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[05/07/13 - 09:44 AM]
FOX Ranks #1 for the Week in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens
FOX spins the numbers for the week of April 29-May 5.
[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 29 - MAY 5, 2013

FOX RANKS #1 FOR THE WEEK IN ADULTS 18-49, ADULTS 18-34 AND TEENS

"THE FOLLOWING" and "BONES" Season Finales Deliver Network's Highest-Rated Monday in Eight Weeks

"AMERICAN IDOL" Wins 16th Consecutive Wednesday Among Adults 18-49

As the networks head into the final May stretch of the 2012-13 broadcast season, FOX delivered another strong week at the top led by AMERICAN IDOL, GLEE, NASCAR and the season finales of BONES and THE FOLLOWING. THE FOLLOWING ended its first season as the highest-rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and once again outperformed NBC's Revolution - one step closer to claiming #1 spot among new series this season.

For the week, FOX had:

· 5 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 8), THE FOLLOWING (No. 9), AMERICAN IDOL- Thu (No. 11), AMERICAN DAD (No. 19) and FAMILY GUY (No. 20).

· 9 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: FAMILY GUY (No. 5), AMERICAN DAD (No. 6), NEW GIRL (No. 9), AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 10), THE FOLLOWING (No. 11), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 14), THE SIMPSONS (No. 16 tie), AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 16 tie) and GLEE (No. 19).

· 7 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: FAMILY GUY (No. 4), AMERICAN DAD (No. 6), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 9), THE SIMPSONS (No. 10 tie), AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 10 tie), GLEE (No. 13) and AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 18).

· 2 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 9) and AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 10).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:01 BONES: (A18 49: 2.1/6, 7.4 Mil Total Viewers)

9:01-10:00 THE FOLLOWING: (A18 49: 2.7/7, 7.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 2.4/7, 7.6 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 on Monday night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34. The BONES and THE FOLLOWING season finales gave FOX its highest rated Monday in eight weeks among Adults 18-49 (since 3/4/13, 2.5/7). THE FOLLOWING was the highest rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34, followed by BONES.

In the 8p hour, the BONES season finale (2.1/6) was up +5% from the prior week in Adults 18-49 (vs. 2.0/6) and +11% versus last year's season finale (1.9/6). This was the highest rated telecast for BONES in six weeks (since 3/18/13).

For its season finale, THE FOLLOWING (2.7/7) was up +13% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (vs. 2.4/6). This marks THE FOLLOWING's highest rated telecast in seven weeks among Adults 18-49 (since 3/11/13). It ranked No. 2 in its time period among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens (tie) and all key men demos. THE FOLLOWING outperformed NBC's Revolution by +50% in Adults 18-49 (vs. 1.8/5).

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 HELL'S KITCHEN: (A18-49: 2.0/7, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 NEW GIRL: (A18-49: 2.0/6, 3.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 THE MINDY PROJECT: (A18-49: 1.3/3, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.8/5, 3.9 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 on Tuesday night with Adults 18-34.

HELL'S KITCHEN delivered a 2.0/7 in Adults 18-49.

NEW GIRL (2.0/6) ranked as the No. 2 program of the night among Adults 18-34.

At 9:30pm, THE MINDY PROJECT closed the night with a 1.3/3 in Adults 18-49.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:01 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18 49: 2.9/9, 11.3 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Wednesday night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens, Total Viewers and key demos. FOX outperformed the No. 2 network of the night by +32% among Adults 18-49 (2.9/9 vs. 2.2/7 for CBS) and +31% in Adults 18-34 (2.1/7 vs. 1.6/5 for ABC). This marked FOX's 16th straight Wednesday ranking No. 1 among Adults 18-49.

AMERICAN IDOL posted a 2.9/9 in Adults 18-49. AMERICAN IDOL ranked as the No. 1 program of the night among Total Viewers.

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18 49: 2.6/9, 11.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 GLEE: (A18 49: 1.9/5, 5.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 2.2/7, 8.2 Mil Total Viewers)

On Thursday, FOX ranked third for the night among Adults 18-49, and was No. 1 among Adults 18-34 (tie) and Teens.

AMERICAN IDOL posted a 2.6/9 among Adults 18-49 at 8pm. GLEE followed with a 1.9/5 in Adults 18-49, increasing +6% from the previous week (1.8/5). GLEE ranked No. 1 in its hour among Teens.

