HALLMARK CHANNEL'S NEWEST PROGRAMMING EVENT, "COUNTDOWN TO VALENTINE'S DAY," COURTS 30 MILLION UNDUPLICATED VIEWERS AND 6.7 MILLION W25-54

Franchise Wraps with Valentine's Day World Premiere Original Movie, All of My Heart, Charting as Most-Watched and Highest-Rated Non-Sports Telecast of the Day

On the heels of its most successful Countdown to Christmas campaign of all time, Hallmark Channel continues to attract viewers to its celebratory fare, with Countdown to Valentine's Day - the network's newest annual tent pole programming event - reaching over 30 million unduplicated viewers and 6.7 million W25-54 over the course of its two week run (January 31 - February 15, 2015). Featuring over 300 hours of romance-themed content, the initiative's 5 new original movie premieres, alone, drew 8.7 million unduplicated viewers and 1.6 million W25-54, and out-delivered the corresponding 8-10pm time period average in 2014 by 83% among HH; 87% among total viewers; and 113% among W25-54.

Countdown to Valentine's Day culminated with top ratings for the February 14th world premiere of the film All of My Heart, which earned a 2.7 HH rtg. and warmed the hearts of 3 million viewers to become the highest-rated telecast of the day among total viewers and HH and most-watched among HH, excluding sports. The movie also marks the 2nd highest HH-rated original movie debut on all of cable for 2015 to-date.

"Between the immense popularity of Countdown to Christmas and now these results for our inaugural Countdown to Valentine's Day, it is resoundingly clear that our viewers gravitate toward Hallmark Channel's celebratory programming events," said Michelle Vicary, executive vice president, programming & network publicity. "We look forward to giving our audience more of what they want and to building on our foundation of annual franchises celebrating a variety of special occasions and holidays throughout the year."

In All of My Heart, a young caterer's life suddenly changes course when she inherits a country home and learns she must share it with a career-obsessed Wall Street trader. At first, these opposites do not attract, but feelings begin to change when they find themselves having to work side-by-side to restore their newly acquired home.

Source: The Nielsen Company, February 9-February 15, 2015

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