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North American Channel Stats Data Reporting Period - June 2019 - August 2019

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Executive Summary

• Data was gathered at 49 reporting locations from Alaska to New York

• Data tabulated from approximately 60k Set Top Boxes

• Channel ratings based on Average Hourly Views (See Tabulation Criteria Page)

• Overall summer ratings were higher compared to the summer of 2018

• All broadcast networks rated in the top 20

• Regional Sports Channels homer their way into the top 15

• CBS SD/HD channels combined still dominate

• Fox News is the leading news channel scoring in the top ten

• HD viewership growing across all channels

• Crown Media (Hallmark Channels) most viewed non-network programs

• Inspirational TV (INSP) Maintains Top 20 Status for 5 Consecutive Quarters

• Western themed content important with strong showing by Starz Encore Westerns

• Paramount Network continues a steady rise in the ratings

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Tabulation Criteria Channel Rating Shares Based on 30 Day Reporting Averages

Average = Views for every one-hour segment of the reporting period are averaged together

Anonymous Viewership = Each reporting service provider has no access to individual viewing data - Views are STBs – Not Specific Individuals

Single channel all day viewing data is prevented as the Set Top Box software from Innovative Systems is configurable to discontinue reporting after time spent viewing of a specific channel reaches a threshold. The default setting is 2 hours.

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Top Rated Rural Channels in Order June 2019 ‐ August 2019 Average # of Set Top Boxes Per Hour

1. CBS 25.5 32. The Discovery Channel 3.2 2. NBC HD 21.5 33. USA Network HD 3.1 3. CBS HD 21.5 34. Antenna TV 3.1 4. NBC 17.7 35. USA Network 3.1 5. ABC 15.2 36. Starz Encore Westerns 3.1 6. ABC HD 14.5 37. The Discovery Channel HD 3.1 7. Fox News Channel HD 11.9 38. Turner Network TV HD 3.0 8. Fox News Channel 10.3 39. The Learning Channel 3.0 9. INSP 9.2 40. Game Show Network HD 3.0 10. ME TV 8.5 41.CNN HD 3.0 11. RSN Sports HD 7.9 42. Food Network HD 2.9 12. Fox HD 5.5 43. Investigation Discovery HD 2.8 13. TV Land 5.4 44. Cable News Network 2.8 14. RSN Sports SD 5.3 45. PBS 2.8 15. HGTV HD 5.2 46. CW HD 2.7 16. Fox 5.1 47. Turner Network TV 2.7 17. Hallmark Channel 4.9 48. The Learning Channel HD 2.7 18. Game Show Network 4.8 49. Food Network 2.6 19. ESPNHD 4.7 50. TBS HD 2.6 20. MSNBC HD 4.6 51. TBS 2.5 21. TV Land HD 4.5 52. RFD TV 2.5 22. Hallmark Channel HD 4.5 53. Disney Junior US 2.5 23. History 4.4 54. A&E Network 2.5 24. History HD 4.2 55. Animal Planet 2.5 25. Home & Garden Television 4.0 56. Turner Classic Movies 2.5 26. The Weather Channel 3.9 57. The Weather Channel HD 2.5 27. MSNBC 3.8 58. Nickelodeon HD 2.5 28. Nickelodeon 3.4 59. Hallmark Drama HD 2.5 29. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries 3.3 60. WGN America HD 2.5 30. Investigation Discovery 3.3 61. AMC 2.4 31. WGN America 3.3

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Top Rated Channels in Order June 2019 ‐ August 2019 Average # of Set Top Boxes Per Hour

