VH1'S "LOVE & HIP HOP: ATLANTA" RANKS AS THIS SUMMER'S #1 CABLE REALITY SERIES AMONG ADULTS 18-49 AND WOMEN 18-49 AND THE #2 SOCIAL SERIES OF THE SUMMER ON ALL TELEVISION

SEASON FINALE OF VH1'S SMASH HIT "LOVE & HIP HOP: ATLANTA" SEASON 4 SEEN BY 5.3 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS THROUGHOUT MONDAY NIGHT; RANKS AS #1 TELECAST ON ALL TV AMONG WOMEN 18-49 AND WOMEN 18-34

NEW YORK, NY - August 19, 2015 - The season 4 finale of VH1's "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" at 8:00 PM ET/PT on Monday, August 17th was the #1 telecast on all of television for the day among women 18-49 and women 18-34. The episode was also the #1 cable telecast among adults 18-49.

The smash hit's season finale delivered a 2.3 rating among adults 18-49 (Live +SD) and over 3.3 million total viewers. When combined with the evening's encore airings at 10 PM and 12 Midnight, 5.3 million total viewers tuned in to the season 4 finale of "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" throughout Monday night.

Once again, "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" finishes the season as summer's #1 cable reality series among adults 18-49 and women 18-49 both on the Live + Same Day and Live + 3 metrics, according to analysis of Nielsen Media Research. Before Monday's finale, the series had been averaging 3.5 million total viewers in Live + 3 ratings.

"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" was also the 2ND most social show of the summer on all television in unique authors.*

For season-to-date up to August 5, the series delivered just short of 44 million cross-platform streams across VH1's owned and operated properties as well as Facebook and YouTube -- up nearly +50% from the same weeks prior season.

The first of this season's two-part reunion special debuts this Monday, August 24 at 8:00 PM ET/PT.

"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" is executive produced by Mona Scott-Young and Stephanie R. Gayle for Monami Entertainment and Toby Barraud, Stefan Springman, David DiGangi and Donna Edge-Rachell for Eastern TV. Susan Levison, Nina L. Diaz, Ken Martinez and Vivian Gomez are executive producers for VH1.

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*Source: Nielsen SocialGuide, weekly statistics summarized for 6/1/15 - 8/9/15