Bounce TV Posts its Most-Watched Quarter Ever in Second Quarter 2015

June Becomes Network's Strongest Month to Date, Season One of Original Series Mann & Wife Helps Fuel Growth

News provided by

Bounce TV

Jul 01, 2015, 05:30 ET

ATLANTA, July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bounce TV -- the nation's first-ever and fast-growing broadcast television network designed for African American audiences – continued its ratings surge in the just-completed second quarter of 2015, setting network records for viewership and the delivery of key targeted demographic audiences in both Primetime and Total Day with June becoming the network's most-watched month ever.

In the new record-setting quarter, Bounce TV posted double-digit Primetime gains of:

Continue Reading
Bounce TV's new hit comedy series Mann & Wife, starring David & Tamela Mann (Right) helped drive the network to its most-watched quarter ever in the just-completed second quarter of 2015. Vivica A. Fox, JoMarie Payton and Tony Rock co-star. Bounce TV is the nation's first-ever and fastest-growing broadcast television network designed for African-American audiences. Bounce TV is seen on the digital signals of local broadcast television stations with corresponding cable carriage.
Bounce TV's new hit comedy series Mann & Wife, starring David & Tamela Mann (Right) helped drive the network to its most-watched quarter ever in the just-completed second quarter of 2015. Vivica A. Fox, JoMarie Payton and Tony Rock co-star. Bounce TV is the nation's first-ever and fastest-growing broadcast television network designed for African-American audiences. Bounce TV is seen on the digital signals of local broadcast television stations with corresponding cable carriage.

  • +17% in Households (179K vs. 153K)
  • +14% in A18-49 (90K vs. 79K)
  • +11% in A25-54 (98K vs. 88K)
  • +14% in Persons 2+ (246K vs. 216K)

The network also racked up increases in Total Day among HHs (+12%, 140K vs. 125K) and P2+ (+8%, 192K vs. 178K.)

June 2015 is now the network's most-watched ever, with Prime increases of +32% in HHs (208K vs. 158K), 38% in A18-49 (106K vs. 77K), +39% in A25-54 (117K vs. 84K) and 34% in P2+ (294K vs. 220K.) Double-digit Total Day increases for June 2015 were led by +24% in HHs (157K vs. 127K) and +26% in P2 (223K vs. 177K.)

Helping fuel the network's strong performance was the first season of the original series Mann & Wife starring David and Tamela Mann. The show was a smash hit, delivering more than 6.2 million viewers and 4.0 million homes across all plays in its first season on the air.

Bounce TV is the fastest-growing African-American (AA) network on television and has become the #2 most-watched among all AA networks.  The network airs on the digital broadcast signals of local television stations and corresponding cable carriage and features a programming mix of original and off-network series, theatrical motion pictures, specials, live sports and more.  Bounce TV has grown to be available in more than 85 million homes across 90 markets, 90% of African American television homes -- including all of the top AA television markets -- and three quarters of the total television homes in the United States.

Source: Nielsen, Live + Same Day Data, Total Day (Mon-Su 6a-6a & Mon-Su 7p-11p), 2Q15: 03/30/15-06/28/15 vs. 2Q14: 03/31/14-06/29/14.

Source: Nielsen, Live + Same Day Data, Total Day (Mon-Su 6a-6a & Mon-Su 7p-11p), June 2015: 06/01/15-06/28/15 vs. June 2014: 05/26/14-06/29/14.

Contact:        Jim Weiss                  770-672-6504                       [email protected]

Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150701/227649

SOURCE Bounce TV

Related Links

http://www.bouncetv.com

WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM?

icon3
440k+
Newsrooms &
Influencers
icon1
9k+
Digital Media
Outlets
icon2
270k+
Journalists
Opted In
GET STARTED