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[08/14/12 - 09:44 AM]
FOX Weekly Ratings - So Far This Summer, FOX Ranks No. 2 Overall Among the Broadcast Networks Among Adults 18-49
FOX spins the numbers for the week of August 6-12.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 6 - 12, 2012

FOX aired encore programming throughout last week while NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympics continued to top the ratings. So far this summer, FOX ranks No. 2 overall among the broadcast networks with a 1.6/5 among Adults 18-49 but ranks No. 1 in the core adult demographic with entertainment programming. Overall, last week FOX had:

· 4 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: FAMILY GUY-ENC (No. 11), AMERICAN DAD-ENC (No. 13), THE CLEVELAND SHOW-ENC 8:30PM (No. 14) and THE SIMPSONS-ENC (No. 15).

· 9 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: FAMILY GUY-ENC (No. 9), AMERICAN DAD-ENC (No. 10), THE CLEVELAND SHOW -ENC 8:30PM (No. 11), THE SIMPSONS-ENC (No. 12), THE CLEVELAND SHOW -ENC (No. 16), HELL'S KITCHEN- ENC 8PM (No. 18), MASTERCHEF-ENC 9PM (No. 20 tie), HELL'S KITCHEN- ENC 9PM (No. 20 tie) and AMERICAN DAD-ENC 7PM (No. 20 tie).

· 8 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: FAMILY GUY-ENC (No. 9), AMERICAN DAD-ENC (No. 10), THE CLEVELAND SHOW -ENC 8:30PM (No. 11), THE SIMPSONS-ENC (No. 14), AMERICAN DAD 7PM (No. 18 tie), MASTERCHEF-ENC 9PM (No. 18 tie), HELL'S KITCHEN- ENC 9PM (No. 18 tie) and THE CLEVELAND SHOW -ENC (No. 18 tie).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 HELL'S KITCHEN (R): (Adults 18-49: 1.1/3, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 HELL'S KITCHEN (R): (Adults 18-49: 1.1/3, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 1.1/3, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 on Monday night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 with encores of HELL'S KITCHEN at 8pm (1.1/3) and 9pm (1.1/3).

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 MASTERCHEF (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.9/3, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 MASTERCHEF (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.9/3, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 0.9/3, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

On Tuesday, FOX ranked No. 2 among Adults 18-49 (tie) and Adults 18-34 with encores of MASTERCHEF at 8pm (0.9/3) and 9pm (0.9/3).

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (R): (A18 49: 0.7/2, 1.9 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked fourth on Wednesday among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 with an encore of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (0.7/2).

THURSDAY

8:00-8:30 RAISING HOPE (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.8/3, 1.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 RAISING HOPE (RS): (Adults 18-49: 0.7/2, 1.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 GLEE (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.5/1, 1.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 0.6/2, 1.6 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX aired encores of RAISING HOPE at 8pm (0.8/3) and 8:30pm (0.7/2) and an encore GLEE (0.5/1) at 9pm on Thursday.

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 BONES (RP): (Adults 18-49: 0.6/2, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 BONES (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.5/2, 2.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 0.6/2, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

On Friday, FOX aired encores of BONES at 8pm (0.6/2) and 9pm (0.5/2).

SATURDAY

8:00-8:30 COPS (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.8/3, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-9:00 COPS 2 (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.8/3, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 MOBBED (R): (Adults 18-49: 0.6/2, 1.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 0.7/3, 1.9 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 on Saturday night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 with encores of COPS (0.8/3), COPS 2 (0.8/3) and MOBBED (0.6/2).

SUNDAY

7:00-7:30 AMERICAN DAD (R): (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: 1.4/4, 3.0 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 THE CLEVELAND SHOW (R): (A18 49: 1.5/4, 2.9 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:31 FAMILY GUY (R): (A18 49: 1.8/5, 3.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:31-10:00 AMERICAN DAD (R): (A18 49: 1.6/4, 3.3 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.3/4, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX aired encores of AMERICAN DAD (0.8/3), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (0.9/3), THE SIMPSONS 8pm (1.4/4), THE CLEVELAND SHOW 8:30pm (1.5/4), FAMILY GUY 9pm (1.8/5) and AMERICAN DAD 9:30pm (1.6/4), and ranked No. 2 on Sunday night.

AUGUST 6 - 12, 2012

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 0.9/3 FOX 0.9/3 FOX 2.2
ABC 0.9/3 ABC 0.7/2 ABC 3.0
CBS 1.0/3 CBS 0.6/2 CBS 4.1
NBC 7.9/23 NBC 6.0/21 NBC 26.1

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)
· BONES (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· COPS (FOX NATION)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· HELL'S KITCHEN (FOX)
· MASTERCHEF (FOX)
· MOBBED (FOX)
· RAISING HOPE (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (FOX)





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