VIEWERS TAKE THE PLUNGE WITH HALLMARK CHANNEL'S THIRD ANNUAL "JUNE WEDDINGS" PROGRAMMING EVENT

Wedding Season's First New Movie of the Year, "Marrying Mr. Darcy", Ranks as Most-Watched Cable Program of the Week

New York, NY, June 5, 2018 - Scores of viewers took a trip down the aisle with Hallmark Channel Saturday night for the kick-off of the network's third annual month-long "June Weddings" programming event. Featuring four consecutive Saturday night original movie premieres, this year's nuptial-themed extravaganza launched with the debut of "Marrying Mr. Darcy," which became cable's highest-rated program of the day among Households and Women 25-54, as well as the most-watched of the entire week among Total Viewers (excluding news and sports).

Key Nielsen Highlights (L+SD)

Saturday, June 2 - "Marrying Mr. Darcy":

· Averaged a 2.6 Household rating, 2.7 million Total Viewers and 505,000 Women 25-54

· Highest-rated and most-watched cable movie of the day and week among Households, Women 25-54, Women 18-49, and Total Viewers

· Elevated Hallmark Channel to be the highest-rated and most-watched network on cable in the Saturday, 9-11p time period, excluding sports

· Was Hallmark Channel's highest-rated and most-watched "June Weddings" original movie premiere across key demographics in network history

· Reached nearly 3.7 million unduplicated Total Viewers

Source: Nielsen, May 28, 2018 - June 3, 2018

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