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´óÏó´«Ã½ Worldwide Productions dominated U.S. households this week, wrapping up November sweeps with the most buzzed about series finale in Dancing with the Stars history. In addition, the studio premiered two new series - the U.S. version of Top Gear on HISTORY and Skating with the Stars on ABC.

Dancing with the Stars series 11 finale was the franchise's strongest finale in six seasons and was America's most-watched entertainment telecast this fall. DWTS was up by 4.8 million viewers and by 23% in Adults 18-49 compared to its finale the prior year. Gaining viewers and young adults throughout its 2-hour broadcast, the show's finale attracted 26.4 million viewers, awarding the coveted mirror ball trophy to actress Jennifer Grey and professional dance partner Derek Hough.

The long-anticipated U.S. version of Top Gear premiered on HISTORY Sunday night to nearly two million viewers giving the net its youngest audience ever. The program delivered an outstanding 19% increase in Men 18-49 from its lead in. Top Gear, produced by ´óÏó´«Ã½ Worldwide Productions for HISTORY and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Worldwide, received widespread rave critical reviews leading up to the premiere. The show is hosted by comedian and car buff Adam Ferrara, champion rally and drift racer Tanner Foust and racing analyst Rutledge Wood.

Skating with the Stars premiered off the back of Dancing with the Stars' final performance show making ABC the leading network by wide margins on Monday night. Drawing 9.4 million viewers and a 2.4 rating, 6 share in Adults 18-49, the show topped key scripted competition - NBC's The Event and Chase and Fox's Lie to Me - by millions of viewers in that time period.

NOTES TO EDITORS
About ´óÏó´«Ã½ Worldwide Productions
´óÏó´«Ã½ Worldwide is the main commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of British Broadcasting Corporation (´óÏó´«Ã½). In the U.S., ´óÏó´«Ã½ Worldwide Productions, one of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Worldwide's seven core businesses, is based in Los Angeles and New York and develops scripted and non-scripted projects for U.S. cable and broadcast networks. It is responsible for the smash hit Dancing with the Stars (ABC) and is also currently in production on Top Gear (HISTORY), Skating with the Stars (ABC), What Not to Wear (TLC) and Torchwood: The New World (Starz).

Andrea Andrade