Kanal D International’s premium drama Ruthless City (Zalim İstanbul) had its grand final on Spain's Nova with a great success. Aired as Ciudad Cruel, it won the title of "The Most Watched Series of Thematic Channels in 2021".

Listed as "The Top Daily Drama of Thematic Broadcasts" Ciudad Cruel (Ruthless City) also turned into a phenomenon among Spanish speaking fans.

With a 3.4% share and more than 600.000 viewers on average since its premiere tops the historical ranking of Turkish fiction broadcast on thematic channels in Spain since 2018.