Rentrak Reports Engagement Metrics for Week Ending January 10, 2010

Rentrak Reports Engagement Metrics for Week Ending January 10, 2010

-'Stickiness' Index Measures Viewer Involvement-

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT), a leader in multi-screen media measurement serving the entertainment and advertising industries, released the "Stickiness" Index for the week of January 4, 2010 through January 10, 2010. The "Stickiness" Index lists the top-25 "stickiest" 30-minute, 60-minute and 120-minute primetime programs based on proprietary information derived from Rentrak's TV Essentials service which tracks anonymous set-top-box viewing information.

The "Stickiness" Index is based on the average percentage of the program viewed, divided by the average percentage viewed for all series of that duration during Monday-Saturday primetime (8pm-11pm) and Sunday primetime (7pm-11pm). Programs with the most engaged viewers will have higher "stickiness" indexes.

Week of 1/04/10- 1/10/10:

Index Rating
Rank Rank Series Network Index
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1 63 Celebration of Gospel 2010 BET 182
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2 156 The Wishing Well HALL 168
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3 173 Web Of Desire LMN 161
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4 190 Category 6: Day of Destruction SYFY 160
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5 6 NCIS CBS 160
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6 165 Ghost Hunters International SYFY 152
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7 11 The Good Wife CBS 152
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8 166 En nombre del amor UNIV-B 150
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9 12 The Biggest Loser 9 NBC 150
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10 145 Sortilegio UNIV-B 149
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11 8 Desperate Housewives ABC 147
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12 109 The Secret Life of the American Teenager ABCFAM 144
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13 13 Brothers and Sisters ABC 144
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14 26 NFL Postgame FOX 143
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15 24 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit NBC 140
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16 38 Medium CBS 139
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17 30 Cold Case CBS 139
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18 45 True Jackson, VP NICK 137
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19 137 Dora, the Explorer NICKJR 135
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20 226 The Stranger Beside Me LMN 135
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21 77 NCIS USA 132
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22 102 The Backyardigans NICKJR 132
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23 76 Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns TBS 132
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24 120 Wonder Pets! NICKJR 131
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25 85 Bones TNT 131
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[ABC is owned by the Walt Disney Company; BET is owned by BET Networks, a division of Viacom; CBS is a division of CBS Corp.; Fox is a unit of News Corp.; Hallmark Channel is owned by Crown Media Holdings; Lifetime Movie Network is owned by A&E Television Networks; NBC is owned by NBC Universal; Nick and Nick Jr. are owned by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom.; SYFY is owned by NBC Universal; TBS and TNT are owned by Turner Broadcasting, Inc., a unit of Time Warner; Univision is owned by Univision Communications, Inc.; USA is owned by NBC Universal]

The "Stickiness" Index is the average percentage of the program viewed, divided by the average percentage viewed for all programs of that duration (i.e. 30 min, 60 min, or 120 min). Monday-Saturday primetime (8pm-11pm) and Sunday primetime (7pm-11pm) programs, includes roll up of air times. Excludes local programming and all premium non ad-supported channels.

About TV Essentials

Rentrak's TV Essentials is a comprehensive suite of research tools that enable customers to analyze anonymous audience viewing of programming and advertising across VOD, DVR, interactive and linear television. Utilizing proprietary technology to process massive amounts of click-stream data, the TV Essentials system is able to aggregate and report second-by-second information from millions of digital set-top boxes. The system can isolate individual market, network, series, or telecast performance, administer national and local estimates, and provide an evaluation of influencing factors such as psychographics and demographics.

About Rentrak Corporation

Rentrak Corporation is an industry-advancing media measurement and research company, serving the most recognizable names in the entertainment industry. Reaching across numerous platforms including box office, home entertainment, on-demand and linear television, broadband and mobile, Rentrak provides unique and actionable insight for our clients and partners. From the introduction of our revolutionary Pay-Per-Transaction® distribution and revenue-sharing system, which equipped Rentrak with the intelligence and ability to deal with large, complex data streams, to the company's exclusive Essentials(TM) suite of services, Rentrak has redefined digital audience measurement. Rentrak is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with additional offices in Los Angeles, New York City and Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale. For more information on any of Rentrak's services, please visit www.rentrak.com.

Contacts: Rogers & Cowan for Rentrak Corporation
Sallie Olmsted Amanda Bartz
(310) 854-8124 (310) 854-8151
solmsted@rogersandcowan.comabartz@rogersandcowan.com

Source: Rentrak Corporation

CONTACT: Sallie Olmsted, +1-310-854-8124, solmsted@rogersandcowan.com,
or Amanda Bartz, +1-310-854-8151, abartz@rogersandcowan.com, both of Rogers &
Cowan for Rentrak Corporation

Web Site: http://www.rentrak.com/

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