 million viewers.^[9] The first ten episodes aired weekdays at 6:30pm. Due to discreet audience data, on 27 May 2019 the rest of the first season moved to the 5:30pm timeslot.^[10]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Esta historia me suena

Season	Timeslot (CT)	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		Avg. viewers (millions)
			Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	Mon–Fri 6:30 pm (1–10) Mon–Fri 5:30 pm (11–30)	10[Note 1]	13 May 2019 (2019-5-13)	2.5[9]	28 June 2019 (2019-6-28)	N/A	2.39
2	Mon–Fri 6:30 pm	12[Note 1]	18 December 2019 (2019-12-18)	2.4[11]	22 March 2020 (2020-3-22)	2.2[12]	2.77
3		38	5 August 2020 (2020-8-5)	3.0[13]	25 September 2020 (2020-9-25)	2.8[14]	2.77
4		30	26 July 2021 (2021-7-26)	2.5[15]	3 September 2021 (2021-9-3)	2.7[16]	2.63
5		25	13 June 2022 (2022-6-13)	2.4[17]	15 July 2022 (2022-7-15)	2.3[18]	2.45
6		30	10 July 2023 (2023-7-10)	2.2[19]	18 August 2023 (2023-8-18)	2.1[20]	2.18

Notes

1. Should reflect the number of episodes that contribute to the average given in the last column.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated	Result
2020	TVyNovelas Awards[21]	Best Unit Program	Genoveva Martínez	Nominated