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FOR THE 29 ^TH WEEK, “THIS WEEK” CUTS TOTAL VIEWING GAP WITH “MEET THE PRESS”

“THIS WEEK” EXPERIENCES MOST GROWTH SEASON TO DATE

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‘MEET THE PRESS WITH DAVID GREGORY’ IS THE NO. 1 SUNDAY MORNING PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

The Program Is Up Week-to-Week in Homes and Total Viewers and Continues to be No. 1 in the Key Adults 25-54 Demo While ABC Places Third for 3rd Week in a Row

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“THIS WEEK” IS #2 IN TOTAL VIEWERS OUTPERFORMING
“FACE THE NATION”

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‘TODAY’ TOPS GMA BY 1.4 MILLION VIEWERS

“Today” Marks Biggest Total Viewers Win Of The Current Season and the Largest Advantage Over GMA Since April 2008

“Today” Is The Only Morning News Program To Post Week-To-Week Growth

NEW YORK – September 3, 2009 – NBC News’ “Today” continues as the dominant morning news program topping the competition in all categories. For the week ending August 30, “Today” was No. 1 with more than 5.1 million total viewers – a 1.4 million (+38%) lead over GMA, and a 2.6 million (+107%) lead over “The Early Show.” This week’s win marks “Today’s” 716th consecutive week in first place.

The week marked “Today’s” biggest total viewer win of the current season and the largest total viewer advantage over GMA since April 28, 2008 (excluding the Beijing Olympics and holiday-impacted weeks).

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“TODAY” TOPS GMA BY 1.4 MILLION VIEWERS

“Today” Marks Biggest Total Viewers Win Of The Current Season and the Largest Advantage Over GMA Since April 2008

“Today” Is The Only Morning News Program To Post Week-To-Week Growth

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CBS NEWS’ “FACE THE NATION” TIED FOR FIRST WITH NBC IN ADULTS 25-54 FOR THE WEEK

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NEW YORK — NBC’s “Today” show has hired someone with White House experience as a new correspondent — former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager.

Hager, a 27-year-old teacher in Baltimore, will contribute stories about once a month on issues like education to television’s top-rated morning news show, said Jim Bell, its executive producer.

The daughter of former President George W. Bush said she has always wanted to be a teacher and a writer, and has already authored two books. But she was intrigued by the idea of getting into television when Bell contacted her.

“It wasn’t something I’d always dreamed to do,” she said. “But I think one of the most important things in life is to be open-minded and to be open-minded for change.”

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Ratings Report for ABC News’ ”This Week with George Stephanopoulos”

For Sunday, August 23, 2009

FOR THE 26^TH WEEK SINCE JANUARY, “THIS WEEK” CUTS TOTAL VIEWING GAP WITH “MEET THE PRESS”

“THIS WEEK” IS #2 IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND ADULTS 25-54, OUTPERFORMING CBS’ “FACE THE NATION”

“THIS WEEK” IS ONLY SHOW TO EXPERIENCE GROWTH QUARTER TO DATE

On Sunday, August 23, ABC News’ “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” placed second among Total Viewers and the key Adults 25-54 demographic, outperforming CBS’ “Face the Nation” according to Nielsen Media Research.  “This Week” also continues to close the total viewing gap with NBC’s “Meet the Press.”  For the 26^th week, “This Week” closed the total viewing gap with “Meet” by 61% (620,000 in 2009 vs. 1,600,000 in 2008) versus the same weeks last year. In the key Adults 25-54 demographic, “This Week” also cut into “Meet’s” lead by 68% (230,000 in 2009 vs. 730,000 in 2008).

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