[1][2] The category was created in 2008 by the board of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in order to honor telenovelas which have been produced and broadcast initially outside the United States.

[4] Brazil's Globo is the TV network with the largest number of nominations, 12 in total, winning in 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2020.

[5] Considered the most prominent event in the international television industry, the International Emmy Awards recognizes excellence in television produced outside of the United States, as well as US Primetime programs produced in languages other than English.

[6] The International Emmy for Best Telenovela awards a melodramatic production with a continuous storyline and a duration with at least half an hour televised counting with 50 and 220 episodes.

The Telenovela usually has to air 2 and 6 times a week, generally having the genre romance as the central theme.