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SUTTON FOSTER'S 'YOUNGER' BREAKS TV LAND RECORDS

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Sutton Foster New York, NY – TV Land and Darren Star's critical darling “Younger” has reached new series highs in Live+3 after the highly-anticipated season two finale aired last Wednesday (3/23/16), netting 1.3 million total viewers. The median age of the audience for the Sutton Foster comedy is 12 years younger (46 years old) than TV Land’s channel prime average, and four years younger than season one. Other highlights include (all info Live+3): Compared to the season one average, “Younger” has seen double-digit growth among: Adults 25-54 (+70%) and Women 25-54 (+65%) Adults 18-49 (+64%) and Women 18-49 (+63%) Adults 18-34 (+35%) and Women 18-34 (+35%) Versus channel prime average, “Younger” has seen notable triple-digit gains among: Adults 25-54 (+179%) and Women 25-54 (+253%) Adults 18-49 (+255%) and Women 18-49 (+344%) Adults 18-34 (+336%) and Women 18-34 (+492%) VOD numbers have nearly tripled, with a dramat...

TV LAND WORKS ON NEW DARREN STAR PROJECT

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Darren Star TV Land has fast-tracked a project to be written by writer, producer and creator Darren Star, it was announced by Keith Cox, Executive Vice President of Development and Original Programming for the network. This single camera comedy, which is based on the novel “Younger” by Pamela Redmond Satran, will follow the story of a suddenly-single New Jersey housewife and mother in her early 40s who, unable to restart her career, decides to lie about her age and successfully passes herself off as a twentysomething. Armed with a makeover and new resume, she wins a coveted position at the city’s hottest publishing company. Pretending to be "younger” doesn’t hurt in the bar scene, either, as guys line up like never before. “Darren has brought to life some of the most dynamic and indelible characters on television today,” said Cox. “We are beyond excited to work with him. Between ‘Sex and the City,’ ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and ‘Melrose Place,’ he has created some...