TLC's Sunday night lineup delivered a strong performance against the Olympics closing ceremony, driven by highly rated episodes of Sister Wives and the network's new hit series 90 DAY FIANCE. The season 1 finale of 90 Day Fiance was the series' highest rated telecast ever among HH, P2+, and P/W25-54/18-49/18-34, garnering a 1.7 HH rating, a 1.7 rating among W25-54/18-49, a 1.5 rating among W18-34, and 2.0M P2+ viewers. The season finale ranked #2 among all ad-supported cable in the 10p time period in delivery with W25-54/18-49 and P18-49, and outperformed the series premiere by +26% to +88% among HH, P2+, and P/W25-54/18-49/18-34. Sunday's finale also posted the time period's (Sunday 10-11p) highest HH and W25-54/18-49 delivery since August 2013.
The season finale of
Sister Wives brought in a 1.8 HH rating, a 1.8 W25-54 rating, a 1.6 W18-49 rating, a 1.5 W18-34 rating, and averaged 2.2M P2+ viewers. It also ranked as the #2 program among all ad-supported cable in the 8p time period in delivery with W25-54/18-49. The
Sister Wives TELL ALL special posted a 1.7 HH rating, a 1.5 W25-54/18-49, a 1.1 W18-34 rating, and averaged 1.9M P2+ viewers.
TLC scored its best Sunday Prime P18-49 delivery in over a year (January 2013), best P2+ delivery since May 2013, and best P/W25-54 delivery since September 2013.
Source: Nielsen, 2/23/14, or as dated. L+SD Rtg/(000s).
SISTER WIVES is produced by Figure 8 Films in association with Puddle Monkey Productions for TLC.
90 DAY FIANCE is produced by Sharp Entertainment for TLC.
About TLC
TLC is a global brand that celebrates extraordinary people and relatable life moments through innovative nonfiction programming. A top 10 cable network in key female demos,
TLC has built successful consumer brands around series including Cake Boss, and has transformed Fridays into "BrideDay" with a lineup of wedding-themed programming anchored by the
Say Yes To The Dress franchise. In 2013,
TLC had 32 series averaging 1 million P2+ viewers or more, including seven series that averaged 2 million P2+ viewers or more, the most ever in a year: Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Sister Wives, Long Island Medium, The Little Couple, Who Do You Think You Are?, Breaking Amish: Brave New World, and Breaking Amish: LA.
TLC is available in nearly 99 million homes in the US and 329 million households in 167 markets internationally. A destination online, TLC.com offers in-depth fan sites, exclusive video content, and original editorial covering style, home, food, and more. Fans can also interact with
TLC via On Demand services, on mobile platforms, and through social media such as Facebook or @TLC on Twitter.
TLC is part of Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA,DISCB, DISCK), the world's number one nonfiction media company reaching more than two billion cumulative subscribers in 224 countries and territories.
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