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The Feb. 21 airing of TELESCOPE on Science Channel pushed the network to its most watched Sunday Primetime audience ever in Total Viewers P2+ (621,000)  in L+3. TELESCOPE grabbed 703,000 viewers P2+ at 9PM while the 8PM and 10PM airings of the network’s popular series, What on Earth?, had 579,000 Total Viewers P2+ during each hour.

Viewership among all key demo ratings during Primetime on Sunday were up double digits vs. Science Channel’s 2016 year to date Prime Time averages, including Total Viewers P2+ (+68%) Persons 25-54 (+65%), Men 25-54 (+69%), Women 25-54 (+59%), Persons 18-49 (+42%), Men 18-49 (+39%) and Women 18-49 (+47%).

TELESCOPE, directed by Oscar(R)-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn ("My Architect, "Two Hands",) is a dynamic journey behind the scenes of the next step in the evolution of telescopes: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. A new generation has been inspired to design and build this massive instrument, which is 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space Telescope and will be a veritable time machine, capable of looking back on the origins of our universe and identifying signatures of potential life on planets far outside our solar system.

About Science Channel

Science Channel, a division of Discovery Communications, Inc, is home for the thought provocateur, the individual who is unafraid to ask the killer questions of "how" and "why not." The network is a playground for those with audacious intellects and features programming willing to go beyond imagination to explore the unknown. Guided by curiosity, Science Channel looks for innovation in mysterious new worlds as well as in its own backyard. Science Channel and the Science Channel HD simulcast reaches over 75 million U.S. households. The network also features high traffic online and social media destinations, including ScienceChannel.com, facebook.com/ScienceChannel and @ScienceChannel on Twitter. 

About Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world’s #1 pay-TV programmer reaching nearly 3 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories. For 30 years Discovery has been dedicated to satisfying curiosity and entertaining viewers with high-quality content through its global television brands, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science and Turbo/Velocity, as well as U.S. joint venture network OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Discovery controls Eurosport, the leading pan-regional sports entertainment destination across Europe and Asia-Pacific. Discovery also is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools, including an award-winning series of K-12 digital textbooks, through Discovery Education, and a digital leader with a diversified online portfolio, including Discovery Digital Networks. For more information, please visitwww.discoverycommunications.com.

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