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[05/14/13 - 03:17 PM]
FOX Ranks No. 1 for Week Among Adults 18-34 and Teens
FOX spins the numbers for the week of May 6-12.
[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 6 - MAY 12, 2013

FOX RANKS NO. 1 FOR WEEK AMONG ADULTS 18-34 AND TEENS

FOX's week was propelled by strong performances from AMERICAN IDOL, NEW GIRL and GLEE leading the network to rank No. 1 for the week among Adults 18-34 and Teens. AMERICAN IDOL Wednesday led FOX to win its 17th straight Wednesday night, outperforming the night's No. 2 network by +21% in Adults 18-49 (2.9/8 vs. 2.4/7 for CBS), +31% in Adults 18-34 (2.1/7 vs. 1.6/5 for NBC) and +13% in Total Viewers (11.1 vs. 9.8 Mil for CBS). IDOL's Thursday results show showed gains of +12% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (2.6/9) and +3% in Total Viewers (11.6 vs. 11.3 Mil).

On Tuesday, NEW GIRL grew +5% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (2.0/6). Thursday's GLEE season finale delivered a 2.0/6, up +5% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (1.9/5) and +13% in Total Viewers (5.9 vs. 5.2 Mil). GLEE led the 9p hour among Teens.

For the week, FOX had:

· 3 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 9 tie), AMERICAN IDOL- Thu (No. 9 tie) and FAMILY GUY (No. 17).

· 8 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: FAMILY GUY (No. 5), NEW GIRL (No. 8), THE SIMPSONS (No. 10 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 10 tie), AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 14), AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 17 tie), GLEE (No. 17 tie) and BOB'S BURGERS (No. 19).

· 7 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: FAMILY GUY (No. 3), AMERICAN DAD (No. 6), AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 9 tie), GLEE (No. 9 tie), THE SIMPSONS (No. 13), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 18 tie) and AMERICA IDOL-Wed (No. 18 tie).

· 2 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 8) and AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 10).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 RIHANNA 777 (S): (A18 49: 0.7/2, 1.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 BONES (RS): (A18 49: 0.6/2, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 0.7/2, 2.1 Mil Total Viewers)

At 8p, the special RIHANNA 777 delivered a 0.7/2 in Adults 18-49.

A special repeat of Bones at 9p delivered a 0.6/2 in Adults 18-49.

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 HELL'S KITCHEN: (A18-49: 1.9/6, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 NEW GIRL: (A18-49: 2.1/6, 3.9 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, 4.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night with Adults 18-34 and Teens.

At 8p, HELL'S KITCHEN posted a 1.9/6 in Adults 18-49.

NEW GIRL (2.1/6) grew +5% from last week in Adults 18-49 (2.0/6). NEW GIRL was the No. 2 program of the night among Adults 18-34. NEW GIRL ranked No. 2 among Teens (tie) and all 18-34 measures.

In the following half hour, THE MINDY PROJECT delivered a 1.3/3 in Adults 18-49. THE MINDY PROJECT ranked No. 2 in its time period among Adults 18-34.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18 49: 2.9/8, 11.1 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Total Viewers, Teens (tie) and key demos. This marks the 17th straight Wednesday night win for FOX, outperforming the night's No. 2 network by +21% in Adults 18-49 (2.9/8 vs. 2.4/7 for CBS), +31% in Adults 18-34 (2.1/7 vs. 1.6/5 for NBC) and +13% in Total Viewers (11.1 vs. 9.8 Mil for CBS).

AMERICAN IDOL posted a 2.9/8 in Adults 18-49. AMERICAN IDOL was the highest rated program of the night among Total Viewers.

THURSDAY

8:00-9:01 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18 49: 2.9/10, 11.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:01-10:01 GLEE: (A18 49: 2.0/6, 5.9 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:01 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 2.5/8, 8.8 Mil Total Viewers)

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

AMERICAN IDOL posted a 2.9/10, up +12% from last week in Adults 18-49 (2.6/9) and +3% in Total Viewers (11.6 vs. 11.3 Mil).

At 9p, GLEE's season finale did a 2.0/6, up +5% from last week in Adults 18-49 (1.9/5) and +13% in Total Viewers (5.9 vs. 5.2 Mil). GLEE led the 9p hour among Teens.

