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[12/06/11 - 11:56 AM]
"The X Factor," Tuesday Comedies and "I Hate My Teenage Daughter" Premiere Put FOX on Top
FOX spins the numbers for the week of November 28-December 4.
[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 4, 2011

THE X FACTOR, TUESDAY COMEDIES AND "I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER" PREMIERE PUT FOX ON TOP

Network Wins Week With +30% Margin of Victory

FOX originals returned in full force after the Thanksgiving holiday and gave the network a dominant weekly win among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. With ratings gains across every single one of its entertainment programs last week, FOX outperformed its next highest rated competitor by +30% in the core adult demo. In addition, FOX had:

FOX had 8 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: THE SIMPSONS (No. 3), THE X FACTOR-WED (No. 5), FAMILY GUY (No. 6 tie), NEW GIRL (No. 6 tie), GLEE (No. 9), THE X FACTOR-THU (No. 11), I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (No. 17 tie) and BONES (No. 17 tie).

FOX had 10 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: THE SIMPSONS (No. 3), FAMILY GUY (No. 4), NEW GIRL (No. 5), GLEE (No. 6), CLEVELAND (No. 8), ALLEN GREGORY (No. 9), THE X FACTOR-WED (No. 10), THE X FACTOR-THU (No. 15 tie), RAISING HOPE (No. 15 tie) and I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (No. 17).

FOX had 12 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: FAMILY GUY (No. 1), CLEVELAND (No. 2), THE SIMPSONS (No. 3), GLEE (No. 5), THE X FACTOR-WED (No. 7 tie), NEW GIRL (No. 7 tie), ALLEN GREGORY (No. 10 tie), THE X FACTOR-THU (No. 10 tie), RAISING HOPE (No. 13), BONES (No. 14), TERRA NOVA (No. 17) and I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (No. 18).

FOX had 2 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: THE X FACTOR-WED (No. 7) and THE X FACTOR-THU (No. 11).

Season to date, FOX is still posting year-over-year gains among both Adults 18-49 (+13%) and Total Viewers (+15%) and remains tied as the No. 1 network in the core adult demo this fall.

Week of November 28 - December 4, 2011 -- Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 TERRA NOVA: (Adults 18-49: 2.2/6, 7.2 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 HOUSE: (Adults 18-49: 2.6/6, 7.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 2.4/6, 7.3 Mil Total Viewers)

TERRA NOVA posted a 2.2/6, up +5% from the previous week among Adults 18-49 (11/21/11, 2.1/6) and up +11% in Total Viewers (7.2 vs. 6.5 Mil).

HOUSE at 9p delivered a 2.6/6 in Adults 18-49, up +4% from the previous week's telecast (11/21/11, 2.5/6). In the 9pm hour, HOUSE ranked #2 in Adults 18-49 and #1 in Adults 18-34 (tie) and all key male demos.

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and won the night among Teens and all key male demos.

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 GLEE: (Adults 18-49: 3.2/8, 7.9 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 NEW GIRL: (Adults 18-49: 3.6/9, 7.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 RAISING HOPE: (Adults 18-49: 2.4/6, 5.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 3.1/8, 7.2 Mil Total Viewers)

GLEE returned after the holiday to a 3.2/8, up +7% from its previous telecast on 11/15/11 and posted its highest Adults 18-49 in almost two months (since 10/4/11). In addition, GLEE was up by +11% in Total Viewers (7.9 vs. 7.1 Mil), +7% in Adults 18-34 (3.2 vs. 3.0) and +8% in Teens (3.0 vs. 2.8).

At 9pm, NEW GIRL posted 3.6/9, up +3% from its previous original on 11/15/11 and drew its highest Total Viewers and Adults 18-34 ratings in almost two months (since 10/4/11). NEW GIRL was also up from its last original by +10% in Total Viewers (7.6 vs. 6.9 Mil), +8% in Adults 18-34 (4.2 vs. 3.9) and +27% in Teens (2.8 vs. 2.2).

RAISING HOPE closed the night with a 2.4/6, up +9% from 11/15/11 and achieved its highest Teens rating since week two of this season (9/27/11). Compared to its prior original, RAISING HOPE was up +10% in Total Viewers (5.3 vs. 4.8 Mil), +10% in Adults 18-34 (2.3 vs. 2.1) and +47% in Teens (2.2 vs. 1.5).

FOX ranked #2 for the night in Adults 18-49 and #1 in Adults 18-34 (tie) and Teens.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-9:30 THE X FACTOR- WED: (Adults 18-49: 3.7/10, 11.0 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (P): (Adults 18-49: 2.8/7, 6.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 3.5/9, 10.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Wednesday night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and Teens, thanks to THE X FACTOR - which was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49 - and the series premiere of I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER.

From 8-9:30pm THE X FACTOR Top 7 performance show posted a 3.7/10, up +16% from the previous week's special Tuesday performance and flat with its performance two weeks before on Wednesday in the comparable 8-9:30p time slot (11/16/11, 3.7).

THE X FACTOR won its 8-9:30p time period in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Teens and grew +28% in its last half-hour vs. its first in the core adult demo

At 9:30pm, the debut of I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER posted 2.8/7, up +47% from last season's premiere of Traffic Light (2/8/11, P, 1.9/5, Tue 9:30p). I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER won its 9:30p half hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 THE X FACTOR- THU: (Adults 18-49: 3.1/9, 10.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 BONES: (Adults 18-49: 2.8/7, 8.9 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 3.0/8, 9.6 Mil Total Viewers

FOX won Thursday night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34/25-54 and Teens. In fact, in Adults 18-49, FOX has now won nine of the 11 Thursdays so far this season.

