BRAVO'S ' REAL HOUSEWIVES' MOST WATCHED SEASON PREMIERE

BRAVO'S "THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY" BECOMES MOST WATCHED SEASON PREMIERE

Season Three Debut Scores With Over One Million Total Viewers And Double Digit 18-49 Growth

More Than Half A Million Viewers Tune In To "Green" Encore Showing At 11 PM ET/PT

NEW YORK, NY � November 7, 2007 � Against heavy Sweeps competition, Bravo's season three debut of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" (Tuesday, November 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT) had its best season premiere ever with more than one million total viewers tuning in and posted double-digit growth over season two's premiere among viewers in the key 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen Media Research.

The third season premiere of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" scored a 1.14 HH cvg rating/1.15 million total viewers, a three percent increase over the season two premiere in total viewers (1.12 million on 1/16/07) and a 10% increase among P18-49 (909,000 vs. 830,000). Additionally, the second showing of the premiere episode at 11 p.m. ET/PT delivered a .69 HH cvg rating/697,000 total viewers. The special encore included environmental friendly pop-up tips throughout the episode, part of NBC Universal's ongoing "Green Is Universal" initiative.

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