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[12/04/12 - 10:52 AM]
FOX Ranks No. 2 for the Week Among Adults 18-34 and No. 1 Among Teens
FOX spins the numbers for the week of November 26-December 2.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2, 2012

Last week, FOX ranked No. 2 for the week among Adults 18-34 (1.8/6) and No. 1(tie) among Teens (1.2/5). FOX's Tuesday comedies RAISING HOPE, BEN AND KATE, NEW GIRL and THE MINDY PROJECT all saw double-digit week-over-week gains among Adults 18-49, while THE X FACTOR-WEDNESDAY jumped +32% in the demo versus the prior week and BONES hit a two-month high. Overall, FOX had:

· 1 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: THE X FACTOR-Wed. (No. 16).

· 7 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: THE X FACTOR-Wed. (No. 8), THE X FACTOR-Thu. (No. 11), AMERICAN DAD (No. 13 tie), NEW GIRL (No. 13 tie), FAMILY GUY ENCORE (No. 16), THE SIMPSONS ENCORE (No. 18 tie) and GLEE (No. 18 tie).

· 7 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: GLEE (No. 4), THE X FACTOR-Wed. (No. 5 tie), THE X FACTOR-Thu. (No. 5 tie), THE SIMPSONS ENCORE (No. 7 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 7 tie), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 10) and FAMILY GUY ENCORE (No. 14).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:01 BONES: (Adults 18-49: 2.4/6, 8.0 Mil Total Viewers)

9:01-10:00 THE MOB DOCTOR: (Adults 18-49: 1.1/3, 3.9 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 1.8/4, 6.0 Mil Total Viewers)

On Monday, FOX ranked No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens (tie).

BONES (2.4/6) posted its highest Adults 18-49 rating this season and its highest Total Viewers (8.0 mil.) since its season premiere. BONES grew +14% from its season average in Adults 18-49 (2.4 vs. 2.1).

THE MOB DOCTOR (1.1/3) improved +22% from the week before (0.9/2) and matched its season average.

TUESDAY

8:00-8:30 RAISING HOPE: (A18 49: 1.8/5, 3.9 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 BEN & KATE: (A18 49: 1.4/4, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 NEW GIRL: (A18 49: 2.3/6, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 THE MINDY PROJECT: (A18 49: 1.5/4, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.7/5, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 4 on Tuesday night among Adults 18-49 and Teens, and placed third among Adults 18-34.

RAISING HOPE opened the night with a 1.8/5, matching its season high and increasing +20% from the previous Tuesday (1.5/5) and +6% from its season average (1.7/5).

BEN & KATE (1.4/4) at 8:30pm rose +27% from the previous week (1.1/3) and matched its season norm.

At 9pm, NEW GIRL (2.3/6) grew +15% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (2.0/6). NEW GIRL was the second-highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-34 and won its half hour in Adults 18-34.

THE MINDY PROJECT closed the night with a 1.5/4, up +15% from the week before among Adults 18-49 (1.3/4).

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 THE X FACTOR: (Adults 18-49: 2.9/8, 8.2 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 1 on Wednesday night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

THE X FACTOR (2.9/8) was up +32% in the core demo from the previous week's Thanksgiving Eve telecast (2.2/7). THE X FACTOR was the highest-rated program of the night in Teens and was the No. 2 of the night in Adults 18-34.

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 THE X FACTOR: (Adults 18-49: 2.7/8, 8.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 GLEE: (Adults 18-49: 2.2/6, 5.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 2.4/7, 6.9 Mil Total Viewers)

On Thursday, FOX ranked No. 2 for the night in Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34 and Teens. FOX outperformed the night's No. 2 network, CBS by +26% in Adults 18-34 and +53% in Teens.

THE X FACTOR posted a 2.7/8 among Adults 18-49 and won its hour among Teens. Compared to its Thursday performance the week before Thanksgiving, THE X FACTOR was up +13% in Adults 18-49 and +9% in Total Viewers.

GLEE (2.2/6) grew +47% from the previous week's Thanksgiving night telecast in Adults 18-49 (1.5/5) and was the No. 1 program in its hour among Teens.

