BRAVO MEDIA'S "THE MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER" SCORES MOST-WATCHED SEASON PREMIERE IN SERIES HISTORY WITH 1.4 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS

Season Six Premiere Up 40 Percent Over Prior Season

NEW YORK - January 11, 2013 - Love conquered all as last night's season premiere of Bravo Media's "The Millionaire Matchmaker" was the most-watched season premiere of the series with 1.4 million total viewers and 775,000 A18-49, up 40 percent and 23 percent, respectively, from the prior season premiere (8/15/11), according to Nielsen. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR.

Tune in to next week's episode on Thursday, January 17 at 10 p.m. ET/PT that features Dr. Steve Lobel, a Jewish hip-hop manager from Queens who's worked with everyone from Run DMC to Tupac. Steve looks and acts like a tough guy, but inside he's soft like a teddy bear and wants to find his soulmate, settle down and have kids. Can the right woman get past the Queens exterior and see the gentleman inside? Patti goes toe-to-toe with her second millionaire, divorced, 40-year-old plastic surgeon Dr. Alex Simpolous. Patti is horrified that he might be looking for perfection, as he was more than willing to make "surgical enhancements" to his last ex-wife. Will he be able to get past this desire and get to know a girl on the inside? For a sneak peak of next week's episode, visit http://www.bravotv.com/the-millionaire-matchmaker/season-6/videos/is-dr-freak-curable.

Intuitive Entertainment and Bayonne Entertainment, Inc. produce the series for Bravo. Mechelle Collins, Kevin Dill, Robert Lee, and Patti Stanger serve as executive producers.

Source: Nielsen Media Research LS Data

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