SEASON 12 OF E!'s MEGA-HIT SERIES "KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS" PREMIERES SUNDAY, MAY 1 AT 9 PM ET/PT

The Powerhouse Family is Back For an All- New Season that Promises to Amplify the Undeniable Power of K

Los Angeles- March 25, 2016- E!'s most-watched series, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," returns for a twelfth season as the family continues to adjust to some new and unexpected circumstances. Khloé faces the long road to Lamar's recovery, Kourtney moves onto a new chapter in her life and Kendall struggles to find the balance between her booming career as an international model and missing out on quality time with her close-knit family. The Kardashian effect is an irrefutable force in pop culture, driving the cultural conversation on a regular basis. In spite of their lives moving in different directions, the family's deep bond and support for one another never wavers. Family has always come first and that is ever-present in the new season of the reality television sensation, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" premiering Sunday, May 1 at 9pm ET/PT on E!

Season 12 picks up as Khloé adjusts to her new role as a caregiver for Lamar during his ongoing recovery. Scott continues to do his best as a father and decides to buy a house in Calabasas to be closer to Kourtney and their three children. Meanwhile, Kourtney tries to embrace her new life without Scott as her partner.

Also in the all-new season, Kim and Kris' time as roommates during Kim's prolonged home renovations comes to an end. After months and months of living at Kris' house, Kim has worn out her welcome and is left with no choice but to leave and find another place to live, even though her house is not even near ready. Kylie follows in Kim's footsteps and "breaks the internet" with the launch of her popular lip kits. Kendall is at the peak of her career: launching a clothing line with Kylie, jet setting to different countries for business and pleasure, covering top fashion magazines, and walking in the most revered fashion shows. However, with great success comes great sacrifice and she must decide if doing it all is worth the cost of missing out on irreplaceable family memories.

"Keeping Up with the Kardashians" finished its eleventh season with over 3.0 million total viewers and 2.0 million adults 18-49 in L3 viewing, consistent with viewership in its tenth season. The series continues to rank as one of top three ad-supported cable destinations on Sunday nights among adults and women aged 18-34 and as one of the top four ad-supported cable destinations on Sunday nights among adults and women aged 18-49. "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" received over 30 MM in total social engagements for season eleven and on average was the #1 prime time cable series on Sunday nights.

"Keeping Up with the Kardashians" is produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions and Bunim/Murray Productions. Ryan Seacrest serves as the Executive Producer at Ryan Seacrest Productions. Gil Goldschein, Jeff Jenkins and Farnaz Farjam-Chazan serve as Executive Producers at Bunim/Murray. Kris Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian West and Khloé Kardashian also serve as Executive Producers.

About E! Entertainment

E! is the only global, multiplatform brand for all things pop culture. The network is currently available to 98 million cable and satellite subscribers in the U.S. Eonline delivers breaking entertainment news and in-depth coverage on television, movies, music, celebrities, fashion, beauty and lifestyle. One of the fastest-growing, most influential digital properties, Eonline is a leader in online video and mobile and a leading entertainment brand across social. E! programming includes core franchises "E! News" and "Fashion Police," popular series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," "Total Divas," "#RichKids of Beverly Hills," "Botched," "I Am Cait" and "WAGS," as well as the network's first original scripted series "The Royals." Additionally, E!'s "Live from the Red Carpet" signature events keep fans connected to their favorite stars on pop culture's biggest nights. E! is a network of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. For more corporate information, visit www.nbcuniversal.com.

About Ryan Seacrest Productions

Ryan Seacrest Productions (RSP) is an Emmy-winning entertainment production company creating unscripted, scripted and digital programming. RSP produces the E! hit cable series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and spin-offs "Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons," and "Revenge Body", as well as "E! Live from the Red Carpet" award shows, Bravo's "Shahs of Sunset" and CMT's "I Love Kellie Pickler." Additionally, RSP produces "Shades of Blue," a NBC drama series starring Jennifer Lopez. The company produced the Emmy Award-winning reality series "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution."

About Bunim/Murray Productions

Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP) is the leading producer of innovative entertainment content. The Emmy award-winning company is widely credited with creating the reality television genre with its hit series "The Real World" (31 seasons on MTV). BMP continued to innovate with the first reality game show, "Road Rules" (MTV), in 1995; the first reality sitcom, "The Simple Life" (E!), in 2003; and the first reality soap opera, "Starting Over," in 2003. BMP's current programming includes "I Am Cait," "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" and "Total Divas" (E!); "The Real World" and "The Challenge" (MTV); "Project Runway" and "Project Runway All Stars" (Lifetime); "Bad Girls Club" (Oxygen); "Valerie's Home Cooking" (Food Network); and "Born This Way" (A&E). BMP has also produced films, including "Valentine Road" (HBO), "Pedro" (MTV) and the Emmy award-winning "Autism: The Musical" (HBO). BMP has launched additional entities including BMP Films, BMP Digital and BMP Latin. Based in Van Nuys, California, the company was founded in 1987 by Jonathan Murray and the late Mary-Ellis Bunim, who were inducted into the Television Academy's Hall of Fame in 2012. The company joined Banijay Group in 2010.