62. Paramount Network HD 2.4 92. National Geo HD 1.7 63. A&E Network HD East 2.4 93. Turner Classic Movies HD 1.7 64. Country Music Television HD 2.3 94. Great American Country HD 1.6 65. CW 2.3 95. Cartoon Network 1.6 66. Disney Channel 2.3 96. Science Channel HD 1.6 67. Hallmark Drama 2.3 97. Oxygen HD 1.6 68. ESPN 2.2 98. Science 1.6 69. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries HD 2.2 99. Nick Jr 1.6 70. Paramount Network 2.2 100. Nicktoons Network 1.6 71. HLN 2.1 101. ESPN2 HD 1.6 72. AMC HD 2.1 102. Syfy HD 1.5 73. Animal Planet HD 2.1 103. Syfy 1.5 74. Oxygen 2.1 104. Disney Channel HD 1.5 75. Country Music Television 2.0 105. MTV 1.5 76. PBS HD 2.0 106. Fox Business 1.5 77. Oprah Winfrey Network 2.0 107. Great American Country 1.5 78. Fox Sports 1 HD 2.0 108. National Geographic Wild 1.4 79. Freeform 1.9 109. Lifetime Movies HD 1.4 80. The Travel Channel 1.9 110. DIY HD 1.4 81. Disney Junior US HD 1.9 111. FX Movie Channel HD 1.4 82. The Golf Channel HD 1.9 112. Fox Business HD 1.4 83. Lifetime Movies 1.9 84. FX HD 1.9 113. Lifetime HD 1.4 85. Freeform HD 1.9 114. The Travel Channel HD 1.3 86. MTV HD 1.8 115. Oprah Winfrey Network HD 1.3 87. NBCSN HD 1.8 116. Comedy Central HD 1.3 88. Lifetime 1.7 117. Bravo 1.3 89. FX 1.7 118. Outdoor Channel HD 1.3 90. National Geographic USA 1.7 119. QVC 1.2 91. HLN HD 1.7 120. E! Entertainment Television 1.2

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Top Rated Channels in Order June 2019 ‐ August 2019 Average # of Set Top Boxes Per Hour

121. Bravo HD 1.2 151. Destination America HD .8 122. Comedy Central 1.2 152. EWTN .8 123. truTV HD 1.2 153. The Sportsman Channel HD .8 124. IFC 1.2 154. The Golf Channel .8 125. Cartoon Network HD 1.2 155. Destination America .7 126. DIY 1.2 156. Cooking Channel .7 127. CNBC HD 1.2 157. VH1 .7 128. FXX HD 1.2 158. NFL NETWORK .6 129. Teen Nick 1.1 159. Disney XD HD .5 130. Outdoor Channel 1.1 160. HBO .5 131. E! Entertainment Television HD 1.1 161. ESPNEWS HD .5 132. Fox Sports 1 1.1 162. Discovery Family Channel .5 133. Trinity Broadcasting Network 1.1 163. Home Shopping Network .5 134. American Heroes Channel 1.1 164. Discovery Family Channel HD .5 135. Comedy Central HD 1.0 165. HBO HD .4 136. NBCSN 1.1 166. Big Ten Network .4 137. FXM 1.1 167. CSPAN .4 138. CNBC 1.0 168. Big Ten HD .4 139. National Geographic Wild HD 1.0 169. Olympic Channel .3 140. truTV 1.0 170. MTV Classic .3 141. FYI 1.0 142. The Sportsman Channel 1.0 143. FYI HD .9 144. ESPN2 .9 145. Disney XD .9 146. NFL Network HD .9 147. BBC America .9 148. Discovery Life Channel .9 149. Discovery Life Channel HD .9 150. American Heroes Channel HD .8

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Top 100 Quarterly Comparisons

Summer Spring Winter Fall Channels 2019 2019 2019 2018 1. CBS 25.5 26.5 33.3 29.0 2. NBC HD 21.5 17.7 26.8 20.3 3. CBS HD 21.5 18.6 28.5 25.0 4. NBC 17.7 20.5 28.0 22.6 5. ABC 15.2 14.3 19.4 17.3 6. ABC HD 14.5 13.2 15.9 15.9 7. Fox News HD 11.9 9.9 10.7 11.7 8. Fox News 10.3 10.0 10.5 11.8 9. INSP 9.2 8.1 8.2 7.1 10. ME TV 8.5 8.3 9.6 8.2 11. Regional Sports HD 7.9 3.6 12. Fox HD 5.5 5.4 11.9 10.2 13. TV Land 5.4 5.4 6.0 5.8 14. Regional Sports SD 5.3 3.0 15. HGTV HD 5.2 4.4 4.5 4.5 16. Fox 5.1 7.0 11.3 10.8 17. Hallmark 4.9 5.1 8.0 6.8 18. GSN (Game Show) 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.7 19. ESPN HD 4.7 4.1 7.9 6.6 20. MSNBC HD 4.6 3.8 4.9 4.7 21. TV Land HD 4.5 3.3 6.0 22. Hallmark HD 4.5 3.9 7.5 5.8 23. History 4.4 4.2 4.7 4.9 24. History HD 4.2 3.4 4.1 3.8 25. HGTV 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.8 26. Weather Channel 3.9 3.5 3.8 3.9 27. MSNBC 3.8 4.0 4.7 4.9 28. Nickelodeon 3.4 3.1 3.9 2.3 29. Hallmark M&M 3.3 3.3 5.5 3.9 30. ID 3.3 3.1 4.0 3.6 31. WGN America 3.3 3.1 3.7 3.4 32. Discovery 3.2 4.0 4.4 4.1 33. USA HD 3.1 2.7 4.0 3.9

