or


[09/30/14 - 12:59 PM]
Premiere of "Gotham" Leads FOX to Rank No. 2 for the Week Among Adults 18-34 and Fourth Among Adults 18-49
FOX spins the numbers for the week of September 22-28.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22 - 28, 2014

"GOTHAM" DEBUTS AS MONDAY'S NO. 1 DRAMA"

"FAMILY GUY"/"THE SIMPSONS" Crossover Event Delivers Big Premiere Week Ratings For FOX

The premiere of GOTHAM along with the return of SLEEPY HOLLOW, BONES, THE SIMPSONS, FAMILY GUY and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE led FOX to rank No. 2 for the week among Adults 18-34 and fourth among Adults 18-49. The series premiere of GOTHAM ranked as Monday night's No. 1 drama, outperforming the return of NBC's Blacklist and new CBS drama Scorpion after three days of delayed viewing.

On Sunday, THE SIMPSONS (3.9/11 LS) posted its highest rating since January, up +34% from last season's premiere (2.9/8 LS). BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (2.6/7 LS) opened on its new night to tie its year-ago debut, a series high (2.6/8). The premiere of FAMILY GUY (4.5/12 LS), featuring the "The Simpsons Guy" crossover event, climbed from last year's season premiere (+73%, vs. 2.6/6) to post its highest premiere rating in four years.

Overall, FOX had:

· 4 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: FAMILY GUY (No. 5), SIMPSONS (No. 7), GOTHAM (No. 15) and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (No. 20).

· 4 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: FAMILY GUY (No. 3), SIMPSONS (No. 4), GOTHAM (No. 13 tie) and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (No. 13 tie).

· 4 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: FAMILY GUY (No. 2), SIMPSONS (No. 6), BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (No. 10) and GOTHAM (No. 14).

Program and Nightly Highlights

Monday: FOX (2.6/7) ranked No. 3 on Monday with the debut of GOTHAM (3.2/10 LS > 5.0/15 L3) and the season premiere of SLEEPY HOLLOW (2.0/5 LS > 3.0/8 L3). GOTHAM ranked as the night's No. 1 drama, outperforming the return of NBC's BLACKLIST (4.9/14 L3) and CBS' BIG BANG THEORY-boosted launch of SCORPIAN (4.6/12 L3). GOTHAM outpaced the time period premiere of BONES last fall by +72% (2.9/9 L3). In L7, GOTHAM is projected to post a 5.6 rating and SLEEPY HOLLOW is projected to deliver a 3.4. GOTHAM is projected to grow to a 30 Day Multi-Platform Average Audience of 15.7 Mil and SLEEPY HOLLOW is projected to grow to 10.5 Mil.

Tuesday: FOX (1.0/3) ranked No. 5 on Tuesday. UTOPIA (0.8/3 LS > 1.2/4 L3) gained +50% with Live + 3 and is projected to post a 1.2 in Adults 18-49 with L7; in 30 Day Multi-Platform, UTOPIA is projected to see an average audience of 3.1 Mil. In Adults 18-49, NEW GIRL (1.3/4 LS > 2.0/6 L3) and THE MINDY PROJECT (1.0/3 LS > 1.5/4 L3) are projected to deliver a 2.2 and a 1.6 respectively. With the addition of the 30 Day Multi-Platform Audience, NEW GIRL is projected to rise to 5.0 Mil while Mindy will see an average audience of 3.9 Mil.

Wednesday: Week two of RED BAND SOCIETY (1.1/3 LS > 1.8/5 L3) held steady to its debut in Live + 3 (1.3/4 LS > 1.8/6 L3). HELL'S KITCHEN (1.3/4 LS > 1.8/6 L3) was within one-tenth of last week's delivery (1.9/7 L3). RED BAND SOCIETY is projected to grow to a 1.9 in L7 and with the addition of 30 Day Multi-Platform viewing to an average audience of 6.4 Mil. HELL'S KITCHEN is projected to gain a 1.9 L7 rating and 5.4 Mil in 30 Day Multi-Platform viewing.

Thursday: FOX (1.1/4) ranked No. 5 on the night among Adults 18-49. BONES (1.6/5 LS) held steady to last season's finale in Adults 18-49. In L7, BONES is projected to post a 2.3 Adults 18-49 rating and gain a 30 Day Multi-Platform Average Audience of 9.4 Mil. A special encore of SLEEPY HOLLOW posted a 0.6/2.

Friday: Week three of UTOPIA-FRI (0.7/3 LS) gained two-tenths in Adults 18-49 to tie its Friday time period premiere rating (Fri LS trend: 0.7/3 > 0.5/2 > 0.7/3). At 9 PM, an encore of the series premiere of GOTHAM (0.7/3 LS) held 100% of UTOPIA's Adults 18-49 audience.

Saturday: FOX placed No.5 on Saturday with COLLEGE FOOTBALL (0.4/2, Baylor/Iowa State).

Sunday: THE SIMPSONS (3.9/11 LS) posted its highest rating since January, up +34% from last season's premiere (2.9/8 LS). THE SIMPSONS is projected to a 4.3 L7 rating in Adults 18-49 and 11.1 Mil in 30-Day Multi-Platform. BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (2.6/7 LS) opened on its new night to tie its year-ago debut, a series high (2.6/8, which led out of last year's Dads Tuesday debut), and up +18% versus BOB'S BURGERS year-ago premiere in the time period (2.2/5 LS). In Adults 18-49 L7 ratings, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE is projected to deliver a 3.4; with the addition of its 30 Day Multi-Platform Audience, it is projected to gain an average audience of 10.0 Mil. The premiere of FAMILY GUY (4.5/12 LS), featuring the "The Simpsons Guy", climbed from last year's season premiere (+73%, vs. 2.6/6) to post its highest rating in over three and a half years. FAMILY GUY is projected to post a 5.6 in Adults 18-49 L7 rating; in 30 Day Multi-Platform, FAMILY GUY is projected to gain an average audience of 13.1 Mil.

