VH1 Ratings

"RuPaul's Drag Race" Sashays Over to VH1 with Most Watched Episode in Franchise History
VH1 spins the numbers for Friday, March 24.

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[via press release from VH1] "RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE" SASHAYS OVER TO VH1 WITH MOST WATCHED EPISODE IN FRANCHISE HISTORY

New York, NY, March 27, 2017 - Emmy(R) Award-winning "RuPaul's Drag Race" shattered records on Friday night with its most watched episode ever.* Nearly one million viewers** tuned in for the season nine premiere which tripled the time slot on VH1*** while more than doubling last season's debut. ****
    
Additionally, the pop culture phenomenon broke the internet becoming the #1 most social show on television. Friday's telecast scored the series its highest twitter volume ever*****, and trended worldwide during the broadcast.

For a preview of this Friday's second episode airing at 8:00 PM ET/PT on VH1, please visit http://www.logotv.com/video-clips/18dsyr. Viewers will not want to miss the conclusion to the shocking premiere cliffhanger to find out which queen will return to the competition and who will be the first to sashay away. Special guests include Lisa Kudrow and the B-52s.

"RuPaul's Drag Race" is produced by World of Wonder Productions with Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Steven Corfe, Mandy Salangsang and RuPaul Charles serving as Executive Producers. Tim Palazzola serves as Executive Producer for Logo.

For up-to-date "RuPaul's Drag Race" news and exclusives, join the "RuPaul's Drag Race" Facebook page or follow #DragRace on Twitter at @RuPaulsDragRace. Follow along with live gifs from the show on Tumblr and additional content on the show's Instagram page.
 
* Source: NMR, LSD, P18-49 and P2+, all RU (including All Stars 2 simulcast) 2/1/10-10/27/2016, based on 000s
** Source: NMR, LSD, P2+, based on 000s (987K P2+)
*** Source: NMR, LSD, P2+ 000s, 12/26/16-3/17/17, Friday 8-9P
****Source: NMR, LSD, P18-49, 3/7/16, based on 000s
***** Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings, 3/24/17, All TV, All Day Parts, Live or New, Episodes ranked on Total Interactions excluding sports or news and Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings (8/1/16-3/24/17) & Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings (1/1/12-7/31/16), Twitter Interactions

VH1 Continues to Dominate Monday Nights with a Whopping 2.36 Rating for the Season Six Premiere of "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" While Posting a Series High for "The Breaks"
VH1 spins the numbers for Monday, March 6.

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[via press release from VH1]

    

VH1 CONTINUES TO DOMINATE MONDAY NIGHTS WITH A WHOPPING 2.36 RATING FOR THE SEASON SIX PREMIERE OF "LOVE & HIP HOP: ATLANTA" WHILE POSTING A SERIES HIGH FOR "THE BREAKS"
 
(New York, New York) March 8, 2017 - VH1's Monday night juggernaut "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" returned for season six to a whopping 2.36 rating with P18-49, up 17% from the season five premiere. Monday night's debut was the #1 cable series of the day with P18-49 and P18-34 and the #1 most social show in all of television. Including encores, 5.2 million total viewers tuned-in to see the return of "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta."

Additionally, the network's new buzzy series "The Breaks" premiered to a season high in its third episode with a 1.01 rating P18-49, up +20% from season to date.

VH1's "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" is executive produced by Mona Scott-Young and Stephanie R. Gayle for Monami Entertainment with Toby Barraud, Stefan Springman, Mala Chapple, David DiGangi, Lashan Browning and Donna Edge-Rachell for Eastern TV. Nina L. Diaz, Liz Fine and Vivian Gomez are executive producers for VH1.

"The Breaks" is a gritty, authentic take on the origins of hip hop through the journey of three young friends exploring the industry in 1990 New York City. The show is inspired by Dan Charnas' critically acclaimed book The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop. The series stars Afton Williamson (HBO's "The Night Of... "), Wood Harris ("The Wire"), Mack Wilds ("90210"), Antoine Harris ("Ballers"), David Call ("The Magicians"), Evan Handler ("Sex and the City"), Melonie Diaz ("Fruitvale Station"), Sinqua Walls ("Power") and Ali Ahn ("Billions"). The recurring characters include Teyana Taylor (G.O.O.D Music/Def Jam Recordings), Tip "T.I." Harris, and Gloria Reuben ("Mr. Robot"). Seith Mann, Dan Charnas, John J. Strauss, Bill Flanagan and Darren Goldberg are executive producers on "The Breaks." Maggie Malina, Chris McCarthy and Amy Doyle serve as executive producers for VH1.

VH1 is the dominant pop culture brand for adults 18-34. The network is available in 93 million U.S. households and has an array of digital channels and services including the VH1 App, VH1.com, @VH1 and Love &Hip Hop: The Game. VH1 is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
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Source: The Nielsen Company, Live+SD data, coverage ratings. Ranks based on 000s, % change based on ratings (2 decimals); Nielsen Social Content Ratings