Turner Grants Licensing Rights for TNT’s Falling Skies (Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood) and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Grants Rights for TNT Series The Closer (Kyra Sedgwick, Jon Tenney)

SEATTLE, Dec. X, 2012—(BUSINESS WIRE) — (NASDAQ: AMZN) —Amazon.com, Inc. today announced exclusive content licensing agreements with Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution to add the epic TNT drama series Falling Skies and the Warner Bros. Television-produced TNT series The Closer to its Prime Instant Video catalog, giving Prime members instant access to these titles at no additional cost. Fans will be able to enjoy all seven seasons of The Closer and the current as well as future seasons of Falling Skies on Prime Instant Video.

Prime Instant Video now features more than 30,000 movies and TV episodes for Amazon Prime members to stream instantly on Kindle Fire HD or any of the hundreds of compatible Amazon Instant Video devices, including iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Roku, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the Wii U. To start watching Prime Instant Video, visit www.amazon.com/PIV.

“Today’s agreements with TNT and Warner Bros. Domestic TV add two great TV series to Prime Instant Video,” said Brad Beale, Director of Digital Video Content Acquisition for Amazon. “Falling Skies and The Closer are some of Turner’s most-watched and highly talked about series and we’re happy to offer them exclusively for Prime members to enjoy. Amazon Prime just got even better.”

“We are pleased to offer Falling Skies to Amazon Prime members,” said Deborah K. Bradley, Senior Vice President of Program Acquisitions for Turner Broadcasting.  “Subscription-on-demand services continue to grow in the consumer marketplace, and this deal represents a way to help expand our viewership from TV Everywhere and introduce a wider audience to this hit series.”

“Amazon has proven to be a terrific distribution platform for our popular television titles and we are confident thatThe Closer will also meet with that same success,” said Ken Werner, President, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.  “There will be 109 episodes of this riveting drama available for fans to enjoy for the very first time or to rewatch their favorite episodes from TNT.”

Falling Skies, which ranked this year as basic cable’s #1 summer drama with key demos, tells the extraordinary story about life and survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion. Noah Wyle stars as a college professor who becomes an unlikely resistance leader in this gripping series from DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg.

TNT’s Warner Bros. Television-produced series The Closer is the only show in basic cable history to rank #1 for five consecutive years. Emmy-winner Kyra Sedgwick stars as Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, whose impeccable investigative and interrogation skills have resulted in countless confessions and convictions.

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About TNT
TNT is television’s destination for drama. Seen in 99 million households and ranking among cable’s top networks, TNT is home to such original drama series as Rizzoli & Isles, Falling Skies, Dallas, Perception, Major Crimes, Franklin & Bash,Leverage, Southland and the upcoming Monday Mornings. The network also features dramatic unscripted originals like the upcoming Boston’s Finest, 72 Hours and The Hero. In addition, TNT is the cable home to popular dramas like Castle, The Mentalist, Bones, Supernatural, Smallville and Law & Order; primetime specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards®; blockbuster movies; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR, the NBA and the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

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TNT is basic cable’s biggest hit-maker, with six shows ranking among the Top 15 original series of 2012:  The Closer, Rizzoli & Isles, Major Crimes, Perception, Dallas and Falling Skies. That gives TNT more hits than any other basic cable network. TNT also claimed the Top 3 new series of 2012, marking the third consecutive year the network has launched the year’s #1 basic cable series.

“TNT’s dramas TNT’s dramas take their audience on a great ride, delivering the smart escapist entertainment they love, whether it’s a puzzling crime procedural like Rizzoli & Isles or Major Crimes, a survival epic like Falling Skies or a Texas-sized primetime soap like Dallas,” said Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). “TNT is ready to continue attracting drama fans with a year-round slate of originals in 2013, starting with the January season premiere of Dallas and the February debut of the new medical drama Monday Mornings.”

TNT 2012 Ratings Highlights
TNT is home to six of basic cable’s Top 15 original series for the year-to-date, more than any other network, including:
The Closer – 8.7 million viewers
Rizzoli & Isles – 7.4 million
Major Crimes – 7 million
Perception – 6.2 million
Dallas – 6.1 million
Falling Skies – 5.6 million

TNT’s newest hits – Major Crimes, Dallas and Perception – burst onto the scene as basic cable’s Top 3 new series of 2012. This marks the third consecutive year TNT has claimed basic cable’s #1 new series, following top rankings by Rizzoli & Isles in 2010 and Falling Skies in 2011.

