NEW BERLIN, WI – Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor television for American sportsmen, announced its award-winning and original series MeatEater earned the top spot in the M18-49 demo across all mid-sized networks* for its Thursday 2014 premiere episode. The episode also ranked second among M25-54(*). MeatEater airs on Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Sportsman Channel.
“Steven Rinella and the entire MeatEater team exemplify adventure and passion for the outdoors and we’re very proud to see the ratings success reflected in their hard work,” said Graig Hale, vice president of business development of Sportsman Channel. “Steven’s spring bear adventure in Alaska is only the tip of the iceberg of adventure this season on MeatEater. The exceptional storytelling coupled with an undying commitment to outdoor heritage continues to strike the right tone with Sportsman audiences.”
*Source: Nielsen Market Breaks, Live+SD, coverage area rating, 1/9/14 8:00-8:30p ET, midsized networks (20MM-80MM Nielsen UE January 2014
About Steven Rinella:
Steven Rinella is an avid outdoorsman, writer, and television personality best known for his ability to translate the hunting lifestyle to a wide variety of audiences. He is the author of The Scavenger’s Guide to Haute Cuisine, the award-winning American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon, and most recently, Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter. He’s a correspondent for Outside magazine, and his writing has also appeared in the New York Times, Glamour, O the Oprah Magazine, Men’s Journal, and more traditional hunting and fishing publications like Field and Stream and Petersen’s Hunting.
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