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[04/08/14 - 09:58 AM]
FOX Has 4 of the Top 20 Programs Among Adults 18-34
FOX spins the numbers for the week of March 31-April 6.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 31 - APRIL 6, 2014

FOX's week was highlighted by strong performances by AMERICAN IDOL XIII, COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY, HELL'S KITCHEN and the series finale of RAISING HOPE.

Overall, FOX had:

· 1 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: FAMILY GUY (No. 17).

· 4 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: FAMILY GUY (No. 4), THE SIMPSONS (No. 11), COSMOS (No. 15) and AMERICAN IDOL Wed (No. 19).

· 3 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: FAMILY GUY (No. 8), THE SIMPSONS (No. 10) and AMERICAN IDOL Thurs (No. 18).

Program and Nightly Highlights

Monday: BONES (1.5/4) gained one-tenth week to week. THE FOLLOWING (1.4/4) matched its last two telecasts. FOX ranked No. 4 in prime among Adults 18-49, posting a 1.5/4.

Tuesday: At 8p, GLEE delivered a 0.9/3 in Adults 18-49, leading into an hour of THE MINDY PROJECT (1.0/3). FOX ranked No. 5 in prime among Adults 18-49 (0.9/3).

Wednesday: With the Top 8 performing, AMERICAN IDOL-WED delivered a 2.1/6 in Adults 18-49. Edged out by CBS (2.2/7), FOX (2.1/6) was the No. 2 broadcast prime network for the night among Adults 18-49.

Thursday: HELL'S KITCHEN (1.8/6) performed in-line with its prior two telecasts. AMERICAN IDOL posted a 1.7/5 in Adults 18-49, while Surviving Jack posted a 1.2/3 in week two. FOX (1.6/5) ranked as the No. 3 broadcast prime net among Adults 18-49.

Friday: An encore KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (0.8/3) was followed by the series finale telecasts of RAISING HOPE which delivered 0.6/2 at both 9p and 9:30pm. FOX ranked No. 5 in prime (0.7/2).

Saturday: FOX ranked No. 5 (tie) in Saturday prime with back-to-back episodes of RAKE (0.2/1 each).

Sunday: FOX was the No. 3 broadcast prime net among Adults 18-49. Week five of COSMOS (1.5/4) remained even from the previous Sunday (five week trend: 2.1/5 > 2.0/5 > 1.7/4 > 1.5/4 > 1.5/4). Versus last week, FAMILY GUY (2.3/6) was up two-tenths of a rating point. BOB'S BURGERS posted a 0.9/3, while AMERICAN DAD delivered a 1.2/4. At 8p, THE SIMPSONS (1.9/5) remained even.

FOX Program Ratings of the Week

MARCH 31 - APRIL 6, 2014

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 1.2/4 FOX 1.0/4 FOX 4.0
ABC 1.6/5 ABC 1.1/4 ABC 6.4
CBS 2.1/6 CBS 1.5/5 CBS 10.1
NBC 1.5/4 NBC 1.0/4 NBC 5.7
CW 0.4/1 CW 0.3/1 CW 1.2
UNI 1.1/3 UNI 0.9/3 UNI 2.8
TEL 0.5/1 TEL 0.4/1 TEL 1.2

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)
· COSMOS (NGC)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FOLLOWING, THE (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· HELL'S KITCHEN (FOX)
· KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (FOX)
· MINDY PROJECT, THE (HULU)
· RAISING HOPE (FOX)
· RAKE (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· SURVIVING JACK (FOX)





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