FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Crawford David Scott 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/24/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PRIMEDIA INC [PRM] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PRIMEDIA INC., 745 FIFTH AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10151 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 486,036 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	  (2)	05/17/2007	Common Stock	4,500	$ 8	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	  (3)	10/07/2006	Common Stock	5,000	$ 11.125	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	  (4)	01/01/2008	Common Stock	10,000	$ 12.625	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	  (5)	07/28/2009	Common Stock	10,000	$ 15.5625	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	  (6)	05/10/2011	Common Stock	25,000	$ 1.85	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Crawford David Scott C/O PRIMEDIA INC. 745 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10151	Â	Â	  Senior Vice President	Â

Signatures

David S. Crawford		11/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 325,000 shares of restricted stock, 3,251 shares of PRIMEDIA common stock purchased through the ESPP and 2,785 shares of PRIMEDIA stock under the PRIMEDIA 401(k) plan
(2)	Option originally granted on May 17, 1994. All options are fully vested as of the date hereof.
(3)	Option originally granted on October 7, 1996. All options are fully vested as of the date hereof.
(4)	Option originally granted on January 1, 1998. All options are fully vested as of the date hereof.
(5)	Option originally granted on July 28, 1999. All options are fully vested as of the date hereof.
(6)	Option originally granted on October 5, 2001. All options are fully vested as of the date hereof.
  Remarks: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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