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TV ONE’S “R&B DIVAS” PROPELS NETWORK TO NEW 

RATINGS RECORD 

 

R&B Divas Delivers Most Watched Original Premiere in Network’s History

 

Divas (L-R) Monifah Carter, Nicci Gilbert, Faith Evans, Syleena Johnson, Keke Wyatt. (Photo Credit: Alex Martinez, courtesy of TV One)

 

 

 

SILVER SPRING (August 22, 2012) – TV One announced today that its newest reality series R&B Divas delivered the most watched original premiere in the history of the network. The series, airing Monday nights at 10pm, ET, tells the current real-life story of five multi-talented, beautiful R&B stars – Faith Evans, Nicci Gilbert-Daniels, Monifah Carter, Syleena Johnson and Keke Wyatt looking to reclaim their place in the musical spotlight.

The program garnered a .93 HH rating, delivering 531,000 homes and among P25-54, earned a .76 rating, delivering 479,000 viewers. Nearly 900,000 total viewers tuned into R&B Divas last night during the premiere and encore airings. In addition, the show was a trending topic on Twitter garnering support from celebrities including actress/singer Queen Latifah, Tami Roman (Basketball Wives) and R&B singers Tank and Michelle Williams, among others.

Toni Judkins, TV One EVP of Programming and Production remarked, “We were confident in the quality of production and that the compelling storytelling deriving from the Divas’ willingness to present their lives so openly and honestly would result in an entertaining series. We’re pleased that the ratings reflect the viewers’ interest in and support of the show and TV One.”

Wonya Lucas, TV One President and CEO commented, “As TV One continues to invest in original programming that reflects the breadth and depth of true Black life, it is encouraging to see the strong viewer response to quality entertainment programming.”

The eight-episode, one-hour series is filmed primarily in Atlanta, with additional shooting in Washington, DC, New York and New Orleans. The series is produced for TV One by Thinkfactory Media, Executive Producers are Adam Reed, Adam Freeman, Phil Thornton, and Leslie Greif. Co-Executive Producers are Nicci Gilbert-Daniels, Faith Evans, Paul Coy Allen, and Aaron Fishman. Executive in charge of production for TV One is Jubba Seyyid.

 

Connect with R&B Divas: 

On the web: http://tvone.tv/shows/randb_divas

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RandBDivasTVOne

Twitter: #RandBDivas

Show Theme Song “Lovin Me” and Faith Evans single “Tears of Joy” can be streamed here:

http://soundcloud.com/eone-music/r-b-divas-lovin-me-feat-faith

http://soundcloud.com/randbdivascompilation/faith-evans-tears-of-joy-main/s-01Cnk

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