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[11/06/06 - 05:28 PM]
It's a Paradise of Prizes from Nintendo Wii, Scion Xb and Tomtom One Gps! Get Ready for Comedy Central's(R) "Thanksgiving Island" During "Thanxgiveaway Wiikend" Thursday, November 23 Through Sunday, November 26
The network will team with Nintendo Wii, TomTom and Scion xB to give away 48 hourly prize packages which include a new Wii console and a TomTom ONE GPS.

[via press release from Comedy Central]

IT'S A PARADISE OF PRIZES FROM NINTENDO WII, SCION XB AND TOMTOM ONE GPS! GET READY FOR COMEDY CENTRAL'S� "THANKSGIVING ISLAND" DURING "THANXGIVEAWAY WIIKEND" THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23 THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26

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COMEDY CENTRAL To Air Four Days Of Variety Of Programming In Celebration Of Thanksgiving Holiday Including The World Premiere Of Gary Gulman: A Boyish Man" Saturday, November 25 At 10:00 P.M.

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48 Hourly Codes To Appear On-Air Prompting Viewers To Enter Sweepstakes On comedycentral.com

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Grand Prize Winner Will Receive A Tricked-Out Scion xB Including A Wii Console And A TomTom ONE GPS

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All Other Winners Will Be Awarded A Wii From Nintendo And A TomTom ONE GPS

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NEW YORK, November 6, 2006 -- COMEDY CENTRAL is sweeping viewers away to an island paradise during "Thanxgiveaway Wiikend." This year, COMEDY CENTRAL teams up with Nintendo Wii, TomTom and Scion xB to give away 48 hourly prize packages which include a new Wii console and a TomTom ONE GPS. COMEDY CENTRAL will provide one lucky Grand Prize winner with the keys to a brand new, tricked-out Scion xB, complete with a Wii console and a TomTom ONE GPS.

From Thursday, November 23 through Sunday, November 26, COMEDY CENTRAL will air 48 hours of mixed programming to celebrate the network's "Thanksgiving Paradise." Viewers need to stay tuned because a different code will appear every hour, giving fans a chance to register and win. By logging on to comedycentral.com and visiting the COMEDY CENTRAL Thanxgiveaway sitelet, viewers will enter the codes thus becoming eligible for all prizes.

Welcome to paradise, USA. This year's "Thanxgiveaway Wiikend" will center around the "Thanksgiving Island," a competitive reality show hosted by Brian Unger where four lucky all-American families have been chosen to spend Thanksgiving weekend on a remote island and compete with each other in a rigorous gauntlet of holiday-themed challenges.

In addition to the awesome prizes, viewers can dig in to a variety of delicious programming. Catch frighteningly funny flicks such as "Superstar" and "The Original Kings of Comedy" and be sure to make room for the World Premiere of "Gary Gulman: A Boyish Man" Saturday, November 25 at 10:00 p.m.

"Thanxgiveaway Wiikend" will be sponsored by Nintendo Wii, Scion xB and TomTom ONE GPS.

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 88 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks. COMEDY CENTRAL is a registered trademark of Comedy Partners. COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is www.comedycentral.com.





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