TV Guide Channel(R) Announces Highest Rated Show in Its History With Live Red Carpet Pre-Show at the 79th Annual Academy Awards(R)
TV Guide Channel®, a leading entertainment network with original programming in more than 80 million homes, today announced that its live coverage at the 79th Annual Academy Awards® hosted by Joan and Melissa Rivers delivered a 1.1 HH coverage rating, the network’s highest rated program ever and highest rated Red Carpet pre-show, up 22 percent over last year. The first hour of the live pre-show delivered a .9 HH rating and grew 33 percent in the second hour to a 1.2 HH rating.
In addition to delivering record ratings at the Academy Awards, TV Guide Channel also outperformed its year-over-year ratings at the Golden Globes® and Grammy® Awards. TV Guide Channel’s live coverage at Golden Globe Awards delivered a .6 HH coverage rating, a 20 percent increase over the prior year. At the Grammy Awards, TV Guide Channel’s live pre-show earned a .6 HH coverage rating, a 50 percent increase over the prior year. In 2007, the network also debuted its Red Carpet coverage at the Screen Actor’s Guild™ Awards, which delivered a .4 HH coverage rating.
“Award Season ’07 was a big win for TV Guide Channel, as we delivered our highest rated programming to-date,” said Ryan O’Hara, President of TV Guide Channel. “The quality of our content on the network helped us achieve year-over-year ratings growth at all three major award shows.”
TV Guide Channel’s Award Season ’07 original programming included over 30 hours of coverage, which included the Golden Globes®, the SAG Awards™, the Grammy® Awards and the Academy Awards®.
About TV Guide Channel
TV Guide Channel reaches over 80 million homes and is the premier television entertainment network for viewers seeking the latest information on the best programs, hottest stars and latest trends on television. Headquartered in the heart of Hollywood at its TV Guide Studios, the network combines original programming with comprehensive program listings information – all of which deliver on viewers’ need for an entertaining and easy guide to what’s on TV. TV Guide Channel is owned and operated by TV Guide Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.
About Gemstar-TV Guide
Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GMST) is a leading media, entertainment and technology company that develops, licenses, markets and distributes technologies, products and services targeted at the television guidance and entertainment needs of consumers worldwide. The Company’s businesses include: television media and publishing properties; interactive program guide services and products; and technology and intellectual property licensing. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.gemstartvguide.com.
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Source: Nielsen Media Research