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[06/22/10 - 10:38 AM]
FOX Ranks No. 2 for the Week Among Adults 18-49
FOX spins the numbers for the week of June 14-20.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 14 - 20, 2010

With strong showings by LIE TO ME and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE last week, FOX ranked No. 2 for the week among Adults 18-49.

On Monday, LIE TO ME posted a 2.0/6 among Adults 18-49 and displayed impressive growth compared to the previous week among Adults 18-49 (+11%), Adults 18-34 (+7%) and in Total Viewers (+7%). LIE TO ME ranked No. 2 in the 8p hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens and No. 1 in all key male demos. So far this summer-to-date LIE TO ME has improved FOX's performance in the time period, gaining +6% among Adults 18-49 and +13% in Total Viewers.

FOX won Wednesday night on a total primetime basis among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54, all key female demos and Men 18-34 with SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. The Top 11 performed on Wednesday and posted a 2.6/9 for the night among Adults 18-49, up +4% compared to the Top 20 performance show in the fall (vs. 2.5/6 on 10/27/09). In fact FOX outperformed its nearest competitor for the night (NBC) by +24% among Adults 18-49, +56% among Adults 18-34 and a dominating +86% in its core demo of Women 18-34. The following night, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE posted a solid results show against the NBA Finals Game 7, drawing a 2.3/7 among Adults 18-49.

Summer-to-date SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE shows impressive gains compared to its Fall'09 average on Tue/Wed, increasing +21% among Adults 18-49, +16% among Adults 18-34, +25% among Teens and +23% in Total Viewers.

On Saturday, FOX's lineup of back to back COPS originals and an AMERICA'S MOST WANTED led FOX to a win for the night on a total primetime basis among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and all key female demos.

Weekly Program Rankers

FOX had 7 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: HELL'S KITCHEN-Tue (No. 4 tie), HELL'S KITCHEN (No. 7), SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE WED (No. 8 tie), SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE THURS (No 13), FAMILY GUY (No. 16), LIE TO ME (No. 17) and AMERICAN DAD (No. 19 tie).

FOX had 9 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE WED (No. 3), HELL'S KITCHEN-TUES (No. 5 tie), HELL'S KITCHEN (No. 8 tie), SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE THURS (No. 10 tie), FAMILY GUY (No. 10 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 14), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (No. 15), LIE TO ME (No. 16 tie) and GLEE THURS (No. 20).

FOX had 9 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: FAMILY GUY (No. 4), AMERICAN DAD (No. 5 tie). THE CLEVELAND SHOW (No. 8), HELL'S KITCHEN-TUE (No. 10), THE SIMPSONS (No. 12 tie), HELL'S KITCHEN (No. 14 tie), SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE WED (No. 14 tie), LIE TO ME (No. 19 tie) and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE THURS (No. 19 tie).

Week 5/24-5/30/10: Live+7

NIGHTLY AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 14 - 20, 2010

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 LIE TO ME: (A18-49: 2.0/6, 6.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 GOOD GUYS: (A18-49: 1.3/4, 4.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.6/5, 5.4 Mil Total Viewers)

LIE TO ME at 8p posted a 2.0/6 among Adults 18-49 and displayed impressive growth compared to the previous week among Adults 18-49 (+11%, 2.0/6 vs. 1.8/6), Adults 18-34 (+7%, 1.5/6 vs. 1.4/5) and in Total Viewers (+7%, 6.5 vs. 6.1 Mil.) So far this summer-to-date LIE TO ME shows gains versus the House encores in the time period, gaining +6% among Adults 18-49 (1.9 vs. 1.8) and +13% in Total Viewers (6.3 vs. 5.6 Mil.) LIE TO ME ranked No. 2 in the 8p hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens and No. 1 in all key male demos.

At 9p THE GOOD GUYS posted a 1.3/4 among Adults 18-49, in line with the previous week (1.4/4). THE GOOD GUYS ranked No. 4 in its hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34, No. 2 in Teens and Men 18-34.

TUESDAY

8:19-10:19 HELL'S KITCHEN: (A18-49: 2.8/8, 6.1 Mil Total Viewers)

Following a live Presidential Address, HELL'S KITCHEN aired from 8:19-10:19p. HELL'S KITCHEN posted a 2.8/8 among Adults 18-49 airing against Game 6 of the NBA Finals on ABC.

