TOBY KEITH MOVIE “BEER FOR MY HORSES” FINDS SWEET SUCCESS ON CMT
11/04/08
3.5 Million Viewers P18-49 Watch Opening Night, Making the Telecast One of CMT’s Highest-Rated Premieres for the Year
***CMT RATINGS ALERT***
NASHVILLE – November 4, 2008 – Superstar Toby Keith made sweet music with the world television premiere of BEER FOR MY HORSES in its Sunday, November 2 CMT debut. One of CMT’s highest-rated premieres for the year, over 3.5 million viewers* tuned in for the premiere and encore telecast in the key P18-49 demo. The 8 p.m. airing garnered an impressive 1.5 million average total viewers, with 701,000 of those falling in the P18-49 demo. BEER FOR MY HORSES celebrated a successful theatrical release earlier this year, and will be released on DVD on Tuesday, November 11.
BEER FOR MY HORSES was produced jointly by CMT Films and Keith’s Show Dog Productions, and follows Keith’s successful CMT Film BROKEN BRIDGES. The inaugural CMT Film BROKEN BRIDGES debuted in theaters in September 2006, and went on to ship more than 1.2 million units on DVD. The movie’s soundtrack was certified gold, driven by a hit single and video on CMT.
Keith’s new album That Don’t Make Me A Bad Guy featuring the #1 single “She Never Cried In Front Of Me” hit stores on October 28.
BEER FOR MY HORSES will be retelecast on CMT on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m., ET/PT; Sunday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m., ET/PT; and Sunday, Nov. 23 at 6:00 p.m., ET/PT.
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*Nielsen Media Research (cume P 2+ / 1 minute qualifier), includes 2 airings.
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