BOTH 'GILMORE GIRLS' AND 'SMALLVILLE' DELIVER DOUBLE AND TRIPLE DIGIT INCREASES IN KEY DEMOS THEIR FIRST WEEK ON ABC FAMILY

Burbank, CA (Oct. 12, 2004) � In their first week (Oct. 4-8) on ABC Family, both "Gilmore Girls" and "Smallville" delivered significant increases in key demos versus year ago time period deliveries. Highlights include:

Gilmore Girls (5:00 � 6:00 PM ET/PT)

� Gilmore Girls increased the time period triple digits across the board in all key demos vs. year-ago.

� Up 125% in HH rating (0.9 v. 0.4)

� Up 112% in Total Viewers (915 vs. 431)

� Up 300% with Adults 18-34 (0.4 vs. 0.1)

� Up 200% with Adults 18-49 (0.3 vs. 0.1)

� Gilmore Girls ranks in the top ten among all basic cable in the time period

- #2 Women 18-34

- #4 Adults 18-34

- #4 Women 18-49

- #5 Adults 18-49

Smallville (7:00 � 8:00 PM ET/PT)

� Smallville increased the time period double digits in key demos vs. year-ago.

� Flat in HH rating (0.9 vs. 0.9)

� Up 10% in Total Viewers (1035 vs. 940)

� Up 67% with Adults 18-34 (0.5 vs. 0.3)

� Flat with Adults 18-49 (0.4 vs. 0.4)

� Smallville ranks in the top ten among all basic cable in the time period

- #7 Adults 18-34

- #9 Women 18-34

- #8 Adults 18-49

- #7 Women 18-49

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Explorer
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