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[11/16/10 - 11:53 AM]
Back With Originals, FOX Wins the Week
FOX spins the numbers for the week of November 8-14.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 8 - 14, 2010

BACK WITH ORIGINALS, FOX WINS THE WEEK

Thanks to the strong return of FOX's Monday lineup and solid performances by GLEE, RAISING HOPE, HELL'S KITCHEN and BONES, FOX ranked No. 1 last week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. Season to date, FOX is holding steady in second place this Fall with a 3.0/8 among Adults 18-49.

Key weekly highlights:

· FOX's Monday dramas returned last week after baseball preemptions and posted gains in the adult demo.

· HOUSE delivered a 3.7/10 and maintained its season-long title of highest-rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49. In addition, HOUSE was the highest rated program of the night outright among Adults 18-34.

· Compared to its most recent original HOUSE was up +3% (vs. 3.6/10, 10/18/10) among Adults 18-49 and ranked #1 in the 8p hour among Adults 18-49 (tie), Adults 18-34, Teens (tie), Women 18-34, and Men 18-49/18-34/25-54.

· At 9p, LIE TO ME posted a 1.8/4 among Adults 18-49, up +13% from its last original (1.6/4).

· With its Tuesday comedy block, FOX once gain ranked No. 1 on Tuesday night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

· GLEE posted a 4.6/13 among Adults 18-49 and was the highest rated program of the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

· At 9p RAISING HOPE delivered a 2.5/7 among Adults 18-49 and held its ratings from its last original (2.5/7 on 10/26/10).

· After a three week baseball hiatus HELL'S KITCHEN returned on Wednesday to a 2.6/7 for the night among Adults 18-49 and grew in every half hour of the night.

· FOX's Sunday Animation Domination favorites drew a nightly win among Teens, led by week over week Adults 18-49 gains by THE SIMPSONS (+5%) and THE CLEVELAND SHOW (+3%).

10/11 FOX Scripted Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49

Comparing Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (now available through 10/31/10), FOX's scripted programs have shown significant increases among Adults 18-49:

10/11 Season thru 10/31 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change

House 3.4/9 4.5/12 +32%

Lie to Me 1.9/5 2.4/6 +26%

Glee 4.6/13 5.5/15 +20%

Raising Hope 2.6/7 2.9/7 +12%

Running Wilde 1.7/5 1.9/5 +12%

Bones 2.6/8 3.5/10 +35%

Fringe 2.0/6 2.9/7 +45%

Good Guys 0.7/3 1.0/3 +43%

Simpsons 3.6/10 3.9/11 +8%

Cleveland 2.9/8 3.2/8 +10%

Family Guy 4.1/10 4.8/11 +17%

American Dad 2.7/7 3.1/7 +15%

10/11 FOX Scripted Programs: Live +7 in Total Viewers

Comparing Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (now available through 10/31/10), FOX's scripted programs have shown significant increases among Total Viewers:

10/11 Season thru 10/31 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change

House 9.2 11.4 +24%

Lie to Me 5.3 6.6 +25%

Glee 11.0 12.7 +15%

Raising Hope 6.2 6.9 +11%

Running Wilde 4.0 4.4 +10%

Bones 9.6 11.6 +21%

Fringe 5.4 7.2 +33%

Good Guys 2.4 3.0 +25%

Simpsons 7.7 8.4 +9%

Cleveland 6.3 6.8 +8%

Family Guy 8.3 9.6 +16%

American Dad 5.8 6.4 +10%

Weekly Program Rankers***

FOX had 5 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: GLEE (No. 3), THE SIMPSONS (No. 9), HOUSE (No. 11), FAMILY GUY (No. 15) and THE CLEVELAND SHOW (No. 19).

FOX had 7 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: GLEE (No. 2), THE SIMPSONS (No. 3), FAMILY GUY (No. 5), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (No. 8 tie), HOUSE (No. 8 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 11) and RAISING HOPE (No. 17).

FOX had 7 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: GLEE (No. 1), FAMILY GUY (No. 2), THE SIMPSONS (No. 4 tie), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (No. 4 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 6), RAISING HOPE (No. 11) and HOUSE (No. 18).

FOX had 1 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: GLEE (No. 17).

***Weekly Rankers exclude all sports pre- and post-games.

Week 10/25-10/31/10: Live+7

NIGHTLY AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER 8 - 14, 2010

MONDAY

8:00-9:01 HOUSE: (A18-49: 3.7/10, 9.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:01-10:00 LIE TO ME: (A18-49: 1.8/4, 5.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 2.7/7, 7.5 Mil Total Viewers)

HOUSE posted a 3.7/10 and maintains its season-long title of highest rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49, outperforming ABC's Castle, CBS' Hawaii Five-O and NBC's The Event and Chase and was the highest rated program of the night outright in Adults 18-34. Compared to its most recent original HOUSE was up +3% (vs. 3.6/10, 10/18/10) among Adults 18-49. HOUSE ranked #1 in the 8p hour among Adults 18-49 (tie), Adults 18-34, Teens (tie), Women 18-34, and Men 18-49/18-34/25-54.

LIE TO ME at 9p delivered a 1.8/4 among Adults 18-49, up +13% from two weeks ago (1.6/4). LIE TO ME ranked #3 in the 9p hour among Adults 18-49.

FOX ranked #3 for the night among Adults 18-49, #1 in Adults 18-34 (tie) and Men 18-34.