TNT claims four of basic cable’s Top 20 original series among adults 25-54 – Falling Skies (3 million), The Closer (2.8 million), Rizzoli & Isles (2.7 million) and Dallas (2.6 million) – giving the network more than any other basic cable programmer.

TNT has grown its total audience for scripted originals by +5% compared to the network’s 2011 average.

Earlier this year, TNT’s record-smashing series The Closer bid farewell with 11.2 million viewers, making it the most-watched series finale in basic cable history.

TNT’s original dramas continue to benefit from strong time-shifted viewing gains, a strong indication that millions of viewers are making a concerted effort to catch every episode of their favorites. The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles surpassed 3 million time-shifting viewers in 2012, while Major Crimes, Perception, Dallas and Falling Skies each exceeded 2 million.

TNT is closing out the year on a high note, with exceptional Q4 2012 growth in primetime among total viewers (+7%), adults 18-49 (+11%) and adults 25-54 (+8%) when compared to Q4 2011.

Looking ahead to 2012, TNT is ramping up its strategy to feature original programming year-round starting Monday, Jan. 28, with the second season of Dallas. The following week, TNT premieres the new medical drama Monday Mornings, starring Ving Rhames, Albert Molina, Jamie Bamber and Jennifer Finnigan. The series is executive-produced by David E. Kelley, Bill D’Elia and neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

February will also mark the fifth-season premiere of TNT’s acclaimed police drama Southland and the launch of the gripping new reality series Boston’s Finest. Other shows on the TNT slate include the new unscripted series The Hero and 72 Hours, as well as new seasons of series like Rizzoli & Isles, Falling Skies, Major Crimes, Perception and more.

TNT‘s The Closer, which set numerous audience records during its seven-season run, just added another one. Through time-shifted viewing, the Aug. 13 finale of the blockbuster series grew to a final tally of 11,212,000 viewers, making it the most-watched series finale in basic cable history. On a household basis, the finale scored a 7.2 national HH rating, making it the highest-rated series finale in cable history.

Meanwhile, the Aug. 13 premiere of TNT’s new series Major Crimes climbed to 9,453,000 viewers, making it basic cable’s biggest new series launch ever.

“As wonderful as it is to see The Closer claim yet another page in the record books, it’s extremely gratifying that Major Crimes has taken its own place in cable history,” said Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM).

In setting basic cable’s series-finale record with total viewers, The Closer surpassed the Dec. 4, 2009, finale of Monk, which delivered 10,622,000 viewers. In terms of household rating, The Closer now stands ahead of the series finales of The Sopranos (6.7 rating); Sex and the City (6.5) and Monk (6.1).

The record-setting audience for Major Crimes has overtaken previous high marks set by July 12, 2010, debut of TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles (9,049,000 viewers) and the Sept. 1, 2008, premiere of TNT’s Raising the Bar (8,560,000 viewers).

Among key demos, The Closer‘s finale garnered 2.7 million adults 18-49 and 3.6 million adults 25-54, while the premiere of Major Crimes drew 2.2 million adults 18-49 and 2.9 million adults 25-54.

Major Crimes recently finished summer as television’s #1 new series, with a Live + Same Day average of 6.3 million viewers. That average will rise significantly as additional weeks of time-shifted viewing are added. Meanwhile, The Closer‘s six final episodes this summer scored an overall average of 8.7 million viewers, with 2.1 million adults 18-49 and 2.8 million adults 25-54 in Live + 7.

TNT Also Scores Primetime Growth and Strength in Time-Shifted Viewing, Led by The Closer Finale’s 10.7 Million Viewers in Live + 3

As the summer ratings race reaches the home stretch, TNT is on track to score several remarkable competitive victories, securing its position as home to basic cable’s top original dramas. Leading the pack are returning hits like The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles and breakout newcomers like Major Crimes, Perception and Dallas, which together rank as basic cable’s Top 5 scripted series for the summer-to-date. In addition, TNT’s epic sci-fi drama Falling Skies reigns as basic cable’s #1 summer drama with adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.Overall, TNT’s summer originals account for six of basic cable’s Top 10 scripted series among total viewers, four of the Top 10 with adults 25-54 and three of the Top 10 with adults 18-49.

