UPN TOPS WB IN ADULTS AND WOMEN ON MONDAY PREMIERE NIGHT
"Girlfirends" and "Half & Half" Combine to Beat WB's "Just Legal" Premiere in Viewers and Every Key Demo
UPN Delivers its Best Monday Night Performance in Nearly 2 Years
With Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Women 18-49
UPN Comedies Post Double-Digit Growth From Last Year's Premieres
� UPN BEAT THE WB ON PREMIERE NIGHT IN ADULTS 18-34 (1.9/5 V. 1.6/4), WOMEN 18-34 (2.7/7 V. 2.4/6), ADULTS 18-49 (1.7/4 V. 1.5/4) AND WOMEN 18-49 (2.4/6).
� THE "GIRLFRIENDS" AND "HALF & HALF" PREMIERES TOPPED WB'S "JUST LEGAL" PREMIERE IN VIEWERS (4.0MIL V. 3.5MIL) AND ALL KEY DEMOS, INCLUDING ADULTS 18-34 (2.0/5 V. 1.0/3), WOMEN 18-34 (3.1/8 V. 1.4/3), ADULTS 18-49 (1.8/4 V. 1.0/2), WOMEN 18-49 (2.6/6 V. 1.5/3).
� UPN SCORED ITS BEST MONDAY RATINGS IN NEARLY 2 YEARS (SINCE 11/24/03) WITH VIEWERS (3.9MIL), ADULTS 18-49 AND WOMEN 18-49.
� UPN'S MONDAY NIGHT PREMIERES SCORED DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH FROM LAST YEAR'S PREMIERE NIGHT:
27% In Adults 18-34
21% In Adults 18-49
18% In Total Viewers
Source: Preliminary Nielsen affiliate based ratings, 9/19/2005
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