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[06/12/12 - 10:36 AM]
FOX Weekly Ratings - Summer Originals Deliver a Weekly Win
FOX spins the numbers for the week of June 4-10.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 4 -10, 2012

FOX SUMMER ORIGINALS DELIVER A WEEKLY WIN

HELL'S KITCHEN and MASTERCHEF Premieres Drive Victory on Monday and Tuesday

TAKE ME OUT and THE CHOICE Connect With Young Adults and Teens

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Dominates Wednesday

Thanks to searing season openers of HELL'S KITCHEN and MASTERCHEF, the strong series debuts of new dating game shows TAKE ME OUT and THE CHOICE, another astounding installment of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, and Saturday Major League Baseball, FOX won last week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. In addition, FOX had:

· 7 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (No. 3), HELL'S KITCHEN- MON (No. 4), MASTERCHEF- MON (No. 5), MASTERCHEF- TUE (No. 6), HELL'S KITCHEN- TUE (No. 10), THE CHOICE (No. 11) and FAMILY GUY (No. 15).

· 12 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (No. 3), MASTERCHEF- TUE (No. 4 tie), HELL'S KITCHEN- MON (No. 4 tie), THE CHOICE (No. 7 tie), FAMILY GUY (No. 7 tie), MASTERCHEF- MON (No. 7 tie), HELL'S KITCHEN- TUE (No. 11), AMERICAN DAD (No. 12 tie), THE SIMPSONS (No. 12 tie), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 14), CLEVELAND (No. 17) and TAKE ME OUT (No. 20).

· 9 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: THE CHOICE (No. 3), FAMILY GUY (No. 5), SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (No. 8 tie), THE SIMPSONS (No. 8 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 8 tie), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 11), HELL'S KITCHEN- TUE (No. 14 tie), CLEVELAND (No. 14 tie) and MASTERCHEF- TUE (No. 14 tie).

· 1 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (No. 11).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 HELL'S KITCHEN (P): (Adults 18-49: 2.4/7, 5.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 MASTERCHEF (P): (Adults 18-49: 2.3/6, 5.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 2.3/7, 5.3 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Monday night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

The season premiere of HELL'S KITCHEN posted a 2.4/7. HELL'S KITCHEN was the second-highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49.

At 9pm the season premiere of MASTERCHEF delivered a 2.3/6, up +28% from last summer's Monday premiere in Adults 18-49 (1.8/6 pm 6/6/11) and +16% in Total Viewers (5.1 vs. 4.4 Mil.)

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 HELL'S KITCHEN (P): (Adults 18-49: 2.1/7, 4.9 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 MASTERCHEF (P): (Adults 18-49: 2.2/6, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 2.2/6, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers

On Tuesday, FOX ranked No.1 for the night among Adults 18-49 (tie) and #1 in Adults 18-34 and Men 18-49. HELL'S KITCHEN posted a 2.1/7 and was the second-highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49.

The 9pm Tuesday time period premiere of MASTERCHEF posted a 2.2/6, up +16% from last year's Tuesday premiere (1.9/6 on 6/7/11). MASTERCHEF was up from Monday night's season premiere in Adults 18-34 by +12% (1.9 vs. 1.7).

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: (Adults 18-49: 2.5/8, 6.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Teens. FOX outperformed the No. 2 network of the night by +108% in Adults 18-49 (2.5 vs. CBS' 1.2) and +214% in Adults 18-34 (2.2 vs. 0.7 for ABC, CBS and NBC).

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE posted a 2.5/8 and was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

THURSDAY

8:00-8:58 TAKE ME OUT (P): (Adults 18-49: 1.3/5, 3.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:58-10:00 THE CHOICE (P): (Adults 18-49: 1.8/5, 4.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 1.5/5, 3.8 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked second for the night among Adults 18-49 and won the night in Adults 18-34 and Teens.

The series debut of TAKE ME OUT posted a 1.3/5 and was up +30% from last summer's debut of Buried Treasure (1.0/3 on 8/24/11). TAKE ME OUT placed second in its hour in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and No. 1 (tie) in Teens. TAKE ME OUT held steady in its hour in Adults 18-49 (1.3 > 1.3).

THE CHOICE series debut delivered a 1.8/5, up substantially from last summer's debut of Buried Treasure. THE CHOICE was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-34 and Teens and won its 9pm hour in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. In addition, THE CHOICE gained +38% from its lead-in among Adults 18-49 (1.8 vs. 1.3). Compared to ABC's Duets performance from 8-10pm, THE CHOICE showed a 50% advantage in Adults 18-49 (1.8 vs. 1.2).