FOX Program Ratings of the Week

September 22 - 28, 2014

TOTAL PRIMETIME

ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 2.0/6 FOX 1.8/7 FOX 5.2
ABC 2.2/7 ABC 1.7/7 ABC 8.3
CBS 2.4/8 CBS 1.7/7 CBS 10.9
NBC 3.0/10 NBC 2.4/9 NBC 10.0
CW 0.3/1 CW 0.2/1 CW 0.8
UNI 1.1/4 UNI 1.0/4 UNI 2.9
TEL 0.6/2 TEL 0.4/2 TEL 1.4

About Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX), a unit of 21st Century Fox, is home to some of the highest-rated and most acclaimed series on television, including AMERICAN IDOL, THE FOLLOWING, NEW GIRL, GLEE, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, THE SIMPSONS, FAMILY GUY and SLEEPY HOLLOW. FOX is the only network to ever rank No. 1 in the key adult demographic for eight consecutive seasons and continues to dominate all network competition in the more targeted Adults 18-34 and Teen demographics. FOX airs 15 hours of primetime programming a week, as well as major sports and Sunday morning news. Through the FOX NOW app, FOX viewers can watch full episodes of their favorite FOX shows on a variety of digital platforms, while enjoying enhanced interactive and social capabilities around those shows. Download the FOX NOW app at www.fox.com/foxnow. "Like" FOX on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FOXTV and follow the network on Twitter @FOXTV. For additional information about FOX, please visit www.fox.com.





  [september 2014]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
 


· BONES (FOX)
· BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (NBC)
· CFB ON FOX (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· GOTHAM (FOX)
· HELL'S KITCHEN (FOX)
· MINDY PROJECT, THE (HULU)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· RED BAND SOCIETY (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· SLEEPY HOLLOW (FOX)
· UTOPIA (FOX)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[05/31/24 - 10:31 AM]
"Saturday Night Live" Was the #1 Entertainment Series Across Broadcast and Cable for the 2023-24 Season in the 18-49 Demo
The top-rated telecast of the season in total viewers was the Ryan Gosling/Chris Stapleton episode on April 13, 2024, with 8.9 million.

[05/31/24 - 09:30 AM]
CBS Finales Dominate in Live+7 Viewership
CBS' May finales experienced significant increases with Live+7 Day viewing, currently having 16 of the top 25 shows with the highest seven-day lift.

[05/29/24 - 05:28 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Is the No. 1 Daytime Talk Show Among Total Viewers, Women 18-49 and Women 25-54
For the 5th season in a row, "Live with Kelly and Mark" leads daytime talk in Women 25-54 (0.51 rating) while also holding the top spot with Women 18-49 (0.31 rating).

[05/29/24 - 02:30 PM]
NBA on ESPN: Most-Watched Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 in Six Years
Monday's Game 4 broadcast peaked with 8,003,000 viewers at 10:15 p.m. ET.

[05/29/24 - 02:15 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54, vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers, posting its largest overall audience in 3 years.

[05/28/24 - 12:28 PM]
Latest Season of "Ugliest House in America" Starring Actress and Comedian Retta Delivers Solid Ratings for HGTV
The latest season, which debuted on Monday, April 22, attracted more than 10 million total viewers.

[05/28/24 - 09:39 AM]
Netflix Top 10: "Bridgerton" Continues Its Reign; "Atlas" Debuts at #1
Making their list debuts were the kids animated series "Jurassic World: Chaos Theory" in sixth place (3.8M views), the Shane Gillis comedy "Tires" in seventh (3.8M views), and the reality series "Buying London" in tenth place (1.9M views).

[05/27/24 - 02:04 PM]
108th Indianapolis 500 Averages 5.344 Million Viewers on NBC and Peacock; Up 8% vs. 2023
The race is also the most-streamed IndyCar race ever, with an Average Minute Audience (AMA) of 286,000 viewers across Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms.

[05/24/24 - 01:01 PM]
For the 3rd Year Straight, "20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine for the Broadcast Season Across Total Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54
"20/20" grew its overall audience versus the 2022-2023 broadcast season (+1%/+40,000 - 3.882 million vs. 3.842 million).

[05/24/24 - 11:53 AM]
#1 Show of the Night "Elsbeth" Finale Up +12% from Its Season-to-Date Average
CBS won Thursday night for the 13th consecutive week averaging 3.63 million viewers.

[05/23/24 - 01:50 PM]
"Survivor" Is #1 Entertainment Show in 2023/24 Season Among Adults 18-34, A18-49 and A25-54
This marks the first time it has won all three demos in a season since its second season in 2000-2001.

[05/23/24 - 11:24 AM]
"American Idol" Wraps Season 22 Delivering Season Highs in Both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49
The season finale delivered season highs in Total Viewers (5.64 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.65 rating).

[05/23/24 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix: What We Watched the Second Half of 2023
Today the streamer published its second edition of "What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report," capturing Netflix viewership from July to December 2023.

[05/22/24 - 03:03 PM]
Boston Celtics Victory Over Indiana Pacers on ESPN Delivered Largest NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 Audience Since 2018
Game 1 averaged 6,433,000 viewers across ESPN and ESPN2, up eight percent from last year's Eastern Conference Finals Game 1.

[05/22/24 - 11:31 AM]
NBC's "Sunday Night Football" Finishes TV Season as Primetime's No. 1 Show for Record 13th Consecutive Year, with Best Viewership Since 2015
"Sunday Night Football" averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 21.4 million viewers for the 2023 season - the show's best viewership since 2015 and up 8% from last season (19.9 million).