IDOL & More Help FOX Win Week Across Key Demos

FOX's week was highlighted by strong performances by THE FOLLOWING, BONES, AMERICAN IDOL, its Tuesday night comedies 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 five nights this week among Adults 18-34 and 4 nights among Adults 18-49.
On Monday, Bones grew +5% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 and +4% in Total Viewers. The Following increased +2% in Total Viewers from the previous week and was the highest-rated drama of the night in Adults 18-49 and has been every week since its premiere.

On Tuesday, New Girl was the highest-rated program of the night in Adults 18-34 and the highest-rated comedy of the night in Adults 18-49, followed by The Mindy Project and RAISING HOPE.

AMERICAN IDOL's Wednesday and Thursday episodes ranked as the No. 1 program of the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and Total Viewers.

For the week, FOX had:

6 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 1), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 3), The Following (No. 9), Bones (No. 17 tie), New Girl (No. 17 tie) and The Simpsons (No. 20).

11 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 1), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 2), The Simpsons (No. 6 tie), New Girl (No. 6 tie), The Following (No. 8 tie), Family Guy ENCORE (No. 8 tie), The Cleveland Show 8:30p (No. 10), Bones (No. 12 tie), Bob's Burgers (No. 12 tie), The Mindy Project (No. 15 tie) and The Cleveland Show 7:30p (No. 15 tie).

8 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 1 tie), Family Guy ENCORE (No. 1 tie), AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 1 tie), Bob's Burgers (No. 7 tie), The Cleveland Show 8:30p (No. 7 tie), The Simpsons (No. 9), The Following (No. 14) and The Cleveland Show 7:30p (No. 19).

3 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 3), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 4) and Bones (No. 20).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 BONES: (A18?49: 2.3/6, 8.8 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 THE FOLLOWING: (A18?49: 2.8/7, 8.6 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 2.6/7, 8.7 Mil Total Viewers)

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

BONES (2.3/6) grew +5% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (vs. 2.2/6) and +4% in Total Viewers (8.8 Mil. vs. 8.5 Mil.).

THE FOLLOWING (2.8/7) increased +2% in Total Viewers from the previous week (8.6 Mil. vs. 8.4 Mil.). The Following was the highest-rated drama of the night in Adults 18-49 and has been every week since its premiere.

TUESDAY?8:00-8:30 RAISING HOPE: (A18?49: 1.5/5, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)
8:30-9:00 Raising Hope (S): (A18?49: 1.4/4, 3.1 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-9:30 NEW GIRL: (A18?49: 2.3/6, 4.3 Mil Total Viewers)
9:30-10:00 THE MINDY PROJECT: (A18?49: 1.7/4, 3.3 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 1.7/5, 3.6 Mil Total Viewers)

On Tuesday, FOX ranked No. 2 for the night in Adults 18-49 (tie) and Teens (tie) and won the night in Adults 18-34.

NEW GIRL was the highest-rated comedy of the night in Adults 18-49, followed by The Mindy Project and RAISING HOPE. New Girl was the highest-rated program of the night outright in Adults 18-34.

At 8p Raising Hope posted a 1.5/5 in Adults 18-49. A second Raising Hope at 830p delivered a 1.4/4 in Adults 18-49.

NEW GIRL (2.3/6) improved +5% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (vs. 2.2/6). In the 9p half hour, New Girl ranked No. 2 in Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34.

THE MINDY PROJECT (1.7/4) rose +6% from the previous week (vs. 1.6/4). The Mindy Project ranked No. 2 in its half hour in Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34.

WEDNESDAY
8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18?49: 3.9/11, 13.3 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Wednesday night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key demos. FOX outperformed the No. 2 networks of the night by +63% in Adults 18-49 (3.9/11 vs. 2.4/7 for CBS), +87% in Adults 18-34 (3.0/10 vs. 1.6/5 for ABC) and +39% in Total Viewers (13.3 Mil. vs. 9.6 Mil. for CBS).

The second Girls 'Sudden Death' round on American Idol delivered a 3.9/11 among Adults 18-49. American Idol was the No. 1 program of the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens, Total Viewers and all key female demos.

THURSDAY
8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18?49: 3.8/11, 12.6 Mil Total Viewers)
?FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and all key demos. For the night, FOX outperformed the No. 2 network, CBS by +90% in Adults 18-49 (3.8/11 vs. 2.0/6) and +164% in Adults 18-34 (2.9/10 vs. 1.1/4).

