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[01/28/14 - 10:02 AM]
"Sleepy Hollow" Finale and Tuesday Comedy Gains Drive Strong Week for FOX
FOX spins the numbers for the week of January 20-26.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 20 - JANUARY 26, 2014

"SLEEPY HOLLOW" FINALE AND TUESDAY COMEDY GAINS DRIVE STRONG WEEK FOR FOX

AMERICAN IDOL XIII Continues to Dominate Wednesday and Thursday Nights

RAKE Premiere Outdelivers FOX's Prior Fall Average

Friday Line-up Gets +27% Boost Week-to-Week with BONES, ENLISTED and RAISING HOPE

Between SLEEPY HOLLOW's finale, the Tuesday comedies jump, AMERICAN IDOL's nightly dominance, RAKE's premiere and the Friday time period shift, FOX was propelled to No. 2 for the week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

On Monday, the SLEEPY HOLLOW season finale led FOX to win the night among Adults 18-49, as well as post week-to-week gains including +10% in Adults 18-49 and +13% among Adults 18-34. The season finale of SLEEPY HOLLOW delivered a 2.3/6 from 8-10p, up +5% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 and +6% in Total Viewers and was the night's highest-rated broadcast drama among Adults 18-49 (tied with Blacklist).

In its regular 9pm hour, SLEEPY HOLLOW outperformed NBC's The Blacklist for the first time by +4% among Adults 18-49 and the series posted its highest delivery in two months among Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers (both since 11/18/13).

On Tuesday, FOX ranked No. 1 for the night among Adults 18-34 and posted week-over-week gains of +31% among Adults 18-49 and +23% among Adults 18-34. FOX delivered its highest Tuesday night performance in Adults 18-49 since premiere week of the 13/14 season. Each one of FOX's Tuesday night comedies ranked No. 1 in its time period among Adults 18-34.

DADS was up +25% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 and +22% in Total Viewers. BROOKLYN NINE-NINE grew +36% week-to-week in Adults 18-49 and +29% in Total Viewers and was the night's highest-rated program among Adults 18-49 (tied). The telecast marks BROOKLYN NINE-NINE highest Adults 18-49 delivery since its premiere (2.6/8, on 9/17/13).

NEW GIRL was up +19% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 and in Total Viewers and was the night's highest-rated program among Adults 18-49 (tied), Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34. THE MINDY PROJECT rose +36% week-to-week in Adults 18-49 and +20% in Total Viewers and posted its highest-rated telecast among Adults 18-49 since November.

On Wednesday, AMERICAN IDOL XIII led the network to win the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key demos. FOX outperformed the second highest-rated networks of the night by +100% in Adults 18-49, +121% in Adults 18-34, +136% in Teens and +68% in Total Viewers.

On Thursday, AMERICAN IDOL XIII and the premiere of RAKE led FOX to win the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key demos. In fact, FOX outperformed the second highest-rated networks of the night by +37% in Adults 18-49, +50% in Adults 18-34, +70% in Teens and +9% in Total Viewers.

AMERICAN IDOL was the highest-rated program of the night, outperforming the No. 2 programs by +13% in Adults 18-49, +28% in Adults 18-34 and +50% in Teens. The debut of RAKE at 9p (1.7/5) was even with Glee's Fall'13 average in the time period with originals among Adults 18-49, while up +52% from Glee's Fall'13 average in the time period in Total Viewers. In its half-hours, RAKE ranked No. 2 at 9p and won the 9:30 half hour outright in Adults 18-49.

FOX's Friday line-up ranked No. 2 in Friday prime, up +27% week-to-week. At 8p, BONES gained +20% versus the previous Friday. ENLISTED in its new time period grew +67% week-to-week (vs. 0.6/2), followed, by RAISING HOPE (0.8/2) which gained one-tenth versus the previous week and its prior season average in the time period (vs. 0.7/2).

On Saturday, UFC ON FOX posted a 1.5/5 among Adults 18-49 and led the network to rank No. 1 in Adults 18-49 for the night.

Overall, FOX had:

· 5 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: AMERICAN IDOL Wed. (No. 2), AMERICAN IDOL Thurs. (No. 4 tie), SLEEPY HOLLOW (No. 10), SLEEPY HOLLOW SP 1/20 at 8 PM (No. 14 tie) and FAMILY GUY (No. 18).

