WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY NETWORKS DELIVER SECOND CONSECUTIVE WEEK
WITH THREE NIGHTS OVER A 50 PERCENT SHARE OF VIEWING
New York [June 1, 2023] For the week of May 22 - and for the second consecutive week - networks at Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), including Discovery, Food Network, HGTV, TBS, TNT, TLC, as well as Investigation Discovery, Adult Swim and OWN, among others, delivered more than a 50 percent share of primetime viewing among Adults 18-49 across ad-supported cable for three nights during the week. With strong momentum driven by TNT's coverage of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, WBD's popular lifestyle, entertainment and sports brands garnered a 51 percent share on Tuesday, May 23, and Thursday, May 25, and a 61 percent share on Saturday, May 27. Together, the networks also delivered a 49 percent share of total television viewing among Adults 18-49 on Saturday, May 27. Since March 2023, networks at WBD have delivered 15 nights of more than a 50 percent share of cable viewing among Adults 18-49.
Notably, WBD exhibited strong audience engagement on Thursday, May 25, surpassing competitors with six of the top 10 cable networks and 12 of the top 20 primetime cable programs among Adults 25-54, including: 2023 Eastern Conference Finals: Celtics/Heat, Game 5 (TNT, #1), Inside the NBA (TNT, #2), The Big Bang Theory (TBS, #4), The Big Bang Theory (TBS, #5), House Hunters (HGTV, #8), House Hunters International (HGTV, #9), Beat Bobby Flay (Food Network, #11), Battlebots (Discovery, #12), Beat Bobby Flay (Food Network, #13), Beat Bobby Flay (Food Network, #14), American Dad (Adult Swim, #17) and American Dad (Adult Swim, #18).
About Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Film Group, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en EspaƱol, Hogar de HGTV and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.
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