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Top 100 Quarterly Comparisons

Summer Spring Winter Fall Channels 2019 2019 2019 2018 34. Antenna TV 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.0 35. USA Network 3.1 3.3 4.0 3.9 36. Starz Encore Westerns 3.1 2.8 3.2 3.0 37. Discovery HD 3.1 3.4 4.0 3.5 38. TNT HD 3.0 2.5 2.7 2.5 39. TLC 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 40. GSN HD 3.0 2.8 2.0 41. CNN HD* 3.0 42. Food Network HD 2.9 2.4 3.0 2.6 43. ID HD 2.8 2.5 1.8 2.05 44. Food Network 2.7 3.3 3.0 2.3 45. USA HD 2.7 4.0 3.9 2.1 46. TBS HD 2.7 2.9 2.8 1.3 47. TNT 2.7 2.8 2.8 1.8 48. Disney Junior US 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.2 49. TNT HD 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.0 50. ESPN 2.5 4.3 3.9 1.6 51. ID HD 2.5 1.8 52. RFD TV 2.5 2.4 3.0 2.5 53. Disney Junior US 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 54. A&E Network 2.5 2.4 3.0 3.6 55. Animal Planet 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.4 56. TCM 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.5 57. Weather Channel HD 2.5 2.2 1.8 58. Nickelodeon HD 2.5 2.1 2.5 2.3 59. Hallmark Drama HD 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 60. WGN America HD 2.5 2.0 3.0 2.6 61. AMC 2.4 2.8 3.1 3.2 62. Paramount HD 2.4 1.8 2.1 2.1 63. A&E Network HD 2.4 2.2 2.8 2.0 64. CMT HD 2.3 1.7 2.5 65. CW 2.3 2.2 2.8 3.0 66. Disney Channel 2.3 1.8 2.3 2.9

* First Time in Top 100

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Top 100 Quarterly Comparisons

Summer Spring Winter Fall Channels 2019 2019 2019 2018 67. Hallmark Drama 2.3 1.5 68. ESPN 2.2 2.5 4.3 3.9 69. Hallmark M&M HD 2.2 1.9 4.2 3.9 70. Paramount Network 2.2 1.9 2.5 2.1 71. HLN 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.2 72. AMC HD 2.1 2.2 1.7 73. Animal Planet HD 2.1 1.7 74. Oxygen 2.1 1.7 2.1 2.4 75. CMT 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.5 76. PBS HD 2.0 1.9 3.0 2.5 77. OWN 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 78. Fox Sports 1 HD 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.5 79. Freeform 1.9 2.0 2.6 2.1 80. The Travel Channel 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.0 81. Disney Junior US HD 1.9 1.4 2.1 82. The Golf Channel HD 1.9 1.5 83. Lifetime Movies 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.9 84. FX HD 1.9 1.8 2.3 2.2 85. Freeform HD 1.9 1.5 2.4 1.7 86. MTV HD* 1.8 87. NBCSN HD* 1.8 88. Lifetime 1.7 1.6 2.5 1.8 89. FX 1.7 1.9 2.5 2.2 90. National Geo USA 1.7 1.8 2.4 2.0 91. HLN HD* 1.7 92. National Geo HD 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.6 93. TCM HD* 1.7 94. Great Am. Country HD* 1.6 95. Cartoon Network 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.9 96. Science Channel HD 1.6 1.6 1.7 97. Oxygen HD 1.6 1.4 98. Science Channel 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.5 99. Nick Jr.* 1.6 100. Nicktoons Network* 1.6

* First Time in Top 100

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