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[09/20/07 - 07:15 PM]
The CW's New Drama "Gossip Girl" Wins Its Target Demos of Women 18-34, Teens and Female Teens
The CW spins the numbers for Wednesday, September 19.

[via press release from The CW]

THE CW'S NEW DRAMA "GOSSIP GIRL" WINS ITS TARGET DEMOS OF WOMEN 18-34, TEENS AND FEMALE TEENS

GOSSIP GIRL Improves the Time Period Over Year Ago In Key Demos

GOSSIP GIRL Retains More Viewers in Target Demos Than Any Show to Premiere Following AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL

TOP MODEL and GOSSIP GIRL Premieres Combine to Give The CW

Wednesday Win in Adults 18-34, Women 18-34 and Teens

TOP MODEL Tops Tough Competition in Adults 18-34, Women 18-34 and Teen Demos

The CW Affiliates Win Wednesday in Target Demos in Top Markets, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Detroit

September 20, 2007 (Burbank, CA) - The CW's new sensation, GOSSIP GIRL, premiered last night, winning the 9-10:00p.m. hour in the show's target demos of women 18-34, teens (2.9/10) and female teens, according to preliminary live plus same day Nielsen ratings for Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007.

GOSSIP GIRL outperformed last season's premiere of "One Tree Hill" in adults 18-34 (2.2/7, +5%), women 18-34 (3.3/9, +14%), women 18-49 (2.3/6, +5%) and female teens (5.3/17, +56%).

GOSSIP GIRL also retained more of the adults 18-34 (79%) and women 18-34 (79%) audience than any show to premiere following AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL ever. GOSSIP GIRL also retained 93% of TOP MODEL's female teen audience.

Overall, the premieres of TOP MODEL and GOSSIP GIRL led The CW to a Wednesday night win among adults 18-34 (2.5/8-tie), women 18-34 (3.7/11), teens (3.1/12), female teens (5.5/19).

By comparison, GOSSIP GIRL's debut scored stronger female teen ratings (5.3/17) than the series debuts of "The OC," "One Tree Hill," "Gilmore Girls," and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer And in women 18-34, the GOSSIP GIRL debut (3.3/9) topped the series openers of "One Tree Hill," "Gilmore Girls," and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and came in just 0.1 behind the launch of "The OC."

AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL returned in winning fashion, ranking first from 8-9:00p.m. in adults 18-34 (2.8/10), women 18-34 (4.2/12), teens (3.3/13) and female teens (5.7/20), against series premieres and tough original competition.

Last night's one-hour premiere of TOP MODEL improved over the first hour of last Fall's debut by 6% in viewers (5.2mil), 4% in adults 18-49 (2.5/8) and 36% in female teens (5.7/20)

The CW scored big in the major markets around the country with the premieres of "America's Next Top Model" and "Gossip Girl." Among adults 18-34, The CW was the number one network on Wednesday in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Detroit. Among women 18-34 in the major markets, The CW was first in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Detroit.

In adults 18-49, The CW affiliates won Wednesday night in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. And with women 18-49, The CW was first in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Detroit.





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· AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (VH1)
· BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (UPN)
· GILMORE GIRLS (CW)
· GOSSIP GIRL (CW)
· OC, THE (FOX)
· ONE TREE HILL (CW)





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