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[02/12/13 - 10:42 AM]
FOX Closes in on Second for the Season
FOX spins the numbers for the week of February 4-10.
[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF FEB 4 - 10, 2013

FOX CLOSES IN ON SECOND FOR THE SEASON

"THE FOLLOWING" Kidnaps Monday Nights

"AMERICAN IDOL" RISES AMONG YOUNG ADULTS

"NEW GIRL" TAKES TUESDAY NIGHT AMONG ADULTS 18-34

FOX's week was highlighted by strong performances from AMERICAN IDOL, BONES, THE FOLLOWING, NEW GIRL, and THE MINDY PROJECT. AMERICAN IDOL has grown +2% among Adults 18-34 this season versus the same hours last season, BONES delivered its second most-watched episode of the season, and NEW GIRL dominated among Adults 18-34 on Tuesday night. FOX ranked No. 2 for the week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens and continues to close the gap for second place this season, only two tenths of a rating point behind declining NBC

For the week, FOX had:

· 5 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 3), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 4), THE FOLLOWING (No. 15), NEW GIRL (No. 19) and FAMILY GUY (No. 20).

· 7 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 3), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 5), FAMILY GUY (No. 7), NEW GIRL (No. 8), AMERICAN DAD (No. 12), THE FOLLOWING (No. 14) and THE SIMPSONS (No. 17).

· 8 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 2), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 3), GLEE (No. 5), FAMILY GUY (No. 6), AMERICAN DAD (No. 10), NEW GIRL (No. 16 tie), THE FOLLOWING (No. 16 tie) and THE SIMPSONS (No. 16 tie).

· 2 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 6) and AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 8).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 BONES: (A18 49: 2.4/6, 9.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 THE FOLLOWING: (A18 49: 2.9/7, 9.0 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 2.6/7, 9.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 on Monday night among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34 and Teens (both ties).

At 8p BONES (2.4/6) was up +9% from its prior season average with originals in Adults 18-49 (2.2/6) and +18% in Total Viewers (9.1 Mil vs. 7.7 Mil). BONES delivered its second-highest Total Viewers of the season, behind last week's 9.3 Mil.

Week three of THE FOLLOWING posted a 2.9/7 in Adults 18-49. THE FOLLOWING was the highest rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

TUESDAY

8:00-8:30 RAISING HOPE: (A18 49: 1.6/5, 3.9 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 RAISING HOPE (S): (A18 49: 1.5/4, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 NEW GIRL: (A18 49: 2.6/7, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 THE MINDY PROJECT: (A18 49: 1.9/5, 3.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.9/5, 4.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night in Adults 18-49, No. 2 in Adults 18-34 and Teens (tie) and No. 1 in Men 18-34.

Back-to-back episodes of RAISING HOPE posted a 1.6/5 at 8pm and a 1.5/4 at 8:30pm in Adults 18-49.

At 9pm, NEW GIRL delivered a 2.6/7 among Adults 18-49, +13% above its season norm for originals (2.3/6). NEW GIRL was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-34.

THE MINDY PROJECT delivered a 1.9/5 in Adults 18-49, up +12% from the previous week (1.7/4) and +19% from its season average for originals (1.6/4). THE MINDY PROJECT posted its highest Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 ratings in four months (both since 10/9/12) and its highest Total Viewers since its second telecast on 10/2/12.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18 49: 4.6/13, 14.3 Mil Total Viewers)

On Wednesday, FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key demos. FOX outperformed the No. 2 network of the night, ABC, by +109% in Adults 18-49 (4.6/13 vs. 2.2/6), +124% in Adults 18-34 (3.8/12 vs. 1.7/5) and the No. 2 net in Total Viewers, CBS, by +43% (14.3 Mil vs. 10.0 Mil).

The first night of 'Hollywood' on AMERICAN IDOL posted a 4.6/13 among Adults 18-49. AMERICAN IDOL was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key demos and outperformed the No. 2 program of the night by +24% in Adults 18-49 (4.6/13 vs. 3.7/10 for ABC's Modern Family), +27% in Adults 18-34 (3.8/12 vs. 3.0/9 for ABC's Modern Family) and +19% in Total Viewers (14.3 Mil vs. 9.8 Mil for CBS' Criminal Minds).

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18 49: 4.1/12, 13.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 GLEE: (A18 49: 2.2/6, 6.0 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 3.2/9, 9.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night in Adults 18-49 and won the night in Adults 18-34, Teens and Women 18-49/18-34. In Adults 18-34, FOX outperformed the next highest rated network by +35% (2.7/9 vs. 2.0/7 for CBS).

AMERICAN IDOL delivered a 4.1/12 in Adults 18-49 and was the highest rated program of the night in Teens.

At 9pm, GLEE posted a 2.2/6 among Adults 18-49, up +5% from the previous week (2.1/6). GLEE ranked No. 1 in its time period among Teens and No. 2 among Adults 18-34.