FRIDAY

7:30-8:21 PAC-12 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PRE-GAME (S): (A18 49: 0.6/2, 2.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:21-11:43 PAC-12 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (S): (A18 49: 1.4/4, 4.9 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.2/4, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked third among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and No. 1 in Teens (tie) on Friday night with FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL: UCLA/STANFORD PAC 12 CHAMPIONSHIP.

SATURDAY

7:30-8:20 BIG 10 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PRE-GAME (S): (A18 49: 0.7/2, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:20-11:51 BIG 10 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (S): (A18 49: 1.7/5, 5.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.7/5, 5.3 Mil Total Viewers)

On Saturday, FOX ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 with the BIG 10 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA VS. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN.

SUNDAY

7:00-7:25 BOB'S BURGERS (RS): (A18 49: 0.8/2, 1.8 Mil Total Viewers)

7:25-7:30 BOB'S BURGERS (RS): (A18 49: 1.1/3, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)

7:30-7:59 THE CLEVELAND SHOW: (A18 49: 1.6/4, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)

7:59-8:30 THE SIMPSONS (RP): (A18 49: 2.0/5, 4.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 BOB'S BURGERS: (A18 49: 1.8/4, 4.0 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 FAMILY GUY (RP): (A18 49: 2.0/5, 4.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 AMERICAN DAD: (A18 49: 2.1/5, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.7/4, 3.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked fourth on Sunday night among Adults 18-49, No. 3 in Adults 18-34 and No. 2 in Teens.

An original THE CLEVELAND SHOW at 7:30pm (1.6/4) was flat with its 7:30pm telecast two weeks prior among Adults 18-49 (11/18/12, 1.6/4) and up +3% in Total Viewers (3.4 vs. 3.3 Mil).

At 8pm an encore THE SIMPSONS (2.0/5) was the highest rated entertainment program of the night among Teens (2.1/7, tied with AMERICAN DAD), while an original BOB'S BURGERS posted a 1.8/4 at 8:30pm.

A FAMILY GUY encore (2.0/5) was followed by an original AMERICAN DAD, which posted a 2.1/5 at 9:30pm and tied THE SIMPSONS as the No. 1 entertainment program of the night among Teens (2.1/7).

NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2, 2012

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 1.8/5 FOX 1.8/6 FOX 5.2
ABC 2.1/6 ABC 1.5/5 ABC 8.0
CBS 2.6/7 CBS 1.7/5 CBS 11.4
NBC 2.6/7 NBC 2.1/7 NBC 8.0

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

12/13 Season through 11/18 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
BONES 2.1/6 3.0/8 +43%
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 1.8/5 +20%
NEW GIRL 2.6/7 4.1/11 +58%
THE MINDY PROJECT 2.0/5 2.6/7 +30%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 3.2/9 3.9/11 +22%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 2.9/9 3.6/11 +24%
GLEE 2.6/7 4.1/11 +58%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 1.1/4 1.4/5 +27%
FRINGE 1.0/3 1.6/5 +60%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 1.9/5 2.1/6 +11%
THE SIMPSONS 3.0/8 3.5/9 +17%
BOB'S BURGERS 2.2/5 2.5/6 +14%
FAMILY GUY 2.9/7 3.9/9 +34%
AMERICAN DAD 2.3/5 2.8/6 +22%

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

12/13 Season thru 11/18 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
BONES 7.3 9.8 +34%
THE MOB DOCTOR 3.7 4.8 +31%
RAISING HOPE 4.0 5.0 +25%
BEN AND KATE 3.1 3.8 +21%
NEW GIRL 4.9 7.4 +49%
THE MINDY PROJECT 3.8 4.9 +31%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 8.8 10.3 +17%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 8.5 10.0 +18%
GLEE 6.3 9.4 +50%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.2 3.8 +21%
FRINGE 2.7 4.2 +54%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 3.9 4.3 +10%
THE SIMPSONS 6.4 7.4 +15%
BOB'S BURGERS 4.6 5.1 +11%
FAMILY GUY 5.8 7.6 +31%
AMERICAN DAD 4.7 5.6 +20%

About Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) is a unit of News Corporation. 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)
· 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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