Basic cable’s Top 5 scripted series this summer among total viewers:
#1. The Closer (8.0 million viewers)
#2. Rizzoli & Isles (7.8 million viewers)
#3. Major Crimes  (7.2 million viewers)
#4. Perception (6.1 million viewers)
#5. Dallas (5.9 million viewers)Basic cable’s #1 drama series this summer with adults 18-49:
#1. Falling Skies (2.4 million adults 18-49)Basic cable’s Top 3 scripted series this summer with adults 25-54:
#1. Falling Skies (2.8 million adults 25-54)
#2. Rizzoli & Isles (2.8 million adults 25-54)
#3. Dallas (2.5 million adults 25-54)

New TNT Series Top the Charts
TNT will mark its third consecutive summer claiming cable’s #1 new series, with Major Crimes following in the footsteps of Rizzoli & Isles in 2010 and Falling Skies in 2011. In addition, TNT is home to this summer’s Top 3 new series on all of television, with Major Crimes topping the list, followed by Perception and Dallas.

Cable’s Top 3 new series this year among total viewers
#1. Major Crimes (7.2 million viewers)
#2. Perception (6.1 million viewers)
#3. Dallas (5.9 million viewers)

Cable’s Top 3 new drama series this year among adults 25-54
#1. Dallas (2.5 million adults 25-54)
#2. Perception (2.0 million adults 25-54)
#3. Major Crimes (2.0 million adults 25-54)

TNT Dominates List of Top Scripted Series Telecasts
When it comes to individual telecasts, TNT’s lineup of original series currently account for all of basic cable’s Top 15 scripted series telecasts this summer, with the series finale of The Closer coming in at #1. Also within the Top 15 are several episodes of Rizzoli & Isles and the series debuts of Dallas (8.3 million viewers Live + 7 – June 13) and Perception (7.5 million viewers Live + 7 – July 9).

TNT Series Expand Significantly through Time-Shifted Viewing
Time-shifted viewing data indicates millions of viewers are making a concerted effort to catch every episode of their favorite TNT dramas.  Each TNT drama has added at least 1.8 million viewers through time-shifted viewing, with Falling Skies, Perception and Dallas exceeding 2 million time-shifting viewers and The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles exceeding 3 million. In addition, The Closer‘s series finale has already grown to 10.7 million viewers in Live + 3, the biggest delivery ever for a TNT original series.

TNT Scores Primetime Growth
Driven by the power of its original series, TNT’s summer primetime averages are up 5% among total viewers, +3% among adults 18-49 and +3% among adults 25-54, compared to summer 2011. In addition, TNT is set to finish the summer as basic cable’s #1 network in total day delivery of adults 25-54.

About TNT
TNT, one of cable’s top-rated networks, is television’s destination for drama. Seen in 99 million households, TNT is home to such original drama series as Rizzoli & Isles, Falling Skies, Dallas, Perception, Major Crimes, Franklin & Bash, Leverage, Southland and the upcoming Monday Mornings. The network also features dramatic unscripted originals like this summer’s The Great Escape and the upcoming Boston Blue (working title) and 72 Hours (working title). In addition, TNT is the cable home to popular dramas like The Mentalist, Bones, Supernatural, Las Vegas, Law & Order and Castle, which starts this year; primetime specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards®; blockbuster movies; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR, the NBA and the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.

Since February, more than 17,000 of The Closer‘s fans have signed a digital “Thank-Yew” greeting card expressing what the show has meant to them.  At a special Hollywood screening for some of The Closer‘s biggest fans this week, TNT unveiled a 10-foot version of the “Thank-Yew” greeting card reflecting the card’s record-breaking total of hand-written contributions, which now stands at 1,970.

The Closer’s digital  ”Thank-Yew” card is still available by going to http://Thankyew.com.

The series finale of The Closer is set to air on TNT Monday, Aug. 13, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT), followed by the series premiere of Major Crimes.

(To download hi-res versions of these photos for publication, please go to The Closer gallery on the TNT online newsroom at http://tntnewsroom.com/the-closer-photo-gallery/.)

