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[05/01/12 - 01:26 PM]
FOX Weekly Ratings - Network Wins Third Consecutive Week and Delivers The No. 1 Shows Among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens
FOX spins the numbers for the week of April 23-29.
[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 23 - 29, 2012

IT'S A THREE-PEAT FOR FOX!

FOX Wins Third Consecutive Week and Delivers The No. 1 Shows Among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens

AMERICAN IDOL Tops "The Voice" For Seventh Consecutive Week

FOX earned its third consecutive weekly victory among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens and delivered the week's No. 1 shows in the core adult demo (AMERICAN IDOL), Adult 18-34 (FAMILY GUY) and Teens (GLEE). Averaging a 2.3/7 in the core adult demo last week, FOX beat the No. 2 network (ABC) by a +15% margin among Adults 18-49 and by +38% among young adults.

Last week also marked the seventh consecutive week that AMERICAN IDOL has out-rated NBC's The Voice among both Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers.

Season to date, FOX is averaging a 3.2/9 among Adults 18-49 and remains No. 1 in that core demographic as well as Adults 18-34 and Teens. Key highlights from last week include:

· FOX had 8 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 1), AMERICAN IDOL-Thurs (No. 3), FAMILY GUY (No. 9), GLEE (No. 10), NEW GIRL (No. 12), THE SIMPSONS (No. 17 tie), HOUSE (No. 17 tie) and BONES (No. 20).

· 11 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: FAMILY GUY (No. 1), AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 2), NEW GIRL (No. 4), THE SIMPSONS (No. 7), GLEE (No. 8 tie), AMERICAN IDOL-Thurs (No. 8 tie), THE CLEVELAND SHOW 930PM (No. 8 tie), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 14), HOUSE (No. 15), THE CLEVELAND SHOW 730PM (No. 19 tie) and BONES (No. 19 tie).

· 12 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: GLEE (No. 1), FAMILY GUY (No. 2 tie), AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 2 tie), AMERICAN IDOL-Thurs (No. 4), THE CLEVELAND SHOW 930P (No. 6), NEW GIRL (No. 7), THE SIMPSONS (No. 8), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 10), TOUCH (No. 13), NEW GIRL 930P (No. 16), BONES (No. 18 tie) and THE CLEVELAND SHOW 730P (No. 18 tie).

· 2 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 2) and AMERICAN IDOL-Thurs (No. 3).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 BONES: (Adults 18-49: 2.2/6, 7.4 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 HOUSE: (Adults 18-49: 2.3/6, 6.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 2.2/6, 6.9 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 on Monday night among Adults 18-34 and placed third among Adults 18-49.

At 8pm, BONES posted a 2.2/6. BONES improved by +3% from last week among Total Viewers (7.4 Mil vs. 7.2 Mil).

HOUSE followed with a 2.3/6, up 15% from last week in Adults 18-49 (4/16/12, 2.0/5) and up +16% in Total Viewers (6.5 vs. 5.6 Mil.) HOUSE was the second-highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-34 (tie).

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 GLEE: (A18 49: 2.7/8, 6.9 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:31 NEW GIRL: (A18 49: 2.6/7, 5.2 Mil Total Viewers)

9:31-10:00 NEW GIRL (RS): (A18 49: 1.4/4, 3.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 2.4/7, 5.5 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Tuesday night among Adults 18-49 (tie), Adults 18-34, and Teens. Among Adults 18-34, FOX outperformed NBC, the night's No. 2 network, by +53% (2.3/8 vs. 1.5/5). FOX has ranked No. 1 for 15 consecutive Tuesday nights among Adults 18-34.

At 8pm GLEE delivered a2.7/8, up 13% from last week (4/17/12, 2.4/8). GLEE was the top program of the night among Teens and No. 2 in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 (tie), and won the 8pm hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

NEW GIRL followed at 9pm and posted a 2.6/7. NEW GIRL was the No. 1 program of the night among Adults 18-34 and No. 2 in Teens. In the 9pm half hour NEW GIRL was No. 1 among Adults 18-34 and Teens and placed second in Adults 18-49.