· 11 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: AMERICAN IDOL Wed. (No. 3), AMERICAN IDOL Thurs. (No. 6), FAMILY GUY (No. 8), NEW GIRL (No. 9), SLEEPY HOLLOW (No. 12 tie), BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (No. 12 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 14 tie), SLEEPY HOLLOW SP 1/20 at 8 PM (No. 14 tie), THE MINDY PROJECT (No. 18 tie), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 18 tie) and THE SIMPSONS (No. 18 tie).

· 7 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: AMERICAN IDOL Wed. (No. 3), AMERICAN IDOL Thurs. (No. 4), THE SIMPSONS (No. 6 tie), FAMILY GUY (No. 8 tie), BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (No. 16 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 16 tie) and BOB'S BURGERS (No. 20 tie).

· 2 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: AMERICAN IDOL Wed. (No. 4) and AMERICAN IDOL Thurs. (No. 6).

Program and Nightly Highlights

Monday: FOX won the night among Adults 18-49. FOX posted week-to-week gains in Adults 18-49 (+10%, 2.3/6 vs. 2.1/6 for Almost Human/Sleepy Hollow) and Adults 18-34 (+13%, 1.7/5 vs. 1.5/5).

The season finale of SLEEPY HOLLOW delivered a 2.3/6 from 8-10p, up +5% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (1/13/14, 2.2/6, 9-10p). SLEEPY HOLLOW was also up +6% week-to- week in Total Viewers (6.9 Mil vs. 6.5 Mil, 9-10p on 1/13/14).

SLEEPY HOLLOW's 2-hour season finale was the night's highest-rated broadcast drama among Adults 18-49 (tied with Blacklist). In its regular 9pm hour, SLEEPY HOLLOW outperformed NBC's The Blacklist for the first time among Adults 18-49 (2.4/6 vs 2.3/6, +4%).

SLEEPY HOLLOW grew +9% in its second hour versus its first in Adults 18-49 (2.4/6 vs. 2.2/6) and +3% in its second hour in Total Viewers (7.0 vs. 6.8 Mil). SLEEPY HOLLOW posted its highest delivery in two months among Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers (both since 11/18/13).

Tuesday: FOX ranked No. 2 among Adults 18-49 for the night, rising to No. 1 among Adults 18-34. FOX posted week-over-week gains in Adults 18-49 (+31%, 1.7/4 vs. 1.3/4 for Dads/Brooklyn Nine-Nine/New Girl/Mindy Project) and Adults 18-34 (+23%, 1.6/5 vs. 1.3/4). FOX delivered its highest Tuesday night performance in Adults 18-49 since premiere week of the 13/14 season. Each one of FOX's Tuesday night comedies ranked No. 1 in its time period among Adults 18-34.

DADS (1.5/4) was up +25% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (1/14/14, 1.2/4) and +22% in Total Viewers (3.9 vs. 3.2 Mil on 1/14/14).

BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (1.9/5) grew +36% week-to-week in Adults 18-49 (1/14/14, 1.4/4) and +29% in Total Viewers (4.5 vs. 3.5 Mil on 1/14/14). BROOKLYN NINE-NINE was the night's highest-rated program among Adults 18-49 (tied), Men 18-49 and Men 18-34. The telecast marks BROOKLYN NINE-NINE highest Adults 18-49 delivery since its premiere (2.6/8, on 9/17/13).

NEW GIRL (1.9/5) was up +19% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (1/14/14, 1.6/4). At 3.8 Mil, NEW GIRL was up +19% from week-to-week in Total Viewers (1/14/14, 3.2 Mil). NEW GIRL was the night's highest-rated program among Adults 18-49 (tied), Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34.

THE MINDY PROJECT (1.5/4) rose +36% week-to-week in Adults 18-49 (1/14/14, 1.1/3) and +20% in Total Viewers (3.0 vs. 2.5 Mil on 1/14/14). THE MINDY PROJECT's posted its highest rated telecast among Adults 18-49 since November (1.5/4, on 11/5/13).

