International Entertainment News: TiVo's Season Pass(TM) Tallies Reveal Only Two Fall Premiere Shows Make the Top 50

TiVo's Season Pass(TM) Tallies Reveal Only Two Fall Premiere Shows Make the Top 50

Private Practice and Bionic Woman Prevail Among Fall Premiere Competition

Only One New Show Cracked the Top 50 Last Year

ALVISO, Calif., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As the new fall television programming commences, TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ:TIVO) , the creator of and a leader in advertising solutions and television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), reports that Private Practice and Bionic Woman were the only two premiere shows that penetrated TiVo's Top 50 Season Passes, ranking at #18 and #43 respectively.

TiVo's Season Pass(TM) feature allows subscribers to regularly record their favorite shows each time the program airs regardless of the time, while automatically skipping repeats and without the use of tapes or timers.

"Premiere week's TiVo Season Pass results serve as an indication of early marketing success and buzz generation, as well as the public's overall appetite for these shows," said Todd Juenger, Vice President & General Manager, TiVo Audience Research & Measurement. "Although subscriber behavior habitually begins slowly -- some are slow to add a new show to Season Pass and may sample it for a few weeks before making that commitment -- Private Practice and Bionic Woman, two highly anticipated shows, opened with high expectations from a confident audience."

According to Mr. Juenger, these initial rankings are not a harbinger of a program's ultimate success and noted that last year, the highest ranked new program on the Season Pass list was Studio 60 until it was overtaken mid-season by Heroes (which went on to crack the Top 10 and currently sits at #6).

   Top 10 Season Passes & Season Premieres (1)    2007                                    2006   Rank                                    Rank   1     Grey's Anatomy                    1   Grey's Anatomy   2     Desperate Housewives              2   Desperate Housewives   3     House                             3   CSI: Crime Scene Investigation   4     Lost                              4   Lost   5     CSI: Crime Scene Investigation    5   House   6     Heroes                            6   Survivor: Cook Islands   7     American Idol                     7   American Idol   8     24                                8   24   9     The Office                        9   Oprah   10    CSI: Miami                        10  CSI: Miami   18    Private Practice                  12  Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip   43    Bionic Woman                      64  Jericho   54    Journeyman                        72  Shark   55    Dirty Sexy Money                  79  Six Degrees   65    Back to You                       80  Men in Trees   70    Cane                              84  Kidnapped   75    Chuck                             85  Heroes   76    The War                           99  The New Adventures of Old   89    Kid Nation                            Christine   95    Big Shots    --  Top 10 are largely the same year over year, in a slightly different       order.   --  Note Heroes is at #6 this year after the show debuted on the list at       #85 last year.   --  Last year Studio 60 was #12, at the top of the new show list.   --  Heroes ultimately surpassed Studio 60 as the breakout hit of the       season, proving that early popularity on the Top 50 Season Pass list       does not necessarily guarantee long-term success.   --  Lost and American Idol, two shows that won't air until next year, are       still #4 and #7, respectively.      Big Risers of Premiere Week 2007       Big Risers of Premiere Week 2006   Rank  Title             Last   +/-    Rank  Title              Last    +/-                                               Studio 60 on the   18   Private Practice    70    52     12    Sunset Strip         67    +55   43   Bionic Woman        88    45     28    The Amazing Race     55    +27         America's Next                         America's Next Top   55   Top Model           67    12     58    Model                76    +18                                         61    60 Minutes           72    +11       Big Fallers of Premiere Week 2007      Big Fallers of Premiere Week 2006   Rank Title               Last   +/-   Rank  Title               Last   +/-                                               Big Brother 7:   79   Big Brother 8         53   -26   78    All-Stars             49   -29         The New Adventures   99   of Old Christine      84   -15   92    The King of Queens    73   -19         Studio 60 on the   62   Sunset Strip          47   -15   88    Invasion              70   -18   66   Saving Grace          52   -14   98    Days of Our Lives     80   -18   86   Last Comic Standing   72   -14   95    The West Wing         79   -16   90   Army Wives            79   -11   100   Curb Your Enthusiasm  86   -14         America's Got   96   Talent                85   -11   75    Stargate Atlantis     62   -13    100  The Riches            89   -11         Last Comic Standing,                                         93    the Search for the    82   -11         Extreme Makeover:   92   Home Edition          82   -10   69    Stargate SG-1         59   -10   78   The 4400              68   -10     -- TiVo subscribers can add a show as a Season Pass recording anytime.       This report measures the most popular Season Passes at each point in       time.     About TiVo Inc.

Founded in 1997, TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) pioneered a brand new category of products with the development of the first commercially available digital video recorder (DVR). Sold through leading consumer electronic retailers, TiVo has developed a brand which resonates boldly with consumers as providing a superior television experience. Through agreements with leading satellite and cable providers, TiVo also integrates its DVR service features into the set- top boxes of mass distributors. TiVo's DVR functionality and ease of use, with such features as Season Pass(TM) recordings, WishList(R) searches, and TiVo(R) KidZone, have elevated its popularity among consumers and have created a whole new way for viewers to watch television. With a continued investment in its patented technologies, TiVo is revolutionizing the way consumers watch and access home entertainment. Rapidly becoming the focal point of the digital living room, TiVo's DVR is at the center of experiencing new forms of content on the TV, such as broadband delivered video, music and photos. With innovative features, such as TiVoToGo(TM) transfers and online scheduling, TiVo is expanding the notion of consumers experiencing "TiVo, TV your way.(R)" The TiVo(R) service is also at the forefront of providing innovative marketing solutions for the television industry, including a unique platform for advertisers and audience measurement research. The company is based in Alviso, Calif.

TiVo, Stop||Watch, Season Pass, WishList, Series2, Series3, TiVoToGo, 'TiVo, TV your way' and the TiVo Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiaries worldwide. (C) 2007 TiVo Inc. All rights reserved.

(1) Premiere Week 2007 is week ending September 30, 2007; Premiere Week

2006 was week ending September 25, 2006.

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Source: TiVo Inc.

CONTACT: Whit Clay for TiVo Inc., +1-212-446-1864, wclay@sloanepr.com

Web site: http://www.tivo.com/

Profile: International Entertainment