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[09/11/12 - 01:59 PM]
FOX Weekly Ratings - Network Ranks No. 2 Among Adults 18-49
FOX spins the numbers for the week of September 3-9.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 3 - 9, 2012

For the Labor Day holiday week, FOX ranked No. 2 among Adults 18-49 and had the following shows in the Top 20 programs of the week:

· 7 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: MASTERCHEF-TUE (No. 4), HELL'S KITCHEN-TUES (No. 5), FAMILY GUY-SUN 9:30PM (No. 9 tie), THE SIMPSONS (No. 9 tie), FAMILY GUY (No. 12), THE SIMPSONS - SUN 8:30 PM (No. 15) and HOTEL HELL - Labor Day (No. 18)

· 10 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: FAMILY GUY-SUN 9:30PM (No. 4 tie), FAMILY GUY (No. 4 tie), THE SIMPSONS (No. 6 tie), MASTERCHEF-TUE (No. 6 tie), THE SIMPSONS-SUN 8:30PM (No. 8), HELL'S KITCHEN-TUES (No. 9), HOTEL HELL - Labor Day 8 PM (No. 17 tie), HOTEL HELL (No. 17 tie), SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (No. 17 tie) and FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL (No. 17 tie).

· 8 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: THE SIMPSONS (No. 3), THE SIMPSONS-SUN 8:30PM (No. 4 tie), FAMILY GUY (No. 4 tie), FAMILY GUY-SUN 9:30PM (No. 6), MASTERCHEF-TUE (No. 10), HELL'S KITCHEN-TUE (No. 12), SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (No. 16 tie) and HOTEL HELL (No. 16 tie).

· 3 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: MASTERCHEF-TUE (No. 11), HELL'S KITCHEN-TUES (No. 15) and THE SIMPSONS (No. 20).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 HOTEL HELL (S): (Adults 18-49: 1.8/5, 4.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 HOTEL HELL: (Adults 18-49: 1.7/4, 4.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 1.8/5, 4.4 Mil Total Viewers)

On Labor Day, FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and Teens. FOX has now ranked #1 on 11 of 12 Mondays this summer with original programming.

On the Labor Day holiday HOTEL HELL at 8p delivered 1.8/5 among Adults 18-49, followed by the finale of HOTEL HELL at 9p which posted a 1.7/4.

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 HELL'S KITCHEN: (Adults 18-49: 2.6/8, 6.2 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 MASTERCHEF: (Adults 18-49: 2.7/7, 6.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 2.7/8, 6.4 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Tuesday night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and Teens. FOX delivered the highest rated Tuesday night this summer on any network with entertainment programming. In Total Viewers, FOX posted its highest rated Tuesday night this summer with entertainment programming (6.4 Mil.)

MASTERCHEF and HELL'S KITCHEN were the top two programs of the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Adults 25-54.

At 8p HELL'S KITCHEN posted a 2.6/8, up +4% from its prior average this summer in Adults 18-49 (2.6/8 vs. 2.5/8) and +5% in Total Viewers (6.2 vs. 5.9 Mil.)

HELL'S KITCHEN won the 8p hour in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34/25-54 and was the second highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Adults 25-54 (behind only MASTERCHEF).

At 9p MASTERCHEF posted 2.7/7. MASTERCHEF was up +13% from its prior average this summer in Adults 18-49 (2.7/7 vs. 2.4/7) and +14% in Total Viewers (6.5 vs. 5.7 Mil.)

MASTERCHEF won the 9p hour in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Adults 25-54 and was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Adults 25-54.

Compared to last summer, MASTERCHEF is up +12% in Adults 18-49 (2.9/8 vs. 2.6/8, 6/4/12-9/4/12 vs. 6/6/11- the 8p telecast on 8/16/11, Top 3 compete, Most Current ratings).

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: (A18 49: 1.5/4, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)

On Wednesday, FOX ranked No. 2 for the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE delivered a 1.5/4 among Adults 18-49. SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was up +13% in Women 18-34 (1.8 vs. 1.6) and +33% in Teens (0.8 vs. 0.6) from last week.

THURSDAY

8:00-8:30 RAISING HOPE (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.7/2, 1.9 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 NEW GIRL (RS): (Adults 18-49: 0.7/2, 1.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 GLEE (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.6/2, 1.7 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 0.6/2, 1.8 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 4 for the night in Adults 18-49 with encores of RAISING HOPE (0.7/2), NEW GIRL (0.7/2) and GLEE (0.6/2).

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 STAND UP TO CANCER (S): SUSTAINED

9:00-10:00 BONES (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.5/2, 2.0 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 0.5/2, 2.0 Mil Total Viewers)

On Friday, FOX ranked No. 2 among Adults 18-49 with an encore BONES (0.5/2 at 9pm).

SATURDAY

7:51-8:25 FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL (B): (Adults 18-49: 1.0/4, 2.9 Mil Total Viewers)

8:25-11:31 FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL: (Adults 18-49: 1.6/5, 4.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 1.4/5, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 1 on Saturday among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 with FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

SUNDAY

7:00-8:05 NFL OVERRUN (S): (A18 49: 11.5/35, 28.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:05-8:07 THE OT (P): (A18 49: 6.6/19, 15.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:07-8:12 THE X-FACTOR PREVIEW (S): SUSTAINED

8:12-8:42 THE SIMPSONS (R): (A18 49: 2.2/6, 5.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:42-9:12 THE SIMPSONS (R): (A18 49: 2.0/5, 4.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:12-9:42 FAMILY GUY (R): (A18 49: 2.1/5, 4.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:42-10:12 FAMILY GUY (R): (A18 49: 2.2/5, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 5.3/14, 12.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked #2 for the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 with a NFL over-run and repeat animation.

SEPTEMBER 3 - 9, 2012

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 2.3/7 FOX 2.1/7 FOX 5.8
ABC 1.0/3 ABC 0.7/2 ABC 3.8
CBS 1.2/3 CBS 0.8/3 CBS 5.1
NBC 3.7/11 NBC 3.2/11 NBC 10.3

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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· BONES (FOX)
· CFB ON FOX (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· HELL'S KITCHEN (FOX)
· HOTEL HELL (FOX)
· MASTERCHEF (FOX)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· RAISING HOPE (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (FOX)
· X FACTOR, THE (FOX)





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