TV ONE'S "WHEN LOVE KILLS: THE FALICIA BLAKELY STORY" RANKS AS NETWORK'S #1 ORIGINAL PREMIERE OF ALL TIME AMONG ALL DEMOS; REACHES 1.6 MILLION TOTAL UNIQUE VIEWERS FOR THE NIGHT

SILVER SPRING, MD - August 30, 2017 - The premiere of TV One's original film, When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story, brought in 1.2 million unique viewers (1.6 million unique viewers for the night). When Love Kills now ranks as TV One's #1 original movie premiere of all time among all key demos: HH: 1.00/598K| P2+: 0.49/759K| P25-54: 0.69/409K. This was also TV One's best Monday Prime Performance of all time among P25-54.

TV One was #2 in Ad Supported Cable among African Americans across all key demos and was a top 10 cable network among Total W18-49 (#5) and Total W25-54 (#8) in the Monday 9p-11p timeslot.

Additionally on Twitter, #WhenLoveKills began trending during the film premiere, starting at #6 nationally and reaching #1 nationally. The hashtag remained in the Top 10 for 7.5 hours until 4am ET. The show ranked #2 on the Nielsen Social Daily Top Five list with 54,000 unique Facebook and Twitter posts, generating 117,000 interactions.

When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story is written by industry veteran Cas Sigers-Beedles. The film is produced for TV One by Eric Tomosunas, Keith Neal and James Seppelfrick of Swirl Films. For TV One, Tia A. Smith is Sr. Director of Original Programming & Production and Executive in Charge of Production; Donyell McCullough is Senior Director of Talent & Casting; Robyn Greene-Arrington is VP of Original Programming, and D'Angela Proctor is Head of Original Programming and Production.

For more information about TV One's upcoming programming, including original movies, visit the network's companion website at www.tvone.tv. TV One viewers can also join the conversation by connecting via social media on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@tvonetv) using the hash tag #REPRESENT.

* Source: Nielsen TV ToolBox; L+SD; Rank on delivery: 9p-11p; Ad Supported Cable nets (excludes: Regional Sports) | Cume: 1+min qualifier; P2+, Premiere:9p-11p & Premiere + Encores: 9p-3a .

WHEN LOVE KILLS: THE FALICIA BLAKELY STORY Film Reviews

"'When Love Kills' moves along really fast. The story of a down-on-her-luck single mother trying to make it, while getting caught up in drama and violence, is gripping and compelling. It's well written and unfolds organically, with strong performances, camera work, storytelling, and pacing that build to a feverish, twist ending. - Shadow and Act

"This movie's best feature is its telling of the truth in such an honest and vulnerable way that you really feel like you know Falicia Blakely a little bit more than when you read the story back in 2002." - After Buzz TV

"TV One looks to have a solid hit on their hands with their film, 'When Love kills: The Falicia Blakely Story.' The movie follows former stripper and single mother, Falicia Blakely...and her tragic and shocking love tale." - EUR Web

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