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[01/29/13 - 09:55 AM]
FOX Takes Week Among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens
FOX spins the numbers for the week of January 21-27.
[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JAN 21 - 27, 2013

FOX TAKES WEEK AMONG ADULTS 18-49, ADULTS 18-34 AND TEENS

"THE FOLLOWING" Delivers Second-Highest-Rated Drama Debut of the Season

"BONES" Again Delivers Most-Watched Episode of Season

"NEW GIRL," "RAISING HOPE," and "THE MINDY PROJECT" Rank as Top Three Comedies of Tuesday Night

"AMERICAN IDOL" Ranks as No. 1 of Week Across All Key Demos

FOX's week was highlighted by the premiere of THE FOLLOWING which was the second-highest-rated drama debut of the season on any network among Adults 18-49, as well as, the highest-rated drama of the night. In addition, AMERICAN IDOL ranked as the No. 1 program of the week across all key demos. In addition, BONES again posted its highest total viewers of the season. For the week, FOX ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens and was the No. 1 or No. 2 network among Adults 18-49 on all 7 nights.

For the week, FOX had:

· 7 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 1), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 2), THE FOLLOWING (No. 8), FAMILY GUY (No. 13), GLEE (No. 14), THE SIMPSONS (No. 19 tie) and BONES (No. 19 tie).

· 10 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 1), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 2), FAMILY GUY (No. 5), GLEE (No. 10 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 10 tie), THE SIMPSONS (No. 12), THE FOLLOWING (No. 13), FOX UFC SATURDAY (No. 15 tie), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 15 tie) and NEW GIRL (No. 15 tie).

· 9 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 1 tie), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 1 tie), FAMILY GUY (No. 3), GLEE (No. 5), THE SIMPSONS (No. 6), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 7) AMERICAN DAD (No. 8), THE FOLLOWING (No. 15) and THE CLEVELAND SHOW (No. 17).

· 3 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 1), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 2) and THE FOLLOWING (No. 15).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 BONES: (A18 49: 2.3/6, 8.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 THE FOLLOWING (P): (A18 49: 3.2/8, 10.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 2.8/7, 9.5 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night in Adults 18-49 and posted its highest-rated Monday night with scripted programming in nearly one year among Adults 18-49 (since 1/30/12).

At 8p BONES (2.3/6) was up +10% from the previous week (2.1/6) and tied its second-highest Adults 18-49 rating so far this season. BONES delivered its highest audience so far this season in Total Viewers.

The series debut of THE FOLLOWING (3.2/8) was the second-highest rated drama debut of the season in Adults 18-49 (behind Revolution). In Total Viewers, THE FOLLOWING outperformed FOX's Monday drama debuts last year, increasing +3% over Alcatraz (10.4 Mil vs. 10.1 Mil) and +13% over Terra Nova (10.4 Mil vs. 9.2 Mil).

THE FOLLOWING was the highest rated drama of the night in Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers, outperforming ABC's Castle (+60% vs. 2.0/5), CBS' Hawaii Five-0 (+39% vs. 2.3/6) and NBC's Deception (+146% vs. 1.3/3) by wide margins in the Adults 18-49 demographic.

In addition to growing +39% over its lead-in among Adults 18-49, THE FOLLOWING grew +3% in its second half hour in Adults 18-49 (3.2 vs. 3.1) and retained 100% of its Total Viewers (10.4 Mil).

TUESDAY

8:00-8:30 RAISING HOPE: (A18 49: 1.7/5, 4.0 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 BEN AND KATE: (A18 49: 1.2/3, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 NEW GIRL: (A18 49: 2.2/6, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 THE MINDY PROJECT: (A18 49: 1.5/4, 3.0 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.7/4, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night in Adults 18-49 and won the night in Adults 18-34 and Teens. FOX has now won its third Tuesday in a row among Adults 18-34.

NEW GIRL, RAISING HOPE and THE MINDY PROJECT were the top three comedies of the night in Adults 18-49.

At 8p RAISING HOPE (1.7/5) was up +6% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (1.6/5). BEN AND KATE (1.2/3) improved +9% from the week before (vs. 1.1/3).

NEW GIRL (2.2/6) grew +16% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (1.9/5). NEW GIRL was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34. In head to head competition in the 9p half hour, NEW GIRL outperformed NBC's Go On by +69% in Adults 18-49 (2.2/6 vs. 1.3/3).

THE MINDY PROJECT posted a 1.5/4 among Adults 18-49 and tied as the second-highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-34, behind NEW GIRL. THE MINDY PROJECT outperformed NBC's The New Normal in head to head competition in the 9:30p half hour by +25% (1.5/4 vs. 1.2/3).

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18 49: 5.5/15, 16.1 Mil Total Viewers)

On Wednesday, FOX won the night in all key demos and outperformed the next highest-rated network by +129% in Adults 18-49 (5.5 vs. 2.4 for ABC and CBS).

AMERICAN IDOL posted a 5.5/15 among Adults 18-49 from 8-10p.

AMERICAN IDOL was the highest-rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers and all key demos, besting the No. 2 program by +31% in Adults 18-49 (5.5/15 vs. 4.2/11 for ABC's Modern Family).

