DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S "DEADLIEST CATCH" IS THE #1 TUESDAY PRIMETIME PROGRAM IN CABLE FOR MEN 25-54 FOR NINE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS

- DEADLIEST CATCH Grabs 2.83 Million Viewers and BACKYARD OIL Season Finale Grabs 1.38 Million Viewers -

(NEW YORK) Last night's new episode of DEADLIEST CATCH was the #1 cable program among Persons and Men 25-54 and Men 18-49 delivery. This is the ninth consecutive week the series was #1 in Men 25-54 delivery (excluding sports). The series earned a 2.06 HH/1.78 P25-54 rating and delivered 2.83 million viewers P2+, beating most broadcast television series including: FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance," ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Game Night" and CBS's "Brooklyn DA."

Powered by strong ratings of DEADLIEST CATCH and BACKYARD OIL, which its season finale delivered 1.38 million viewers P2+ and up 21% from last week's episode, Discovery Channel was the #1 non-sports cable network in Prime among Men 25-54 and Men 18-49 delivery.

An all new DEADLIEST CATCH premieres next Tuesday, June 18th at 9 PM E/P.

Source: Nielsen. NHI Calendar. 6/11/13. Live+SD AA% and AA (000).

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