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[02/26/13 - 12:31 PM]
FOX Ranks No. 2 for Week Among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens
FOX spins the numbers for the week of February 18-24.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF FEB 18 - 24, 2013

"THE FOLLOWING" RANKS AS HIGHEST-RATED DRAMA ON MONDAY NIGHT

"AMERICAN IDOL" WINS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS AMONG DEMOS

FOX RANKS NO. 2 FOR WEEK AMONG ADULTS 18-49, ADULTS 18-34 AND TEENS

FOX's week was propelled by strong performances from THE FOLLOWING, BONES and AMERICAN IDOL which led the network to rank No. 2 for the week among all key demos.

On Monday, THE FOLLOWING was the highest-rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49 and posted its second highest rating to date among Adults 18-34. AMERICAN IDOL was the highest-rated program of the night on Wednesday among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

FOX ranked No. 2 for the week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

For the week, FOX had:

· 3 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 5), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 7 tie) and THE FOLLOWING (No. 15 tie).

· 5 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 5), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 7 tie), NEW GIRL (No. 11 tie), THE FOLLOWING (No. 13) and BONES (No. 19).

· 6 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 3), AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 4), FAMILY GUY ENCORE (No. 9 tie), AMERICAN DAD ENCORE (No. 12 tie), THE FOLLOWING (No. 15 tie) and THE SIMPSONS ENCORE (No. 18 tie).

· 2 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 7) and AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 9).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 BONES: (A18 49: 2.2/6, 8.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 THE FOLLOWING: (A18 49: 2.9/7, 8.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 2.5/6, 8.4 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night in Adults 18-49, No. 2 in Adults 18-34 and No. 1 among Men 18-34. THE FOLLOWING was the highest-rated drama of the night in Adults 18-49 for the fifth straight Monday.

BONES posted a 2.2/6 in Adults 18-49 and grew by +18% among Adults 18-34.

At 9p, THE FOLLOWING (2.9/7) grew +21% among Adults 18-49 and +14% among Adults 18-34. THE FOLLOWING posted its second highest rating to date among Adults 18-34.

TUESDAY

8:00-8:30 RAISING HOPE: (A18 49: 1.5/4, 3.7 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 NEW GIRL (RS): (A18 49: 1.2/3, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 NEW GIRL: (A18 49: 2.2/6, 4.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 THE MINDY PROJECT: (A18 49: 1.6/4, 3.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.6/4, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night in Adults 18-49 and won the night in Adults 18-34. NEW GIRL was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-34.

RAISING HOPE posted a 1.5/4 at 8p. At 8:30p, a NEW GIRL ENCORE delivered a 1.2/3.

NEW GIRL at 9p posted a 2.2/6 in Adults 18-49. THE MINDY PROJECT delivered a 1.6/4 in Adults 18-49 at 9:30p.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18 49: 4.1/11, 14.4 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key demos. FOX outperformed the No. 2 networks of the night by +64% in Adults 18-49 (4.1/11 vs. 2.5/7 for CBS) and +113% in Adults 18-34 (3.2/11 vs. 1.5/5 for ABC). Through its first six weeks, AMERICAN IDOL has given FOX the six highest-rated Wednesdays of the 12/13 season on any network.

The first girls 'Sudden Death' round on AMERICAN IDOL posted a 4.1/11 in Adults 18-49 and gained +7% in Total Viewers week-to-week (14.4 vs. 13.5 Mil). AMERICAN IDOL was also up +14% in Teens from the previous week (3.2/11 vs. 2.8/11). AMERICAN IDOL was the highest-rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Teens and most key demos.

THURSDAY

8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18 49: 3.9/11, 13.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and key female demos and outperformed the No. 2 network of the night, CBS by +18% in Adults 18-49 (3.9/11 vs. 3.3/9) and +38% in Adults 18-34 (2.9/9 vs. 2.1/7). FOX tied for the second highest rated Thursday night on any network with entertainment programming this season among Adults 18-49.

AMERICAN IDOL posted a 3.9/11 in Adults 18-49, up +5% from the previous week's one-hour telecast (3.7/12). American Idol's 20-hour average (Most Current ratings) year to year is up +2% in Adults 18-34 (4.5/14 vs. 4.4/14).

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES: (A18 49: 1.1/4, 3.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 TOUCH: (A18 49: 0.7/2, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 0.9/3, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)

On Friday, FOX placed No. 4 for the night among Adults 18-49 and No. 3 among Adults 18-34 (tie).

