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DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S DEADLIEST CATCH DOMINATES TUESDAY CABLE WITH #1 IN PERSONS 18+

Discovery Channel Beats FOX, ABC and CBS in Men on Tuesday, May 27

May 28, 2014

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Group VP, Communications
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Tuesday's all-new episode of DEADLIEST CATCH was the #1 program in cable across key demos while ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE broke records and delivered series high ratings in numerous demos on Tuesday, May 27. Also, Discovery Channel beat FOX, ABC and CBS in Men for the night on Tuesday.

DEADLIEST CATCH at 9PM earned a 2.17 HH / 1.43 P18+ / 1.72 P25-54 / 2.43 M25-54 / 1.36 P18-49 / 1.84 M18-49 AA% and delivered 2.922 million viewers P2+.  The series was #1 among Persons 18+, Persons and Men 18-49 and Persons and Men 25-54 delivery on cable, and #2 in all of television among both Men 18-49 and Men 25-54*. 

On Tuesday, DEADLIEST CATCH beat broadcast programming across all networks in both Men 18-49 and Men 25-54*, including CBS' Person of Interest, NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles; NBC's Night Shift: FOX's Riot and  I Wanna Marry Harry; and ABC's Extreme Weight Loss and Celebrity Wife Swap.  

The season finale of ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE at 10PM delivered series high ratings in Total Viewers P2+ , Persons 18-49 and Persons and Men 25-54* with 1.86 HH / 1.34 P25-54 / 1.76 M25-54 / 0.99 P18-49 / 1.30 Men 18-49 AA% and delivered 2.451 million viewers P2+. It was also the #2 cable program in in Men 25-54*, behind only DEADLIEST CATCH.

Discovery Channel beat FOX, CBS and ABC among both Men 18-49 and Men 25-54 for the night, and was the #1 cable network on Tuesday among both Persons and Men 25-54 and Men 18-49 delivery*.  

An all new DEADLIEST CATCH premieres next Tuesday, June 3 at 9 PM.

All Times ET/PT. 

*excludes sports/sports nets

Source: Nielsen. MultiTrack. 5/27/14. Live+SD. Prime (8-11p).