DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S "FAST N' LOUD" SCORES SERIES' HIGHEST-RATED EPISODE ON MONDAY, JULY 8th

--Tuesday's DEADLIEST CATCH Grabs 3.02 Million Viewers --

(Silver Spring, MD) Discovery Channel's FAST N' LOUD was the #1 cable program among Men 25-54 delivery and Men 18-49 delivery (excluding sports) and the #2 program in ALL OF TELEVISION (excluding sports) on Monday, July 8th. The series earned 1.76 HH/1.64 P25-54 rating as a series best with 2.58 million total viewers P2+, beating its previously highest-rated episode of the series on June 18th, 2013.

FAST N' LOUD out-delivered multiple broadcast programs in the M25-54 and M18-49 delivery including NBC's "American Ninja Warrior," "Get out Alive with Bear Grylls" and "Siberia," and ABC's "The Bachelorette" and "Mistresses."

DEADLIEST CATCH was the #1 cable program among Men 25-54 delivery and Men 18-49 delivery (no exclusions) and the #2 program in ALL OF TELEVISION (no exclusions) on Tuesday, July 9th. The series earned a 2.20 HH/1.78 P25-54 rating with 3.02 million viewers P2+. In addition, Discovery ranked at the #1 cable network among M25-54 (no exclusions) on Tuesday, July 9th.

FAST N' LOUD premieres a new episode next Monday, July 15th at 9 PM ET/PT.

DEADLIEST CATCH premieres a new episode next Tuesday, July 16th at 9 PM ET/PT.

Source: Nielsen. NHI Calendar. 7/8/13 and 7/9/13. Live+SD AA% and AA (000).

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