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[10/23/12 - 10:52 AM]
FOX Has 3 of the Top 20 Programs Among Adults 18-34, 4 of the Top 20 Among Teens
FOX spins the numbers for the week of October 15-21.
[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 15 - 21, 2012

Facing rain delays and debate pre-emptions, FOX had the following shows in the Top 20 programs of the week:

· 3 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: THE X FACTOR-WED (No. 15 tie), FOX NEWS: PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ANALYSIS 10/16 (No. 20 tie) and FOX MLB NLCS GAME 6 (No. 20 tie).

· 4 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: THE X FACTOR-WED (No. 8), THE MINDY PROJECT- RAIN DELAY ENCORE (No. 19), RAISING HOPE (No. 20 tie) and FOX NEWS: PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ANALYSIS 10/16 (No. 20 tie).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

7:30-8:04 FOX MLB NLCS PRE-GAME (S): (Adults 18-49: 0.7/2, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:04-11:13 FOX MLB NLCS GAME 2 (S): (Adults 18-49: 1.6/4, 5.6 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 1.5/4, 5.5 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX's MLB NLCS Pre-game posted a 0.7/2 (7:30-8:04p), followed by MLB NLCS Game 2: St. Louis vs. San Francisco, which delivered a 1.6/4 in Adults 18-49 from 8:04-11:13pm.

TUESDAY

8:00-8:30 RAISING HOPE: (A18 49: 1.7/5, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 BEN AND KATE: (A18 49: 1.2/3, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:40 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE (S): SUSTAINED

10:40-10:46 FOX NEWS: DEBATE ANALYSIS (S): (A18 49: 1.8/4, 4.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:46 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.5/4, 3.6 Mil Total Viewers)

On Tuesday, RAISING HOPE opened the night with a 1.7/5 among Adults 18-49, followed by BEN AND KATE which posted a 1.2/3.

Fox News: Presidential Debate '12 No. 2 (sustained) aired from 9-10:40pm, followed by the Fox News Debate Analysis from 10:40-10:46pm (1.8/4).

FOX ranked third on Tuesday night among Adults 18-49 (tie) and Adults 18-34.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-8:02 MLB RAIN DELAY BONUS COVERAGE: SUSTAINED

8:02-8:33 BEN AND KATE - RAIN (RS): (A18 49: 1.2/4, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:33-8:40 MLB RAIN DELAY BONUS COVERAGE: SUSTAINED

8:40-9:47 THE X FACTOR (B): (A18 49: 2.3/6, 6.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:47-9:56 THE MINDY PROJECT - RAIN (RS): (A18 49: 1.7/5, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers)

9:56-10:45 FOX MLB NLCS GAME 3 (SG): (A18 49: 1.4/4, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:45 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.8/5, 5.2 Mil Total Viewers)

Due to rain delays for the MLB NLCS Game 3: San Francisco vs. St. Louis (1.0/4, 4:04-10:45pm), FOX's primetime lineup aired as follows: MLB Rain Delay Coverage (sustained, 8-8:02pm), BEN AND KATE encore special (1.2/4, 8:02-8:33pm), MLB Rain Delay Coverage (sustained, 8:33-8:40pm), THE X FACTOR original (2.3/6, 8:40-9:47pm), THE MINDY PROJECT encore special (1.7/5, 9:47-9:56pm) and NLCS Game 3 Conclusion (9:56-10:45pm).

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49 and No. 2 in Adults 18-34.

THURSDAY

7:30-8:05 FOX MLB NLCS PRE-GAME (S): (Adults 18-49: 0.8/3, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)

8:05-11:20 FOX MLB NLCS GAME 4 (S): (Adults 18-49: 1.6/5, 6.0 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 1.6/5, 6.1 Mil Total Viewers)

On Thursday, FOX ranked third among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 with the MLB NLCS Pre-game (0.8/3) from 7:30-8:05pm, followed by MLB NLCS Game 4: San Francisco vs. St. Louis, which posted 1.6/5 among Adults 18-49 from 8:05-11:20pm.

FRIDAY

7:30-8:04 FOX MLB NLCS PRE-GAME (S): (Adults 18-49: 0.9/4, 2.9 Mil Total Viewers)

8:04-11:15 FOX MLB NLCS GAME 5 (S): (Adults 18-49: 2.0/7, 7.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 2.0/7, 7.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Friday night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Men 18-49/18-34 with the MLB NLCS Pre-game (0.9/4, 7:30-8:04pm) and MLB NLCS Game 5: San Francisco vs. St. Louis, which delivered a 2.0/7 from 8:04-11:15pm.

SATURDAY

7:06-10:12 FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL: (Adults 18-49: 0.8/3, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:12 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 0.7/2, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

On Saturday, FOX ranked No. 2 in Adults 18-49 (tie) with FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

SUNDAY

7:00-7:43 FOX MLB NLCS PRE-GAME (S): (A18 49: 0.7/2, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

7:43-10:47 FOX MLB NLCS GAME 6 (S): (A18 49: 2.2/5, 7.6 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:47 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.9/5, 6.6 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 4 on Sunday night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

MLB NLCS Game 6: St. Louis vs. San Francisco from 7:43-10:47p posted a 2.2/5 in Adults 18-49.

OCTOBER 15 - 21, 2012

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 1.6/5 FOX 1.4/5 FOX 5.5
ABC 2.1/6 ABC 1.5/5 ABC 8.0
CBS 2.5/7 CBS 1.6/5 CBS 10.3
NBC 2.6/7 NBC 2.2/7 NBC 7.5

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

12/13 Season through 10/7 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
BONES 2.2/6 3.2/9 +45%
THE MOB DOCTOR 1.3/3 1.7/4 +31%
RAISING HOPE 1.7/5 2.2/7 +29%
BEN AND KATE 1.8/5 2.2/6 +22%
NEW GIRL 2.8/7 4.2/11 +50%
THE MINDY PROJECT 2.2/6 2.9/8 +32%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 3.5/10 4.2/12 +20%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 3.2/10 4.0/12 +25%
GLEE 2.7/7 4.3/12 +59%
FRINGE 1.0/3 1.7/6 +70%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 2.2/6 2.4/7 +9%
THE SIMPSONS 3.4/9 4.0/10 +18%
BOB'S BURGERS 2.5/6 2.7/7 +8%
FAMILY GUY 3.4/8 4.5/11 +32%
AMERICAN DAD 2.6/6 3.1/7 +19%

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

12/13 Season thru 10/7 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
BONES 7.5 10.1 +34%
THE MOB DOCTOR 4.1 5.4 +30%
RAISING HOPE 3.9 4.8 +24%
BEN AND KATE 3.7 4.5 +21%
NEW GIRL 5.1 7.5 +47%
THE MINDY PROJECT 4.2 5.4 +30%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 9.4 11.0 +17%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 9.3 11.0 +19%
GLEE 6.7 10.0 +50%
FRINGE 3.0 4.6 +50%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 4.5 4.9 +10%
THE SIMPSONS 7.3 8.4 +15%
BOB'S BURGERS 5.2 5.7 +10%
FAMILY GUY 6.6 8.5 +29%
AMERICAN DAD 5.2 6.2 +18%

About Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) is a unit of News Corporation and the leading broadcast television network among Adults 18-49. 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 (TBS)
· BEN & KATE (FOX)
· BOB'S BURGERS (FOX)
· BONES (FOX)
· CFB ON FOX (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FRINGE (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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