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[08/27/08 - 04:04 PM]
Secret Life Is Tuesday's No. 1 Cable's Telecast in Target Adults 18-34, Women 18-34 and Women 18-49
ABC Family spins the numbers for Tuesday, August 26.
[via press release from ABC Family]

Ratings Highlights for Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Final National Ratings

"Secret Life" is Tuesday's No. 1 Cable's Telecast in Target Adults 18-34, Women 18-34 and Women 18-49

"Secret Life" Stands as Cable's No. 1 Entertainment Telecast on Tuesday in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49

Season to Date ABC Family's No. 1 Original Series, "Secret Life" Dominates its Time Period, Topping Runners-Up Fox News by 50% in Total Viewers and TBS by 64% in Adults 18-49 and 163% in Viewers 12-34

"The Secret Life of the American Teenager" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

Posting another dominant win in Tuesday's 8 o'clock hour, "Secret Life" was Tuesday's No. 1 cable program for the entire day in Adults 18-34 (1.2 million), Women 18-34 (815,000) and Women 18-49 (1.2 million). The ABC Family series stood as Tuesday's No. 1 entertainment telecast among Total Viewers (3.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.7 million)

� Through nine episodes, "Secret Life" dominates cable's 8 o'clock hour, towering over runner-up Fox News by 44% in Total Viewers (3.6 million vs. 2.5 million) and TBS by 64% in Adults 18-49 (1.6 million vs. 975,000) and 163% in Viewers 12-34 (2.4 million vs. 911,000).

� Season to date, "Secret Life" is delivering impressive gains over year-ago time period levels across the board, including 381% in Total Viewers (3.6 million vs. 749 million), 421% in Adults 18-34 (1.1 million vs. 211,000), 362% in Adults 18-49 (1.6 million vs. 346,000) and 600% in Viewers 12-34 (2.4 million vs. 343,000).

Source: Nielsen Media Research (National Ratings, 8/26/08, Live + Same Day; Season-to-date, 7/1/08-8/26/08, Most Current).





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