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[04/09/13 - 08:51 AM]
FOX Has 3 of the Top 20 programs Among Adults 18-49, 8 of the Top 20 Among Adults 18-34
FOX spins the numbers for the week of April 1-7.
[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 1 - 7, 2013

FOX's week was highlighted by strong performances from AMERICAN IDOL, BONES, THE FOLLOWING, HELL'S KITCHEN, NEW GIRL and THE MINDY PROJECT. AMERICAN IDOL won its twelfth consecutive Wednesday night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. On Monday, BONES grew +5% versus its performance last week. In addition, HELL'S KITCHEN grew +13% among Adults 18-34 versus last week. For the week, FOX ranked No. 2 among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

For the week, FOX had:

* 3 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 8), AMERICAN IDOL- Thu (No. 9) and THE FOLLOWING (No. 17).

* 8 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 8), AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 12 tie), NEW GIRL-Thu (No. 12 tie), FAMILY GUY ENCORE (No. 14), THE CLEVELAND SHOW 930P (No. 15), THE FOLLOWING (No. 19 tie), HELL'S KITCHEN (No. 19 tie) and BOB'S BURGERS ENCORE (No. 19 tie).

* 6 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 5), THE CLEVELAND SHOW 930P (No. 7), FAMILY GUY ENCORE (No. 8), AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 9 tie), THE SIMPSONS ENCORE (No. 9 tie) and BOB'S BURGERS ENCORE (No. 15).

* 2 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 11) and AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 12).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 BONES: (A18 49: 2.0/6, 7.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 THE FOLLOWING: (A18 49: 2.2/6, 6.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 2.1/6, 6.8 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-34 and No. 3 in Adults 18-49. BONES (2.0/6) increased +5% from the previous week among Adults 18-49 (vs. 1.9/5). In its time period, BONES ranked No. 2 among Adults 18-34 and all key men demos.

THE FOLLOWING (2.2/6) ranked No. 2 in the 9pm hour among Adults 18-49 (tie), Adults 18-34 and all key men demos.

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 HELL'S KITCHEN: (A18-49: 2.0/6, 4.9 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 NEW GIRL (R): (A18-49: 1.3/4, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 THE MINDY PROJECT: (A18-49: 1.3/3, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.7/5, 3.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-49 (tie) and Adults 18-34 and won the night among Men 18-34.

HELL'S KITCHEN posted a 2.0/6 among Adults 18-49 and grew +13% in Adults 18-34 (1.7/6 vs. 1.5/5 the previous week). HELL'S KITCHEN was the night's No. 2 program among Adults 18-34. Additionally, HELL'S KITCHEN placed second in its 8-9p time period among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

An encore NEW GIRL delivered a 1.3/4 in Adults 18-49. THE MINDY PROJECT (1.3/3) ranked No. 1 in the 9:30p half hour among Adults 18-34 (tie).

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18 49: 3.1/9, 11.8 Mil Total Viewers)

Winning the night for the twelfth straight Wednesday, FOX ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens, Total Viewers and all key demos. FOX outperformed the No. 2 network of the night CBS by +24% in Adults 18-49 (3.1/9 vs. 2.5/7) and +18% in Total Viewers (11.8 Mil. vs. 10.0 Mil.).

AMERICAN IDOL posted a 3.1/9 among Adults 18-49 and was the highest rated program of the night in Total Viewers.

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18 49: 2.9/9, 11.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:31 NEW GIRL (S): (A18 49: 2.0/6, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)

9:31-10:00 THE MINDY PROJECT (S): (A18 49: 1.3/4, 3.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 2.3/7, 7.9 Mil Total Viewers)

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

AMERICAN IDOL posted a 2.9/9 in Adults 18-49, up +4% from the previous week (2.8/9). At 9p, a special NEW GIRL posted a 2.0/6 in Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 2 in its half hour among Adults 18-34 and Teens (tie). NEW GIRL improved +54% from the previous week's Raising Hope special in the 9p half hour in Adults 18-49 (2.0/6 vs. 1.3/4).

A special THE MINDY PROJECT (1.3/4) grew +8% from last week's Raising Hope special in the 9:30p half hour in Adults 18-49 (vs. 1.2/3). THE MINDY PROJECT ranked #2 in its time period among Adults 18-34 and Teens (tie).

FRIDAY

8:00-9:01 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (R): (A18 49: 0.7/3, 2.2 Mil Total Viewers)

9:01-10:00 TOUCH: (A18 49: 0.6/2, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 0.6/2, 2.2 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX placed No. 4 for the night among Adults 18-49.

Following a repeat KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (0.7/3), an original TOUCH (0.6/2) improved +20% from its performance the previous week (0.5/2).

SATURDAY

8:00-8:30 COPS (R): (A18-49: 0.6/2, 2.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:01 COPS 2 (R): (A18-49: 0.8/3, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:01-10:00 THE FOLLOWING (R): (A18-49: 0.5/1, 1.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 0.6/2, 2.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX tied for No. 2 for the night in Adults 18-49 (tie) with repeats of COPS (0.6/2), COPS 2 (0.8/3), and THE FOLLOWING (0.5/1).

SUNDAY

7:00-7:30 BOB'S BURGERS (R): (A18-49: 0.7/2, 1.7 Mil Total Viewers)

7:30-7:59 THE CLEVELAND SHOW (R): (A18-49: 0.8/3, 2.0 Mil Total Viewers)

7:59-8:31 THE SIMPSONS (R): (A18-49: 1.4/4, 3.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:31-9:00 BOB'S BURGERS (R): (A18-49: 1.4/4, 3.0 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 FAMILY GUY (R): (A18-49: 1.7/4, 3.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 THE CLEVELAND SHOW (S): (A18-49: 1.6/4, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.3/4, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34, moving to No. 1 among Teens.

Following encore runs of BOB'S BURGERS at 7p (0.7/2), THE CLEVELAND SHOW at 730p (0.8/3), THE SIMPSONS (1.4/4), BOB'S BURGERS at 8:30p (1.4/4), and FAMILY GUY (1.7/4), a special THE CLEVELAND SHOW at 930p (1.6/4) was up +23% from its last original (1.3/4 at 730p on 3/17/13). THE CLEVELAND SHOW at 930p was the highest rated program of the night among Teens and placed second in the 9:30p half hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and all key men and women demos, ranking No. 1 with Teens.

APRIL 1 - 7, 2013

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 1.7/5 FOX 1.4/5 FOX 5.2
ABC 1.6/5 ABC 1.1/4 ABC 6.7
CBS 2.7/8 CBS 1.9/7 CBS 11.3
NBC 1.7/5 NBC 1.3/4 NBC 5.2

12/13 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 3/24/13) among Adults 18-49:

12/13 Season through 3/24 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
BONES 2.2/6 3.1/8 +41%
THE MOB DOCTOR 1.0/2 1.3/3 +30%
THE FOLLOWING 2.8/7 4.5/11 +61%
HELL'S KITCHEN 2.1/7 2.9/9 +38%
RAISING HOPE 1.6/5 2.1/6 +31%
BEN AND KATE 1.3/4 1.6/4 +23%
NEW GIRL 2.3/6 3.8/10 +65%
THE MINDY PROJECT 1.7/4 2.3/6 +35%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 4.5/13 5.4/15 +20%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 3.1/9 3.6/10 +16%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 4.1/12 4.9/14 +20%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 2.9/8 3.4/10 +17%
GLEE 2.3/6 3.6/10 +57%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 1.1/4 1.5/5 +36%
FRINGE 1.0/3 1.6/5 +60%
TOUCH 0.7/2 1.1/3 +57%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 1.5/4 1.7/5 +13%
THE SIMPSONS 2.8/7 3.2/8 +14%
BOB'S BURGERS 2.0/5 2.3/6 +15%
FAMILY GUY 2.8/7 3.8/9 +36%
AMERICAN DAD 2.2/5 2.7/6 +23%

12/13 FOX Programs: Live +7 in Total Viewers
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 3/24/13) among Total Viewers:

12/13 Season thru 3/24 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
BONES 8.0 10.3 +30%
THE MOB DOCTOR 3.6 4.6 +29%
THE FOLLOWING 8.7 12.7 +45%
HELL'S KITCHEN 5.1 6.6 +30%
RAISING HOPE 3.8 4.8 +25%
BEN AND KATE 2.8 3.4 +21%
NEW GIRL 4.4 6.8 +55%
THE MINDY PROJECT 3.2 4.2 +33%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 14.4 16.5 +14%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 8.6 9.9 +15%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 13.6 15.6 +15%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 8.5 9.7 +14%
GLEE 5.9 8.8 +48%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.2 3.9 +23%
FRINGE 2.8 4.3 +52%
TOUCH 2.7 4.0 +44%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 3.2 3.5 +12%
THE SIMPSONS 5.9 6.8 +15%
BOB'S BURGERS 4.3 4.8 +12%
FAMILY GUY 5.6 7.3 +30%
AMERICAN DAD 4.5 5.4 +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 IDOL (ABC)
· BOB'S BURGERS (FOX)
· BONES (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· COPS (FOX NATION)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FOLLOWING, THE (FOX)
· HELL'S KITCHEN (FOX)
· KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (FOX)
· MINDY PROJECT, THE (HULU)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· TOUCH (FOX)




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