NBC UNIVERSAL DOMESTIC TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION'S LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT SCORES BEST RATINGS IN SYNDICATION TO DATE

NBC UNIVERSAL DOMESTIC TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION'S LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT SCORES BEST RATINGS IN SYNDICATION TO DATE

"CI" Scores Best Household and Key Demo Ratings and Attracts It's Top Total Viewer Total

Weekly Runs of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Continue To Impress

Universal City, CA Oct 30, 2007 --NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" posted its strongest weekly ratings since debuting in off-network broadcast syndication this fall.

And "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," which also made its off-network syndication debut this fall as a weekly series, continued its strong freshman run during the most recent week in the national ratings.

"Law & Order: Criminal Intent," which is the first of the "Law & Order" series to air as a strip in broadcast syndication, rose 7% to a 1.5 HH, its best full week rating yet, according to Nielsen Media Research for the week of October 15, 2007.

The series also attracted a season-high 2 million viewers for the week, up 10% from the previous week and matched its season high ratings in both Women 18-49 (.9) and Women 25-54 (.9).

"Law & Order: CI" is also delivering strong local ratings, building 20% from its lead-in with Women 25-54 in the 13 LPM markets. And it's improving time periods in New York +10%, Los Angeles +50%, and Chicago +125% with Women 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research data for Oct 4-24.

"Law & Order: SVU" continued its strong weekly run, matching its season high in Men 25-54 (1.2), while averaging a 2.2 HH rating for the third straight week. "SVU" was also up 25% in Women 18-34 from the previous week.

For the season, "Law & Order: SVU" continues to be the #2 new weekly off-network syndicated series in (2.2) households, topping "Without a Trace" (2.1 HH) and fellow newcomer "Cold Case" (2.1 HH). Season-to-date "SVU" is averaging 3.1 million viewers to "Without a Trace" and "Cold Case's" 2.8 million.

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Current and upcoming first-run strip syndicated programming at NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution includes Access Hollywood, Blind Date, Deal or No Deal, The Jerry Springer Show, The Martha Stewart Show, Maury and The Steve Wilkos Show. Current first-run weekly syndicated programming includes The Chris Matthews Show, The Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo, Your Total Health, Lyons & Bailes Reel Talk and the off-network distribution of Heroes, The Office, House, the Law & Order series and much more.