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Growing in Adults 18-49 for the 4th Straight Week, ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel”

Marks its Top Viewer and Adult 18-49 Results Since Season-Premiere Week

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BRAVO’S “THE MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER” RETURNS FOR A THIRD SEASON ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 19… AND THIS YEAR, PATTI’S GOT A WEDDING TO PLAN

NEW YORK, NY – November 19, 2009 – Bravo and Patti Stanger are back together and going strong for a third season of the hit docu-series “The Millionaire Matchmaker,” premiering Tuesday, January 19 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.  Stanger will stop at nothing to build her matchmaking empire – her business is flourishing, she has a successful book under her belt and is now hosting her own radio advice show.  But after years of helping others find love, Stanger herself finally seals the deal.  She and her longtime love, Andy Friedman, are engaged at last.

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ABC Marks Sizeable Year-to-Year Wednesday Gains in Viewers and Young Adults

ABC’s “Modern Family” Replay Greatly Improves ABC’s Performance at 8pm

Surging from its Last Airing, “The Middle” Posts Best-Since-Debut Numbers

Finishing No. 1 at 9pm in Adults 18-49, ABC’s “Modern Family” is the

Night’s Top Show and Hits its Strongest Performance in its Last 6 Airings

“Cougar Town” Jumps Over its Most Recent Telecast by 14% in Adults 18-49

At 10pm, “In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts” Dominates “NBC’s “Leno,” and Excluding the Prior Week’s “CMAs,” Pulls ABC’s Best Results in the Slot in 8 Weeks

Wednesday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.)

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THE CW’S “AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL” CAPS OFF CYCLE 13 WITH

SEASON HIGHS IN KEY DEMOS

TOP MODEL Scores Its Highest-Rated Episode of the Season in All Demos

TOP MODEL Wins the Hour Among Women 18-34;

Finishes Second in Adults 18-34 and Women 18-49

The CW Scores its Best Wednesday Since Season Premiere in September

November 19, 2009 (Burbank, CA) – The finale of The CW’s AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL climbed to season highs among women 18-34 (3.2/9) and women 18-49 (2.8/8), and matched its season best in adults 18-34 (1.9/6) and adults 18-49 (1.7/5), according to preliminary live plus same day Nielsen ratings for Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.

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CBS WINS WEDNESDAY IN VIEWERS AND KEY DEMOS; COMEDIES HIT SEASON HIGHS

“Criminal Minds” Delivers Highest Ratings Since October

“CSI: NY” Wins Time Period

CBS placed first on Wednesday in viewers and key demographics led by season-high ratings for THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE and GARY UNMARRIED, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Nov. 18.

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE was first in adults 25-54 (3.0/08), adults 18-49 (2.2/07), second in households (4.7/08) and viewers (7.45m).  Compared to last week, THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE was up +4% in households (from 4.5/07), +11% in adults 25-54 (from 2.7/07), +5% in adults 18-49 (from 2.1/06) and added +250,000 viewers (from 7.20m, +4%).  This is the best viewer delivery for THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE since March 11, 2009, best adults 25-54 performance since Dec. 10, 2008 and matches its best adults 18-49 delivery this season.

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TV GUIDE NETWORK GIVES FANS THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES THIS CHRISTMAS WITH 12-HOUR “DIRTY DANCING” MARATHON

One of the Most Heart-Warming and Celebrated Films of All Time to Air on

TV Guide Network on Friday, December 25 from 12:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. ET/PT

LOS ANGELES (November 19, 2009) – This Christmas, TV Guide Network celebrates one of Hollywood’s most cherished and timeless film romances of all time “Dirty Dancing” with a 12-hour marathon premiering Friday, December 25 at 12:00 p.m. ET/PT and running through midnight. This holiday season, friends and family can relive the magic, the music and the romance of this fan-favorite motion picture hit only on TV Guide Network.

“Dirty Dancing,” part of Lionsgate Home Entertainment’s extensive film library, became an instant classic upon its box office release in the summer of 1987 and elevated Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey to superstardom. “Sometimes a movie encapsulates a period or a moment in all of our lives in such a way that it never dies. And I think ‘Dirty Dancing’ did that,” Swayze commented in an interview featured on the film’s 20th Anniversary DVD release.

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HISTORY’s Series Premiere of

WWII in HD

Delivers 2.6 Million Total Viewers

And 1.1 Million Adults 25-54

Top Cable Network from 9-11pm in Male Demos

The series launch of WWII in HD— which debuted Sunday, November 15 from 9-11pm ET on HISTORY— claimed 2.6 million Total Viewers, 1.1 million Adults 25-54, 931,000 Adults 18-49 and a 2.1 HH rating. The premiere propelled HISTORY to the #1 cable network from 9-11pm in both Men 18-49 (670,000) and Men 25-54 (792,000).

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Nickelodeon’s iCarly Ranks as Basic Cable’s Number-One Entertainment Show with Total Viewers for the Week

Fanboy and Chum Chum Scores on Saturday Morning with Kids 6-11, 2-11

Nickelodeon’s iCarly scored again as basic cable’s top entertainment telecast among total viewers for the week, coming in behind only ESPN’s Monday Night Football.  iCarly–which year to date ranks as the number-one show with kids 2-11–drew 5.0 million total viewers and double- to triple-digit gains against both Nick’s own time period average and direct programming competition from other networks with the new episode, “iFind Lewbert’s Lost Love” (Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m., all times ET/PT).

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