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[01/05/17 - 12:33 PM] Travel Channel's Ice-Themed "Chillcation" Week Draws More Than Five Million Viewers Travel Channel spins the numbers for the week of December 25-31. |
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[via press release from Travel Channel] |
TRAVEL CHANNEL'S ICE-THEMED "CHILLCATION" WEEK DRAWS MORE THAN FIVE MILLION VIEWERS
Featured 'Expedition Unknown' Woolly Mammoth Episode Now Stands as the Series Highest-Rated
NEW YORK (January 5, 2017) - Travel Channel ended 2016 on a high note during its December 25 - December 31 "Chillcation" ice-themed programming event - attracting more than five million viewers to special premieres of the network's popular series. The featured episode of "Expedition Unknown," airing on Wednesday, December 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed adventurer and explorer Josh Gates on his search for new evidence around the now-extinct woolly mammoth. The episode surpassed the season average by 48 percent and ranked as the series' highest-rated episode ever. With over 1.3 million viewers tuning in, it was the number nine program among ad-supported cable networks in its timeslot - making Travel Channel a top 20 ad-supported network for the night. The episode delivered a 90 percent ratings increase from its year-ago timeslot levels and a 74 percent increase from the network's previous 6-week timeslot average.
"Chillcation" week propelled Travel Channel to its highest weekly prime ratings since March 2016. More than 1.1 million people tuned in to the Thursday, December 29, 9 p.m. ET/PT premiere of "Titanic: Mysteries at the Museum," which tackled the story of the Titanic's epic sinking in frigid waters. Hosted by history explorer Don Wildman, it was the highest-rated episode from the "Mysteries at the Museum" series since April 2015.
The week's performance also was supported by successful premieres of "Ice Hotels... Not Impossible," "Booze Traveler: On the Rocks" and "Bizarre Frozen Foods."
ABOUT TRAVEL CHANNEL
For virtual and active travelers who want to go on a thrilling quest; taste other cultures; enjoy the mystery of the unexplored; get a dose of epic adventure or a splash of wacky fun; there is no better daily escape than Travel Channel. Reaching more than 89 million U.S. cable homes, Travel Channel is the world's leading travel media brand. Fans also can visit Travel Channel for more information or interact with other fans through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., Travel Channel is owned by Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., which also owns and operates HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel and Great American Country.
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[10/16/25 - 06:01 AM] ESPN's Monumental 2025 WNBA Season Sets New Viewership Records Across all networks, the 2025 WNBA Postseason was the most-viewed since 1999.
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[10/15/25 - 04:02 PM] "20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Program on Broadcast TV "20/20" increased its lead week to week over "Dateline" in Total Viewers to post its largest of the season.
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[10/15/25 - 04:01 PM] ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, Leading NBC in All Key Demos for the 3rd Straight Week "Nightline" saw double-digit gains in the year-ago week in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.
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[10/14/25 - 03:06 PM] ESPN Records the Most-Watched WNBA Postseason Ever Across Its Networks Across 24 games, the '25 WNBA postseason averaged 1.2 million viewers, up 5% from last year.
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[10/14/25 - 03:03 PM] "College GameDay Built by The Home Depot" Delivers Most-Watched West Coast Episode Ever; ESPN College Football on ABC Scores Top Three Programs Across All Networks and Content for Saturday, Oct. 11 The Texas Longhorns' upset victory over the Oklahoma Sooners averaged 8.7 million viewers.
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[10/14/25 - 02:50 PM] ALCS Game 1 on FOX and FOX Deportes Draws 5.3 Million Viewers The Mariners victory over the Blue Jays averaged 5,310,000 viewers across FOX, FOX Deportes and FOX Sports streaming services.
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[10/14/25 - 02:39 PM] FOX Sports Delivers Most-Watched LDS on FOX/FS1 Since Launch of Postseason Baseball on FS1 in 2014 On Friday, 8,723,000 viewers tuned in for the Mariners' historic 15-inning ALDS Game 5 victory.
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[10/14/25 - 02:15 PM] "Sunday Night Football" Registers Record Fourth Blockbuster Audience of 25+ Million Viewers This Season, As Lions-Chiefs Averages 27.3 Million Viewers on NBC & Peacock Lions-Chiefs averaged 27.3 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, based on official Nielsen Big Data + Panel and digital data from Adobe Analytics, marking the second-most watched October audience in the history of NBC "SNF."
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[10/14/25 - 01:45 PM] ABC Wednesday Comedies Return Strong for New Seasons "Shifting Gears" earned the biggest audience since the show's Valentine's Day episode; while "Abbott Elementary" jumped over the show's season four premiere among Total Viewers as well as the season four average.
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[10/14/25 - 12:01 PM] Netflix Top 10 Week of October 6: "The Woman in Cabin 10" Rocks the Boat as No. 1 Debut in This Week's Top 10 In the spirit of the season of chills, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" claimed the No. 1 spot on the English TV list, rising to the top in its second week with 20.7 million views.
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[10/10/25 - 03:07 PM] 3,287,000 Viewers Tuned in on Average Through Game 4 of the ALDS Across FOX, FS1 and FS2 Through Game 4, coverage of the ALDS across FOX, FS1 and FS2 is up +11% from 2024 and +31% over 2023.
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[10/10/25 - 09:04 AM] "Dancing with the Stars" Scores Historic Growth in Week Four "Dancing with the Stars" rose for the third straight week following its season premiere, for the first time in the show's history, in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49.
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[10/09/25 - 05:01 PM] 3,177,000 Viewers Tuned in on Average Through Game 3 of the ALDS Across FOX, FS1 and FS2 Through Game 3, coverage of the ALDS across FOX, FS1 and FS2 is up +14% from 2024 and +28% over 2023.
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[10/09/25 - 03:11 PM] "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Tops Late-Night with Week of Live Shows from Brooklyn Academy of Music Continuing the show's momentum this season, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" earned 2.20 million Total Viewers and a 0.22 rating among Adults 18-49, topping late-night for the week in both measures.
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[10/09/25 - 01:00 PM] NBC Wins First Two Weeks of the New TV Season and Sees Year-to-Year Growth Across all platforms (7-day), "Law & Order" and "SVU" amassed 6 million and 7.6 million viewers, respectively, both showing an increase over last season's premieres.
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