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The program attracted more than 13.9 million viewers to become the most-watched non-sports telecast on an ad-supported cable network, History channel owner A&E Television Networks said today in a statement.

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Reuters confirms that Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal unit has "exercised an option to sell 'a substantial portion' of its stake in A&E Television Networks to joint-venture partners." Comcast, which exercised the option on March 26, owns nearly 16 percent of A&E. It expects the deal to close in the third or fourth quarter of this year.

Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal business exercised an option to sell "a substantial portion" of its stake in A&E Television Networks to joint-venture partners, a filing from the media company showed.

Three years after NBCUniversal's stake in A&E Television Networks was diluted following the addition of Lifetime, NBCUniversal is cashing out to the tune of several billion dollars.

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