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PHILLIES’ RECORD RATINGS STREAK CONTINUES ON COMCAST SPORTSNET



Seven Consecutive Years of Audience Increases; 2009 Ratings Jump 25% over 2008 Season



Comcast SportsNet’s Phillies Coverage Continues With Postseason Analysis

PHILADELPHIA - (October 5, 2009) - Comcast SportsNet, the region’s leading source for local sports coverage, delivered a 25% increase in Phillies ratings over the 2008 World Championship season, the network’s seventh consecutive season of Phillies ratings growth.

During the 2009 season, the Phillies scored a 7.14 average rating (212,000 HH) for live game action, a 25% increase over last season’s 5.7 rating. Fans tuned into Comcast SportsNet’s Phillies Postgame Live in record numbers; the program averaged a 3.1 rating (92,000 HH), a 15% increase over the 2008 season. Comcast SportsNet’s Phillies ratings have climbed 113% since 2002, when the Phillies delivered a 3.35 household rating.

Throughout the Phillies 2009 postseason run, Comcast SportsNet will provide extended Phillies coverage, including Phillies Pregame Live and Phillies Postgame Live for every Phillies post season game featuring highlights, exclusive interviews with players and managers, plus insider analysis with former Phillies pitcher Ricky Bottalico and other special guests. In addition to special playoff editions of Daily News Live and SportsNite, Comcast SportsNet will air Race2Repeat, a 30-minute program airing at 10:30 p.m. on any Phillies off day.

Throughout the Phillies post season, CSNPhilly.com will cover the team both at home and on the road with exclusive reports from John Finger. Each week, Finger will have game previews, post-game recaps, weekly chats and his blog Finger Food.

Comcast SportsNet’s game-day coverage of the Phillies-Rockies series begins on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Phillies Pregame Live. The schedule for the first three games of the Phillies-Rockies series is below.

Wednesday, October 7

2 p.m. Phillies Pregame Live

5 p.m. Daily News Live

5:30 p.m. Phillies Postgame Live

6:30 p.m. SportsNite

10 p.m. SportsNite

11:30 p.m. Phillies Postgame Live replay

1 a.m. SportsRise



Thursday, October 8

2 p.m. Phillies Pregame Live

5 p.m. Daily News Live

5:30 p.m. Phillies Postgame Live (Simulcast on Comcast SportsNet and The Comcast Network)

6:30 p.m. Flyers Pregame Live

7 p.m. Flyers vs. Pittsburgh

9:30 p.m. Flyers Postgame Live

10 p.m. SportsNite

11:30 p.m. Phillies Postgame Live Replay

Saturday, October 10

6 p.m. SportsNite

6:30 p.m. Flyers Pregame Live

7 p.m. Flyers vs. Anaheim

9 p.m. Phillies Pregame Live (airing exclusively on The Comcast Network)

9:30 p.m. Flyers Postgame Live

10 p.m. SportsNite

12: 30 a.m. Phillies Postgame Live

1:30 a.m. SportsRise