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES: (A18 49: 1.1/4, 3.0 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 TOUCH: (A18 49: 0.6/2, 2.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 0.9/3, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)

KITCHEN NIGHTMARES delivered a 1.1/4 in Adults 18-49, up +10% versus the previous week (1.0/4), followed by TOUCH, which posted a 0.6/2 among Adults 18-49.

SATURDAY

8:00-8:30 COPS: (A18-49: 0.8/3, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 COPS 2: (A18-49: 0.9/4, 3.2 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 THE FOLLOWING (R): (A18-49: 0.5/2, 1.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 0.7/2, 2.2 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX finished No. 1 on Saturday night among Adults 18-49 (tie), Adults 18-34 and key male demos with originals of COPS (0.8/3) & COPS 2 (0.9/4) and an encore of THE FOLLOWING (0.5/2).

SUNDAY

7:00-8:17 NASCAR: AARON'S 499 (G): (A18-49: 2.4/8, 8.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:17-8:25 NASCAR: AARON'S 499 POST-RACE: (Sustained)

8:25-8:56 THE SIMPSONS: (A18-49: 1.9/5, 4.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:56-9:25 BOB'S BURGERS: (A18-49: 1.7/5, 4.0 Mil Total Viewers)

9:25-9:56 FAMILY GUY: (A18-49: 2.2/6, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)

9:56-10:26 AMERICAN DAD: (A18-49: 2.3/6, 5.0 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:26 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 2.2/6, 6.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 1 for the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and male demos, placing No. 2 among Total Viewers. FOX ranked No. 1 in every 8:30-10:30pm half hour among Adults 18-34.

With the NASCAR: Aaron's 499 running into prime, THE SIMPSONS delivered a 1.9/5 in Adults 18-49, while BOB'S BURGERS delivered a 1.7/5.

FAMILY GUY (2.2/6) was the highest rated program of the night among Adults 18-34 and Teens.

AMERICAN DAD posted a 2.3/6 among Adults 18-49, growing +21% week-to-week (vs. 1.9/5).

APRIL 29 - MAY 5, 2013

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 1.9/6 FOX 1.5/6 FOX 6.0
ABC 1.6/5 ABC 1.1/4 ABC 6.7
CBS 1.9/6 CBS 1.1/4 CBS 9.2
NBC 1.8/5 NBC 1.3/5 NBC 5.6

12/13 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 4/21/13) among Adults 18-49:

12/13 Season through 4/21 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
BONES 2.2/6 3.0/8 +36%
THE MOB DOCTOR 1.0/2 1.3/3 +30%
THE FOLLOWING 2.6/7 4.3/11 +65%
HELL'S KITCHEN 2.0/6 2.8/9 +40%
RAISING HOPE 1.6/5 2.1/6 +31%
BEN AND KATE 1.3/4 1.6/4 +23%
NEW GIRL 2.3/6 3.7/10 +61%
THE MINDY PROJECT 1.6/4 2.2/6 +38%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 4.1/12 4.9/14 +20%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 3.1/9 3.6/10 +16%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 3.9/11 4.6/13 +18%
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 1.4/4 1.6/5 +14%
THE SIMPSONS 2.7/7 3.1/8 +15%
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 4/21/13) among Total Viewers:

12/13 Season thru 4/21 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
BONES 7.8 10.2 +31%
THE MOB DOCTOR 3.6 4.6 +29%
THE FOLLOWING 8.0 12.0 +49%
HELL'S KITCHEN 4.9 6.3 +30%
RAISING HOPE 3.8 4.8 +25%
BEN AND KATE 2.8 3.4 +21%
NEW GIRL 4.4 6.8 +54%
THE MINDY PROJECT 3.1 4.1 +33%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 13.8 15.7 +14%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 8.6 9.9 +15%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 13.3 15.1 +14%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 8.5 9.7 +14%
GLEE 6.0 8.8 +47%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.2 3.9 +23%
FRINGE 2.8 4.3 +52%
TOUCH 2.6 3.8 +45%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 3.0 3.4 +12%
THE SIMPSONS 5.8 6.7 +15%
BOB'S BURGERS 4.2 4.7 +12%
FAMILY GUY 5.6 7.3 +30%
AMERICAN DAD 4.5 5.3 +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)
· COPS (FOX NATION)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FOLLOWING, THE (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· HELL'S KITCHEN (FOX)
· KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (FOX)
· MINDY PROJECT, THE (HULU)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· TOUCH (FOX)




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