Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	May 06, 2019
Entity Registrant Name	HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001567345
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Common Class A
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		19,683,711
Common Class B
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		19,720,381