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[11/27/12 - 04:26 PM]
FOX Serves Up Strong Thanksgiving Week!
FOX spins the numbers for the week of November 19-25.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 19 - 25, 2012

FOX SERVES UP STRONG THANKSGIVING WEEK!

THE X FACTOR's Thanksgiving Live Show Delivers Biggest Audience in Six Weeks

FOX Sunday Line-up Delivers Week-to-Week Gains

For the holiday week, FOX ranked No. 2 for the week among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34. THE X FACTOR's live show on Thanksgiving delivered the series' highest Total Viewers in six weeks. FOX's Sunday animated line-up also posted week-to-week gains. THE SIMPSONS was the highest rated entertainment program of the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and delivered a 3.3/8, up 38% from last week in Adults 18-49 (2.4/6) and +47% in Total Viewers (7.5 vs. 5.1 Mil). BOB'S BURGERS (2.0/5) was up +11% from last week in Adults 18-49 (1.8/4) and +21% in Total Viewers (4.7 vs. 3.9 Mil). FAMILY GUY posted 2.9/6, up +12% from last week in Adults 18-49 (2.6/6) and +14% in Total Viewers (5.8 vs. 5.1 Mil) followed by THE CLEVELAND SHOW (2.0/4) which was up +25% from last week at 7:30p (1.6/4).

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

· 3 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: THE SIMPSONS (No. 7), FAMILY GUY (No. 10 tie) and THE X FACTOR-THU TKG 8P (No. 13 tie)

· 7 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: THE SIMPSONS (No. 4), FAMILY GUY (No. 5 tie), X FACTOR-THU TKG 8P (No. 7 tie), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 12 tie), CLEVELAND SP (No. 12 tie), THE X FACTOR- WED TKG EVE (No. 15) and BONES (No. 18 tie).

· 7 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: THE X FACTOR-THU TKG 8P (No. 4), FAMILY GUY (No. 5 tie), THE SIMPSONS (No. 7), THE X FACTOR - WED TKG EVE (No. 8 tie), CLEVELAND SP (No. 10), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 11 tie) and GLEE TKG DAY (No. 18 tie).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:01 BONES: (Adults 18-49: 2.0/6, 7.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:01-10:00 THE MOB DOCTOR: (Adults 18-49: 0.9/2, 3.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 1.5/4, 5.1 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 4 for the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

BONES (2.0/6) grew +5% from last week in Adults 18-49 (vs. 1.9/5) while THE MOB DOCTOR (0.9/2) improved +13% from last Monday (vs. 0.8/2).

TUESDAY

8:00-8:30 RAISING HOPE: (A18 49: 1.5/5, 3.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 BEN & KATE: (A18 49: 1.1/3, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:31 NEW GIRL: (A18 49: 2.0/6, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:31-10:00 THE MINDY PROJECT: (A18 49: 1.3/4, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.5/4, 3.2 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX placed No. 3 on Tuesday among Adults 18-49 and Teens and No. 2 in Adults 18-34.

NEW GIRL was the second highest rated program of the night among Adults 18-34 (behind The Voice).

RAISING HOPE posted a 1.5/5 at 8p, while BEN & KATE posted a 1.1/3 at 830p.

NEW GIRL delivered a 2.0/6 in Adults 18-49 and won the 9p half hour in Adults 18-34.

THE MINDY PROJECT posted a 1.3/4 among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 1 (tie) in the 930p half hour among Adults 18-34.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 THE X FACTOR (S): (Adults 18-49: 2.2/7, 7.3 Mil Total Viewers)

On Wednesday, FOX ranked No. 2 for the night in Adults 18-49 and won the night in Adults 18-34 and Teens. In fact, FOX outperformed the night's No. 2 network, CBS by +54% in Adults 18-34 (2.0 vs. 1.3) and +44% in Teens (2.3 vs. 1.6).

THE X FACTOR posted a 2.2/7 among Adults 18-49 and was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-34, besting the No. 2 program, CBS' Criminal Minds by +33% (2.0 vs. 1.5).

THURSDAY

8:00-8:14 NFL OVER-RUN (S): (Adults 18-49: 10.5/35, 30.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:14-8:17 NFL POSTGAME (S): (Adults 18-49: 6.8/23, 19.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:17-9:17 THE X FACTOR (S): (Adults 18-49: 2.8/9, 9.0 Mil Total Viewers)

9:17-10:17 GLEE (S): (Adults 18-49: 1.5/5, 4.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:17 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 3.1/10, 9.5 Mil Total Viewers)

THE X FACTOR began at 8:17p following the conclusion of NFL and the rest of the night slid.

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

THE X FACTOR posted a 2.8/9 and grew +17% from last Thursday among Adults 18-49 (2.8/9 vs. 2.4/7), +18% among Adults 18-34 (2.6/10 vs. 2.2/7) and +20% in Total Viewers (9.0 vs. 7.5 Mil.).

