TIVO SINGLES SAY LOST IS SHOW THEY HOPE TO FIND A VALENTINE TO SHARE AT TIVO VERSION OF SPEED DATING EVENT
"Want To Go Back To My Place and Watch Programs on Neurolinguistic Programming?" May be Most Challenging Pickup Line of the Night

02-13-2006

ALVISO, Calif. — Feb 13, 2006 — Singles who RSVP'd to attend the first ever TiVo version of a speed dating event tonight on Valentine's Eve say ABC's Lost is the television program they most want to share with a special match. And one anonymous single, who chose television that focused on "neurolinguistic programming," may be destined to go home alone.

"The beauty of the TiVo service is that whatever your personal favorite, whether it is a ratings leader like Lost or something a little more esoteric, TiVo can find the shows you love most and make sure you never miss them," said Katie Ho , vice president of consumer marketing at TiVo. "And tonight, hundreds of singles are going to be wearing their television program interests close to the heart in hopes of finding another single with similar television interests."

Tonight several hundred singles who RSVP'd to a special invite from TiVo will gather in San Francisco for this first ever TiVo singles mixer. Every guest in attendance will receive a name badge that displays their favorite shows and top interests, and then they'll work through the crowd of other singles hoping to find a compatible TV match to be their special Valentine. Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, Seattle, and Washington D.C. and last but not least, Valentine, Nebraska are among the candidates that TiVo will consider bringing TiVo matchmaking to next year

Each of the singles attending the evening's festivities completed an online TiVo Matchmaker Quiz, which queried them on their favorite television programs and key terms they would enter as a WishList® search, an exclusive TiVo service feature that searches through all of your television programming choices and records programs that match those interests. Other popular actors that singles said would make perfect TiVo WishList searches included actor Cary Grant and Johnny Depp. Other popular interests included a variety of outdoor sports, independent musical artists, plus traveling and travel destinations.

The top five television shows TiVo singles said they'd most like to share include Lost, Grey's Anatomy, 24, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and one of the three CSI programs.

Guests at tonight's event will have the opportunity to possibly find a TV mate for life. But they'll also have a chance to win one of 14 TiVo Series2™ boxes that will be given away during the festivities. For more information about the TiVo service and tonight's event, please visit www.tivo.com.