AMERICAN IDOL posted a 3.8/11 in Adults 18-49. American Idol was the highest rated program of the night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

FRIDAY?8:00-9:00 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES: (A18?49: 1.3/4, 3.3 Mil Total Viewers)?9:00-10:00 TOUCH: (A18?49: 0.8/2, 2.9 Mil Total Viewers)?8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 1.0/3, 3.1 Mil Total Viewers)??On Friday, FOX placed No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49, moving to No. 2 among Adults 18-34 (tie) and Teens (tie).

KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (1.3/4) grew +18% week-to-week (vs. 1.1/4). Kitchen Nightmares ranked No. 2 among Adults 18-49, rising to No. 1 in Adults 18-34 in its time period.

At 9p, TOUCH delivered a 0.8/2 among Adults 18-49, up +14% from the previous week (0.7/2).

SATURDAY?8:00-8:30 COPS: (A18-49: 1.0/4, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)
8:30-9:00 Cops 2 (R): (A18-49: 1.1/4, 3.6 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 The Following (R): (A18-49: 0.5/2, 2.0 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 0.8/3, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)
?FOX ranked No. 1 for the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 with an original Cops (1.0/4) and encores of Cops 2 (1.1/4) and The Following (0.5/2).

SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 The Simpsons (RS): (A18-49: 1.4/4, 3.1 Mil Total Viewers)
7:30-7:59 THE CLEVELAND SHOW: (A18-49: 1.6/5, 3.3 Mil Total Viewers)
7:59-8:30 THE SIMPSONS: (A18-49: 2.2/6, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers)
8:30-9:00 THE CLEVELAND SHOW: (A18-49: 1.9/5, 3.8 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-9:30 Family Guy (R): (A18-49: 1.9/5, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)
9:30-10:00 BOB'S BURGERS: (A18-49: 1.7/4, 3.7 Mil Total Viewers)
7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.8/5, 3.8 Mil Total Viewers)

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

FOX won every half hour from 7-10p among Adults 18-34.

At 7p an encore The Simpsons (1.4/4) was followed by an original of The Cleveland Show (1.6/5), which was up +45% from two weeks ago (1.1/3). The Cleveland Show posted its highest ratings in the 730p time period in three months among Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers (since 12/2/12) and nearly four months in Adults 18-34 (since 11/18/12).

THE SIMPSONS did a 2.2/6, up +10% from two weeks ago (2.0/5) and was the highest rated program of the night among Adults 18-34.

A second original CLEVELAND posted 1.9/5 at 830p, followed by an encore of Family Guy which also did a 1.9/5.

BOB'S BURGERS did a 1.7/4 at 930p, winning its time period among Adults 18-49.

FEBRUARY 25 - MARCH 3, 2013

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18?49 ADULTS 18?34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 2.2/6 FOX 1.9/6 FOX 6.6
ABC 1.6/5 ABC 1.2/4 ABC 6.1
CBS 1.9/5 CBS 1.0/3 CBS 9.1
NBC 1.2/4 NBC 0.9/3 NBC 4.1

12/13 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 2/17/13) among Adults 18-49:

12/13 Season through 2/17 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 3.0/7 4.7/12 +57%
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 1.7/4 2.3/6 +35%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 5.2/14 6.2/17 +19%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 3.1/9 3.6/10 +16%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 4.8/14 5.8/16 +21%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 2.9/8 3.4/10 +17%
GLEE 2.3/6 3.7/10 +61%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 1.1/4 1.5/5 +36%
FRINGE 1.0/3 1.6/5 +60%
TOUCH 0.8/2 1.2/4 +50%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 1.5/4 1.8/5 +20%
THE SIMPSONS 2.9/7 3.3/8 +14%
BOB'S BURGERS 2.1/5 2.4/6 +14%
FAMILY GUY 2.9/7 3.9/9 +34%
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 2/17/13) among Total Viewers:

12/13 Season thru 2/17 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
BONES 7.9 10.3 +30%
THE MOB DOCTOR 3.6 4.6 +29%
THE FOLLOWING 9.3 13.5 +45%
RAISING HOPE 3.9 4.8 +25%
BEN AND KATE 2.8 3.4 +21%
NEW GIRL 4.4 6.9 +55%
THE MINDY PROJECT 3.2 4.3 +33%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 15.5 17.8 +15%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 8.6 9.9 +15%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 14.6 17.2 +17%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 8.5 9.7 +14%
GLEE 5.9 8.8 +49%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.2 3.9 +23%
FRINGE 2.8 4.3 +52%
TOUCH 3.1 4.3 +40%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 3.2 3.6 +12%
THE SIMPSONS 6.2 7.1 +14%
BOB'S BURGERS 4.4 4.9 +11%
FAMILY GUY 5.7 7.5 +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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