(30 December 2005 2:00 pm)

MUMBAI: With the final numbers now in for the 2005 ratings year, TNT US says that it has scored eight cable and ad-supported cable records, including one for its Golden Globe-nominated series The Closer. This is according to data from Nielsen Media Research.

Meanwhile, sister network TBS scored a triumph by winning the prime time race for adults 18-34. TNT had its best-ever annual prime time delivery of adults 18-49 for an ad-supported cable network (1,165,000).

It also had a peak in its prime time delivery of adults 25-54 for an ad-supported cable network (1,240,000) It also did well in prime time delivery of persons 2+ for a cable network (2,570,000) and in households for a cable network (1,963,000)

TNT, TBS executive VP, CEO Steve Koonin SAYS, “TNT is not only leading ad-supported cable with its incredible performance each year, it’s rewriting the book on the industry. The network has clearly tapped into the mindset of today’s television viewers and given them the kind of spectacular, high-quality drama they crave."

"And we are already working hard to ensure we keep on our winning track in the year to come, with another season of The Closer, the premiere of the anthology series Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From The Stories Of Stephen King and several other high-profile original projects we have in the works,” says Koonin.