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[12/29/09 - 12:41 PM]
FOX Weekly Ratings: Week of December 21-27
FOX spins the numbers for the week of December 21-27.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 21 - 27, 2009

This past week, encores of fan favorites such as HOUSE, GLEE, BONES and FAMILY GUY held FOX firmly in its position as the No. 1 network of the Fall season. With a 3.3/9 rating and a +6% lead over nearest competitor CBS, FOX is finishing the quarter in the top spot among the broadcast nets.

On Monday an encore HOUSE posted a 1.6/5 among Adults 18-49, ranking No. 1 in its time period among Men 18-49/18-34.

Wednesday's back-to-back encores of GLEE also fared well, posting a 1.2/4 and a 1.5/5, respectively. Even in encores, the series continued to rate highly in its respective hours among Adults 18-34 (No. 2/No. 1) and Teens (No. 1/ No. 1).

A BONES encore delivered a 0.9/4 on Thursday among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 2 in the hour among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 among Adults 18-34 and Teens.

On Sunday, an encore FAMILY GUY garnered a 2.5/6 among Adults 18-49, ranking as the highest-rated scripted entertainment program of the night.

09/10 FOX Dramas: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49

Comparing Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (now available through 12/06/09), FOX's dramas have shown significant increases among Adults 18-49 including:

09/10 Season thru 12/06 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change

House 5.4/14 6.7/16 +24%

Lie to Me 2.8/7 3.3/8 +18%

Glee 3.3/9 4.1/10 +24%

Bones 2.8/8 3.5/10 +25%

Fringe 2.3/6 3.1/7 +35%

Dollhouse 0.9/3 1.3/4 +44%

09/10 FOX Dramas: Live +7 in Total Viewers

Comparing Live+ Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (now available through 12/06/09), FOX's dramas have shown significant increases among Total Viewers including:

09/10 Season thru 12/06 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change

House 14.0 16.5 +18%

Lie to Me 7.5 8.8 +17%

Glee 7.2 8.9 +24%

Bones 9.7 11.5 +19%

Fringe 6.1 8.0 +31%

Dollhouse 2.2 3.0 +36%

Program Rankers

FOX had 4 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: FAMILY GUY (No. 8), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (No. 14 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 14 tie) and THE SIMPSONS (No. 18).

FOX had 5 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: FAMILY GUY (No. 3), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (No. 8 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 8 tie), THE SIMPSONS (No. 11) and GLEE (No. 18).

FOX had 6 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: FAMILY GUY (No. 3), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (No. 4), AMERICAN DAD (No. 5), THE SIMPSONS (No. 6), GLEE SP (No. 14 tie) and GLEE (No. 14 tie).

Week 11/30/09-12/06/09: Live+7

NIGHTLY AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 21 - 27, 2009

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 HOUSE (R): (A18-49: 1.6/5, 4.9 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 LIE TO ME (R): (A18-49: 1.3/3, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.4/4, 4.5 Mil Total Viewers)

In the 8p hour an encore HOUSE posted a 1.6/5 among Adults 18-49. HOUSE ranked No. 4 in the 8p hour among Adults 18-49, No. 3 among Adults 18-34 and Teens and No. 1 among Men 18-49 (tie)/18-34 (tie).

At 9p an encore LIE TO ME garnered a 1.3/3 among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 3 in the 9p hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

TUESDAY

8:00-10:00 CARRIE UNDERWOOD (RS): (A18-49: 1.1/3, 4.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX's encore of CARRIE UNDERWOOD: AN ALL-STAR HOLLYWOOD SPECIAL delivered a 1.1/3 among Adults 18-49 giving FOX a No. 4 rank for the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and No. 3 among Teens (tie).

WEDNESDAY

8:00-9:00 GLEE (RS): (A18-49: 1.2/4, 3.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 GLEE (R): (A18-49: 1.5/5, 3.9 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.3/4, 3.7 Mil Total Viewers)

In the 8p hour an encore GLEE posted a 1.2/4 among Adults 18-49. GLEE ranked No. 2 in the 8p hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and No. 1 in Teens (tie).

At 9p a second encore of GLEE posted a 1.5/5 among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 3 in the 9p hour among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34 and Teens (tie).

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 among Adults 18-34, Teens, Women 18-34 and Men 18-34 (tie).

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 BONES (RS): (A18-49: 0.9/4, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 FRINGE (RS): (A18-49: 0.7/3, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 0.8/3, 3.0 Mil Total Viewers)

At 8p an encore BONES delivered a 0.9/4 among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 2 in the hour among Adults 18-49 (tie) and No. 1 among Adults 18-34 (tie) and Teens.

An encore FRINGE at 9p posted a 0.7/3 among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 4 in the hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49 (tie) and Adults 18-34 (tie).

FRIDAY

8:00-8:29 TIL DEATH (S): (A18-49: 0.7/2, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:29-9:00 TIL DEATH (S): (A18-49: 0.6/2, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 TIL DEATH (S): (A18-49: 0.7/2, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 TIL DEATH (S): (A18-49: 0.8/3, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 0.7/2, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

A marathon night of TIL DEATH specials each ranked No. 4 in their respective half hours among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

FOX ranked No. 4 for the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

SATURDAY

8:00-8:30 COPS (R): (A18-49: 1.6/6, 4.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 COPS 2 (R): (A18-49: 1.7/6, 5.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 AMW: (A18-49: 1.7/6, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.7/6, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)

COPS at 8p and COPS 2 at 830p each ranked No. 1 in their respective half hours among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers and Adults 18-34.

At 9p, AMERICA'S MOST WANTED ranked No. 1 in its hour among Adults 18-49 (tie) and No. 2 among Adults 18-34.

FOX ranked No. 1 for the night on a total primetime basis among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers and Adults 18-34.

SUNDAY

7:00-7:11 BROTHERS (B): (A18-49: 0.5/2, 1.6 Mil Total Viewers)

7:11-7:29 BROTHERS: (A18-49: 0.6/2, 1.8 Mil Total Viewers)

7:29-7:59 BROTHERS (S): (A18-49: 0.6/2, 1.9 Mil Total Viewers)

7:59-8:31 SIMPSONS (R): (A18-49: 1.8/5, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:31-9:00 CLEVELAND SHOW (R): (A18-49: 2.0/5, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:31 FAMILY GUY (R): (A18-49: 2.5/6, 5.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:31-10:00 AMERICAN DAD (R): (A18-49: 2.0/5, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.6/4, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)

From 8-10p, FOX aired encores of THE SIMPSONS (1.8/5), CLEVELAND (2.0/5), FAMILY GUY (2.5/6) and AMERICAN DAD (2.0/5).

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

DECEMBER 21 - 27, 2009

TOTAL PRIMETIME

ADULTS 18-49 ADULTS 18-34 VIEWERS (Mil)

FOX 1.3/4 FOX 1.1/4 FOX 3.7

ABC 1.3/4 ABC 1.0/4 ABC 4.5

CBS 2.0/6 CBS 1.3/5 CBS 9.1

NBC 2.0/6 NBC 1.6/6 NBC 6.4





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· AMERICAN DAD (FOX)
· AMERICA'S MOST WANTED (LIFETIME)
· BONES (FOX)
· BROTHERS (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· COPS (FOX NATION)
· DOLLHOUSE (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FRINGE (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· HOUSE (FOX)
· LIE TO ME (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· 'TIL DEATH (FOX)





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