Sheraton Hotels Books TNT's the Closer for Exclusive Guest Preview; Extensive Promotion Offers Sneak-Peek Opportunities for Guests Including Private Club Room Screenings and Free In-Room Previews

In a quest to offer guests the very best entertainment programmingduring their stay and introduce new viewers to TNT's hit drama series,Sheraton Hotels & Resorts and TNT have formed a unique relationship tobring guests an exclusive sneak preview of the second season premierepisode of THE CLOSER, the highly rated, critically acclaimed crimedrama, starring Golden Globe(R) and Screen Actors Guild Award(R)nominee Kyra Sedgwick (Something to Talk About, TNT's Door to Door).Guests staying at one of the 15 participating Sheraton Hotels betweenJune 1 and June 12 will be treated to special private club roomscreening parties of the hit drama before the season premier debuts tomillions of eager fans on TNT. In addition, more than 120 SheratonHotels will offer exclusive free in-room sneak previews of the seasonpremier episode to hotel guests via Lodgenet. This exclusiveentertainment offering is the latest of several new programs andsignature services Sheraton has recently introduced that embraces thebrand's new positioning around warm, comforting connections.

"Interrogation in Progress" door hangers, clever on-propertysignage and tune-in messaging on room key cards will stir upexcitement and set the stage for the exclusive screening parties beingheld at all participating hotels, including the Sheraton New YorkHotel & Towers, Sheraton Chicago, Sheraton New Orleans, SheratonGateway Hotel Los Angeles, Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, SheratonSeattle, Sheraton Atlanta, Sheraton Bal Harbour and Sheraton AtlanticCity Convention Center.

"This unique promotion demonstrates the kind of out-of-the-boxstrategy we employ in seeking new ways to reach consumers with ourmessage," said Tom Carr, senior vice president of marketing for TNT."This arrangement with Sheraton will allow us to reach consumersthrough an entirely new platform in order to build word-of-mouthanticipation for the dramatic second season of THE CLOSER."

"We are thrilled to team up with TNT and provide our guests withthe first look at the long awaited return of one of cable's mostpopular dramas before anyone else," said Chad Waetzig, senior vicepresident of marketing, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts. "Our goal is tooffer our guests exclusive access to popular programming and keep themconnected to only the finest in-room entertainment during their stay.More importantly, we want to provide a memorable experience that goesbeyond the guestroom and makes our guests feel welcome the moment theywalk through our doors."

TNT's blockbuster original series THE CLOSER - which ranked ascable's #1 new original series last year and earned star Kyra SedgwickGolden Globe(R) and Screen Actors Guild Award(R) nominations - is backfor a second 15-episode season beginning Monday, June 12, at 9 p.m.(ET/PT). The premiere episode will be presented uninterrupted andcommercial-free, sponsored by Audi.

THE CLOSER follows the ever-challenging world of Deputy ChiefBrenda Johnson (Sedgwick), a transplant from Atlanta who heads up thePriority Homicide Division of the Los Angeles Police Department. Herposition on this elite detective squad, which handles high-profilecases of a sensitive nature, is a tenuous balancing act. She facessometimes-antagonistic roadblocks, even from her own peers, but sheand her team forge ahead solving difficult crimes, despite some whoare still wary of her unconventional style.

The second season of THE CLOSER will feature the return of theentire SAG Award(TM)-nominated ensemble cast. In addition to Sedgwick,the cast includes Jon Tenney (You Can Count on Me, Get Real) as FBIAgent Fritz Howard, Brenda's love interest who also sometimes assistsher on investigations; J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man, Law & Order, Oz) asBrenda's boss, Assistant Police Chief Will Pope, with whom she oncehad an affair; Corey Reynolds (The Terminal, Tony nominee forHairspray) as Sgt. David Gabriel, Brenda's right-hand man; RobertGossett (Arlington Road, The Net) as Commander Taylor, head of therobbery homicide division and a frequent thorn in Brenda's side; G.W.Bailey (M*A*S*H, St. Elsewhere, Police Academy) as quick-wittedveteran Detective Lt. Provenza; Tony Denison (Melrose Place, The AmyFisher Story) as disgruntled Detective Andy Flynn; Michael Paul Chan(Robbery Homicide Division, The Insider) as technology-mindedDetective Mike Tao; Raymond Cruz (Collateral Damage, Training Day) asDetective Julio Sanchez; and Gina Ravera (The Temptations, Soul Food)as Detective Irene Daniels.

THE CLOSER launched June 13, 2005, with a delivery of 5,259,000households, making the premiere ad supported cable's #1 originalscripted series telecast ever. The series went on to finish its firstseason as cable's #1 new original series of the year among targetedadult demos, viewers and households.

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, with 400 hotels and resorts in morethan 60 countries is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide,Inc. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) is one ofthe leading hotel and leisure companies in the world withapproximately 850 properties in more than 95 countries and 145,000employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood(R) Hotels is afully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resortswith the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis(R), TheLuxury Collection(R), Sheraton(R), Westin(R), Four Points(R) bySheraton, W(R), Le Meridien(R) and the recently announced Aloft(SM).Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one ofthe premier developers and operators of high quality vacation intervalownership resorts. For more information, please visitwww.starwoodhotels.com.

Turner Network Television (TNT), television's destination fordrama and one of cable's top-rated networks, offers original moviesand series, including the detective drama series The Closer, starringGolden Globe(R) and Screen Actors Guild Awards(R) nominee KyraSedgwick; Saved, a new character-driven drama starring Tom EverettScott; and this summer's eagerly anticipated anthology seriesNightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King. TNT isalso home to powerful one-hour dramas, such as Law & Order, Without aTrace, Las Vegas, Cold Case, ER, NYPD Blue, Charmed and Judging Amy;broadcast premiere movies; compelling prime-time specials, such as theScreen Actors Guild Awards(R); and championship sports coverage,including NASCAR and the NBA. TNT is also available inhigh-definition.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is amajor producer of news and entertainment product around the world andthe leading provider of programming for the television industry.