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: (A18-49: 2.6/9, 6.6 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX's SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE won the night on a total primetime basis among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54, all key female demos and Men 18-34. In fact FOX outperformed its nearest competitor for the night (NBC) by +24% among Adults 18-49 (2.6/9 vs. 2.1/7), +56% among Adults 18-34 (2.8/10 vs. 1.8/6) and a dominating +86% in its core demo of Women 18-34 (4.1/14 vs. 2.2/7).

The Top 11 performed on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and posted a 2.6/9 for the night among Adults 18-49, up +4% compared to the Top 20 performance show in the fall (vs. 2.5/6 on 10/27/09).

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 GLEE (R): (A18-49: 1.5/5, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: (A18-49: 2.3/7, 6.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.9/6, 5.1 Mil Total Viewers)

At 8p an encore GLEE posted a 1.5/5 among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 2 in its hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

Airing against Game 7 of the NBA Finals on ABC, the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE results show posted a 2.3/7 among Adults 18-49.

Summer-to-date SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE shows impressive gains compared to its Fall'09 average on Tue/Wed, increasing +21% among Adults 18-49 (2.9/9 vs. 2.4/7), +16% among Adults 18-34 (2.9/10 vs. 2.5/8), +25% among Teens (1.5/6 vs. 1.2/5) and +23% in Total Viewers (7.6 vs. 6.2 Mil.)

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens behind ABC's NBA Finals Game 7.

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 HOUSE (R): (A18-49: 0.9/4, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 GOOD GUYS (RS): (A18-49: 0.8/3, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 0.8/3, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

At 8p, a HOUSE encore posted a 0.9/4 and ranked No. 2 in its time period among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 among Adults 18-34 (tie).

At 9p, a GOOD GUYS encore delivered a 0.8/3 and ranked No. 3 among Adults 18-49 (tie) and No. 4 among Adults 18-34.

FOX ranked No. 4 for the night among Adults 18-49 and No. 2 among Adults 18-34 (tie).

SATURDAY

8:00-8:11 COPS (B): (A18-49: 0.8/4, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)

8:11-8:30 COPS: (A18-49: 1.1/5, 3.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 COPS (R): (A18-49: 1.3/6, 4.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: (A18-49: 1.3/5, 4.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.2/5, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)

At 8p, COPS ranked No. 2 among Adults 18-49 and No.1 among Adults 18-34 (tie) and all key female demos.

At 830p, a COPS encore ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-49 (tie) and Adults 18-34 (tie) and all key female demos.

At 9p, AMERICA'S MOST WANTED ranked No. 1 in its hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and all key female demos.

FOX ranked No. 1 for the night on a total primetime basis among Adults 18-49 (tie), Adults 18-34 and all key female demos.

SUNDAY

7:00-7:30 TIL DEATH: (A18-49: 0.6/3, 1.5 Mil Total Viewers)

7:30-7:59 SONS OF TUCSON: (A18-49: 0.6/2, 1.4 Mil Total Viewers)

7:59-8:30 SIMPSONS (R): (A18-49: 1.4/5, 3.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 CLEVELAND SHOW (R): (A18-49: 1.6/5, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:31 FAMILY GUY (R): (A18-49: 2.1/6, 4.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:31-10:00 AMERICAN DAD (R): (A18-49: 1.7/5, 3.8 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.3/5, 3.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX aired encores of THE SIMPSONS (1.4/5 among Adults 18-49), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (1.6/5), FAMILY GUY (2.1/6) and AMERICAN DAD (1.7/5). The series finale of TIL DEATH (0.6/3) at 7p was followed by SONS OF TUCSON (0.6/2).

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-49 (tie) and No. 1 among Adults 18-34 (tie) and Teens.

JUNE 14 - 20, 2010

TOTAL PRIMETIME

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

FOX 1.7/6 FOX 1.6/6 FOX 4.6

ABC 2.6/9 ABC 2.4/9 ABC 7.5

CBS 1.3/4 CBS 0.7/3 CBS 6.4

NBC 1.6/5 NBC 1.2/5 NBC 5.9





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· AMERICAN DAD (FOX)
· AMERICA'S MOST WANTED (LIFETIME)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· COPS (FOX NATION)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· GOOD GUYS, THE (FOX)
· HELL'S KITCHEN (FOX)
· HOUSE (FOX)
· LIE TO ME (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (FOX)
· SONS OF TUCSON (FOX)
· 'TIL DEATH (FOX)





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