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2Q '01 Top TV and Cable Product Categories vs. Year Ago
 

TOTAL TELEVISION CATEGORY OVERVIEW

THE TOP 10 TOTAL TELEVISION CATEGORIES FOR 2Q ’01

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Rank Category 2Q ‘01 2Q ‘00 $ Change % Change
1 AUTOS, AUTO ACCESS & EQUIP $1,023,793.1 $1,048,740.9 -$24,947.8 -2.4%
2 MEDICINES & PROPRIETARY REMEDIES $876,614.4 $757,658.3 $118,956.1 15.7%
3 MEDIA & ADVERTISING $534,458.5 $556,541.2 -$22,082.7 -4.0%
4 RESTAURANTS $526,789.2 $470,035.9 $56,753.3 12.1%
5 FINANCIAL $457,872.6 $524,888.7 -$67,016.1 -12.8%
6 RETAIL $434,627.6 $403,237.9 $31,389.7 7.8%
7 BEVERAGES $353,336.8 $335,540.8 $17,796.0 5.3%
8 TELECOMMUNICATIONS $315,915.3 $331,796.6 -$15,881.3 -4.8%
9 COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE, INTERNET $292,518.8 $407,841.9 -$115,323.1 -28.3%
10 BEER & WINE $266,423.9 $196,266.3 $70,157.6 35.7%

THE TOP 5 HIGHEST $ INCREASES:

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Rank Category 2Q ’01 2Q ’00 $ Change
1 MEDICINES & PROPRIETARY REMEDIES $876,614.4 $757,658.3 $118,956.1
2 BEER & WINE $266,423.9 $196,266.3 $70,157.6
3 RESTAURANTS $526,789.2 $470,035.9 $56,753.3
4 COSMETICS & BEAUTY AIDS $198,238.8 $159,527.7 $38,711.1
5 DISCOUNT DEPT & VARIETY STORES $145,501.6 $107,029.4 $38,472.2

CABLE TELEVISION CATEGORY OVERVIEW

THE TOP 10 CABLE CATEGORIES FOR 2Q ’01

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Rank Category 2Q ‘01 2Q ‘00 $ Change % Change
1 AUTO, AUTO ACCESS & EQUIP $309,350.4 $297,570.0 $11,780.4 4.0%
2 MEDICINES & PROPRIETARY REMEDIES $217,578.9 $190,901.0 $26,677.9 14.0%
3 FINANCIAL $202,103.1 $253,544.7 -$51,441.6 -20.3%
4 DIRECT RESPONSE COMPANIES $170,193.9 $149,982.6 $20,211.3 13.5%
5 RETAIL $156,957.0 $152,450.8 $4,506.2 3.0%
6 MEDIA & ADVERTISING $151,922.4 $164,270.1 -$12,347.7 -7.5%
7 TELECOMMUNICATIONS $133,130.9 $114,211.9 $18,919.0 16.6%
8 RESTAURANTS $118,421.5 $104,380.1 $14,041.4 13.5%
9 MISC SERVICES & AMUSEMENTS $109,819.2 $96,886.6 $12,932.6 13.3%
10 PUBLIC TRANS, HOTELS & RESORTS $102,077.0 $90,177.0 $11,900.0 13.2%

THE TOP 5 HIGHEST $ INCREASES:

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Rank Category 2Q ‘01 2Q ‘00 $ Change % Change
1 MEDICINES & PROPRIETARY REMEDIES $217,578.9 $190,901.0 $26,677.9 14.0%
2 SCHOOLS, CAMPS, SEMINARS $33,974.5 $13,505.4 $20,469.1 151.6%
3 DIRECT RESPONSE COMPANIES $170,193.9 $149,982.6 $20,211.3 13.5%
4 TELECOMMUNICATIONS $133,130.9 $114,211.9 $18,919.0 16.6%
5 COSMETICS & BEAUTY AIDS $41,218.9 $26,193.4 $15,025.5 57.4%

CATEGORIES WITH CABLE INCREASES

Listed below are the Categories where share of Cable Ad Revenues increased, while Broadcast and Syndication shares decreased or remained flat.
Cable Share Broadcast Share Syndication Share
Category 2Q ‘01 2Q ‘00 + / - 2Q ‘01 2Q ‘00 + / - 2Q ’01 2Q ’00 + / -
General 34.8% 17.2% +17.5% 61.4% 72.9% -11.6% 3.9% 9.8% -6.0%
Food & Beverages: Comb Copy 56.0% 38.7% +17.3% 44.0% 61.3% -17.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Schools, Camps, Seminars 74.8% 57.8% +17.0% 5.7% 14.2% -8.5% 19.5% 28.0% -8.5%
Gov’t, Politics & Organizations 33.3% 24.2% +9.2% 59.5% 60.7% -1.2% 7.2% 15.2% -8.0%
Prepared Foods 39.7% 32.5% +7.3% 46.2% 52.6% -6.5% 14.1% 14.9% -0.8%
Household Furnishings/Access 47.7% 41.5% +6.2% 50.7% 55.5% -4.8% 1.6% 2.9% -1.4%
Personal Hygiene & Health 28.7% 23.4% +5.3% 53.1% 59.0% -5.9% 18.2% 17.6% 0.6%
Cosmetics & Beauty Aids 20.8% 16.4% +4.4% 68.1% 72.4% -4.3% 11.1% 11.2% -0.1%
Household App, Equip/Utensils 32.3% 28.1% +4.2% 54.7% 58.9% -4.2% 12.9% 13.0% -0.1%
Source: CAB compilation of CMR Data