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[06/05/12 - 10:41 AM]
FOX Weekly Ratings - Network Finishes First Week of Summer With 10 of the Top 20 Shows Among Young Adults
FOX spins the numbers for the week of May 28-June 3.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2012

FOX FINISHES FIRST WEEK OF SUMMER WITH 10 OF THE TOP 20 SHOWS AMONG YOUNG ADULTS

Airing mostly encore programming last week, FOX still managed to dominate the young adult program rankings with 10 of the top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (No. 2), FAMILY GUY (No. 4), AMERICAN DAD (No. 5), THE SIMPSONS (No. 11 tie), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 11 tie), NEW GIRL 8:30PM (No. 14), NEW GIRL 9:30PM (No. 19 tie), NEW GIRL (No. 19 tie), NEW GIRL 8:00PM (No. 19 tie) and TOUCH 8:00PM (No. 19 tie).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 HOUSE (RS): (Adults 18-49: 0.7/2, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 HOUSE (RS): (Adults 18-49: 0.8/2, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 0.8/2, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)

On Memorial Day FOX aired back to back encores of HOUSE at 8pm (0.7/2) and at 9pm (0.8/2).

TUESDAY

8:00-8:30 NEW GIRL (RS): (A18 49: 1.0/3, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 NEW GIRL (RS): (A18 49: 1.0/3, 2.2 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 NEW GIRL (R): (A18 49: 1.0/3, 2.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 NEW GIRL (RS): (A18 49: 1.0/3, 2.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.0/3, 2.2 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked fourth on Tuesday night among Adults 18-49 and No. 2 in Adults 18-34 and Teens with four encores of NEW GIRL, each of which posted a 1.0/3.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (P): (Adults 18-49: 2.7/8, 7.2 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Wednesday night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Teens. In fact, FOX outperformed the No. 2 networks of the night by +108% in Adults 18-49 (2.7 vs. CBS' 1.3) and +156% in Adults 18-34 (2.3 vs. 0.9 for ABC and NBC).

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE delivered a 2.7/8, up +13% from the previous week's premiere in Adults 18-49 and up +14% in Total Viewers (7.2 vs. 6.3 Mil.) SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 TOUCH (S): (Adults 18-49: 1.3/4, 4.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 TOUCH: (Adults 18-49: 1.3/4, 4.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 1.3/4, 4.6 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked third for the night among Adults 18-49 with the penultimate episode of TOUCH at 8pm (1.3/4) followed by the TOUCH season finale at 9pm (1.3/4).

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 HOUSE (RP): (Adults 18-49: 0.6/2, 2.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 BONES (RP): (Adults 18-49: 0.7/2, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 0.7/2, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

On Friday, FOX aired encores of HOUSE (0.6/2) and BONES (0.7/2).

SATURDAY

8:00-11:00 FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL (S): (A18 49: 0.8/3, 3.2 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked third for the night among Adults 18-49 and second among Adults 18-34 with FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL.

SUNDAY

7:00-7:30 AMERICAN DAD (RP): (A18 49: 0.8/3, 1.8 Mil Total Viewers)

7:30-7:59 THE CLEVELAND SHOW (R): (A18 49: 0.9/3, 1.9 Mil Total Viewers)

7:59-8:30 THE SIMPSONS (R): (A18 49: 1.3/4, 2.9 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 BOB'S BURGERS (R): (A18 49: 1.2/4, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 FAMILY GUY (R): (A18 49: 1.8/5, 3.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 AMERICAN DAD (R): (A18 49: 1.5/4, 3.3 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.2/4, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked #1 on Sunday night among Adults 18-34 (tie) and Teens with encores of AMERICAN DAD (0.8/3), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (0.9/3), THE SIMPSONS (1.3/4), BOB'S BURGERS (1.2/4), FAMILY GUY (1.8/5), and AMERICAN DAD (1.5/4). The encore FAMILY GUY was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2012

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 1.2/4 FOX 1.0/4 FOX 3.5
ABC 1.3/4 ABC 0.9/3 ABC 4.7
CBS 1.1/3 CBS 0.6/2 CBS 5.9
NBC 1.5/5 NBC 1.1/4 NBC 4.8

11/12 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 5/20/12) among Adults 18-49:

11/12 Season through 5/20 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
TERRA NOVA 2.5/6 3.6/9 +44%
HOUSE 2.5/6 3.7/9 +48%
ALCATRAZ 2.3/5 3.4/8 +48%
GLEE 3.0/9 4.3/12 +43%
NEW GIRL 3.2/8 4.7/12 +47%
RAISING HOPE 2.2/6 2.9/8 +32%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 5.3/15 6.2/17 +17%
THE X FACTOR- Wed 3.8/10 4.4/12 +16%
I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER 1.8/5 2.1/6 +17%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 4.7/14 5.6/16 +19%
THE X FACTOR- Thu 3.7/10 4.2/12 +14%
THE FINDER 1.7/5 2.3/7 +35%
BONES 2.4/7 3.4/9 +42%
TOUCH 2.2/6 2.9/8 +32%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 1.5/5 1.9/6 +27%
FRINGE 1.1/3 1.9/6 +73%
THE SIMPSONS 2.9/7 3.4/9 +17%
BOB'S BURGERS 1.9/5 2.1/6 +11%
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE 2.4/6 2.8/7 +17%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 1.7/5 2.0/6 +18%
FAMILY GUY 3.0/7 4.0/9 +33%
AMERICAN DAD 2.3/5 2.8/6 +22%

11/12 FOX Programs: Live +7 in Total Viewers
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 5/20/12) among Total Viewers:

11/12 Season thru 5/20 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
TERRA NOVA 7.6 10.1 +33%
HOUSE 7.1 9.6 +35%
ALCATRAZ 7.0 9.6 +36%
GLEE 7.4 10.2 +38%
NEW GIRL 6.5 9.1 +40%
RAISING HOPE 4.8 6.2 +29%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 17.8 19.9 +12%
THE X FACTOR- Wed 11.4 12.7 +11%
I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER 4.8 5.3 +11%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 16.5 18.5 +12%
THE X FACTOR- Thu 11.4 12.6 +11%
THE FINDER 5.4 7.1 +30%
BONES 8.0 10.7 +33%
TOUCH 7.7 9.5 +23%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.6 4.3 +20%
FRINGE 3.1 4.8 +55%
THE SIMPSONS 6.1 7.1 +16%
BOB'S BURGERS 3.9 4.3 +11%
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE 5.1 5.8 +13%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 3.6 4.2 +15%
FAMILY GUY 5.9 7.7 +30%
AMERICAN DAD 4.7 5.5 +18%

About Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) is a unit of News Corporation and the leading broadcast television network among Adults 18-49. 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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· AMERICAN DAD (FOX)
· BOB'S BURGERS (FOX)
· BONES (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· HOUSE (FOX)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (FOX)
· TOUCH (FOX)





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