CAPTIONS:

1. Fans sign a 10-foot version of The Closer‘s “Thank-Yew” card at Hollywood’s Roosevelt Hotel.

2. The Closer’s G.W. Bailey and James Duff accept a certificate of the most contributions to a greeting card from Guinness World Records adjudicator Michael Empric.

TNT’s The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles were basic cable’s most-watched series last week, while Falling Skies took the series title among adults 25-54 and ranked as basic cable’s #1 scripted program among adults 18-49. Overall, TNT ranked as basic cable’s #1 network for the week in total day delivery of adults 25-54.

TNT is currently home to basic cable’s Top 4 scripted summer series among total viewers – #1) The Closer, #2) Rizzoli & Isles, #3) Perception and #4) Dallas. Among key demos, TNT’s hit sci-fi drama Falling Skies ranks as the summer’s top drama on basic cable with adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. In addition, Perception is cable’s #1 new series for the year-to-date among total viewers, while Dallas is cable’s top new drama with adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

With its original series continuing to turn in strong performances, TNT’s summer primetime averages are up 5% among total viewers, +4% among adults 18-49 and +4% among adults 25-54, compared to summer 2011.

Monday:
TNT’s blockbuster drama The Closer ranked as basic cable’s #1 program for the week, with 5.8 million viewers in Live + Same Day delivery. The episode also garnered 1.3 million adults 18-49 and 1.6 million adults 25-54. The Closer, which ranks as cable’s #1 series this summer, will finish its seven-season run with next Monday’s series finale.

TNT’s new hit series Perception delivered 3.7 million viewers in Live + Same Day, with 1 million adults 18-49 and 1.2 million adults 25-54. Perception currently ranks as cable’s #1 new series for the year-to-date among total viewers and comes in second behind Dallas among the year’s top new dramas with adults 25-54.

Tuesday:
TNT ranked as cable’s #1 network in Tuesday primetime on the strength last week, led by Rizzoli & Isles, which drew more than 4.4 million viewers. Among key adult demos, Rizzoli & Isles garnered 1.1 million adults 18-49 and 1.4 million adults 25-54.

Franklin & Bash brought in 2.2 million viewers Tuesday night, with 798,000 adults 18-49 and 915,000 adults 25-54.

Wednesday:
TNT’s Dallas delivered 3.2 million viewers in Live + Same Day, ranking as cable’s #1 Wednesday night program with total viewers and adults 25-54. The show scored solid growth among key demos compared to the prior week’s episode, with adults 18-49 up 8% to 1 million and adults 25-54 up 9% to 1.3 million. Dallas, which will close out its first season tomorrow night at 9 p.m. (ET/PT), currently reigns as cable’s #1 new drama of 2012-to-date with adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

Sunday:
TNT ranked as basic cable’s #1 network on Sunday night among adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, propelled by its slate of action-packed originals.

Hit caper series Leverage got the night started with 2.6 million viewers in Live + Same Day. The show garnered growth among key demos compared to the prior new episode, with adults 18-49 up 5% to 942,000 and adults 25-54 up 4% to 1.2 million.

TNT’s epic drama Falling Skies drew more than 3.3 million viewers. Falling Skies not only ranked as basic cable’s top scripted series for the week among key adult demos but also scored growth over its previous new episode, with adults 18-49 up 10% to 1.7 million and adults 25-54 up 2% to 1.9 million. In its second season, Falling Skies ranks as basic cable’s #1 summer drama among adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

TNT’s reality-competition series The Great Escape closed out the night with more than 1 million viewers in Live + Same Day. Like TNT’s other Sunday night originals, The Great Escape grew its demo delivery compared to the previous new episode, with adults 18-49 up 12% to 618,000 and adults 25-54 up 6% to 649,000.

