Rentrak Reports Engagement Metrics for Week Ending January 17, 2010
--'Stickiness' Index Measures Viewer Involvement--
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), a leader in multi-screen media measurement serving the entertainment and advertising industries, released the "Stickiness" Index for the week of January 11, 2010 through January 17, 2010. The "Stickiness" Index lists the top-25 "stickiest" 30-minute, 60-minute and 120-minute primetime programs based on proprietary information derived from Rentrak's TV Essentials service which tracks anonymous set-top-box viewing information.
The "Stickiness" Index is based on the average percentage of the program viewed, divided by the average percentage viewed for all series of that duration during Monday-Saturday primetime (8pm-11pm) and Sunday primetime (7pm-11pm). Programs with the most engaged viewers will have higher "stickiness" indexes.
Week of 1/11/10– 1/17/10:
Index Rank |
Rating Rank |
Series |
Network |
Index |
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1 |
2 |
American Idol (1) |
FOX |
206 |
|
2 |
130 |
The Wronged Man |
LMN |
173 |
|
3 |
20 |
24 (2) |
FOX |
170 |
|
4 |
8 |
The Good Wife |
CBS |
168 |
|
5 |
7 |
NCIS: Los Angeles |
CBS |
161 |
|
6 |
147 |
En nombre del amor |
UNIV-B |
155 |
|
7 |
10 |
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love |
ABC |
155 |
|
8 |
14 |
CSI: NY |
CBS |
151 |
|
9 |
135 |
Sortilegio |
UNIV-B |
151 |
|
10 |
13 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
CBS |
147 |
|
11 |
11 |
NCIS |
CBS |
146 |
|
12 |
16 |
Criminal Minds |
CBS |
143 |
|
13 |
21 |
House |
FOX |
142 |
|
14 |
243 |
Mystery Woman: At First Sight |
HALL |
142 |
|
15 |
12 |
CSI: Miami |
CBS |
141 |
|
16 |
18 |
Desperate Housewives |
ABC |
141 |
|
17 |
36 |
NUMB3RS |
CBS |
141 |
|
18 |
37 |
Medium |
CBS |
139 |
|
19 |
3 |
American Idol (3) |
FOX |
138 |
|
20 |
25 |
The Biggest Loser 9 |
NBC |
138 |
|
21 |
19 |
The Mentalist |
CBS |
138 |
|
22 |
216 |
Angus, Thongs, and the Perfect Snogging |
TEENNCK |
138 |
|
23 |
29 |
Brothers and Sisters |
ABC |
136 |
|
24 |
297 |
Bad Girls Club |
OXGN |
135 |
|
25 |
100 |
Wonder Pets! |
NICKJR |
134 |
|
Notes |
(1) 1/12 120 Minute Telecast |
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(2) 1/17 120 Minute Telecast |
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(3) 1/13 60 Mintue Telecast |
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[ABC is owned by the Walt Disney Company; CBS is a division of CBS Corp.; Fox is a unit of News Corp.; Hallmark Channel is owned by Crown Media Holdings; Lifetime Movie Network is owned by A&E Television Networks; NBC is owned by Comcast; Nick Jr. and Nick Teen are owned by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom.; Oxygen is owned by Comcast; Univision is owned by Univision Communications, Inc.]
The "Stickiness" Index is the average percentage of the program viewed, divided by the average percentage viewed for all programs of that duration (i.e. 30 min, 60 min, or 120 min). Monday-Saturday primetime (8pm-11pm) and Sunday primetime (7pm-11pm) programs, includes roll up of air times. Excludes local programming and all premium non ad-supported channels.
About TV Essentials
Rentrak's TV Essentials is a comprehensive suite of research tools that enable customers to analyze anonymous audience viewing of programming and advertising across VOD, DVR, interactive and linear television. Utilizing proprietary technology to process massive amounts of click-stream data, the TV Essentials system is able to aggregate and report second-by-second information from millions of digital set-top boxes. The system can isolate individual market, network, series, or telecast performance, administer national and local estimates, and provide an evaluation of influencing factors such as psychographics and demographics.
About Rentrak Corporation
Rentrak Corporation is an industry-advancing media measurement and research company, serving the most recognizable names in the entertainment industry. Reaching across numerous platforms including box office, home entertainment, on-demand and linear television, broadband and mobile, Rentrak provides unique and actionable insight for our clients and partners. From the introduction of our revolutionary Pay-Per-Transaction® distribution and revenue-sharing system, which equipped Rentrak with the intelligence and ability to deal with large, complex data streams, to the company's exclusive Essentials™ suite of services, Rentrak has redefined digital audience measurement. Rentrak is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with additional offices in Los Angeles, New York City and Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale. For more information on any of Rentrak's services, please visit www.rentrak.com.
Contacts: |
Rogers & Cowan for Rentrak Corporation |
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Sallie Olmsted |
Amanda Bartz |
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(310) 854-8124 |
(310) 854-8151 |
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SOURCE Rentrak Corporation
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