More than 250,000 households view premiere episode of American Dragster TV
Viewers tune in to watch behind the scenes events with Tony Schumacher and Ron Capps. [April 7, 2006 Santa Maria, CA] New Rule Productions (NRP) announced today that American Dragster, the first reality show based on professional drag racing, reached 251,256 households with its premier episode on Sunday, April 2nd. Viewer Reactions to Episode No. 1 Very Favorable American Dragster received a lot of favorable email reaction to the show: "I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the show yesterday morning (April 2); it was entertaining, very well put together. Basically the show Rocks!!!!" "My wife and myself watched your American Dragster program yesterday and we both felt that it was OUTSTANDING! We both thought it was well done. Actually we were concerned that it was going to be a typical reality program but we had the feeling that we were being given a true insight into the drivers lives. THIS WAS EXCELLENT AND WE WANT MORE THAN 6 EPISODES!!!" "...a truly entertaining reality show. I'm not your typical reality show fan, so it means something that you held my interest. I think I've found a new pastime, Watching Drag Racing! You really helped your audience connect with the racers and their teams." "We just watched American Dragster and we LOVED it. It was fantastic and we can't wait for the next one." "I saw the premiere of American Dragster today and just wanted to say WOW!, I loved it!" "I just watched the new American Dragster show about Ron Capps and Tony Schumacher. I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope to see many more of my favorite sport. Fantastic work!" "I just had to drop an email and let you and your team know how much I enjoyed the first show today! I have grown up watching drag racing and I just loved it." "I've been a drag racing fan since I was 10 and I just finished watching your first episode. I got up off the couch and walked directly to my laptop to write this. Fantastic. I love it. Just what the sport needs. Keep up the quality and you have a winner." "Very nice. Good behind the scenes stuff." American Dragster, the first docudrama reality television series on professional drag racing, promises a "nothing's faster" experience since it covers the world's fastest form of road-racing. Airing on ESPN2 immediately following the magazine format NHRA2Day show, American Dragster specifically follows three-time NHRA POWERade Top Fuel World Champion Tony Schumacher and veteran Funny Car drivers Ron Capps and Jerry Toliver, as well as their respective teams and families, in and around the race track. American Dragster is the product of New Rule Productions, with Ryan Johnson as the Director/Executive Producer. For more information, Johnson can be reached at (805) 938-1106 or via email: ryan@americandragster.tv. A preview of the show can be seen on the Web at www.americandragster.com.