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TiVo Research and Analytics Reveals 4th Annual Ranking of Fall Season TV Promo Effectiveness

Second-by-Second Audience Measurement Shows the Promotion of Established Stars and High-Concept Ideas Drove Most Viewers to New Shows

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 20, 2013) - TiVo Research and Analytics, Inc. (TRA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), today announced audience measurement results for the 2013 fall season series premieres. The study identified how effectively on-air broadcast television promos, running the six weeks prior to premieres, drove viewers to watch. According to TRA, the top four programs with a Promo Conversion score greater than 20 percent earned full-season orders, and one new entry, Sleepy Hollow, was already renewed for season two.

TRA evaluated the 23 new fall broadcast series that premiered from September 16 - October 10 and utilized Power||Watch™ ratings service data, gathered from an opt-in panel of 48,000 TiVo subscribers, to analyze the results. For the third year in a row, the findings revealed that a broad promotional reach campaign does not guarantee a program's success with viewers. Promo Conversion -- defined by TRA as a viewer who was exposed to at least three on-air promo spots for a given program and then tuned in for the series premiere -- was quite accurate in predicting which new programs would attract viewers.

For example, Sleepy Hollow ranked only 17th overall with a 53 percent reach, but its Promo Conversion score of 20.4 percent boosted the show to third place in the overall rankings. The ABC superhero program Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ranked seventh in reach, but first in Promo Conversion with an impressive 27 percent score. Robin William's second foray into series TV, The Crazy Ones, enjoyed the best of both worlds, delivering the second highest Promo Conversion rating of 25.3 percent and the fifth highest reach, 70 percent.

Contrary to popular belief, reach is less predictive of success. The top reach campaign for the fall season was ABC's Once Upon A Time in Wonderland. Besides touting the longest name of the season, Wonderland also claimed a 76 percent live + 7 day reach, but only a 4.9 percent Promo Conversion, the lowest score in the past four seasons.

On the other end of the scale, live + 7 day reach for the Andy Samberg comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine was 48 percent, the lowest non-CW new series this season. However, the show scored a Promo Conversion rating of 20.3 percent and already received a full-season order.

Starting in December, Promo Conversion measurement and reporting will be available as part of Media TRAnalytics® v3.11.2. This updated tool will include not only measurement of tune-in conversion and overlap, but also the ability to analyze conversions with reference to any of the wide variety of demographic and purchase data available in Media TRAnalytics®.

"TRA's Promo Conversion data is a powerful tool that can help networks cut through to the core of what's really resonating with viewers and help to course correct midseason or plan for next season all with an eye toward effective targeting and improving ROI," said Tara Maitra, Senior Vice President and GM of Content and Media Sales at TiVo. "No other data exists that offers such granular insights into the efficacy of television promos to help networks and marketers determine what's really resonating with viewers."

Promo Reach Rankings

Rank	Network		Program		Reach: Live + 7 Days	Frequency: Live + 7 Days	GRP: Live + 7 Days
1	ABC		ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND		76%	11.3	863.2
2	CBS		HOSTAGES		74%	7.3	542.6
3	NBC		BLACKLIST		74%	9.7	714.8
4	ABC		SUPER FUN NIGHT		72%	7.3	520.1
5	CBS		THE CRAZY ONES		70%	5.4	375.8
6	ABC		THE GOLDBERGS		69%	6.8	471.7
7	ABC		MARVEL AGENTS OF SHIELD		69%	8.0	549.7
8	NBC		IRONSIDE		66%	4.5	296.2
9	CBS		THE MILLERS		65%	3.9	250.5
10	NBC		THE MICHAEL J FOX SHOW		63%	5.6	354.7
11	NBC		SEAN SAVES THE WORLD		63%	3.9	244.0
12	ABC		TROPHY WIFE		63%	6.1	383.5
13	CBS		WE ARE MEN		62%	3.5	216.8
14	CBS		MOM		61%	4.6	285.7
15	ABC		BACK IN THE GAME		61%	6.1	371.4
16	NBC		WELCOME TO THE FAMILY		59%	3.0	173.0
17	Fox		SLEEPY HOLLOW		53%	4.0	210.8
18	ABC		BETRAYAL		51%	4.7	237.6
19	ABC		LUCKY 7		50%	5.6	282.5
20	Fox		DADS		50%	3.4	169.9
21	Fox		BROOKLYN NINE-NINE		48%	3.7	176.7
22	CW		THE TOMORROW PEOPLE		21%	2.7	56.5
23	CW		THE ORIGINALS		20%	2.7	53.5

Promo Conversion Rate Rankings

Rank		Network		Program		Promo Conversion*
1		ABC		MARVEL AGENTS OF SHIELD		27.0%
2		CBS		THE CRAZY ONES		25.3%
3		Fox		SLEEPY HOLLOW		20.4%
4		Fox		BROOKLYN NINE-NINE		20.3%
5		CBS		THE MILLERS		18.2%
6		CBS		MOM		17.7%
7		NBC		THE MICHAEL J FOX SHOW		16.1%
8		CBS		WE ARE MEN		15.2%
9		NBC		BLACKLIST		14.8%
10		ABC		TROPHY WIFE		14.1%
11		CBS		HOSTAGES		14.0%
12		Fox		DADS		13.5%
13		ABC		THE GOLDBERGS		13.4%
14		CW		THE TOMORROW PEOPLE		11.9%
15		ABC		LUCKY 7		10.9%
16		NBC		IRONSIDE		10.4%
17		ABC		BACK IN THE GAME		10.3%
18		NBC		WELCOME TO THE FAMILY		10.2%
19		NBC		SEAN SAVES THE WORLD		9.7%
20		ABC		SUPER FUN NIGHT		9.4%
21		ABC		BETRAYAL		9.3%
22		CW		THE ORIGINALS		5.8%
23		ABC		ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND		4.9%

*Promo Conversation is the percentage of households who were exposed to three on-air promo spots who tuned into the series premiere of the program, includes Live + 7 days of viewing.

About TiVo Research and Analytics, Inc. (TRA) TiVo Research and Analytics, Inc. (TRA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), is a leading media marketing and analytics software company whose products help advertisers, agencies and television networks improve advertising targeting, accountability and return on media investment within the Automotive, Consumer Packaged Goods, and Pharmaceutical industries, as well as a growing number of client CRM engagements. TRA's web-based Media TRAnalytics® and TV Health Ratings platforms matched the TV advertising households actually receive with the products the same households actually buy, enabling TRA clients to find "The Right Audience®" while providing an unmatched level of transparency, measurement, media planning/selling and improved ROI. TRA clients include Procter and Gamble, CBS, A&E Television Networks, ION Media, Oscar Mayer, Sunovian and Starcom MediaVest Group. More information at: www.traglobal.com.

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