At 9:30pm an encore NEW GIRL posted a 1.4/4 among Adults 18-49.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (Adults 18-49: 4.8/14, 16.9 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Wednesday night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and all key demos. FOX beat its nearest competitor on the night by +140% among Adults 18-49 (4.8/14 vs. 2.0/6 for CBS) and +111% among Total Viewers (16.9 vs. 8.0 Mil for CBS). FOX has now won 15 consecutive Wednesdays among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54, and Teens.

The 'Top 6 Finalists Perform' telecast of AMERICAN IDOL delivered a 4.8/14 with Adults 18-49. AMERICAN IDOL outperformed Monday's telecast of The Voice for the seventh straight week among Adults 18-49 (+26%) and for the twelfth straight week among Total Viewers (+64%).

AMERICAN IDOL was the No. 1 program of the night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Teens, outperforming the night's second place program by +78% among Adults 18-49 (4.8/14 vs. 2.7/8 for CBS' Survivor) and +72% among Total Viewers (16.9 vs. 9.8 Mil for Survivor).

AMERICAN IDOL grew in its last half-hour vs. its first by +21% in Adults 18-49 (5.1 vs. 4.2) and +19% in Total Viewers (17.8 vs. 15.0 Mil).

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (Adults 18-49: 4.0/12, 14.9 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 TOUCH: (Adults 18-49: 1.9/5, 6.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 2.9/8, 10.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 1 on Thursday among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54, and Teens, outperforming its nearest competitor by +12% among Adults 18-49 (2.9/8 vs. 2.6/7 for CBS). FOX has now ranked No. 1 for 15 consecutive Thursdays among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, and Teens.

AMERICAN IDOL (1 of 6 voted off) posted a 4.0/12 among Adults 18-49. AMERICAN IDOL was the No. 1 program of the night among Total Viewers, Women 18-49 and Teens. IDOL outperformed the night's No. 2 program by +17% among Total Viewers (14.9 vs.12.7 Mil for CBS' Person of Interest).

The AMERICAN IDOL results show outperformed The Voice's performance show on Monday by +5% among Adults 18-49 (4.0/12 vs. 3.8/10) and +45% among Total Viewers (14.9 vs. 10.3 Mil) and outperformed The Voice's results show on Tuesday by +18% among Adults 18-49 (4.0/12 vs. 3.4/9) and +67% among Total Viewers (14.9 vs. 8.9 Mil).

At 9pm, TOUCH delivered a 1.9/5. TOUCH ranked No. 1 in its hour among Teens.

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 THE FINDER: (Adults 18-49: 1.1/4, 4.0 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 FRINGE: (Adults 18-49: 1.0/3, 3.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 1.1/4, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX fourth among Adults 18-49 second among Adults 18-34 (tie) on Friday with THE FINDER and FRINGE.

SATURDAY

7:51-10:44 NASCAR: RICHMOND 400 (S): (A18 49: 1.6/6, 5.9 Mil Total Viewers)

10:44-10:54 WINNER'S CIRCLE (S): (A18 49: 1.5/5, 4.9 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:54 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.6/6, 5.9 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Saturday night among Adults 18-49 with NASCAR: RICHMOND 400 and the WINNER'S CIRCLE.

SUNDAY

7:00-7:30 THE SIMPSONS (R): (A18 49: 1.1/4, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)

7:30-7:59 THE CLEVELAND SHOW: (A18 49: 1.5/5, 3.1 Mil Total Viewers)

7:59-8:31 THE SIMPSONS: (A18 49: 2.3/7, 5.0 Mil Total Viewers)

8:31-9:00 BOB'S BURGERS: (A18 49: 1.9/5, 3.9 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:31 FAMILY GUY: (A18 49: 2.8/7, 5.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:31-10:00 THE CLEVELAND SHOW (S): (A18 49: 2.0/5, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.9/6, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Sunday night among Adults 18-34, Teens, Men 18-49 and ranked No. 2 among Adults 18-49.

FAMILY GUY was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-34, Teens and key male demos and was the No. 2 program of the night in Adults 18-49.

