BRAVO MEDIA'S "THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK CITY" DELIVERS HIGHEST RATED EPISODE OF THE SEASON

UP DOUBLE DIGITS WITH OVER 1.8 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS AND 1 MILLION ADULTS 18-49

Bravo Digital Up Across All Metrics

NEW YORK - August 28, 2012 - Bravo Media's "The Real Housewives of New York City" packed their bags and brought the drama down to St. Barth's as last night earned the highest rated episode of the season to date with 1.8 million total viewers and 1 million adults 18-49 with both demos up 10 percent from the prior week's episode, according to Nielsen. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR.

Bravo also delivered digital success as "The Real Housewives of New York City" recorded a remarkable 42 percent increase in streams and 8 percent increase in unique visitors from the prior week's premiere day. On mobile Web, "The Real Housewives of New York City" also earned a 46 percent increase in unique visitors and a 63 percent increase in page views from the prior week's premiere day.

Tune in on Monday, September 2 at 10pm ET/PT, as the ladies continue the drama in St Barth's by having a party in their villa with Cat, LuAnn's old friend and Tomas, the "Johnny Depp look-alike" from the night before showing up. The next day the ladies head out for a calming and fun day on a yacht. Meanwhile Aviva and Reid are en route to St. Barth's, despite Aviva's fear of flying in small planes, but when they arrive, Aviva doesn't receive the warm welcome from them that she was anticipating. For a sneak peek at next week's episode, visit: http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city/season-5/videos/disgusted-by-sonja-and-ramona

"The Real Housewives of New York City" is produced by Shed Media U.S for Bravo. Jennifer O'Connell, Nick Emmerson and Omid Kahangi serve as executive producers.

Source: Nielsen Media Research, LS data through 8/27/12. Omniture SiteCatalyst. Period: 8/27/12 vs. 8/20/12.

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