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FOX Wins Week & Moves into No. 2 Spot for Season

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FOX has officially surpassed NBC and moved into the No. 2 spot for the season among Adults 18-49. The network's week was highlighted by dominate performances from AMERICAN IDOL, BONES, THE FOLLOWING, GLEE, and the Sunday night ANIMATION DOMINATION line-up, leading the network to rank No. 1 for the week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. FOX also ranked No. 1 six nights this week among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

On Monday, The Following was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Teens and all key male demos. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday episodes of American Idol dominated their time periods and led the network to rank No. 1 on each of the nights among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

For the week, FOX had:

8 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 3), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 4), AMERICAN IDOL- TUES Special (No. 5), The Following (No. 7), Family Guy (No. 11), Glee (No. 13), The Simpsons (No. 16 tie), and Bones (No. 16 tie).

11 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 2), Family Guy (No. 3), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 4), Glee (No. 5), American Idol TUES Special (No. 6), The Simpsons (No. 7), Bob's Burgers (No. 10 tie), The Following (No. 10 tie), AMERICAN DAD SP (No. 8 tie), The Cleveland Show 8:30p (No. 10), Bones (No. 12 tie), Bob's Burgers (No. 12), The Cleveland Show 8:30p (No. 13 tie) and BONE (No. 13 tie).

9 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 2), Family Guy (No. 3), AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 4), American Idol TUES Special (No. 5 tie), The Simpsons (No. 5 tie), The Cleveland Show 8:30p (No. 5 tie), Glee (No. 8), Bob's Burgers (No. 9) and The Following (No. 13).

5 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 6), AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 7), American Idol TUES Special (No. 8), The Following (No. 16) and Bones (No. 19).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 BONES: (A18?49: 2.2/6, 8.4 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 THE FOLLOWING: (A18?49: 2.8/7, 8.8 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 2.5/7, 8.6 Mil Total Viewers)

On Monday, FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Adults 25-54.

Bones (2.2/6) ranked No. 2 in its hour in Adults 18-49 (tie) and Adults 18-34.

The Following (2.8/7) was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Teens and all key male demos.

TUESDAY?8:00-10:00 American Idol (S): (A18-49: 3.5/10, 11.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and Teens. FOX outperformed the No. 2 network of the night, CBS by +35% in Adults 18-49 (3.5/10 vs. 2.6/7) and +79% in Adults 18-34 (2.5/8 vs. 1.4/5).

A special American Idol posted a 3.5/10 in Adults 18-49. American Idol was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

WEDNESDAY
8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18?49: 3.8/10, 12.8 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Teens. FOX outperformed the No. 2 networks of the night by +100% in Adults 18-49 (3.8/10 vs. 1.9/5 for CBS), +182% in Adults 18-34 (3.1/10 vs. 1.1/3 for ABC) and +66% in Total Viewers (12.8 Mil. vs. 7.7 Mil. for CBS). FOX won its eighth straight Wednesday.

American Idol delivered a 3.8/10 among Adults 18-49. American Idol was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Total Viewers, Teens and all key demos. American Idol outperformed its nearest competitors by +46% in Adults 18-49 (3.8/10 vs. 2.6/7 for CBS' Survivor) and +107% in Adults 18-34 (3.1/10 vs. 1.5/5 for ABC's repeat Modern Family).

THURSDAY
8:00-9:32 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18?49: 3.6/10, 13.1 Mil Total Viewers)?9:32-10:32 GLEE: (A18?49: 2.4/7, 6.7 Mil Total Viewers)?8:00-10:32 FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 3.1/9, 10.6 Mil Total Viewers)
FOX ranked No. 1 on Thursday night in Adults 18-49 (tie), Adults 18-34 and Teens. FOX ranked No. 1 for the third straight Thursday in Adults 18-49 and its eighth straight Thursday (since American Idol premiered) in Adults 18-34. FOX outperformed the No. 2 network of the night by +50% in Adults 18-34 (2.7/9 vs. 1.8/6 for CBS).

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