At 7pm an encore of THE SIMPSONS posted a 1.1/4 followed by an original THE CLEVELAND SHOW (1.5/5), which was up +25% from its last original. THE CLEVELAND SHOW won the 7:30pm half hour among Adults 18-34 and Teens and ranked No. 2 in Adults 18-49.

At 8pm, THE SIMPSONS posted a 2.3/7. THE SIMPSONS won its half hour in Adults 18-34 and Teens and ranked second in Adults 18-49.

BOB'S BURGERS followed with a 1.9/5, and ranked No. 2 in its half hour among Adults 18-34 and Teens.

FAMILY GUY posted a 2.8/7, up +12% from its last original and won its half hour in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

A special telecast of THE CLEVELAND SHOW closed the night with a 2.0/5. THE CLEVELAND SHOW won the 9:30pm half hour in Adults 18-34 and Teens and ranked No. 2 in Adults 18-49.

APRIL 23 - 29, 2012

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 2.3/7 FOX 1.8/6 FOX 7.3
ABC 2.0/6 ABC 1.3/5 ABC 8.0
CBS 1.7/5 CBS 0.9/3 CBS 8.4
NBC 1.6/5 NBC 1.1/4 NBC 5.2

11/12 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 4/15/12) among Adults 18-49:

11/12 Season through 4/15 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
TERRA NOVA 2.5/6 3.6/9 +44%
HOUSE 2.6/7 3.9/10 +50%
ALCATRAZ 2.3/5 3.4/8 +48%
GLEE 3.2/9 4.5/13 +41%
NEW GIRL 3.4/9 4.9/13 +44%
RAISING HOPE 2.2/6 2.9/8 +32%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 5.6/15 6.6/18 +18%
THE X FACTOR- Wed 3.8/10 4.4/12 +16%
I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER 1.8/5 2.1/6 +17%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 4.9/14 5.9/17 +20%
THE X FACTOR- Thu 3.7/10 4.2/12 +14%
THE FINDER 1.9/5 2.6/7 +37%
BONES 2.7/7 3.7/10 +37%
TOUCH 2.6/7 3.3/9 +27%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 1.5/5 1.9/6 +27%
FRINGE 1.1/3 1.9/6 +73%
THE SIMPSONS 3.0/8 3.5/9 +17%
BOB'S BURGERS 1.9/5 2.1/6 +11%
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE 2.4/6 2.8/7 +17%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 1.8/5 2.1/6 +17%
FAMILY GUY 3.1/7 4.1/10 +32%
AMERICAN DAD 2.3/5 2.8/6 +22%

11/12 FOX Programs: Live +7 in Total Viewers
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 4/15/12) among Total Viewers:

11/12 Season thru 4/15 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
TERRA NOVA 7.6 10.1 +33%
HOUSE 7.4 9.9 +34%
ALCATRAZ 7.0 9.6 +36%
GLEE 7.7 10.6 +38%
NEW GIRL 6.8 9.5 +39%
RAISING HOPE 4.8 6.2 +29%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 18.2 20.5 +13%
THE X FACTOR- Wed 11.4 12.7 +11%
I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER 4.8 5.3 +11%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 16.8 19.0 +13%
THE X FACTOR- Thu 11.4 12.6 +11%
THE FINDER 6.0 7.8 +28%
BONES 8.6 11.4 +32%
TOUCH 9.0 11.1 +23%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.6 4.3 +20%
FRINGE 3.1 4.8 +56%
THE SIMPSONS 6.5 7.5 +15%
BOB'S BURGERS 4.0 4.4 +10%
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE 5.1 5.8 +13%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 3.8 4.4 +15%
FAMILY GUY 6.1 7.9 +29%
AMERICAN DAD 4.7 5.5 +18%

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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· AMERICAN IDOL (ABC)
· BOB'S BURGERS (FOX)
· BONES (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FINDER, THE (FOX)
· FRINGE (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· HOUSE (FOX)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· TOUCH (FOX)
· VOICE, THE (NBC)




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