Article: The 2006 Miss America Pageant Debuts As CMT's Most Watched Telecast Ever*.

CMT Ranks First Among All Basic Cable In Total Viewers During Pageant Time Period

Over Twelve Million Viewers Cumulative Watched Weekend Airings of Pageant

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Here they are ... Miss America ratings! The 2006 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT, which premiered live on CMT on Saturday, January 21 from 8 - 10 p.m. ET/PT**, scored a record 3.1 million total viewers. The Miss America Pageant ranks as the most watched telecast ever in CMT's history with total viewers, besting the 2005 CMT MUSIC AWARDS which had garnered 2.9 million viewers.

In addition, CMT beat all other ad-supported cable networks in total viewers for ...

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