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES: (A18 49: 1.2/5, 3.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 TOUCH: (A18 49: 0.6/2, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 0.9/3, 2.9 Mil Total Viewers)

On Friday, FOX ranked No. 3 among Adults 18-49 (tie) with the season finales of KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (1.2/5) and TOUCH (0.6/2).

SATURDAY

8:00-10:40 NASCAR: DARLINGTON 500 (S): (A18-49: 1.7/6, 6.2 Mil Total Viewers)

10:40-10:50 NASCAR: WINNER'S CIRCLE (S): (A18-49: 1.8/6, 6.1 Mil Total Viewers)

10:50-11:00 NASCAR: POST-RACE (S): (A18-49: 1.3/5, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.6/6, 6.1 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 on Saturday night among Adults 18-49 with NASCAR: DARLINGTON 500 (1.7/6), the WINNER'S CIRCLE (1.8/6) and the POST-RACE (1.3/5).

SUNDAY

7:00-7:29 THE CLEVELAND SHOW (S): (A18-49: 0.8/3, 1.9 Mil Total Viewers)

7:29-7:59 THE CLEVELAND SHOW: (A18-49: 1.0/4, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

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

8:30-9:00 BOB'S BURGERS: (A18-49: 1.6/5, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:31 FAMILY GUY: (A18-49: 2.4/7, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)

9:31-10:00 AMERICAN DAD: (A18-49: 1.9/5, 4.0 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.6/5, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 with Adults 18-34, Teens and Men 18-34. FOX's 8-10p animation block ranked as the four highest rated programs of the night among Adults 18-34.

Following a special THE CLEVELAND SHOW at 7p (0.8/3), another original of THE CLEVELAND SHOW posted a 1.0/4 in the 7:30p half hour.

THE SIMPSONS did a 2.0/7, up +5% week-to-week (vs. 1.9/5, 8:25-8:56p), while the season finale of BOB's BURGERS did a 1.6/5 at 8:30p.

At 9p, FAMILY GUY (2.4/7) was up +9% from last week (2.2/6, 9:25-9:56p). FAMILY GUY was the highest rated entertainment program of the night among Adults 18-34, Teens, Men 18-49 and Men 18-34, ranking No. 2 in Adults 18-49.

AMERICAN DAD's season finale did a 1.9/5 at 9:30p.

MAY 6 - 12, 2013

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 1.7/5 FOX 1.4/5 FOX 5.4
ABC 1.9/6 ABC 1.4/5 ABC 7.2
CBS 2.0/6 CBS 1.1/4 CBS 9.4
NBC 1.8/6 NBC 1.4/5 NBC 5.7

12/13 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 4/28/13) among Adults 18-49:

12/13 Season through 4/28 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 4.2/11 +62%
HELL'S KITCHEN 2.0/6 2.7/8 +35%
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 4.1/11 4.8/14 +17%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 3.1/9 3.6/10 +16%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 3.8/11 4.5/13 +18%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 2.9/8 3.4/10 +17%
GLEE 2.3/6 3.5/9 +52%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 1.1/4 1.5/5 +36%
FRINGE 1.0/3 1.6/5 +60%
TOUCH 0.7/2 1.0/3 +43%
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 3.7/9 +32%
AMERICAN DAD 2.2/5 2.6/6 +18%

12/13 FOX Programs: Live +7 in Total Viewers
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 4/28/13) among Total Viewers:

12/13 Season thru 4/28 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
BONES 7.8 10.0 +29%
THE MOB DOCTOR 3.6 4.6 +29%
THE FOLLOWING 8.0 11.6 +46%
HELL'S KITCHEN 4.9 6.1 +25%
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 13.7 15.5 +13%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 8.6 9.9 +15%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 13.2 14.9 +13%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 8.5 9.7 +14%
GLEE 6.0 8.6 +44%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.2 3.8 +21%
FRINGE 2.8 4.3 +52%
TOUCH 2.6 3.7 +41%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 3.0 3.3 +11%
THE SIMPSONS 5.7 6.6 +14%
BOB'S BURGERS 4.2 4.6 +12%
FAMILY GUY 5.5 7.1 +29%
AMERICAN DAD 4.4 5.2 +18%

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)
· FAMILY GUY (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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