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From PR Newswire

COMEDY CENTRAL® #1 Among Young Men During Fall Premiere Week as the Most-Watched Channel in All of Television Among Men 18-24 Fall Season Launches With the Most-Watched Week in Channel History Among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49


Most-Watched And Highest-Rated Week In COMEDY CENTRAL's History Among Adults 18-34, Adults 18-24 And Men 18-34

Channel Led By Record-Setting Performance By "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Charlie Sheen" "Tosh.0" College Campus Invasion, Series-High Second Season Premiere of "Workaholics" And World Premiere of "Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos"

Upcoming Premieres Include The Fall Season Of "South Park" (October 5),The Second Season Premiere Of "Nick Swardson's Pretend Time" (October 5),The Series Premiere Of "Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution" (October 6),"6 Days to Air: The Making of 'South Park,'" A Documentary By Arthur Bradford (October 9)

Stand-Up Specials From "Weird Al" Yankovic (October 1), Craig Ferguson (October 15), Pablo Francisco (November 5), T.J. Miller (November 12), Donald Glover (November 20) And Carlos Mencia (December 4) Round Out COMEDY CENTRAL's Fall Schedule

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NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2011



NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- COMEDY CENTRAL set Premiere Week on fire, recording the all-comedy channel's most-watched week in its 20-year history among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. The network also finished as the #1 network in all of television in Prime among Men 18-24 during the inaugural week of the 2011 Fall Season, which was also COMEDY CENTRAL's most-watched and highest-rated Prime in history among Adults 18-34, Adults 18-24 and Men 18-34. (source: Nielsen Media Research, 9/19/11-9/25/11, Live + Same Day)



COMEDY CENTRAL's record-setting week was kicked-off on Monday with "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Charlie Sheen," which now stands as the most-watched telecast in COMEDY CENTRAL history with a delivery of 7.4 million total viewers (most current data). Then "Tosh.0" invaded Arizona State University the following day, drawing over 3 million total viewers to its "College Campus Invasion" to begin the show's Fall Season. Newly paired with "Tosh.0" to form a potent one-two punch, "Workaholics" scored a series-high 2.1 million total viewers for its Second Season Premiere and led all of television for Tuesday Prime among Men 18-24. COMEDY CENTRAL's historic week was capped off on Sunday with the World Premiere of "Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos," which drew 5.5 million total viewers to provide an emphatic exclamation point to the week.



COMEDY CENTRAL is poised to ride the momentum of its record-breaking week with new seasons of "South Park" and "Nick Swardson's Pretend Time" (premiering October 5), the series premiere of "Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution" (October 6), "6 Days to Air: The Making of 'South Park,'" a documentary by Arthur Bradford (October 9), and stand-up specials from "Weird Al" Yankovic (October 1), Craig Ferguson (October 15), Pablo Francisco (November 5), T.J. Miller (November 12), Donald Glover (November 20) and Carlos Mencia (December 4).



Highlights from COMEDY CENTRAL's historic week include:



COMEDY CENTRAL Prime (8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.) – week of September 19-25



(source: Nielsen Media Research, 9/19/11-9/25/11, Live + Same Day)



1.9 million Total Viewers (P2+)



1.04 Adult 18-49 rating / 1.1 million Adult 18-49 viewers



1.26 Adult 18-34 rating / 709,000 Adult 18-34 viewers



1.49 Adult 18-24 rating / 359,000 Adult 18-24 viewers



1.52 Men 18-34 rating / 431,000 Men 18-34 viewers



1.82 Men 18-24 rating / 222,000 Men 18-24 viewers



most-watched week in COMEDY CENTRAL's 20-year history among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49

#1 network in all of television among Men 18-24 during the inaugural week of the 2011 Fall Season

most-watched and highest-rated in history among Adults 18-34, Adults 18-24 and Men 18-34





"Tosh.0"



the Fall Season Premiere of "Tosh.0," drew 3.0 million Total Viewers, along with a 2.2 Adult 18-49 rating and a 4.4 Men 18-34 and a 4.4 Men 18-24

in its time slot (10:00-10:30 p.m.), "Tosh.0" was #1 in all of television with Men 18-34 and Men 18-24 and was #1 for Tuesday Prime in cable among Men 18-34





"Workaholics"



now paired with "Tosh.0" to form a dominating Tuesday night comedy block among young men, "Workaholics" had its highest-rated and most-watched episode with its Second Season Premiere, drawing an audience of 2.1 million Total Viewers, +126% more than the Series Premiere in April

the season premiere notched triple-digit increases and series-high marks across all key demos, highlighted by a 1.6 Adult 18-49 rating (up +160% vs. Series Premiere), a 3.6 Men 18-34 rating (up +171%) and a 5.0 Men 18-24 rating (up an astounding +282%)

like its lead-in, "Workaholics" was #1 in all of television in its time slot (10:30-11:00 p.m.) with Men 18-34 and Men 18-24 and was the #1 show among Men 18-24 in all of television for Tuesday Prime





"COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Charlie Sheen"



the latest installment of the Emmy®-nominated franchise delivered 6.4 million Total Viewers, along with a 4.5 Adult 18-49 rating, 8.7 Men 18-24 rating, 7.0 Men 18-34 rating and a 6.2 Adult 18-34 rating

across all plays on Monday night, the Roast delivered over 10 million Total Viewers

with all available playback included, the "Roast Of Charlie Sheen" now stands as the most-watched telecast in COMEDY CENTRAL history with a delivery of 7.4 million Total Viewers (most current data)

#1 ranking on Trendrr.tv's Social Television Charts with over 450K mentions – more than two times the nearest shows ("Dancing With The Stars" and "Two And Half Men")

249K tweets around the "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Charlie Sheen" on Monday – more than six times the prior "Roast of Donald Trump"

#SheenRoast generated more than 178K mentions – seven times more than #TrumpRoast

THOSE JERSEY SHORE BASTARDS AND VILE TEEN MOMS GIVES MTV HUGE NUMBERS,NOT SEEN IN 10 YEARS.


NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), concluded 2010 with a 16% year-over-year ratings gain (P12-34), the network's largest annual increase since 1999, and with its fourth consecutive quarter of growth. For the final quarter of 2010, MTV's ratings grew 24% over the same period last year as the network posted gains across all key day parts.

The year-long ratings gains were fueled by MTV's diverse programming slate of hit reality series, new scripted comedy and live award telecasts. Excluding sports, MTV nabbed all 20 of the top 20 cable telecasts of the year among P12-34, topped by the "2010 Video Music Awards." Further, MTV secured eight of the top 20 original cable series of the year, including the top two spots with "Jersey Shore" (#1) and "Teen Mom" (#2). In addition, MTV's sibling network MTV2, which has the highest concentration of young males on TV, had its best year ever, up 4% over 2009.

MTV's dramatic growth extended to the online space. With more than 57 million unique visitors according to comScore Media Metrix numbers (November 2010), the MTV Music Group experienced 200% year-over-year growth, making it the #1 destination for music.

"In 2010 we've seen enormous ratings growth as a result of the process we began almost two years ago to reinvent MTV for a new generation," said MTV General Manager Stephen Friedman. "We continue to rally the organization around a new brand filter that is clearly gaining traction with the millennial audience as we see broad-based ratings gains across our programming lineup. We look forward to a strong 2011 when we'll further diversify our lineup with new scripted series 'Skins' and 'Teen Wolf' alongside returning hits like 'Jersey Shore' and 'Teen Mom 2."

ADDITIONAL KEY LINEAR HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2010 INCLUDE:

"Jersey Shore," MTV's most-watched series ever, more than doubled (+119%) its season one average (5.7 vs 2.6)
Season two of "Teen Mom" saw ratings increase 57% over season one's average (3.6 vs 2.3)
The "2010 VMAS" delivered a 10.0 rating (P12-34) and 11.4 million total viewers, making it the #1 cable telecast of the year.
MTV's original comedy series "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" culminated with season-high ratings of 1.3 (P12-34) and 1.3 million total viewers, up 20% from the season average


Source: Nielsen.

CO-CO'S MESSAGE TO NBC: "GO TO HELL!" AND HE MAY HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN HIS WISH.

From The wrap.com

Ratings are the best revenge. And if these numbers hold, "Conan" had a very sweet debut for TBS, served cold.

In his first night back on the air in over nine months, Conan O’Brien bested David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel and -- most importantly for O'Brien and his followers -- Jay Leno.

Conan’s new TBS show scored a 2.8 rating among Nielsen’s 56 metered markets. In contrast, Leno earned a 2.7 rating, Letterman drew 2.5, and Kimmel received a 1.7.

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Against his Comedy Central competition, the ginger-haired comic also fared well. "The Daily Show" earned a 1.5 rating, while "The Colbert Report" nabbed a 1.1 rating.

The real challenge will be maintaining the lead over the next few weeks and months. An executive from a rival show said that he expects O'Brien's numbers will dip once the curiosity factor wanes.


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Conan Returns to Late Night With a Message for NBC: 'Go to Hell'However, those numbers are subject to change once national figures come in later today.

Moreover, with the exception of Stewart, they do not represent head-to-head matchups, as Leno and Letterman both kick off their show at 11:30 p.m., while O'Brien begins his 30 minutes earlier.