THE X FACTOR results show posted a 3.1/9, up +19% from the previous week's special Wednesday performance, and was the highest rated program of the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54. THE X FACTOR results show posted the same rating as two weeks prior in its regular Thursday time slot and was up +6% in Total Viewers (10.3 vs. 9.7 Mil.)

At 9pm, BONES drew a 2.8/7, up +4% from its last original on11/17/11, and posted its highest deliveries since its premiere in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Teens and Adults 25-54. BONES won its 9pm hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 25-54 and Teens.

FRIDAY

8:00-8:22 PAC-12 PREGAME (S): (Adults 18 49: 0.9/3, 3.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:22-11:48 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP (S): (Adults 18 49: 1.3/4, 4.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 1.3/4, 4.5 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked #2 for the night among Adults 18-49 and #1 among Adults 18-34 and all key male demos.

SATURDAY

8:00-8:20 BIG 10 PREGAME (S): (Adults 18 49: 1.2/4, 4.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:22-11:53 BIG 10 CHAMPIONSHIP (S): (Adults 18 49: 2.5/7, 7.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 2.1/6, 7.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 (tie), Adults 25-54 and Total Viewers.

SUNDAY

7:00-7:48 NFL OVER-RUN: (A18 49: 12.0/33, 33.2 Mil Total Viewers)

7:48-8:00 THE OT: (A18 49: 7.4/20, 19.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-8:31 THE SIMPSONS: (A18 49: 4.0/10, 9.0 Mil Total Viewers)

8:31-9:01 ALLEN GREGORY: (A18 49: 2.4/6, 5.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:01-9:31 FAMILY GUY: (A18 49: 3.6/8, 7.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:31-10:00 CLEVELAND: (A18 49: 2.5/6, 5.5 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 5.8/14, 14.6 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked #2 in Adults 18-49 and #1 among Adults 18-34 and Teens. FOX posted its highest rated Sunday yet this season.

THE SIMPSONS (8p, 4.0/10, up +54% from last week, 2.6/6) and FAMILY GUY (9p, 3.6/8, up +29% from last week, 2.8/6) were the top 2 entertainment programs of the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

THE SIMPSONS matched its season high in Adults 18-49 (tied with 10/30/11) and posted its most watched telecast (9.0 million Total Viewers) in 11 months (since 1/9/11).

FAMILY GUY and CLEVELAND (9:30p, 2.5/6 A18-49, +14% from last week's American Dad in the time period, 2.2/5 and up +47% from last week's Cleveland at 7:30p, 1.7/4) were the top 2 entertainment programs of the night among Teens.

FAMILY GUY posted its highest rating among Teens in 11 months (since 1/9/11). FAMILY GUY posted this season's No. 1 entertainment telecast in Male Teens (tie with Two and a Half Men premiere), its highest in over one year (since 11/7/10.)

At 8:30p ALLEN GREGORY did 2.4/6 among Adults 18-49, up +60% from last week (1.5/3) and tied its highest rating so far (its premiere on 10/30/11, 2.4/6).

NOVEMBER 28 - December 4, 2011

TOTAL PRIMETIME

ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)

FOX 3.0/8 FOX 2.7/8 FOX 8.6

ABC 1.8/5 ABC 1.4/4 ABC 6.4

CBS 2.2/6 CBS 1.5/4 CBS 8.9

NBC 2.3/6 NBC 1.8/5 NBC 7.3

11/12 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49

Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 11/20/11) among Adults 18-49:

11/12 Season thru 11/20 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
TERRA NOVA 2.7/7 3.9/10 +44%
HOUSE 2.9/7 4.3/10 +48%
GLEE 3.4/9 4.7/13 +38%
NEW GIRL 4.0/10 5.5/14 +38%
RAISING HOPE 2.6/6 3.4/8 +31%
THE X FACTOR- Wed 4.0/11 4.6/12 +15%
THE X FACTOR- Thu 3.8/10 4.4/12 +16%
BONES 2.9/7 4.0/10 +38%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 1.5/5 1.9/7 +27%
FRINGE 1.2/4 2.0/6 +67%
THE SIMPSONS 3.5/9 4.0/10 +14%
ALLEN GREGORY 2.1/5 2.3/5 +10%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 2.5/6 2.9/7 +16%
FAMILY GUY 3.4/8 4.3/10 +26%
AMERICAN DAD 2.6/6 3.1/7 +19%

11/12 FOX Programs: Live +7 in Total Viewers

Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 11/20/11) among Total Viewers:

11/12 Season thru 11/20 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
TERRA NOVA 8.0 10.7 +34%
HOUSE 7.6 10.5 +38%
GLEE 8.0 10.7 +34%
NEW GIRL 8.2 11.0 +34%
RAISING HOPE 5.7 7.2 +26%
THE X FACTOR- Wed 11.6 13.0 +12%
THE X FACTOR- Thu 11.5 12.9 +12%
BONES 9.1 12.1 +33%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.7 4.5 +22%
FRINGE 3.1 4.8 +55%
THE SIMPSONS 7.3 8.3 +14%
ALLEN GREGORY 4.3 4.7 +11%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 5.1 5.7 +12%
FAMILY GUY 6.4 8.1 +27%
AMERICAN DAD 5.2 6.0 +15%

About Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) is a unit of News Corporation and the leading broadcast television network among Adults 18-49. FOX finished the 2010-2011 season at No. 1 in the key adult demographic for the seventh consecutive year - a feat that has never been achieved in broadcast history - while continuing 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 late-night entertainment programming, major sports and Sunday morning news.





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· ALLEN GREGORY (FOX)
· AMERICAN DAD (FOX)
· BONES (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FRINGE (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· HOUSE (FOX)
· I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (FOX)
· KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (FOX)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· RAISING HOPE (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· TERRA NOVA (FOX)
· X FACTOR, THE (FOX)




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