Top 100 Imported Drama Titles in Europe CBS distributed Europe’s three most valuable imported drama series titles in 2012. NCIS led the pack by generating $205 million, according to the Top 100 Imported Drama Titles in Europe report. The three CSI franchises appear in the top 10. Only one of the top 10 titles (Sturm der Liebe) originated from outside the US. These rankings are based on the value created by each title for the broadcasters. The Top 100 Imported Drama Titles in Europe report covers 119 channels across 21 territories. The value is calculated from advertising revenues received when screening these programs – and/or a proportion of funding to public broadcasters. Published in July 2013, this 114-page, PDF-delivered report is a collaboration that draws analysis from several extensive and proprietary databases, the Top 100 Imported Drama Titles in Europe report answers these questions and more: Which are the strongest imported drama series titles in Europe? Which channels screen these titles? How much value did each channel derive by screening each of these titles? How many hours of imported drama series are screened by each title by channel during primetime and across the whole day? Where does each of the main distributors enjoy the most success? As well as comparative pan-European analysis and tables (including distributor shares), each imported drama series title contains the following detail: Distributor name Hours screened by channel by country for 2012 Primetime hours screened by channel by country for 2012 Value created by channel by country in 2012 Value created per hour screened by channel by country in 2012 To find out more about the report, click here or contact us ([email protected] or +44 20 8248 5051). ETS, Madigan Cluff and Digital TV Research Top 100 Titles profiled: 2 BROKE GIRLS FRINGE PRIVATE PRACTICE ACCORDING TO JIM GHOST WHISPERER PSYCH AGATHA CHRISTIE'S GLADES, THE REVENGE (2011) POIROT ALARM FUER COBRA 11 - GLEE RIZZOLI AND ISLES DIE AUTOBAHNPOLIZEI AMOR REAL GOOD WIFE, THE ROSAMUNDE PILCHER ARMY WIVES GREY'S ANATOMY RULES OF ENGAGEMENT BECK (1997) HAWAII FIVE-0 (2010) SCRUBS BIG BANG THEORY, THE HOME AND AWAY SHERLOCK (2010) BLUE BLOODS HOMELAND SISKA BODY OF PROOF HOUSE M.D. STURM DER LIEBE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER TATORT THE BONES JAG TERRA NOVA BROTHERS AND SISTERS JULIA - WEGE ZUM GLUECK TRANSPORTER: THE SERIES CASA DE AL LADO, LA KING OF QUEENS, THE TWO AND A HALF MEN CASTLE KOMMISSAR REX UM HIMMELS WILLEN CHARMED LAW AND ORDER VAMPIRE DIARIES, THE CIELO ROJO LAW AND ORDER: WALKER, TEXAS RANGER CRIMINAL INTENT CLOSER, THE LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL WALLANDER (2005) VICTIMS UNIT CLOWN, DER LETZTE BULLE, DER WHITE COLLAR COLD CASE LEWIS WITHOUT A TRACE COLUMBO LIE TO ME YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, THE CORAZON APASIONADO LITTLE HOUSE ON THE ZORRO (1957) PRAIRIE CRIMINAL MINDS LUTHER CROSSING JORDAN MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE CSI: CRIME SCENE MENTALIST, THE INVESTIGATION CSI: MIAMI MIDSOMER MURDERS CSI: NY MODERN FAMILY DALLAS (2012) MONK DERRICK MURDER, SHE WROTE DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES MURDOCH MYSTERIES DIAGNOSIS MURDER NCIS DOWNTON ABBEY NCIS: LOS ANGELES E R NEIGHBOURS EASTENDERS NEW GIRL EMMERDALE NUMB3RS EVERYBODY LOVES ONCE UPON A TIME RAYMOND FLASHPOINT ONE TREE HILL FRASIER PERSON OF INTEREST FRIENDS PILLARS OF THE EARTH, THE ETS, Madigan Cluff and Digital TV Research Territories and channels profiled: Austria ORF1, ORF2 Flemish-speaking Belgium Een, VTM, Canvas/Ketnet, 2BE, Vier French-speaking Belgium RTL-TVi, Club RTL, La Une, La Deux Czech Republic CT1, CT2, Nova, Prima Denmark DR1, DR2, TV2, TV3, Kanal 5 Finland TV1, TV2, MTV3, Nelonen France TF1, France 2, France 3, France 5, M6, Canal+ Germany ARD1, ZDF, Sat1, ProSieben, RTL, RTL2, Super RTL, Vox, Kabel Eins Greece Alpha, Alter, Antenna 1, ET1, ET3, NET, Mega, Star Hungary MTV1, MTV2, RTL Klub, TV2, Ireland RTE1, RTE2, TV3 Italy RAI1, RAI2, RAI3, Canale 5, Rete 4, Italia 1, La 7 Netherlands Ned1, Ned2, Ned3, RTL4, RTL5, RTL7, RTL8, NET5, SBS6, Veronica Norway NRK1, NRK2, TV2, TV3, TVNorge Poland TVP1, TVP2, Polsat, TVN, TVN7 Portugal RTP1, RTP2, SIC, TVI Romania Acasa, Antena 1, Prima, Pro TV, TVR1, TVR2 Russia 1TV, Rossiya, Domashny, Ren TV, CTC, NTV, THT Spain TVE1, La 2, Antena 3, Cuatro, Telecinco, La Sexta Sweden SVT1, SVT2, TV3, TV4, Kanal 5 UK BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, E4, More4 ETS, Madigan Cluff and Digital TV Research About the authors: Essential Television Statistics specializes in the identification of films and TV programs playing around the world, creating an original title database that holds the transmission details of all imported programs back to 1993. 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