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[06/19/12 - 11:13 AM]
FOX Weekly Ratings - Network Tops the Week With Entertainment Programming
FOX spins the numbers for the week of June 11-17.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 11 -17, 2012

FOX TOPS THE WEEK WITH ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING

During a week dominated by NBA Finals and other sports programming, FOX ranked No. 1 with entertainment shows among Adults 18-49 thanks to winning performances by HELL'S KITCHEN, MASTERCHEF and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. Excluding sports, network entertainment averages for the week were as follows: FOX (1.7/5), ABC (1.5/5), CBS (1.1/3), NBC (1.2/4).

Overall, last week FOX had:

· 8 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: HELL'S KITCHEN- MON (No. 5), MASTERCHEF- MON (No. 6), SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (No. 7), HELL'S KITCHEN- TUE (No. 10), MASTERCHEF- TUE (No. 12), FAMILY GUY (No. 16), THE CHOICE (No. 19) and AMERICAN DAD (No. 20).

· 10 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (No. 4 tie), HELL'S KITCHEN- MON (No. 4 tie), MASTERCHEF- MON (No. 7), FAMILY GUY (No. 8), HELL'S KITCHEN- TUE (No. 10 tie), MASTERCHEF- TUE (No. 10 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 13), THE CHOICE (No. 17 tie), THE SIMPSONS (No. 17 tie) and BOB'S BURGERS (No. 19).

· 9 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: FAMILY GUY (No. 5), AMERICAN DAD (No. 7), SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (No. 8), MASTERCHEF- MON (No. 9 tie), HELL'S KITCHEN- MON (No. 9 tie), THE SIMPSONS (No. 13), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 15), THE CHOICE (No. 17) and CLEVELAND (No. 20).

· 3 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (No. 15), HELL'S KITCHEN- MON (No. 17) and MASTERCHEF- MON (No. 19).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 HELL'S KITCHEN: (Adults 18-49: 2.8/9, 6.2 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 MASTERCHEF: (Adults 18-49: 2.7/7, 5.9 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 2.7/8, 6.1 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Monday night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens and outperformed the second-place networks by +42% in Adults 18-49 (2.7 vs. 1.9 for ABC and NBC) and +47% in Adults 18-34 (2.2 vs. 1.5 for NBC). This was FOX's highest-rated summer Monday night in almost four years (since 9/1/08).

HELL'S KITCHEN and MASTERCHEF were the two highest-rated programs of the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and tied as the highest rated programs of the night in Teens.

At 8pm HELL'S KITCHEN delivered a 2.8/9, up +17% from its premiere. MASTERCHEF followed with a 2.7/7, up +17% from its premiere.

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 HELL'S KITCHEN: (Adults 18-49: 2.2/7, 5.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 MASTERCHEF: (Adults 18-49: 2.1/6, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 2.1/6, 5.1 Mil Total Viewers

On Tuesday, HELL'S KITCHEN posted a 2.2/7, up +5% from the previous week's Tuesday time period premiere and up +8% among Total Viewers (5.3 vs. 4.9 Mil). HELL'S KITCHEN won its hour in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

MASTERCHEF posted a 2.1/6 at 9pm and was up +2% among Total Viewers versus the previous Tuesday (4.8 vs. 4.7 Mil).

FOX ranked No. 2 among Adults 18-49 (tie) and Adults 18-34.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: (Adults 18-49: 2.5/8, 6.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Wednesday night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE posted a 2.5/7, even with its performance the previous week, and was up from the previous week in Women 18-34 by +11% (3.1 vs. 2.8).

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

THURSDAY

8:00-8:58 TAKE ME OUT: (Adults 18-49: 1.1/4, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:58-10:00 THE CHOICE: (Adults 18-49: 1.6/5, 3.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 1.3/4, 3.2 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked third on Thursday night among Adults 18-49 second among Adults 18-34 and Teens.

At 8pm, TAKE ME OUT posted a 1.1/4 among Adults 18-49. THE CHOICE followed with a 1.5/5, and was up +5% from the previous week in Women 18-34 (2.1 vs. 2.0). THE CHOICE ranked second in its 9pm hour in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 behind ABC's NBA Finals.

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 HOUSE (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.6/3, 2.0 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 BONES (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.6/2, 2.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 0.6/2, 2.1 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX aired encores of HOUSE (0.6/3) and BONES (0.6/2) on Friday night.

SATURDAY

8:00-10:30 FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL: (A18 49: 0.7/3, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night in Adults 18-34 (tie) and No. 3 in Adults 18-49 with FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL.

SUNDAY

7:00-7:30 AMERICAN DAD (R): (A18 49: 0.8/3, 1.7 Mil Total Viewers)

7:30-7:59 THE CLEVELAND SHOW (R): (A18 49: 1.0/4, 2.1 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, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:31 FAMILY GUY (R): (A18 49: 1.7/5, 3.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:31-10:00 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)

Airing against the NBA Finals on ABC and the US Open on NBC, FOX's animated encores ranked No. 3 on Sunday night in A18-49 and A18-34: AMERICAN DAD (0.8/3), CLEVELAND (1.0/4), THE SIMPSONS (1.3/4), BOB'S BURGERS (1.2/4), FAMILY GUY (1.7/5), AMERICAN DAD (1.5/4).

JUNE 11 - 17, 2012

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 1.5/5 FOX 1.4/5 FOX 4.0
ABC 3.0/10 ABC 2.9/11 ABC 8.3
CBS 1.1/3 CBS 0.6/2 CBS 5.5
NBC 1.6/5 NBC 1.1/4 NBC 6.1

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)
· CHOICE, THE (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· HELL'S KITCHEN (FOX)
· HOUSE (FOX)
· MASTERCHEF (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (FOX)
· TAKE ME OUT (FOX)





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