Munich, January 10, 2008. The German version of The Successor
The next Uri Geller left TV audiences spellbound, debuting to
phenomenal ratings on ProSieben last night. Up to 4.8 million viewers
witnessed the captivating talent show with the world-famous mystifier.
The show is ProSiebens highest-rated TV show premiere for one and a
half years, scoring a fantastic audience share of 20.1 percent in the
highly coveted 14-49 demographic and exceeding the stations average
share of 11.7 percent (2007) by far. From its first half-hour to its fourth,
The Successor 14-49 rating increased by 23 percentage points. With
audience shares of 34.3 percent, the new show even crushed the
competition in prime time in the 14-29 demographic. The show is
marketed worldwide by SevenOne International.

Pure Energy on and off the screen: The Successor The next Uri
Geller not only had its studio audience mesmerized. The live show also
prompted TV viewers from all across Germany to interact with the
mystifier. Tens of thousands of call-ins during the show revealed that
even at home viewers received telepathic messages, experiencing
flying spoons or broken clocks that suddenly started ticking again.
ProSiebens web-based forum to the show is flooding with new threads
and messages.

Said Jens Richter, Managing Director of SevenOne International: This
has been an amazing start. Uri Gellers The Successor captures TV
audiences around the world, providing a global concept. Judging by this
opening success, were really excited about future episodes.

The show premiered in the U.S. on NBC. The Successor has also
been picked up by CTV (Canada) and Channel Nine (Australia). SBS 6
(The Netherlands) and TV2 (Hungary) launches will follow this spring.


The Next Uri Geller Incredible phenomena
The ten hopeful contestants have a single goal: to walk in Uri Gellers
footsteps. In order to do so, they will have to astound the international
star by competing each week to demonstrate a wide range of mystifying
talents on a panel of celebrity guests who participate along with a studio
audience. Ultimately, the winner will be determined by the viewers at
home. The Successor is based on an Israeli TV format that aired in
the spring of 2007 on Keshet, Channel 2, with an average audience
share of 50 percent the highest figure for any program in the history of
Israeli TV. "The Successor" was created by Keshet Broadcasting,
Kuperman Productions and Uri Geller.


SevenOne International
SevenOne International is the international programming sales
company of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of the largest pan-
European media corporations, which owns 26 free TV channels and 24
pay TV channels in 13 countries. SevenOne International offers an
extensive portfolio of TV events, TV movies, telenovelas, prime-time
series and miniseries, as well as magazine shows and light
entertainment formats. It also markets and co-finances programming
made by third-party providers. It is headquartered in the Munich suburb
of Unterföhring, and managed by Jens Richter.