'High School Reunion' Reaches New Heights and Scores Strongest Numbers to Date

'High School Reunion' Reaches New Heights and Scores Strongest Numbers to Date

Wednesday's Installment Averages Nearly 1 Million Total Viewers

NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- TV Land's original series "High School Reunion" averaged nearly 1 million total viewers for last night's 10 p.m. telecast, making it the most-watched episode of the season to date, according to Nielsen Media Research. The telecast also gave TV Land double-digit gains over last week's airing across the network's target demo, Adults 25-54, and among the network's core audience of Adults 40-54.

Wednesday's installment -- the third episode of "High School Reunion" -- posted a 0.6/592,000 among A25-54, up +30% in rating and +32% in delivery over last week's premiere. Among the network's core A40-54 audience, the episode posted a 0.8/452,000, up a whopping +82% in rating and +81% in delivery over last week. It also scored double digit gains among total viewers with nearly 1 million (954,000), up +38% over last week with a median age of 48.

The telecast posted huge gains with Men 25-54 and Women 25-54 over last week. Among M25-54, it scored a 0.5/271,000, up +49% in rating and +48% in delivery over last week's episode. Among W25-54, it posted a 0.6/321,000, up +20% in rating and delivery versus last week.

During this season of "High School Reunion," nineteen classmates from the 1988 graduating class of Arizona's Chandler High School have been brought together for their own special reunion set on an exotic and romantic Kauai estate to rekindle old relationships, reveal long-held secrets and resolve deep-seated issues from 20 years ago in this eight-part reality series. "High School Reunion" is produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television.

About Warner Horizon Television:

Warner Horizon Television is one of the entertainment industry's fastest-growing television companies, specializing in the creation of scripted series for the cable marketplace, and primetime reality series for both network and cable. Founded in 2006, this second production entity allows the Warner Bros. Television Group to expand its programming offerings and explore creative options made possible under a new business model.

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