 'AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL' BECOMES UPN'S HIGHEST RATED REGULARLY- SCHEDULED PROGRAM EVER IN THE TIME PERIOD AMONG WOMEN 18-34
'AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL' Posts UPN's Best Showing in the Time Period With Regularly Scheduled Programming in 15 Months in Key Adult Demos
'AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL' Delivers Double Digit Growth in Week 2
In only its second outing AMERICA�S NEXT TOP MODEL soared to post UPN�s highest women 18-34 ratings ever with regularly-scheduled programming in the Tuesday 9-10PM time period -(3.1/8 - ties 1/24/95), and the third best ever among women 18-49 (2.5/6 - behind 1/24/95 and 4/18/95).
AMERICA�S NEXT TOP MODEL was UPN�s best performance with regularly-scheduled programming in the time period since February 2002 among persons 12-34 (1.8/6), adults 18-34 (2.0/6) and adults 18-49 (1.6/5), and the highest since 3/10/98 among females 12-34 (2.7/8).
The AMERICA�S NEXT TOP MODEL fanbase grew with its second episode last night. Compared to last week�s premiere, AMERICA�S NEXT TOP MODEL saw its viewership rise across key demographics, including +5% among adults 18-34 (2.0/6 v. 1.9/5), +7% among adults 18-49 (1.6/5 v. 1.5/4), +6% among persons 12-34 (1.8/6 v. 1.7/5) and +9% among total viewers (3.20 mil v. 2.92 mil). The week-to-week increase was even more dramatic among females with +19% growth among women 18-34 (3.1/8 v. 2.6/6), +25% among women 18-49 (2.5/6 v. 2.0/5), +17% among females 12-34 (2.7/8 v. 2.3/6).
Once again, AMERICA�S NEXT TOP MODEL built audience through the 9:00 hour with double-digit increases at 9:30 across the board, including +12% among persons 12-34, +11% among adults 18-34, +20% among adults 18-49, +22% among total viewers. The show added more female viewers in the second half-hour as well, including +16% among females 12-34, +10% among women 18-34 and +17% among women 18-49.
With two hours of AMERICA�S NEXT TOP MODEL, UPN saw growth in every half-hour starting at 8:00PM. UPN�s audience increased by +46% among persons 12-34, +50% among adults 18-34, +50% among adults 18-49 and +46% among total viewers.
AMERICA�S NEXT TOP MODEL outperformed UPN�s season average in the 9:00-10:00 PM time period with double-digit increases across the board, including +50% among total viewers, +64% among persons 12-34, +82% among adults 18-34, +60% among adults 18-49 and +93% among females 12-34. AMERICA�S NEXT TOP MODEL delivered triple-digit growth compared to the time period average -- +121% among women 18-34 and +108% among women 18-49.
At 9:00PM, AMERICA�S NEXT TOP MODEL out-performed The WB�s �Smallville� in total viewers and all key adult and female demographics, including persons 12-34, adults 18-34 and adults 18-49. And the encore of AMERICA�S NEXT TOP MODEL at 8:00PM beat The WB�s �Gilmore Girls� among adults 18-34, adults 18-49, women 18-34 and women 18-49.
[Source: Viacom Press Release]
|  The Italian Job [PG-13]
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The plan was flawless, the job executed perfectly and the escape clean. The only threat mastermind thief Charlie Croker (Wahlberg) never saw coming was from a member of his own crew. After pulling off an amazing gold bullion heist from a heavily guarded palazzo in Venice, Italy, Charlie and his gang -- inside man Steve (Norton), computer genius Lyle (Green), wheelman Handsome Rob (Statham), explosives expert Left-Ear (Def) and veteran safecracker Bridger (Sutherland) -- can't believe it when one of them turns out to be a double-crosser. Now, with the help of Stella (Theron), a beautiful nerves-of-steel safecracker, they plan to re-steal the gold by tapping into Los Angeles' traffic control system, manipulating signals and creating the biggest traffic jam in L.A. history. [Paramount Pictures]
How is this movie UPN related?
It's Paramount!!! Was featured on UPN's Buzz Reel May 26th.
WRONG TURN [R]
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A wrong turn leaves a group of young people trapped in the West Virginia wilderness -- and hunted by cannibalistic mountain men grossly disfigured through years of in-breeding. [20th Century Fox]
How is this movie UPN related?
Co-stars Eliza Dushku (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).
LAST WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP 10
May 30 - June 1, 2003 |
1. Finding Nemo (Walt Disney) - 70.2m
2. Bruce Almighty (Universal) - 37.3m
3. The Italian Job (Paramount Pictures) - 19.4m
4. Matrix Reloaded (Warner Bros.) - 15.6m
5. Daddy Day Care (Columbia Pictures) - 6.7m
6. Wrong Turn (20th Century Fox) - 5.1m
7. X-Men 2 (20th Century Fox) - 5.0m
8. The In-Laws (Warer Bros.) - 3.7m
9. Down With Love (20th Century Fox) - 1.5m
10. Lizzie McGuire Movie (Walt Disney) - 1.1m
Weekend box office data by ACNielsen EDI ©2003
Girlfriends the Novel (NEW!)
By Jazz Nolan
Mass Market Paperback
(April 2003)
From television veteran and Emmy Award-winner Kelsey Grammer's production company, Girlfriends is one of the first truly authentic -- and genuinely funny -- portrayals of urban life in the 21st Century. Girlfriends takes viewers inside the intertwining lives of four very dynamic African American women living and working in Los Angeles -- Joan, Maya, Toni and Lynn. All women can relate to these characters who search for happiness in all its elusive form, who give each other strong does of support, reality, advice, and laughter.
Here is an ORIGINAL novel, the first in a series based on the characters from the top-rated UPN series.
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