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[04/24/12 - 09:04 AM]
Bravo Is #1 Cable Network Among Adults 18-49 and Earns Best Sunday in Network History Among All Key Demos
Bravo spins the numbers for Sunday, April 22.

[via press release from Bravo]

BRAVO IS #1 CABLE NETWORK AMONG ADULTS 18-49 AND EARNS BEST SUNDAY IN NETWORK HISTORY AMONG ALL KEY DEMOS

"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" Scores Bravo's Highest Rated Season Premiere Ever With Three Million Total Viewers And "Watch What Happens Live" Delivers Highest Rated Episode of the Season To-Date With Nearly Two Million Total Viewers

Sunday Makes Bravo Media #1 Across All Competing Cable And Broadcast Networks In Social Media Activity

NEW YORK - April 24, 2012 - Powered by Ratings, Bravo ranked as the #1 cable network among adults 18-49 on Sunday, delivering its best Sunday in network history among all key demos, according to Nielsen. "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" season four earned the most watched season premiere ever with three million total viewers following part three of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" reunion which scored an impressive 3.2 million total viewers and 2.2 million adults 18-49. Rounding out the successful night, "Watch What Happens Live" delivered its highest rated episode of the season with 1.9 million total viewers and 1.1 million adults 18- 49. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR.

Part three of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" reunion was up an astounding 32 percent among adults 18-49 and up 27 percent among total viewers compared to Thursday's episode of reunion part two, marking it the highest rated reunion episode of the series. In addition, "Watch What Happens Live," hosted by Andy Cohen with guests Khloe Kardashian from E!'s "Khloe and Lamar" and Caroline Manzo from "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," increased 33 percent among total viewers and 20 percent among adults 18-49 from last Sunday's episode.

As a leader in digital innovation, Bravo was the #1 network across all competing cable and broadcast networks in social media activity, with 209,000 mentions, a double-digit increase (38 percent) from the prior week according to Trendrr.

Tonight on "Watch What Happens Live" at 11:00PM ET/PT, Andy is joined by "The Real Housewives of Orange County" ladies Vicki Gunvalson and Lauri Peterson. For clips of Sunday's episode visit: http://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-happens-live/season-6/videos/.

Next Sunday, April 29 at 10pm ET/PT, tune-in to "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" as Kathy continues to overprotect her children when she tries to shield her son from an admirer. Ashley gets a lift to the airport, but leaving the nest proves harder than she thought. Meanwhile, Caroline struggles to help with Lauren's growing insecurity over her weight and Melissa cooks up a musical surprise for Joe. At Jacqueline's poker night, Teresa attempts to apologize for her cookbook, but it turns into a brawl that leaves one husband with a black eye and a sore ego. For a sneak peek at next week's episode, visit: http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey/season-4/videos/melissas-ballad-for-joe

Source: Nielsen Media Research, LS Data. Sunday night on-air data based on 8P-11P. Trendrr; 04/22/12, excludes children's network.

Bravo is a program service of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Bravo has been an NBCUniversal cable network since December 2002 and was the first television service dedicated to film and the performing arts when it launched in December 1980. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR.





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