MTV'S "TEEN MOM 2" DELIVERS STRONGEST DEBUT YET FOR HIT FRANCHISE WITH 2.7 MILLION P12-34 VIEWERS

Show Premiere Garnered 3.6 Million Total Viewers

NEW YORK, NY (January 12, 2011) - MTV premiered "Teen Mom 2" last night, January 11th at 10pm ET/PT, delivering the hit franchise's best season debut yet with the network's core P12-34 audience.

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· Teen Mom 2 season premiere garnered a 3.4 P12-34 rating, up 55% from the Teen Mom series debut on 12/8/09 (2.2 P12-34 rating) and up 3% from last season's Teen Mom season premiere on 7/20/10 (3.3 P12-34 rating).

· Teen Mom 2 season premiere averaged 3.6 million total viewers.

· Among F12-34, Teen Mom 2 season premiere's 5.5 rating is up 72% from the Teen Mom series debut (3.2 F12-34 rating) and up 6% from last season's Teen Mom season premiere (5.2 F12-34 rating).

Source: Nielsen. Live+SD. Coverage ratings. 1/11/11 or as dated.

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