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[10/19/12 - 02:55 PM]
Great Thursday Night for FX's Comedy Block in Key Demos
FX spins the numbers for Thursday, October 18.
[via press release from FX]

Great Thursday Night for FX's Comedy Block in Key Demos

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (10:00pm) jumped +21% from last week's Season 8 premiere in Adults 18-49 (977,000 vs. 809,000), with similar gains among both Men 18-49 (+19%) and Woman 18-49 (+24%).

The League (10:30pm) advanced +9% from its Season 4 premiere last week in P18-49 (795,000 vs. 732,000), with a +35% surge in Women 18-49 (315,000 vs. 233,000). In Women 18-34, The League posted it second most-watched telecast in the series history (behind only its Season 3 premiere - 10/6/11), increasing +42% week to week (256,000 vs. 180,000). Additionally, in Women 18-49, this was the series' most-watched telecast since its Season 3 premiere.

BrandX with Russell Brand (11:01pm) eased -5% from last week's premiere in Adults P18-49 (266,000 vs. 280,000), however Women 18-49 and Women 18-34 vaulted a respective +31% (155,000 vs. 118,000) and +34% (119,000 vs. 89,000) to their second-highest rated telecast in its history (behind only the series premiere).

Totally Biased with Kamau Bell (11:31pm) posted its third most-watched telecast to-date, surging +44% from last week's Season 1B premiere in Adults 18-49 (221,000 vs. 153,000). Women 18-49 posted its second most-watched telecast ever, vaulting +166%. Additionally, Totally Biased posted its most-watched telecast ever in both Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34.

Source: Nielson Live+Same Day 000s





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· BRAND X WITH RUSSELL BRAND (FX)
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· LEAGUE, THE (FXX)
· TOTALLY BIASED WITH W KAMAU BELL (FXX)




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