KITCHEN NIGHTMARES posted a 1.1/4 in Adults 18-49 and was No. 1 in both Adults 18-34 and Teens (both ties) in its time period.

TOUCH delivered a 0.7/2 at 9p.

SATURDAY

8:00-8:30 COPS: (A18-49: 1.0/4, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 COPS 2 (R): (A18-49: 1.0/4, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 THE FOLLOWING (R): (A18-49: 0.4/1, 1.7 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 0.7/2, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 on Saturday night among Adults 18-49 (tie) and Adults 18-34 (tie).

COPS and COPS 2 each posted a 1.0/4.

An encore of THE FOLLOWING posted a 0.4/1.

SUNDAY

7:00-7:30 BOB'S BURGERS (R): (A18-49: 1.0/3, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

7:30-8:00 THE CLEVELAND SHOW (R): (A18-49: 1.2/3, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-8:30 THE SIMPSONS (R): (A18-49: 1.6/4, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 THE CLEVELAND SHOW (RP): (A18-49: 1.4/3, 2.9 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 FAMILY GUY (R): (A18-49: 1.5/3, 3.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 AMERICAN DAD (R): (A18-49: 1.3/3, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.3/3, 2.9 Mil Total Viewers)

Airing against the 85th Annual Academy Awards on ABC, FOX ranked No. 2 for the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

FOX aired encores of BOB'S BURGERS (1.0/3), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (1.2/3), THE SIMPSONS (1.6/4), a second THE CLEVELAND SHOW (1.4/3), FAMILY GUY (1.5/3) and AMERICAN DAD (1.3/3).

FEBRUARY 18 - 24, 2013

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 2.1/6 FOX 1.8/6 FOX 6.6
ABC 3.4/9 ABC 2.7/9 ABC 11.3
CBS 2.0/6 CBS 1.2/4 CBS 9.6
NBC 1.2/3 NBC 0.9/3 NBC 3.8

12/13 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 2/10/13) among Adults 18-49:

12/13 Season through 2/10 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
BONES 2.2/6 3.1/8 +41%
THE MOB DOCTOR 1.0/2 1.3/3 +30%
THE FOLLOWING 3.1/8 5.0/12 +61%
RAISING HOPE 1.7/5 2.2/6 +29%
BEN AND KATE 1.3/4 1.6/4 +23%
NEW GIRL 2.3/6 3.8/10 +65%
THE MINDY PROJECT 1.7/4 2.3/6 +35%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 5.4/15 6.4/17 +19%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 3.1/9 3.6/10 +16%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 5.0/14 6.0/17 +20%
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%
TOUCH 0.9/3 1.3/4 +44%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 1.6/4 1.8/5 +13%
THE SIMPSONS 3.0/7 3.4/9 +13%
BOB'S BURGERS 2.1/5 2.4/6 +14%
FAMILY GUY 2.9/7 3.9/9 +34%
AMERICAN DAD 2.2/5 2.7/6 +23%

12/13 FOX Programs: Live +7 in Total Viewers
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 2/10/13) among Total Viewers:

12/13 Season thru 2/10 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
BONES 7.8 10.2 +31%
THE MOB DOCTOR 3.6 4.6 +29%
THE FOLLOWING 9.8 14.2 +44%
RAISING HOPE 3.9 4.8 +25%
BEN AND KATE 2.8 3.4 +21%
NEW GIRL 4.4 6.9 +55%
THE MINDY PROJECT 3.2 4.3 +33%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 16.0 18.3 +14%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 8.6 9.9 +15%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 15.1 17.6 +17%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 8.5 9.7 +14%
GLEE 6.0 8.9 +49%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.2 3.9 +23%
FRINGE 2.8 4.3 +52%
TOUCH 3.6 4.8 +33%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 3.3 3.7 +12%
THE SIMPSONS 6.4 7.3 +14%
BOB'S BURGERS 4.4 4.9 +11%
FAMILY GUY 5.8 7.5 +30%
AMERICAN DAD 4.6 5.4 +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)
· BOB'S BURGERS (FOX)
· BONES (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· COPS (FOX NATION)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FOLLOWING, THE (FOX)
· KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (FOX)
· MINDY PROJECT, THE (HULU)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· RAISING HOPE (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· TOUCH (FOX)





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