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[10/16/12 - 09:31 AM]
FOX Ranks No. 1 Among Teens; No. 2 Among Adults 18-34, Adults 18-49 for the Week of October 8-14
FOX spins the numbers for the week of October 8-14.
[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 8 - 14, 2012

Last week, FOX's Tuesday comedy block combined with THE X FACTOR, BONES, FOX MLB NLCS GAME 1 and FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL to lead the network to rank No. 1 (tie) among Teens, No. 2 among Adults 18-34 and No. 2 (tie) among Adults 18-49.

FOX had the following shows in the Top 20 programs of the week:

· 3 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: THE X FACTOR-WED (No. 7), THE X FACTOR-THU (No. 16) and NEW GIRL (No. 20).

· 4 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: THE X FACTOR-WED (No. 7), NEW GIRL (No. 8), THE X FACTOR-THU (No. 10), and THE MINDY PROJECT (No. 17).

· 3 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: THE X FACTOR-WED (No. 3), THE X FACTOR-THUR (No. 4) and NEW GIRL (No. 16).

· 1 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: THE X FACTOR-WED (No. 20)

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 BONES: (Adults 18-49: 2.0/5, 7.2 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 THE MOB DOCTOR: (Adults 18-49: 0.9/2, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 1.5/4, 5.3 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 4 for the night in Adults 18-49.

At 8p BONES posted a 2.0/5 among Adults 18-49 and was up +3% in Total Viewers from the previous week (7.2 vs. 7.0 Mil).

THE MOB DOCTOR at 9p posted a 0.9/2 in Adults 18-49.

TUESDAY

8:00-8:30 RAISING HOPE: (A18 49: 1.8/5, 4.0 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 BEN AND KATE: (A18 49: 1.5/4, 3.2 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 NEW GIRL: (A18 49: 2.7/7, 4.9 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 THE MINDY PROJECT: (A18 49: 1.9/5, 3.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 2.0/5, 3.9 Mil Total Viewers)

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

Week two of RAISING HOPE delivered a 1.8/5, up +6% from the previous week's season premiere in Adults 18-49 (1.7/5) and up +3% in Total Viewers (4.0 vs. 3.9 Mil.)

At 8:30p BEN AND KATE posted a 1.5/4 in Adults 18-49.

At 9p NEW GIRL posted a 2.7/7 among Adults 18-49. NEW GIRL won the 9p half hour in Adults 18-34 and Teens and was the second highest-rated program of the night in Adults 18-34 (behind The Voice).

THE MINDY PROJECT at 9:30p delivered a 1.9/5 in Adults 18-49 and won its 9:30p half hour in Adults 18-34.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 THE X FACTOR: (A18 49: 3.5/10, 9.6 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Wednesday night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. In fact, FOX outperformed the No. 2 net for the night (ABC) by +6% in Adults 18-49 (3.5 vs. 3.3) and +28% in Adults 18-34 (3.2 vs. 2.5). To date, FOX has won every Wednesday night since THE X FACTOR premiered this season.

The final Boot Camp / first Judges' House episode of THE X FACTOR posted a 3.5/10 among Adults 18-49.

THE X FACTOR retained 95% of last fall's comparable episode in Adults 18-49 (Judges' House #1, 10/13/11, 3.7/10).

THE X FACTOR was the highest rated program of the night in Teens.

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 THE X FACTOR: (A18 49: 2.9/8, 8.4 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:33 FOX NEWS: PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE '12 (S): Sustained

10:33-10:39 FOX NEWS: DEBATE ANALYSIS (S): (A18 49: 1.5/4, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:39 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 2.8/8, 8.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 1 for the night among Adults 18-34 and No. 2 in Adults 18-49.

THE X FACTOR delivered a 2.9/8 in Adults 18-49.

THE X FACTOR was the highest rated program of the night in Teens.

The FOX News: VP Debate '12 (sustained) aired from 9-10:33p, followed by the FOX News Debate Analysis which posted a 1.5/4 from 10:33-10:39p.

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 THE X FACTOR (RS): (Adults 18-49: 0.8/3, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 FRINGE: (Adults 18-49: 1.0/3, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 0.9/3, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 4 on Friday night among Adults 18-49.

Following an encore of THE X FACTOR at 8p (0.8/3), an original FRINGE posted a 1.0/3 at 9p.

SATURDAY

7:06-10:22 FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL: (Adults 18-49: 0.8/3, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:22 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 0.7/2, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 among Adults 18-49 (tie) on Saturday night with FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

SUNDAY

7:00-7:33 NFL OVERRUN: (A18 49: 7.6/22, 20.3 Mil Total Viewers)

7:33-8:00 THE OT: (A18 49: 4.4/13, 11.0 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-8:12 FOX MLB NLCS PREGAME: (A18 49: 2.8/8, 7.7 Mil Total Viewers)

8:12-11:41 FOX MLB NLCS GAME 1: (A18 49: 2.1/5, 6.8 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 3.1/8, 9.2 Mil Total Viewers)

On Sunday, FOX ranked No. 2 for the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

From 7-8p FOX aired an NFL Over-run (7.6/22) followed by The OT (4.4/13).

The MLB NLCS pre-game show (2.8/8, 8-8:12p) was followed by Game 1: St. Louis vs. San Francisco which did a 2.1/5 in Adults 18-49 from 8:12-11:41p.

OCTOBER 8 - 14, 2012

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 2.1/6 FOX 1.9/6 FOX 6.1
ABC 2.0/6 ABC 1.4/4 ABC 8.0
CBS 2.1/6 CBS 1.3/4 CBS 9.7
NBC 2.9/8 NBC 2.4/8 NBC 8.1

12/13 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 9/30/12) among Adults 18-49:

12/13 Season through 9/30 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
BONES 2.3/6 3.3/9 +43%
THE MOB DOCTOR 1.4/3 1.8/5 +29%
BEN & KATE 2.1/6 2.5/7 +19%
NEW GIRL 2.8/8 4.3/12 +54%
THE MINDY PROJECT 2.4/6 3.1/8 +29%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 3.4/10 4.2/12 +24%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 3.3/10 4.0/13 +21%
GLEE 2.8/8 4.3/12 +54%
FRINGE 1.1/4 1.8/6 +64%
THE SIMPSONS 3.8/10 4.3/11 +13%
BOB'S BURGERS 2.6/6 2.8/7 +8%
FAMILY GUY 3.3/8 4.4/10 +33%
AMERICAN DAD 2.5/6 3.0/7 +20%

12/13 FOX Programs: Live +7 in Total Viewers
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 9/30/12) among Total Viewers:

12/13 Season thru 9/30 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
BONES 7.8 10.3 +32%
THE MOB DOCTOR 4.5 5.8 +29%
BEN & KATE 4.2 5.1 +22%
NEW GIRL 5.2 7.7 +48%
THE MINDY PROJECT 4.7 5.9 +27%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 9.3 10.9 +17%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 9.3 11.0 +19%
GLEE 6.9 10.2 +48%
FRINGE 3.1 4.7 +50%
THE SIMPSONS 8.1 9.1 +13%
BOB'S BURGERS 5.5 5.9 +9%
FAMILY GUY 6.5 8.4 +28%
AMERICAN DAD 5.2 6.1 +17%

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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· BEN & KATE (FOX)
· BONES (FOX)
· CFB ON FOX (FOX)
· FRINGE (FOX)
· MINDY PROJECT, THE (HULU)
· MOB DOCTOR, THE (FOX)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· RAISING HOPE (FOX)
· X FACTOR, THE (FOX)




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