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 TOUCH (S): (A18 49: 1.1/3, 3.9 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 TOUCH (P): (A18 49: 0.9/3, 3.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.0/3, 3.8 Mil Total Viewers)

On Friday, FOX ranked No. 2 among Adults 18-34 (tie), No. 1 in Teens and No. 4 among Adults 18-49.

The season premiere of TOUCH delivered a 1.0/3 in Adults 18-49 from 8-10pm, up +43% from last September's special (0.7/3 on 9/14/12, Fri 8pm).

From 8-9pm, the special telecast of TOUCH posted a 1.1/3 and outperformed CBS' premiere of The Job in head to head competition in the hour by +22% (1.1/3 vs. 0.9/3).

From 9-10pm, TOUCH posted a 0.9/3.

SATURDAY

8:00-8:31 COPS: (A18-49: 1.0/4, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:31-9:00 COPS 2: (A18-49: 1.1/4, 3.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 THE FOLLOWING (RP): (A18-49: 0.5/2, 1.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 0.8/3, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 on Saturday night in Adults 18-49 (tie) and Adults 18-34.

COPS (1.0/4) and COPS 2 (1.1/4) were in-line with recent performances, leading into an encore of THE FOLLOWING (0.5/2).

SUNDAY

7:00-7:30 BOB'S BURGERS (R): (A18-49: 1.1/3, 2.2 Mil Total Viewers)

7:30-7:59 THE CLEVELAND SHOW: (A18-49: 1.4/4, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)

7:59-8:30 THE SIMPSONS: (A18-49: 2.0/5, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 BOB'S BURGERS: (A18-49: 1.8/4, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 FAMILY GUY: (A18-49: 2.5/6, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 AMERICAN DAD: (A18-49: 2.0/5, 3.9 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.8/4, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)

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

At 7p, an encore BOB'S BURGERS posted a 1.1/3 among Adults 18-49, while an original THE CLEVELAND SHOW posted a 1.4/4.

THE SIMPSONS delivered a 2.0/5 at 8p. BOB's BURGERS posted a 1.8/4 at 8:30pm.

FAMILY GUY posted a 2.5/6 at 9pm and was the second-highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens, behind the Grammy Awards on CBS.

AMERICAN DAD posted a 2.0/5 at 9:30pm.

FEBRUARY 4 - 10, 2013

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 2.2/6 FOX 2.0/6 FOX 6.5
ABC 1.9/5 ABC 1.5/5 ABC 6.3
CBS 3.4/9 CBS 2.5/8 CBS 13.2
NBC 1.2/3 NBC 0.9/3 NBC 4.3

12/13 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 1/27/13) among Adults 18-49:

12/13 Season through 1/27 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
BONES 2.1/6 3.0/8 +43%
THE MOB DOCTOR 1.0/2 1.3/3 +30%
THE FOLLOWING 3.2/8 5.1/12 +59%
RAISING HOPE 1.7/5 2.2/6 +29%
BEN AND KATE 1.3/4 1.6/4 +23%
NEW GIRL 2.3/6 3.8/10 +65%
THE MINDY PROJECT 1.6/4 2.3/6 +44%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 5.7/15 6.7/18 +18%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 3.1/9 3.6/10 +16%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 5.5/15 6.5/18 +18%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 2.9/8 3.4/10 +17%
GLEE 2.4/7 3.8/10 +58%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 1.2/4 1.5/5 +25%
FRINGE 1.0/3 1.6/5 +60%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 1.6/4 1.9/5 +19%
THE SIMPSONS 3.1/8 3.5/9 +13%
BOB'S BURGERS 2.1/5 2.4/6 +14%
FAMILY GUY 2.9/7 3.9/9 +34%
AMERICAN DAD 2.3/5 2.8/7 +22%

12/13 FOX Programs: Live +7 in Total Viewers
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 1/27/13) among Total Viewers:

12/13 Season thru 1/27 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
BONES 7.5 10.0 +32%
THE MOB DOCTOR 3.6 4.6 +29%
THE FOLLOWING 10.4 15.1 +45%
RAISING HOPE 3.9 4.9 +26%
BEN AND KATE 2.8 3.4 +21%
NEW GIRL 4.4 6.8 +56%
THE MINDY PROJECT 3.2 4.2 +34%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 17.0 19.4 +14%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 8.6 9.9 +15%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 16.1 18.5 +15%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 8.5 9.7 +14%
GLEE 6.1 9.0 +49%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.2 3.9 +22%
FRINGE 2.8 4.3 +52%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 3.4 3.8 +12%
THE SIMPSONS 6.6 7.5 +14%
BOB'S BURGERS 4.5 5.0 +11%
FAMILY GUY 5.9 7.6 +29%
AMERICAN DAD 4.6 5.5 +19%

About Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) is a unit of News Corporation. 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)
· AMERICAN IDOL (ABC)
· BOB'S BURGERS (FOX)
· BONES (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· COPS (FOX NATION)
· COPS (FOX NATION)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FOLLOWING, THE (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· MINDY PROJECT, THE (HULU)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· RAISING HOPE (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· TOUCH (FOX)




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