DEFIANCE DOMINATES MONDAY NIGHT
Premiere reaches over 1 million viewers
#1 non-sports specialty program of the night across multiple key demos
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For Immediate Release
TORONTO, April 16, 2013 – Delivering out-of-this-world ratings, Showcase’s brand-new series
Defiance trumps Monday night with over 500,000 viewers (2+) and over 250,000 viewers, adults 25-54.
The spectacular sci-fi drama earned the coveted number one spot and was sampled by over 1 million
viewers (V2+). Knocking out the competition, Defiance was also the number one non-sports specialty
program in its 10pm timeslot across multiple key demos.*
Defiance airs Mondays at 10pm ET/PT on Showcase.
Source: * BBM Canada, Overnight PPM data 4/15/13
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