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 HOUSE (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.5/2, 1.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 BONES (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.6/2, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 0.6/2, 2.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX aired encores of HOUSE (0.5/2) and BONES (0.6/2) on Friday night.

SATURDAY

8:00-10:19 FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL (S): (A18 49: 0.7/3, 3.1 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 with FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL.

SUNDAY

7:00-7:29 AMERICAN DAD (R): (A18 49: 0.9/3, 2.0 Mil Total Viewers)

7:29-7:59 THE CLEVELAND SHOW (R): (A18 49: 1.0/4, 2.2 Mil Total Viewers)

7:59-8:29 THE SIMPSONS (R): (A18 49: 1.3/4, 3.0 Mil Total Viewers)

8:29-8:59 BOB'S BURGERS (R): (A18 49: 1.2/4, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)

8:59-9:31 FAMILY GUY (R): (A18 49: 1.5/4, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)

9:31-10:00 AMERICAN DAD (R): (A18 49: 1.3/3, 3.0 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.2/4, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked #3 for the night in Adults 18-49 and #1 in Adults 18-34, Teens and Men 18-49 with encores of AMERICAN DAD (0.9/3), CLEVELAND (1.0/4), THE SIMPSONS (1.3/4), BOB'S BURGERS (1.2/4), FAMILY GUY (1.5/4), and AMERICAN DAD (1.3/3).

The encore FAMILY GUY was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-34 and Teens.

JUNE 4 - 10, 2012

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 1.5/5 FOX 1.3/5 FOX 4.0
ABC 1.2/4 ABC 0.8/3 ABC 4.6
CBS 1.1/3 CBS 0.6/2 CBS 5.8
NBC 1.3/4 NBC 0.9/3 NBC 4.9

11/12 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings among Adults 18-49:

11/12 Season Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
TERRA NOVA 2.5/6 3.6/9 +44%
HOUSE 2.5/6 3.7/9 +48%
ALCATRAZ 2.3/5 3.4/8 +48%
GLEE 3.0/9 4.3/12 +43%
NEW GIRL 3.2/8 4.7/12 +47%
RAISING HOPE 2.2/6 2.9/8 +32%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 5.4/15 6.3/18 +17%
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 4.7/14 5.6/16 +19%
THE X FACTOR- Thu 3.7/10 4.2/12 +14%
THE FINDER 1.7/5 2.3/7 +35%
BONES 2.4/7 3.4/9 +42%
TOUCH 2.2/6 2.9/8 +32%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 1.5/5 1.9/6 +27%
FRINGE 1.1/3 1.9/6 +73%
THE SIMPSONS 2.9/7 3.4/9 +17%
BOB'S BURGERS 1.9/5 2.1/6 +11%
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE 2.4/6 2.8/7 +17%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 1.7/5 2.0/6 +18%
FAMILY GUY 3.0/7 4.0/9 +33%
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 among Total Viewers:

11/12 Season Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
TERRA NOVA 7.6 10.1 +33%
HOUSE 7.2 9.6 +34%
ALCATRAZ 7.0 9.6 +36%
GLEE 7.4 10.2 +38%
NEW GIRL 6.5 9.1 +40%
RAISING HOPE 4.8 6.2 +29%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 18.0 20.1 +11%
THE X FACTOR- Wed 11.4 12.7 +11%
I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER 4.8 5.3 +11%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 16.5 18.5 +12%
THE X FACTOR- Thu 11.4 12.6 +11%
THE FINDER 5.4 7.1 +30%
BONES 8.0 10.7 +33%
TOUCH 7.7 9.5 +23%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.6 4.3 +20%
FRINGE 3.1 4.8 +55%
THE SIMPSONS 6.1 7.1 +16%
BOB'S BURGERS 3.9 4.3 +11%
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE 5.1 5.8 +13%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 3.6 4.2 +15%
FAMILY GUY 5.9 7.7 +30%
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 2011-2012 season at No. 1 in the key adult demographic for the eighth 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 DAD (FOX)
· BOB'S BURGERS (FOX)
· BONES (FOX)
· CHOICE, THE (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· HELL'S KITCHEN (FOX)
· HOUSE (FOX)
· MASTERCHEF (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (FOX)
· TAKE ME OUT (FOX)





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