First Daughter Helps TBS Superstation Win Battle for Men, Beating All Broadcast and Cable Networks in Key Demos Sunday 8-10 p.m.ATLANTA--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 17, 1999-- Superstation su·per·sta·tion n. A television or radio station that broadcasts to a nationwide audience by satellite, cable, or both. Original Movie Draws Basic Cable's Largest Movie Audience Ever; Ranks as Basic Cable's Highest-Rated Movie of the Year TBS TBS Tablespoon TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. TBS Treasury Board Secretariat (Canada) TBS Tris-Buffered Saline TBS Tris Buffered Saline TBS Turn Based Strategy (games) Superstation's third original movie, First Daughter, premiered this past Sunday with a 6.9 rating/12.0 share in Superstation homes, and led the network in a win nationally over all broadcast and cable television networks Sunday 8-10 p.m. among men 25-54 and men 18+. The movie also drew 5,309,000 households, making it basic cable's largest movie audience of all time (excluding miniseries) and TBS Superstation's largest audience ever for a single program. Continuing the comparison to broadcast and cable networks, TBS Superstation's 5.3 national rating placed the Superstation third overall for Sunday 8-10 p.m. TBS Superstation also ranked as the top-rated cable network for Sunday 8-11 p.m. The 6.9 rating for First Daughter makes it basic cable's highest-rated movie of the year among households, as well as among adults 25-54. TBS Superstation now claims four of basic cable's top 10 movies for the year among households, and five of basic cable's top 10 movies among adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. For the year to date, TBS Superstation boasts basic cable's highest average rating for original movie premieres with a 5.1 average rating. Silent Predators, which premiered in June with a 4.9 rating, is the Superstation's second highest-rated original movie. The Superstation's first original movie, Fatal Error A condition that halts processing due to faulty hardware, program bugs, read errors or other anomalies. If you get a fatal error, you generally cannot recover from it, because the operating system has encountered a condition it cannot resolve. , premiered in March and earned a 3.4 rating. For the week, First Daughter's strong performance helped position the Superstation as basic cable's top-rated network among adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 in both prime time and total day. Showing strength beyond the premiere, First Daughter also performed well in its initial encore Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. , earning a 3.8 rating/7.0 share. TBS Superstation will present two more encores this weekend: Saturday, August 21, at 8:05 p.m. (ET)/5:05 p.m. (PT) and Sunday, August 22, at 5 p.m. (ET)/2 p.m. (PT). The Superstation's next original movie, The TimeShifters, premieres Sunday, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m. (ET)/7 p.m. (PT). Casper Van Dien Casper Robert Van Dien, Jr. (born December 18 1968, in or Ridgefield, New Jersey[1]) is an American actor, best known for his role as Johnny Rico in Starship Troopers and most recently as bodyguard Andre in My Network TV's Watch Over Me. , Catherine Bell This article is about the actress. For the politician, see Catherine J. Bell. Catherine Lisa Bell (born August 14, 1968 in London, England) is a Scottish-Iranian British-American actress best known as being David James Elliott's co-star, as fiancee and , Martin Sheen and Theresa Saldana star in the thriller about a futuristic fu·tur·is·tic adj. 1. Of or relating to the future. 2. a. Of, characterized by, or expressing a vision of the future: futuristic decor. b. time-traveler who goes back in time to witness the world's deadliest disasters. TBS Superstation, Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , Inc.'s flagship network seen in 77 million households, is watched by more people than any other cable network and has been for 22 consecutive years. The Superstation features popular movies, original programming, outstanding sports and favorite comedies. Source: Turner Entertainment, Inc. research from Nielsen Media Research |
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