Wednesday: FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key demos. In fact, FOX outperformed the second highest-rated networks of the night by +100% in Adults 18-49 (4.0/11 vs. 2.0/5 for ABC), +121% in Adults 18-34 (3.1/10 vs. 1.4/5 for ABC), +136% in Teens (2.6/10 vs. 1.1/4 for Univision) and +68% in Total Viewers (13.3 vs. 7.9 Mil for CBS).

AMERICAN IDOL (4.0/11) was up +3% from its previous telecast on Thursday night among Adults 18-49 (1/16/14, 3.9/12).

AMERICAN IDOL was the highest-rated program of the night, outperforming the No. 2 programs by +18% in Adults 18-49 (4.0/11 vs. 3.4/9 for Modern Family), +24% in Adults 18-34 (3.1/10 vs. 2.5/8 for Modern Family), +44% in Teens (2.6/10 vs. 1.8/7 for Modern Family) and +28% in Total Viewers (13.3 vs. 10.4 Mil for Criminal Minds.)

Thursday: FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key demos. In fact, FOX outperformed the second highest-rated networks of the night by +37% in Adults 18-49 (2.6/7 vs. 1.9/5 for CBS), +50% in Adults 18-34 (1.8/6 vs. 1.2/4 for Univision), +70% in Teens (1.7/6 vs. 1.0/4 for CBS) and +9% in Total Viewers (9.7 vs. 8.9 Mil for CBS).

AMERICAN IDOL (3.4/10) was the highest-rated program of the night, outperforming the No. 2 programs by +13% in Adults 18-49 (3.4/10 vs. 3.0/9 for Big Bang Theory 8p), +28% in Adults 18-34 (2.3/8 vs. 1.8/6 for Big Bang Theory 8p) and +50% in Teens (2.4/9 vs. 1.6/6 for Big Bang Theory 9p).

The debut of RAKE at 9p (1.7/5) was even with Glee's Fall'13 average in the time period with originals among Adults 18-49 (vs. 1.7/5), while up +52% from Glee's Fall'13 average in the time period in Total Viewers (7.0 vs. 4.6 Mil). In its half-hours, RAKE ranked No. 2 at 9p and won the 9:30 half hour outright in Adults 18-49.

Friday: FOX ranked No. 2 in Friday prime, up +27% week-to-week (1.4/4 vs. 1.1/4).

At 8p, BONES (1.8/6) gained +20% versus the previous Friday (vs. 1.5/5). ENLISTED (1.0/3) grew +67% week-to-week (vs. 0.6/2) in its new 9p half-hour, up two-tenths from Raising Hope's prior season average at 9p (vs. 0.8/2). At 9:30p, RAISING HOPE (0.8/2) gained one-tenth versus the previous week and its prior season average in the time period (vs. 0.7/2).

Saturday: FOX ranked No. 1 in Adults 18-49 on Saturday night with UFC ON FOX (1.5/5).

Sunday: With competition including the Grammys and the NFC-AFC Pro-Bowl, FOX (1.3/3) tied ABC as the No. 3 broadcast network in Sunday prime among Adults 18-49 with encores of BOB'S BURGERS (0.6/2) and AMERICAN DAD (0.8/2) followed by originals of THE SIMPSONS (1.7/4), BOB'S BURGERS (1.5/3), FAMILY GUY (2.0/5) and AMERICAN DAD (1.5/4).

FOX Program Ratings of the Week

JANUARY 20 - JANUARY 26, 2014

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 2.0/6 FOX 1.7/5 FOX 6.1
ABC 1.4/4 ABC 1.0/3 ABC 5.4
CBS 2.7/7 CBS 2.1/7 CBS 11.3
NBC 1.7/5 NBC 1.3/4 NBC 6.0
CW 0.7/2 CW 0.6/2 CW 1.7
UNI 1.1/3 UNI 0.9/3 UNI 2.9
TEL 0.6/2 TEL 0.5/2 TEL 1.4

About Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) is a unit of News Corporation. FOX has ranked No. 1 in the key adult demographic for the 8 of the past 10 seasons and continues 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)
· BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (NBC)
· DADS (FOX)
· ENLISTED (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· MINDY PROJECT, THE (HULU)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· RAISING HOPE (FOX)
· RAKE (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· SLEEPY HOLLOW (FOX)





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