Rentrak Reports Engagement Metrics for Week Ending October 11, 2009

--'Stickiness' Index Measures Viewer Involvement--


PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT), a leader in multi-screen media measurement serving the entertainment and advertising industries, released the "Stickiness" Index for the week of October 5 through October 11, 2009.  The "Stickiness" Index lists the top-25 "stickiest" 30-minute, 60-minute and 120-minute primetime programs based on proprietary information derived from Rentrak's TV Essentials service which tracks anonymous set-top-box viewing information.

The "Stickiness" Index is based on the average percentage of the program viewed, divided by the average percentage viewed for all series of that duration during Monday-Saturday primetime (8pm-11pm) and Sunday primetime (7pm-11pm). Programs with the most engaged viewers will have higher "stickiness" indexes.

  Week of 10/05/2009 - 10/11/2009:

  Index   Rating           Series                  Network      Index
  Rank    Rank
   1       4      Dancing With the Stars             ABC         167
   2       6      NCIS                               CBS         160
   3       9      The Good Wife                      CBS         150
   4       12     The Mentalist                      CBS         150
   5       93     Grey's Anatomy                     ABC         148
   6       209    Army Wives                         LIFE        147
   7       15     Criminal Minds                     CBS         145
   8       202    En nombre del amor                 UNIV-B      144
   9       10     Desperate Housewives               ABC         143
   10      192    Stargate Universe                  SYFY        142
   11      98     Sons of Anarchy                    FX          141
   12      293    Viva el sueno!                     UNIV-B      140
   13      27     Bones                              FOX         140
   14      137    Go, Diego, Go!                     NICKJR      140
   15      13     CSI: Crime Scene Investigation     CBS         140
   16      197    Sortilegio                         UNIV-B      139
   17      8      NCIS: Los Angeles                  CBS         139
   18      64     House                              FOX         139
   19      168    Mega Fault                         SYFY        139
   20      20     Brothers and Sisters               ABC         137
   21      281    Plainsong                          HALL        136
   22      113    Psych                              USA         136
   23      115    CSI: Miami                         CBS         135
   24      2      60 Minutes                         CBS         133
   25      17     Private Practice                   ABC         133


  The "Stickiness" Index is the average percentage of the program viewed,
  divided by the average percentage viewed for all programs of that duration
  (i.e. 30 min, 60 min, or 120 min). Monday-Saturday primetime (8pm-11pm)
  and Sunday primetime (7pm-8pm) programs, includes roll up of air times.
  Excludes local programming and all premium non ad-supported channels.


  About TV Essentials


Rentrak's TV Essentials is a comprehensive suite of research tools that enable customers to analyze anonymous audience viewing of programming and advertising across VOD, DVR, interactive and linear television. Utilizing proprietary technology to process massive amounts of click-stream data, the TV Essentials system is able to aggregate and report second-by-second information from millions of digital set-top boxes. The system can isolate individual market, network, series, or telecast performance, administer national and local estimates, and provide an evaluation of influencing factors such as psychographics and demographics.

About Rentrak Corporation

Rentrak Corporation is an industry-advancing media measurement and research company, serving the most recognizable names in the entertainment industry. Reaching across numerous platforms including box office, home entertainment, on-demand and linear television, broadband and mobile, Rentrak provides unique and actionable insight for our clients and partners. From the introduction of our revolutionary Pay-Per-Transaction® distribution and revenue-sharing system, which equipped Rentrak with the intelligence and ability to deal with large, complex data streams, to the company's exclusive Essentials(TM) suite of services, Rentrak has redefined digital audience measurement. Rentrak is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with additional offices in Los Angeles, New York City and Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale. For more information on any of Rentrak's services, please visit http://www.rentrak.com/.

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              Sallie Olmsted                     Amanda Bartz
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