GLEE delivered a 1.5/5 from 9:17-10:17p.

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 HAPPINESS IS A WARM BLANKET (RS): (Adults 18-49: 0.5/2, 1.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 THE SIMPSONS (RS): (Adults 18-49: 0.9/3, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 THE SIMPSONS (RS): (Adults 18-49: 0.9/3, 2.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 0.7/2, 2.0 Mil Total Viewers)

On Friday, FOX ranked No. 4 among Adults 18-49 with an encore of holiday special HAPPINESS IS A WARM BLANKET, CHARLIE BROWN (0.5/2) and a block of THE SIMPSONS encores at 9p (0.9/3) and 930p (0.9/3).

SATURDAY

6:36-9:54 FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL: (A18 49: 0.7/2, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-9:54 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 0.6/2, 1.9 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 3 among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 with FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

SUNDAY

7:00-7:48 NFL OVER-RUN: (A18 49: 9.1/25, 26.1 Mil Total Viewers)

7:48-8:00 THE OT: (A18 49: 5.0/13, 13.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-8:30 THE SIMPSONS: (A18 49: 3.3/8, 7.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 BOB'S BURGERS: (A18 49: 2.0/5, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:31 FAMILY GUY: (A18 49: 2.9/6, 5.8 Mil Total Viewers)

9:31-10:00 THE CLEVELAND SHOW (S): (A18 49: 2.0/4, 4.3 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 4.4/11, 11.4 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 on Sunday night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and won the night in Teens.

THE SIMPSONS was the highest rated entertainment program of the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34. In fact, THE SIMPSONS outperformed the No. 2 entertainment program of the night in Adults 18-49, ABC's Once Upon a Time by +6% (3.3 vs. 3.1).

FAMILY GUY was the highest rated entertainment program of the night in Teens (2.5/8).

THE SIMPSONS did 3.3/8, up 38% from last week in Adults 18-49 (2.4/6) and +47% in Total Viewers (7.5 vs. 5.1 Mil). At 8:30p BOB'S BURGERS (2.0/5) was up +11% from last week in Adults 18-49 (1.8/4) and +21% in Total Viewers (4.7 vs. 3.9 Mil).

FAMILY GUY posted 2.9/6, up +12% from last week in Adults 18-49 (2.6/6) and +14% in Total Viewers (5.8 vs. 5.1 Mil) followed by THE CLEVELAND SHOW (2.0/4) which was up +25% from last week at 7:30p (1.6/4).

NOVEMBER 19 - 25, 2012

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 2.2/6 FOX 2.0/7 FOX 6.2
ABC 2.1/6 ABC 1.5/5 ABC 8.2
CBS 1.8/5 CBS 1.1/4 CBS 8.3
NBC 3.2/9 NBC 2.6/9 NBC 9.5

12/13 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 11/11/12) among Adults 18-49:

12/13 Season through 11/11 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
BONES 2.2/6 2.9/8 +32%
THE MOB DOCTOR 1.1/3 1.4/4 +27%
RAISING HOPE 1.7/5 2.2/7 +29%
BEN AND KATE 1.5/4 1.9/5 +27%
NEW GIRL 2.7/7 4.1/11 +52%
THE MINDY PROJECT 2.1/5 2.8/7 +33%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 3.3/9 3.9/11 +18%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 3.0/9 3.7/11 +23%
GLEE 2.7/7 3.9/11 +44%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 1.1/4 1.2/4 +9%
FRINGE 1.0/3 1.5/5 +50%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 2.0/5 2.3/6 +15%
THE SIMPSONS 3.2/8 3.6/9 +13%
BOB'S BURGERS 2.3/5 2.5/6 +9%
FAMILY GUY 3.0/7 3.8/9 +27%
AMERICAN DAD 2.3/5 2.8/7 +22%

12/13 FOX Programs: Live +7 in Total Viewers
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 11/11/12) among Total Viewers:

12/13 Season thru 11/11 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
BONES 7.4 9.4 +27%
THE MOB DOCTOR 3.8 4.8 +25%
RAISING HOPE 4.1 5.0 +24%
BEN AND KATE 3.3 3.9 +21%
NEW GIRL 5.1 7.5 +47%
THE MINDY PROJECT 4.0 5.2 +30%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 9.0 10.3 +14%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 8.6 10.1 +17%
GLEE 6.5 9.1 +41%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.1 3.4 +10%
FRINGE 2.8 3.9 +43%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 4.2 4.6 +10%
THE SIMPSONS 6.7 7.6 +12%
BOB'S BURGERS 4.8 5.2 +8%
FAMILY GUY 6.0 7.3 +22%
AMERICAN DAD 4.8 5.8 +20%

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)
· BOB'S BURGERS (FOX)
· BONES (FOX)
· CFB ON FOX (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· MINDY PROJECT, THE (HULU)
· MOB DOCTOR, THE (FOX)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· RAISING HOPE (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· X FACTOR, THE (FOX)





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