Discovery Channel’s DEADLIEST CATCH Nears the End of Its Fifth Season With Red Hot Ratings
New Series Debut of ‘THE COLONY’ Ranks in Cable’s Top Programs
July 21, 2009
The Tuesday, July 21 at 9PM episode of DEADLIEST CATCH continued its rating success, ranking #1 on ad-supported cable in prime for P25-54 (2252k), M25-54 (1420k), P18-34 (919k), M18-34 (599k), P18-49 (2243k) and M18-49 (1384k). The new episode pulled in a 2.5 HH and surpassed, in key demos M25-54 and M18-49, several broadcast programs, most notably: America's Got Talent (NBC, 8p), Big Brother (CBS, 9p), NCIS (CBS, 8p), and Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 10p).
In addition, the series debut of THE COLONY at 10PM ranked among the top five cable programs of the night for M25-54 (#3) and M18-49 (#4), pulling in 1.7 million viewers.
The season five finale of DEADLIEST CATCH will premiere Tuesday, July 28 at 9PM ET/PT, with the second episode of THE COLONY premiering after at 10PM ET/PT.