Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	May 10, 2018
Entity Registrant Name	HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001567345
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Common Class A
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		19,711,064
Common Class B
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		19,720,381