Live + 7:
TNT’s original series continue to build significantly on their deliveries through time-shifted viewing. The following are the final Live + 7 figures for episodes airing the week of July 16:
•   The Closer (July 16): 8.8 million viewers; 2.0 million adults 18-39; 2.7 million adults 25-54
•   Perception (July 16): 7.2 million viewers; 1.9 million adults 18-49; 2.5 million adults 25-54.
•   Rizzoli & Isles (July 17): 8.3 million viewers; 2.3 million adults 18-49; 2.9 million adults 25-54
•   Franklin & Bash (July 17): 4.1 million viewers; 1.7 million adults 18-49; 1.8 million adults 25-54
•   Dallas (July 18): 5.2 million viewers; 1.9 million adults 18-49; 2.3 million adults 25-54
•   Leverage (July 22): 3.9 million viewers; 1.5 million adults 18-49; 1.8 million adults 25-54.
•   Falling Skies (July 22): 5.3 million viewers; 2.6 million adults 18-49; 2.9 million adults 25-54
•   The Great Escape (July 22): 1.5 million viewers; 798,000 adults 18-49; 858,000 adults 25-54

TNT‘s The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles scored basic cable’s Top 4 series telecasts for the month. Both series were also joined by the new hit drama Perception in giving TNT seven of basic cable’s Top 15 programs for the month.

So far this summer, TNT’s original series have grown 8% over summer 2011. Meanwhile the network’s overall summer primetime averages are up 8% among total viewers, +8% among adults 18-49 and +7% among adults 25-54, compared to summer 2011. TNT is currently home to cable’s Top 4 scripted summer series among total viewers – #1) The Closer, #2) Rizzoli & Isles, #3) Perception and #4) Dallas. Among key demos, TNT’s hit sci-fi drama Falling Skies ranks as the summer’s top drama on basic cable with adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. In addition, Perception is cable’s #1 new series for the year-to-date among total viewers, while Dallas is cable’s top new drama with adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

Monday:
TNT’s blockbuster drama The Closer ranked as basic cable’s #1 series for the week, with more than 5.8 million viewers in Live + Same Day delivery. The show also scored more than 1.2 million adults 18-49 and 1.7 million adults 25-54. The Closer ranks as cable’s #1 scripted series this summer. Only two episodes remain before the series ends its remarkable seven-season run.

TNT’s hit series Perception chalked up 4.5 million viewers in Live + Same Day Monday night, making it one of basic cable’s Top 5 series for the week. The show also garnered 1.1 million adults 18-49 and 1.4 million adults 25-54. Perception currently ranks as cable’s #1 new series for the year-to-date among total viewers and comes in second behind Dallas among the year’s top new dramas with adults 25-54.

Tuesday:
TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles drew a total of 5.6 million viewers in Live + Same Day, making it basic cable’s #1 Tuesday program and the #2 series telecast (behind The Closer) for the week. Among key demos, Rizzoli & Isles scored solid growth over the prior week, with adults 18-49 up 9% to 1.5 million and adults 25-54 up 4% to 1.9 million. Rizzoli & Isles also ranked as basic cable’s #1 scripted series for the week with adults 25-54.

TNT’s Franklin & Bash followed with more than 2.5 million viewers in Live + Same Day delivery. In the demos, Franklin & Bash garnered 926,000 adults 18-49 and 1.1 million adults 25-54, the latter group up 3% over the prior week.

Wednesday:
Wednesday night’s episode of Dallas on TNT wrangled 3.3 million viewers in Live + Same Day, with 1.0 million adults 18-49 and 1.2 million adults 25-54. Dallas currently ranks as basic cable’s #1 new drama of 2012-to-date with adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. It comes in second behind Perception for the year-to-date among total viewers.

Live + 7:
This summer’s first Live + 7 data for The Closer and Perception is in, and it shows both series with outstanding numbers:

•  The Closer (July 9 Summer Premiere): 8.3 million viewers; 1.9 million adults 18-39; 2.5 million adults 25-54
•  Perception (July 9 Series Premiere): 7.5 million viewers; 1.7 million adults 18-49; 2.2 million adults 25-54.

Meanwhile, the rest of TNT’s slate of original series continues to chalk up strong deliveries according to the latest time-shifted viewing data for the week of July 9:

•  Rizzoli & Isles (July 10): 8.3 million viewers; 2.5 million adults 18-49; 3.1 million adults 25-54
•  Franklin & Bash (July 10): 4.2 million viewers; 1.9 million adults 18-49; 2.1 million adults 25-54
•  Dallas (July 11): 5.3 million viewers; 2.0 million adults 18-49; 2.4 million adults 25-54
•  Falling Skies (July 15): 5.4 million viewers; 2.6 million adults 18-49; 2.9 million adults 25-54
•  The Great Escape (July 15): 1.6 million viewers; 890,000 adults 18-49; 912,000 adults 25-54