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18 49: 5.2/14, 15.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 GLEE: (A18 49: 2.6/7, 6.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 3.9/10, 11.2 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won the night in all key demos and outperformed the next highest rated network by +95% in Adults 18-49 (3.9 vs. 2.0 for ABC and CBS), +20% in Total Viewers (11.2 vs. 9.3 for CBS) and +113% in Adults 18-34 (3.4 vs. 1.6 for ABC).

AMERICAN IDOL was the highest rated program of the night in all key demos.

AMERICAN IDOL posted a 5.2/14 in Adults 18-49 and was up +13% versus the same night last year in Adults 18-34 (4.3/14 vs. 3.8/12 on 1/26/12).

Through its first four nights, AMERICAN IDOL has out-rated The Voice's four-night average by +27% in Adults 18-49 (5.6/15 vs. 4.4/12) and +30% in Total Viewers (16.6 Mil vs. 12.8 Mil).

At 9p, GLEE (2.6/7) rose +30% from its most recent original telecast six weeks ago in Adults 18-49 (2.0/5) and +8% from its season average (2.4/6). GLEE was the second highest rated program of the night in Teens (behind American Idol). GLEE won the 9p hour in Teens, Men 18-49 and Men 18-34 and ranked No. 2 in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES: (A18 49: 1.4/4, 3.8 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 THE FOLLOWING (RS): (A18 49: 1.1/3, 3.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.2/4, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 1 for the night in Adults 18-49 (tie) and won the night in Adults 18-34.

KITCHEN NIGHTMARES was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-49 (tie) and Adults 18-34.

KITCHEN NIGHTMARES posted a 1.4/4 among Adults 18-49, its highest so far this season and up +27% from its most recent original telecast (1.1/4 on 12/14/12).

At 9p an encore of THE FOLLOWING posted a 1.1/3 among Adults 18-49.

SATURDAY

8:00-10:20 UFC ON FOX (S): (A18 49: 2.1/7, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)

On Saturday, FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens with UFC ON FOX, which did a 2.1/7 in Adults 18-49 from 8-10:20p.

SUNDAY

7:00-7:30 BOB'S BURGERS (RP): (A18-49: 0.8/2, 1.9 Mil Total Viewers)

7:30-7:59 THE CLEVELAND SHOW: (A18-49: 1.2/3, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)

7:59-8:31 THE SIMPSONS: (A18-49: 2.3/6, 5.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:31-9:00 BOB'S BURGERS: (A18-49: 2.0/5, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 FAMILY GUY: (A18-49: 2.9/7, 5.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 AMERICAN DAD: (A18-49: 2.2/5, 4.3 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.9/5, 4.0 Mil Total Viewers)

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

An encore of BOB'S BURGERS at 7p (0.8/2) was followed by an original of THE CLEVELAND SHOW at 730p (1.2/3).

At 8p THE SIMPSONS did a 2.3/6 in Adults 18-49, while BOB'S BURGERS posted a 2.0/5 at 830p.

FAMILY GUY delivered a 2.9/7 among Adults 18-49 and was the highest-rated program of the night in Adults 18-34 and Teens and the highest-rated entertainment program of the night in Adults 18-49.

AMERICAN DAD did a 2.2/5 at 930p.

JANUARY 21 - 27, 2013

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 2.7/7 FOX 2.4/8 FOX 7.1
ABC 1.7/5 ABC 1.3/4 ABC 5.7
CBS 1.8/5 CBS 1.1/3 CBS 8.9
NBC 1.7/5 NBC 1.3/4 NBC 5.4

12/13 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 1/13/13) among Adults 18-49:

12/13 Season through 1/13 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
BONES 2.1/6 3.0/8 +43%
THE MOB DOCTOR 1.0/2 1.3/3 +30%
RAISING HOPE 1.7/5 2.2/7 +29%
BEN AND KATE 1.4/4 1.7/5 +21%
NEW GIRL 2.4/6 3.8/10 +58%
THE MINDY PROJECT 1.7/4 2.3/6 +35%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 3.1/9 3.6/10 +16%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 2.9/8 3.4/10 +17%
GLEE 2.4/6 3.8/10 +58%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 1.1/4 1.5/5 +36%
FRINGE 1.0/3 1.6/5 +60%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 1.7/4 1.9/5 +12%
THE SIMPSONS 3.1/8 3.6/9 +16%
BOB'S BURGERS 2.2/5 2.4/6 +9%
FAMILY GUY 3.0/7 4.0/9 +33%
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 1/13/13) among Total Viewers:

12/13 Season thru 1/13 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
BONES 7.4 9.8 +33%
THE MOB DOCTOR 3.6 4.6 +29%
RAISING HOPE 3.9 4.9 +26%
BEN AND KATE 2.9 3.5 +21%
NEW GIRL 4.5 6.9 +55%
THE MINDY PROJECT 3.2 4.3 +33%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 8.6 9.9 +15%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 8.5 9.7 +14%
GLEE 6.0 9.0 +50%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.1 3.8 +22%
FRINGE 2.8 4.3 +53%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 3.5 3.9 +12%
THE SIMPSONS 6.8 7.7 +14%
BOB'S BURGERS 4.6 5.0 +10%
FAMILY GUY 5.9 7.7 +29%
AMERICAN DAD 4.7 5.6 +19%

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)
· AMERICAN IDOL (ABC)
· BEN & KATE (FOX)
· BOB'S BURGERS (FOX)
· BONES (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FOLLOWING, THE (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (FOX)
· MINDY PROJECT, THE (HULU)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· RAISING HOPE (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)




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