Tv Viewership Review

TV VIEWERSHIP REVIEW: MEDIA WEEK 17: APRIL 20TH – APRIL 26TH April 30, 2020 1 ACHIEVE MORESM TV VIEWERSHIP DEEP DIVE 2 WEEKLY VIEWERSHIP TRENDS Viewership has remained incredibly consistent for the past 3 weeks. We may see some changes in the coming weeks as states start to lift stay-at-home orders and the weather changes. Estimated Total Weekly Impressions (in millions) Total Broadcast Week, Total Audience 2020 Total Impressions 22,500 % of 2019 Total Impressions 110% 20,000 100% 17,500 90% 15,000 80% 12,500 70% 10,000 60% Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Week 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Source: Nielsen National TV Ratings © 2020 Active International. Proprietary & Confidential 3 DAILY VIEWERSHIP TRENDS The weekday spikes in viewership have smoothed out over the last couple weeks, though Thursday of Week 17 did see a slight jump. Estimated Total Daily Impressions (in millions) Total Day, Total Audience 2020 Total Impressions 3,500 % of 2019 Total Impressions 110% 3,000 100% 2,500 90% 2,000 80% 1,500 70% 1,000 60% Source: Nielsen National TV Ratings © 2020 Active International. Proprietary & Confidential 4 NETWORK GENRE PERFORMANCE Broadcast viewership remains stable. Cable news saw drop in viewership, though this drop was parallel to that of Week 17 2019. Average Weekly Broadcast Impressions Average Weekly Cable News Impressions Total Broadcast Week, Average Audience Total Broadcast Week, Average Audience 2,000M 800M 1,500M 600M 1,000M 400M 500M 200M 0M 0M W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 2019 2020 2019 2020 Broadcast Networks News Networks ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC BBC America; CNBC; CNN; FOX Businesses; FOX News; Headline News; MSNBC; Weather Source: Nielsen National TV Ratings © 2020 Active International. Proprietary & Confidential 5 NETWORK GENRE PERFORMANCE After surpassing 2019 viewership in Week 12, Lifestyle networks have stayed above the 2019 average, showing an increased appetite among consumers for this type of programming – especially their strong daytime lineups. Average Weekly Entertainment Impressions Average Weekly Cable News Impressions Total Broadcast Week, Average Audience Total Broadcast Week, Average Audience 250M 250M 200M 200M 150M 150M 100M 100M 50M 50M 0M 0M W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 2019 2020 2019 2020 Entertainment Networks Lifestyle Networks A&E; Adult Swim; American Heroes; AXS; BET; BET Her; BOUNCE; CARTOON; ANIMPL; BRAVO; COOK; DESITNATION AMERICA; DIY; FOOD NETWORK; FYI; CCDXD; CMT; COM; COMEDY.TV; COMET; COZI; CWN; DISCOVERY Networks; E!; GREAT AMER COUNTRY; HGTV; ION; LIFETIME; LOGO; MY DESTINATION; EL REY; ESCAPE; FX; FXX; GAMESHOW; NET; GRIT; HALLMARK DRAMA; OVATN; OWN; OXYGN; POP; RFDTV HEROES; HISTORY; ID; IFC TV; INSPIRATION; LAFF; METV; MOTOR; MTV; MTV2; ; NATGEO Networks; NITE; REELZ; SAMC; SMITH; SYFY; TBS; TLC; TNT; TRAVEL; TRU TV; TV LAND; UP; USA; VH1; VICE; WE; WGNA Source: Nielsen National TV Ratings © 2020 Active International. Proprietary & Confidential 6 NETWORK GENRE PERFORMANCE The NFL Draft represented a major bright spot for sport programming this week, and the viewership lift from the Draft in 2020 was more significant than in 2019. Ave Weekly Hispanic Imps Ave Weekly Kids & Family Imps Ave Weekly Sports Imps Total Broadcast Week, Average Audience Total Broadcast Week, Average Audience Total Broadcast Week, Average Audience 250M 180M 150M 160M 200M 140M 120M 100M 150M 100M 100M 80M 60M 50M 50M 40M 20M 0M 0M 0M W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 Hispanic Networks Kids & Family Networks Sports Networks AZTECA; ESTR; GALA; NBC UNI; TELEMUNDO; BABYFIRST; BOOMERANG; DISNEY; DISNEY JR; FAMILY BEIN; BEIN HISP; ESPNL ESPN DEP; ESPN2; FOX UNIMAS; UNIVISION ENTERTAINMENT; FREEFORM; HALLMARK; NICK; NICK JR; SPORTS 1; FOX SPORTS 2; GOLF; MLBTV; NBATV; NICKTOON; TEEN NICK; UNI KIDS NBC SPORTS; NFL NETWORK;TENNIS Source: Nielsen National TV Ratings © 2020 Active International. Proprietary & Confidential 7 CHANNELS WITH THE MOST INCREASED VIEWERSHIP The Draft was a major viewership win for the NFL Network. Both Discovery Life and Discovery Family have seen solid viewership growth over the last few weeks. Change in Viewership over Past 2 Months The Draft led to the NFL Network increasing viewership Average Impressions per 15 min, Total Audience AverageW17 from Week 10 to 17 by 342% 140% Viewership Channel (000) 120% NFL Network 183.94 NFL Discovery Life 45.73 100% DLC Amer Heroes American Heroes 99.5 DIY 80% GAC FYI DIY 179.03 Disc Fam Great American Destination 71.34 60% UP America Country POP FYI 106.79 40% Discovery Family 27.96 Destination 78.37 20% America UP 101.3 0% POP 107.3 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Source: Nielsen National TV Ratings © 2020 Active International. Proprietary & Confidential 8 CHANNELS WITH THE MOST DECREASED VIEWERSHIP Sports networks that didn’t carry Draft coverage continued to struggle. Syfy also dropped below their Week 10 performance, despite strong growth in Weeks 12 and 13. Change in Viewership over Past 2 Months Average Impression per 15 min., Total Audience 50% Average Viewership this Channel week (000) 25% Syfy 165.79 My Destination 98.98 0% Syfy Bounce 187.83 My Destination Headline News 196.67 Bounce HLN ESPN2 85.75 -25% ESPN2 Fox Fox 223.42 FS1 Fox Sports 1 60.61 -50% NBC Sports NBC Sports 43.73 MLBtv Golf Golf 31.76 -75% MLBtv 20.62 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 *Some Sport Channels have been removed Source: Nielsen National TV Ratings © 2020 Active International. Proprietary & Confidential 9 DEMO REVIEW: GENDER (Age 25-54) Women continue to comprise the majority of TV Viewers. Hispanic women especially are increasing viewership at a higher rate than Hispanic men. Movie channels have also continued to see growth during the pandemic from both men and women. Estimated Total Weekly Impressions Average Weekly Genre Impressions Total Broadcast Week, Total Audience Age 25-54 Total Broadcast Week, Total Audience Age 25-54 7500 400 +7% 300 (+/- % YOY Difference) Female Male 5000 +5% 200 2500 +60% 100 +61% +14% +8% -12% +2% -16% -15% +19% -30% +6% -7% -22% +11% 0 0 Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Week 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Female 2019 Female 2020 Male 2019 Male 2020 © 2020 Active International. Proprietary & Confidential 10 Source: Nielsen National TV Ratings DEMO REVIEW: AGE Broadcast is one of the places we see the biggest difference between the age groups, with Millennials showing relatively low interest. This group has also decreased their Lifestyle and Entertainment network viewership, while the other groups have increased. Estimated Total Weekly Impressions Average Weekly Genre Impressions Total Broadcast Week, Total Audience Total Broadcast Week, Total Audience 20000 1250 +9% 18000 +10% 16000 1000 14000 (% YOY Difference) 12000 750 10000 18-34 35-64 65+ 8000 500 +44% 6000 +57% 4000 250 +2% +13% +15% -5% +16% -5% -26% +36% +12% +5% +19% 2000 +64% +14% -8% -22% +4% -26% +17% -36% -44% 0 0 Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Week 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18-34, 2019 18-34, 2020 35-64. 2019 35-64, 2020 65+, 2019 65+, 2020 Source: Nielsen National TV Ratings © 2020 Active International. Proprietary & Confidential 11 DAYPART TRENDS As consumers looked for entertainment outside of TV to watch during the day, there was a small lift in Late Fringe and Overnight viewership. % Difference from 2020 Daypart Average Total Broadcast Week, Average Audience 20% 10% 0% -10% -20% Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Week 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Morning Daytime Early Fringe Prime Late Fringe Overnight Weekend Source: Nielsen National TV Ratings © 2020 Active International. Proprietary & Confidential 12 DR ADVERSTISER TRENDS 13 ACHIEVE MORESM ADVERTISER CATERGORIES’ RESPONSES Outside of the struggling categories of Travel & Entertainment, Transportation has also pulled back on spending as most Americans are interacting with their cars less. Education, on the other hand, continues to be a top focus. Distribution of Spending over the Last 8 Weeks, by Category 20% Entertainment & Travel are not represented 15% Education Public Service Home & Personal Care Garden Legal Services Drug & Health & Fitness Toiletry Insurance Retail & 10% Housewares Restaurant Tech Communications Online Services Financial Transportation 5% 0% Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Source: DR Metrix © 2020 Active International. Proprietary & Confidential 14 TOP ADVERTISERS CATEGORIES WITH HIGHEST WOW INCREASE While still spending fractions of what the Travel sector would be otherwise, Sandal’s return to air represented a major increase in spending for the category overall. Dove continues to spend big on their COVID-19-related Beauty Bar campaign. Legal Services Travel, Vacation and Beauty, Hygiene & Hotel Personal Care Spend Spend Spend (000) %WoW (000) %WoW (000) %WoW Total $3,3133 +52% Total $152 +29% Total $16,639 +16% Opioids ~ Low Cost $1,054 N/A $64 -11% Dove Beauty Bar $1,759 +36% Prime Clerk Airlines Mesothelioma $405 +2% Sandals $56 N/A Pataday $1,665 -15% ~ MRHFM National Park Legal Zoom $249 +58% $15 -38% 1-800-Contacts $1,147 +71% Service Source: DR Metrix © 2020 Active International. Proprietary & Confidential 15 TOP ADVERTISERS CATEGORIES WITH WOW INCREASES Home stores have increased spending, hoping that increased time at home will translate to increased homegoods spending.

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