Bravo Shatters Thursday Night Ratings On-Air, Online and On-The-Go

Bravo took Thursday night by storm, shattering records both on-air and online with episodes of "The Real Housewives of New York City" and "Watch What Happens: Live" and the latest installment of the "Talk Bubble."

Last night's episode of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New York City" scored its highest rated episode ever to-date with 1.63 adults 18-49 and 2.32 total viewers tuning in. The series is basking in double-digit growth versus the season two average among total viewers and is on pace to record its highest season ever among all key demos.

Additionally, last night's episode of "Watch What Happens: Live" delivered an impressive 1.33 million total viewers, making it the second highest episode of the series in all key demos. "Watch What Happens: Live" once again, surged past TBS's "Lopez Tonight" and E!'s "Chelsea's Lately" by double digits in all key demos. The late night interactive talk show has averaged 1.22 million total viewers for the past six weeks. For clips from last night's episode, which featured a sit down interview with Sarah Jessica Parker, go to: http://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-happens-live/videos/more-time-with-sarah-jessica-parker

Last night's "Talk Bubble" also scored record highs. The live, multiplatform social media event earned significant week-over-week gains among all key metrics during last night's episode of "The Real Housewives of New York City." The 'Talk Bubble" registered a 62 percent increase in page views and a 49 percent increase in uniques versus the prior week's event. Additionally, the "Real Housewives of New York City" show site saw significant gains due to the 'Talk Bubble," recording an impressive 1.5 million page views for the day.

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Source: Nielsen Media Research, LS data through 5/20/10, WWHL 4/15/10- 5/20/10 premiere average vs. Lopez Tonight and Chelsea Lately 4/15/10- 5/20/10 Thursday 11P episode average, P18-49, P25-54, total viewers. Omniture SiteCatalyst 5/20/10 vs. 5/13/10

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