The Fall 2006 MRI release shows continued growth in the celebrity/entertainment category, with all measured titles showing increases compared to the same period last year. In Touch Weekly posted the largest increase in the celebrity/entertainment category with a +23% growth; this gain is not only the largest increase in the category, but also one of the largest increases among all MRI measured publications. In its second full year of measurement by MRI, In Touch Weekly has already broken the 5 million audience mark, with a total of 5,272,000 readers.

According to the MRI report, In Touch Weekly also has the youngest readers of any celebrity/entertainment publication. The median age for In Touch Weekly readers in 29.1, which is lower than its competitors Us (30.1), Star (35.1) and People (41.0).

In Touch Weekly’s circulation is at an all-time high of 1.1 million and the title has the fifth highest newsstand sales among consumer magazines. In Touch Weekly also posted a 35% increase in advertiser demand over last year and was recently named to Advertising Age’s “A” List,

“Once again, the numbers point to In Touch Weekly's phenomenal success with readers.  We are reaching the ideal demographic by delivering the best entertainment and celebrity news," said Mark Oltarsh, Publisher of In Touch Weekly.

About In Touch Weekly: In Touch Weekly is published by Bauer Publishing, the number-one seller of magazines on the newsstand. In Touch Weekly, the leader in breaking celebrity news, delivers today's biggest news stories on the most talked-about celebrities. For more information, please visit intouchweekly.com.