19 Entertainment, A Division of CKX, Inc., Scores Hit With Dance Show

19 Entertainment, A Division of CKX, Inc., Scores Hit With Dance Show

So You Think You Can Dance Tops All Shows With Its Two Hour Premiere

NEW YORK, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 19 Entertainment Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CKX, Inc. (NASDAQ:CKXE), announced today that the premiere of its new television show, So You Think You Can Dance?, which aired on the FOX broadcasting network on Wednesday night, was the number one ranked television program for each half hour of the 8-10 PM time period among all key measures and demographics, including Total Viewers, Total Households, Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54, Women 18-49, Women 18-34 and Women 25-54. Additionally, the number of viewers increased for each half hour that the show aired, starting with 8.2 million viewers from 8:00 to 8:30 and finishing with 11.6 million from 9:30 to 10:00.

The show was FOX's highest rated telecast this summer among Adults 18-49, propelling FOX to the summer's highest rated night with entertainment programming among all networks with Adults 18-49.

So You Think You Can Dance? was created by 19 Entertainment's Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is co-produced by 19 Entertainment and dick clark productions. CKX, Inc. acquired 19 Entertainment in March 2005 and entered into a long term employment agreement with its founder and president Mr. Fuller, the creative force behind 19 Entertainment's most successful projects, including American Idol.

Commenting on the ratings win, Mr. Fuller said, "This is the first show we have launched since our new partnership with CKX and for it to be such a hit makes this success even sweeter. Here's to the future!"

19 Entertainment, based in the United Kingdom, is a leading creator and producer of entertainment properties, including American Idol in the United States, Pop Idol in the United Kingdom, as well as versions of the Idol format in more than 30 countries around the world. The company has recording contracts with and/or manages or has managed former American Idol and Pop Idol participants, such as Carrie Underwood, Bo Bice, Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard and Fantasia as well as some of the world's best known musicians and other artists, including the Spice Girls, Annie Lennox and S Club 7. The Company has also entered into an exclusive global joint venture with David Beckham, one of the most recognized athletes in the world, and Victoria Beckham, an influential symbol in both the fashion and music worlds.

About CKX, Inc.

CKX, Inc., a company controlled by Robert F.X. Sillerman and affiliates, is engaged in the ownership, development and commercial utilization of entertainment content. To date, we have focused on acquiring globally recognized entertainment content and related assets, including the rights to the name, image and likeness of Elvis Presley, the operations of Graceland and proprietary rights to the IDOLS television brand, including the American Idol series in the United States, the Pop Idol series in the United Kingdom and local adaptations of the IDOLS television show format which, collectively, air in over 30 countries around the world. We plan to continue to make strategic acquisitions of, or partner or align with, companies or individuals that control various forms of established entertainment content, which may include intellectual property rights in music, film, television programming, written works and characters, rights to names, images and likenesses, video games, corporate brands and other related assets For more information about CKX, Inc., visit our corporate website at http://www.ckx.com/ .

Source: 19 Entertainment

CONTACT: Sean Cassidy, +1-212-981-5233, or Ed Tagliaferri,
+1-212-981-5182, or Robert Zimmerman, +1-212-981-5118

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