TUESDAY

8:00-9:01 GLEE: (A18-49: 4.6/13, 11.0 Mil Total Viewers)

9:01-9:31 RAISING HOPE: (A18-49: 2.5/7, 5.8 Mil Total Viewers)

9:31-10:00 RUNNING WILDE: (A18-49: 1.3/3, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 3.3/9, 7.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked #1 for the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

GLEE posted a 4.6/13 among Adults 18-49 and was the highest rated program of the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens as it has been on all its six Tuesdays so far this season.

GLEE won the 8p hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

At 9p RAISING HOPE delivered a 2.5/7 among Adults 18-49, even from two weeks ago (2.5/7 on 10/26/10). RAISING HOPE ranked #3 in the half hour among Adults 18-49 and #1 in Adults 18-34 and Teens (tie).

RUNNING WILDE at 9:30p posted a 1.3/3 among Adults 18-49 and ranked #4 in the 9:30p half hour among Adults 18-49.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 HELL'S KITCHEN: (A18-49: 2.6/7, 5.7 Mil Total Viewers)

After a three week baseball hiatus HELL'S KITCHEN returned to a 2.6/7 for the night among Adults 18-49. HELL'S KITCHEN grew every half hour of the night and gained +12% in its last half hour over its first (2.8/8 vs. 2.5/7).

Back to back episodes of HELL'S KITCHEN gave FOX the #3 rank for the night among Adults 18-49 and #2 among Adults 18-34.

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 BONES: (A18-49: 2.6/7, 9.2 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 FRINGE: (A18-49: 1.7/5, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 2.2/6, 7.0 Mil Total Viewers)

BONES at 8p posted a 2.6/7 among Adults 18-49, up a tenth from the previous week. BONES ranked #2 in the hour among Adults 18-49 and #1 in Adults 18-34.

At 9p FRINGE posted a 1.7/5 among Adults 18-49 and ranked #4 in the hour among Adults 18-49.

FOX ranked #3 for the night in Adults 18-49 (tie).

FRIDAY

8:00-9:01 HOUSE (R): (A18-49: 1.0/3, 3.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:01-10:00 GOOD GUYS: (A18-49: 0.7/2, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 0.9/3, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)

At 8p an encore HOUSE posted a 1.0/3 among Adults 18-49 and THE GOOD GUYS posted a 0.7/2 at 9p.

FOX ranked #5 for the night in Adults 18-49 and #4 among Adults 18-34 (tie).

SATURDAY

8:00-8:30 COPS: (A18-49: 1.5/5, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 COPS (R): (A18-49: 1.5/5, 4.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: (A18-49: 1.3/4, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.4/4, 4.3 Mil Total Viewers)

COPS at 8p and 8:30p each ranked #1 in their respective time periods among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and most key male and female demos.

At 9p, AMERICA'S MOST WANTED ranked #1 in its hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 25-54 and all key female demos.

FOX ranked #1 for the night on a total primetime basis among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 (tie), Adults 25-54, Women 18-49/18-34/25-54 (tie) and Men 18-49 (tie).

SUNDAY

7:00-7:52 NFL OVERRUN: (A18-49: 10.1/29, 28.2 Mil Total Viewers)

7:52-8:02 THE OT: (A18-49: 5.0/14, 13.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:02-8:33 SIMPSONS: (A18-49: 3.9/10, 8.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:33-9:02 CLEVELAND: (A18-49: 3.1/7, 6.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:02-9:33 FAMILY GUY: (A18-49: 3.4/8, 7.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:33-10:02 AMERICAN DAD: (A18-49: 2.5/6, 5.4 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:02 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 5.1/13, 12.9 Mil Total Viewers)

THE SIMPSONS at 8p posted a 3.9/10 among Adults 18-49, up +5% from last week (3.7/9). THE SIMPSONS ranked #2 in the half hour among Adults 18-49 and # 1 in Adults 18-34, Teens, Men 18-34 and Women 18-34.

CLEVELAND at 8:30p did a 3.1/7 among Adults 18-49, up +3% from last week (3.0/7). CLEVELAND ranked #2 in the half hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and #1 in Teens.

FAMILY GUY posted a 3.4/8 among Adults 18-49 and ranked #3 in its half hour among Adults 18-49, #2 in Adults 18-34 and #1 in Teens.

AMERICAN DAD delivered a 2.5/6 at 9:30p among Adults 18-49, ranking #4 in the 9:30p half hour among Adults 18-49, #3 in Adults 18-34 and #2 in Teens.

FOX ranked #2 for the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and #1 in Teens and Women 18-34.

NOVEMBER 8 - 14, 2010

TOTAL PRIMETIME

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

FOX 2.8/8 FOX 2.6/8 FOX 7.3

ABC 2.6/8 ABC 2.0/6 ABC 10.1

CBS 2.5/7 CBS 1.6/5 CBS 10.7

NBC 2.4/7 NBC 2.0/6 NBC 7.4





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· AMERICAN DAD (FOX)
· AMERICA'S MOST WANTED (LIFETIME)
· BONES (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· COPS (FOX NATION)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FRINGE (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· GOOD GUYS, THE (FOX)
· HELL'S KITCHEN (FOX)
· HOUSE (FOX)
· LIE TO ME (FOX)
· RAISING HOPE (FOX)
· RUNNING WILDE (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)





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