HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES WINS SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE #1 HH-RATED CABLE NETWORK IN PRIME TIME

Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders Becomes the Most-Tweeted Movie Premiere on Sunday

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries rang in a successful Sunday night with its most recent original premiere, Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders, averaging a 1.5 HH rating and 1.1 million total viewers. The debut became the 2nd highest-rated movie of the week and the network's 2nd most-watched original movie debut of all time. Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders catapulted Hallmark Movies & Mysteries to be the #1 HH-rated cable network in Prime Time for the night. On social media, the premiere was the #1 Tweeted movie across cable and broadcast on Sunday, June 5th, as well as the 2nd most-Tweeted original movie premiere of the week.

In Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders, Jennifer Shannon (Lori Loughlin) is a garage sale shopping expert whose sharp observation skills allow her to uncover valuable antiques, as well as help her local police department solve mysteries.

Source: Nielsen, 5/30-6/6/16; SocialGuide Twitter TV Ratings.

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