Radio's DISH NATION Becomes #1 New First-Run Show in Demo

DISH NATION Hits All-Time High in A18-49 Demo, Becomes #1 New First-Run Show in Demo

A18-49 rating hits ALL-TIME high rising +20% from previous week’s 0.5 and UP +20% from premiere week.

For 2012-13 season, DISH NATION is #1 youngest skewing program in ALL first-run syndication (out of all 40 programs)

For first time ever, DISH NATION becomes #1 new first-run show in syndication topping Katie Couric, Jeff Probst & Steve Harvey in A18-49 demo.







The radio teams include The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, from Atlanta, heard on 60+ radio stations, featuring standup comic and theatrical star Rickey Smiley; New York’s Scott & Todd, starring Scott Shannon and Todd Pettengill on WPLJ, Kidd Kraddick in the Morning show, based in Dallas, Texas, and Blaine & Allyson In The Morning on WDVD in Detroit.

A18-49 (Wk of 12/17/12)

Dish Nation              0.6       (UP +20% from last week)

Steve Harvey           0.5       (DOWN -17% from last week)

Katie                          0.4       (DOWN -20% from last week)

Ricki                          0.3       (EVEN with last week)

Jeff Probst               0.2       (EVEN with last week)

Trisha                        0.2       (EVEN with last week)

DISH NATION is a daily program highlighting the nation’s funniest radio shows; riffing on what’s hot and happening that day in pop culture.  A fresh, new format, DISH NATION gives a comedic twist to the news that’s on everyone’s minds.

DISH NATION is distributed by 20th Television and airs on the FOX Television Stations. The program airs weeknights and is currently cleared in over 97% of the country.