DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S "AMISH MAFIA" DELIVERS #1 IN CABLE AMONG MEN 18-49 ON AUGUST 13

Strong Beginning for New Shows TICKLE and PORTER RIDGE

(SILVER SPRING, MD) Discovery Channel's Amish Mafia at 9PM* was the #1 original cable program among Men 18-49 delivery (no exclusions) on Tuesday, August 13th, earning a 1.82 HH / 1.53 P25-54 / 1.31 P18-49 AA% and delivered an average of 2.43 million total viewers P2+. Discovery also was the #1 cable network among Men 25-54 delivery (no exclusions) in Tuesday prime with the heavy-hitting lineup of Amish Mafia and the series premieres of Tickle and Porter Ridge.

Last night's ratings proved a strong beginning for freshmen series Tickle and Porter Ridge. Tickle earned a 1.39 HH / 1.25 P25-54 and delivering 1.91 total million viewers P2+ and Porter Ridge earned a 1.07 HH / 0.96 P25-54 delivering 1.42 total million viewers P2+.

Amish Mafia premieres a new episode next Tuesday, August 20th at 9 PM; followed by new episodes of Tickle at 10 PM and Porter Ridge at 10:30 PM.

(*) All Times Eastern/Pacific

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