“VooDoo Crew” Draws Over 1.1 Million Total Viewers in Debut Month

LOUISIANA – Outdoor Channel’s VooDoo Crew took their successful Venice-based fishing charter service to the national airwaves this year delivering an impressive 1.1 million households in its premiere month making it Cable TV’s No. 1 Salt Water Sport Fishing Program for the month of May.*

Other Noteworthy Highlights:

• VooDoo Crew had 23 percent more viewership and 45 percent more Live+7 total audience than the highest-rated saltwater sport fishing show in May 2019 on Discovery Channel.**
• VooDoo Crew had 99.7 percent more unique viewership and 116 percent more Live+7 total audience for the month than the highest-rated saltwater sport fishing show in May 2019 on NBC Sports.**

“Compelling content will always be the most important aspect of any successful show. That is why Voodoo Crew is so popular and has just won the Outdoor Sportsman Award for ‘Best New Series.’ The thrilling content and characters are clearly resonating with our audience. We are very excited about the following they have generated in only one year,” shared Jim Liberatore, president and CEO of Outdoor Sportsman Group.

“We couldn’t be happier with the way the show has been received in the fishing community,” said Capt. Trey Pique, Owner of VooDoo Fishing Charters. “It is a huge honor to be the most-watched saltwater sport fishing series on TV, but to be honest, we’ve only just begun.”

About VooDoo Fishing Charters / The Voodoo Crew: Voodoo Fishing Charters, based out of Venice, Louisiana, offers world-class deep sea sport fishing in the Gulf of Mexico for monster yellowfin tuna, marlin, wahoo, mahi-mahi, swordfish and more. Owned and operated by Capt. Trey Pique since 2007, Voodoo features 6 offshore vessels ranging from 36’ to 42’ in length powered by a combined 22 outboard motors. In 2019, VooDoo partnered with 4-time Sportsman Channel Host of the Year and Executive Producer Brian ‘Pigman’ Quaca to bring ‘The VooDoo Crew’ to Outdoor Channel. ‘The Voodoo Crew’ chronicles the daily journeys taken by Captains and Mates within the VooDoo Fishing Charters thriving business where there’s never a dull moment and always a reason to tune-in. For more information, visit www.voodoofishingcharters.com. Follow us onInstagram, Facebook, and YouTube. #VooDooFishingCharters #VooDooCrew

About Outdoor Channel: Outdoor Channel has been taking viewers across America and around the world on unparalleled adventures since 1993. Dedicated to the outdoor lifestyle and conservation, the independent cable network is a division of Outdoor Sportsman Group and provides a complete spectrum of riveting hunting, fishing, shooting and adventure entertainment. Outdoor Channel is the largest outdoor TV footprint in the country and is available in more than 50 countries internationally. Outdoor Channel can be viewed in HD and is accessible by broadband and mobile platforms. For program times and other information, visit www.outdoorchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram,Facebook and YouTube. #WhatGetsYouOutdoors. #MyOutdoorTV

*Source: Comscore, TV Essentials, 4/26/19-5/26/19, Series Summary, Sports Genre, Ranked on HH (000) among all Salt Water Fishing series on Cable.

**Source: Comscore TV Essentials ® Series Summary Month of May '19 (04/29 – 05/26): All Day, Discovery Channel, NBCSN, Outdoor Channel, Pursuit, Sportsman Channel, World Fishing Network, All Markets, All Telecasts, Include Exceptions, Minimum # Episodes, Roll up airing times, Unique HH, Live + DVR 7 Day (Total), Top 500

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