Rentrak Reports Engagement Metrics for Week Ending November 1, 2009

November 9, 2009 7:00 AM EST

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 9 /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 October 26 through November 1, 2009. 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 10/26/2009 - 11/01/2009:


    Index   Rating
     Rank   Rank           Series                          Network   Index
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
       1       3     Dancing With the Stars *               ABC         184
       -       -     -----------------------                ---         ---
       2      11     The Mentalist                          CBS         158
       -      --     -------------                          ---         ---
       3       8     Grey's Anatomy                         ABC         156
       -       -     --------------                         ---         ---
       4     140     Sortilegio                             UNIV-B      153
       -     ---     ----------                             ------      ---
       5     261     !Viva el sueno!                        UNIV-B      150
       -     ---     ---------------                        ------      ---
       6       6     Desperate Housewives                   ABC         149
       -       -     --------------------                   ---         ---
       7     263     Come Dance at My Wedding               HALL        147
       -     ---     ------------------------               ----        ---
       8      83     White Collar                           USA         147
       -      --     ------------                           ---         ---
       9     331     Mad Men                                AMC         146
       -     ---     -------                                ---         ---
      10      12     CSI: Crime Scene Investigation         CBS         146
      --      --     ------------------------------         ---         ---
      11      13     Brothers and Sisters                   ABC         146
      --      --     --------------------                   ---         ---
      12      30     The Biggest Loser 8: Second Chances    NBC         146
      --      --     -----------------------------------    ---         ---
      13     178     En nombre del amor                     UNIV-B      146
      --     ---     ------------------                     ------      ---
      14       9     NCIS                                   CBS         144
      --       -     ----                                   ---         ---
      15     101     Sons of Anarchy                        FX          144
      --     ---     ---------------                        --          ---
      16      50     NUMB3RS                                CBS         143
      --      --     -------                                ---         ---
      17      18     Private Practice                       ABC         139
      --      --     ----------------                       ---         ---
      18      94     TMNT                                   TOON        138
      --      --     ----                                   ----        ---
      19      37     Cold Case                              CBS         138
      --      --     ---------                              ---         ---
      20      76     WWE Monday Night Raw                   USA         138
      --      --     --------------------                   ---         ---
      21      77     Monk                                   USA         137
      --      --     ----                                   ---         ---
      22       5     Dancing With the Stars **              ABC         137
      --       -     ------------------------               ---         ---
      23     314     Bailey's Mistake                       HALL        137
      --     ---     ----------------                       ----        ---
      24     302     Legacy of Fear                         LMN         137
      --     ---     --------------                         ---         ---
      25      44     Ghost Whisperer                        CBS         136
      --      --     ---------------                        ---         ---

                 NOTES:  * This is the 120 minute 10/26 telecast
                 ------  --------------------------------------------
                         ** This is the 60 minute 10/27 telecast
                         --------------------------------------------

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-8pm) 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(TM) 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
    Sallie Olmsted                                   Amanda Bartz
    (310) 854-8124                                   (310) 854-8151
    solmsted@rogersandcowan.com                      abartz@rogersandcowan.com

SOURCE Rentrak Corporation


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