Exhibit 99

Scripps Networks Interactive reports first quarter financial results

For immediate release

May 8, 2014

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. (NYSE: SNI) today reported operating results for the first quarter 2014.

Consolidated revenues for the quarter increased 8.3 percent to $644 million from the prior-year period. Results for the three-month period ended March 31 reflect strong advertising revenue of $434 million, up 10 percent, and affiliate fee revenue of $201 million, up 7.2 percent year-over-year.

Costs of services and selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter increased 7.5 percent from the prior-year period to $373 million. The increase was driven primarily by higher programming amortization at the company’s lifestyle television networks.

Total segment profit increased 9.4 percent to $271 million. (See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures for a definition of segment profit.)

First quarter net income attributable to Scripps Networks Interactive was $128 million, or $0.87 per diluted share. First quarter 2013 net income was $108 million, or $0.72, which included unfavorable tax adjustments totaling $0.05 per diluted share.

“Scripps Networks Interactive once again delivered strong results demonstrating the strength of our lifestyle brands as valuable advertising platforms,” said Kenneth W. Lowe, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Scripps Networks Interactive. “We continue to balance investment in our brands by developing compelling content that engages millions of media consumers across a range of platforms and geographies. This has established Scripps Networks Interactive as the leader in influencing consumer purchasing decisions in the home, food and travel categories.”

Segment results

Lifestyle media revenues in the first quarter of 2014 increased 7.6 percent to $623 million driven by advertising and affiliate fee revenue growth. Total advertising revenue for the lifestyle media segment grew 8.9 percent to $426 million. Affiliate fee revenue grew 6.3 percent to $190 million due to higher rates and the benefit of our online video distribution agreements.

Lifestyle media segment profit increased 11 percent to $311 million reflecting the strong revenue growth and lower than expected program amortization.

Corporate and other revenues, which are primarily international operations, increased 41 percent to $21.0 million, due primarily to the April 2013 acquisition of Asian Food Channel and the launch of our uLive business.

Corporate and other segment loss increased 22 percent to $40.2 million, driven primarily by continued investments in international operations and uLive.com.

Share repurchase program

For the quarter ended March 31, the company repurchased 3.1 million shares under its stock repurchase program, for an aggregate purchase price of $250 million. As of March 31, $1.4 billion remains available for repurchase under the company’s share repurchase program.

Conference call

The senior management team of Scripps Networks Interactive will discuss the company’s first quarter results during a telephone conference call at 10 a.m. ET today. Scripps Networks Interactive will offer a live webcast of the conference call. To access the webcast, visit www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com and follow the Investors link at the top of the page. The webcast link can be found next to the microphone icon on the investor relations landing page.

To access the conference call by telephone, dial 800-230-1092 (U.S.) or 612-234-9959 (international) approximately ten minutes before the start of the call. Callers will need the name of the call, “SNI First Quarter Earnings Call,” to be granted access. Callers also will be asked to provide their name and company affiliation. The media and general public are granted access to the conference call on a listen-only basis.

A replay line will be open from 12:30 p.m. ET, May 8 until 11:59 p.m. ET, May 22. The domestic number to access the replay is 800-475-6701 and the international number is 320-365-3844. The access code for both numbers is 324139. A replay of the conference call also will be available online. To access the audio replay, visit www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com approximately four hours after the call, choose Investors then follow the Audio Archives link on the top right side of the investor relations landing page.

Forward-looking statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements related to the company’s businesses that are based on management’s current expectations. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties, including changes in advertising demand and other economic conditions that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty. The company’s written policy on forward-looking statements can be found on page F-3 of its 2013 Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date the statement is made.

About Scripps Networks Interactive

Scripps Networks Interactive is one of the leading developers of engaging lifestyle content in the home, food and travel categories for television, the Internet and emerging platforms. The company’s lifestyle media portfolio comprises popular television and Internet brands HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel and Great American Country, which collectively reach more than 170 million consumers each month. Companion websites complement on-air programming with video and social media that inform and inspire. The company’s global networks reach millions of consumers across North and South America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Scripps Networks Interactive is headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn. For more information, please visit http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com.

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Contact: Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.

Investors: Mike Gallentine, 865-560-4473, mgallentine@scrippsnetworks.com

Media: Lee Hall, 865-560-3853, LHall@scrippsnetworks.com

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Our chief operating decision maker evaluates the operating performance of our business segments and makes decisions about the allocation of resources to our business segments using a measure we call segment profit. Segment profit excludes interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, divested operating units, restructuring activities, investment results and certain other items that are included in net income determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

Items excluded from segment profit generally result from decisions made in prior periods or from decisions made by corporate executives rather than the managers of the business segments. Depreciation and amortization charges are the result of decisions made in prior periods regarding the allocation of resources and are therefore excluded from the measure. Financing, tax structure and divestiture decisions are generally made by corporate executives. Excluding these items from our business segment performance measure enables us to evaluate business segment operating performance for the current period based upon current economic conditions and decisions made by the managers of those business segments in the current period.

A reconciliation of segment profit to operating income determined in accordance with GAAP for each business segment is as follows:

We define free cash flow as cash provided by operating activities less dividends paid to noncontrolling interests and acquisitions of property and equipment. We measure free cash flow as we believe it is an important indicator for management and investors as to our liquidity, including our ability to reduce debt, make strategic investments and return capital to shareholders. A reconciliation of free cash flow is as follows:

Since segment profit and free cash flow are non-GAAP measures, they should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, operating income, net income, cash flow provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP.

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Our lifestyle media division earns revenue primarily from the sale of advertising time on our national television networks, affiliate fees paid by cable and satellite television operators that carry our network programming, the licensing of our content to third parties, the licensing of our brands for consumer products such as books and kitchenware, and from the sale of advertising on our lifestyle media affiliated websites.

Supplemental information for lifestyle media is as follows: