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[04/16/13 - 11:18 AM]
"American Idol," "New Girl" and "The Mindy Project" Grow Week-to-Week
FOX spins the numbers for the week of April 8-14.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 8 - 14, 2013

"AMERICAN IDOL," "NEW GIRL" AND "THE MINDY PROJECT" GROW WEEK-TO-WEEK

"GLEE" DELIVERS HIGHEST RATINGS IN FIVE WEEKS; UP +20% VERSUS LAST ORIGINAL

FOX Ranks No. 2 for the Week

FOX's week was highlighted by strong performances from AMERICAN IDOL, BONES, THE FOLLOWING, HELL'S KITCHEN, GLEE, NEW GIRL and THE MINDY PROJECT. AMERICAN IDOL was up on both Wednesday and Thursday nights and won its thirteenth consecutive Wednesday night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. On Tuesday, NEW GIRL grew +10% among Adults 18-49 and THE MINDY PROJECT grew versus their performance last Thursday. On Thursday, GLEE had its highest delivery in five weeks among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and was up + 20% from the previous week.

For the week, FOX had:

· 6 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 5 tie), AMERICAN IDOL- Wed (No. 5 tie), FAMILY GUY (No. 12), GLEE (No. 14), THE FOLLOWING (No. 18 tie) and NEW GIRL (No. 18 tie).

· 11 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: FAMILY GUY (No. 5), NEW GIRL (No. 6 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 6 tie), AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 8 tie), AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 8 tie), GLEE (No. 10), THE SIMPSONS (No. 14 tie), THE FOLLOWING (No. 14 tie), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 17), HELL'S KITCHEN (No. 20 tie) and THE MINDY PROJECT (No. 20 tie).

· 8 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 4 tie), FAMILY GUY (No. 4 tie), AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 6 tie), GLEE (No. 6 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 8), THE SIMPSONS (No. 13), BOB'S BURGERS (No. 14) and THE CLEVELAND SHOW (No. 18).

· 2 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 6) and AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 9).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 BONES (R): (A18 49: 1.1/3, 4.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 THE FOLLOWING: (A18 49: 2.2/6, 6.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.6/4, 5.3 Mil Total Viewers)

THE FOLLOWING posted a 2.2/6 in Adults 18-49 was the highest rated drama of the night among Adults 18-34.

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 HELL'S KITCHEN: (A18-49: 1.9/6, 4.5 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, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.9/5, 4.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-34 and No. 1 with Men 18-34.

At 8p, HELL'S KITCHEN posted a 1.9/6 in Adults 18-49.

NEW GIRL (2.2/6) grew +10% from last Thursday's post-Idol special (2.0/6). In the 9p half hour, NEW GIRL ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-34 and placed second in Adults 18-49. NEW GIRL was the second-highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-34.

THE MINDY PROJECT (1.5/4) increased +15% from last Tuesday (1.3/3) and last Thursday in Adults 18-49 (1.3/4). THE MINDY PROJECT ranked No. 1 in its time period among Adults 18-34 (tie).

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18 49: 3.2/9, 12.2 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 1 for the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens, Total Viewers and all key demos. This marks the thirteenth straight Wednesday FOX has ranked No. 1 in Adults 18-49.

AMERICAN IDOL (3.2/9) was the No. 1 program of the night among Teens and Total Viewers, ranking No. 2 in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34. AMERICAN IDOL improved +3% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers.

THURSDAY

8:00-9:01 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18 49: 3.2/10, 13.2 Mil Total Viewers)

9:01-10:01 GLEE: (A18 49: 2.4/7, 6.7 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:01 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 2.8/8, 10.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won Thursday night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens, Total Viewers and all key men and women demos. FOX outperformed the No. 2 network of the night by +47% in Adults 18-49 (2.8/8 vs. 1.9/6 for CBS) and +57% in Adults 18-34 (2.2/7 vs. 1.4/5 for NBC).

Gaining for the second Thursday in a row, AMERICAN IDOL (3.2/10) rose +10% from the week prior (2.9/9). AMERICAN IDOL was the night's highest rated program among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and Total Viewers. This marks AMERICAN IDOL's highest rated Thursday telecast in four weeks among Adults 18-49 and seven weeks in Total Viewers.

GLEE (2.4/7) grew +20% from its most recent original in Adults 18-49 (vs. 2.0/5 on 3/21/13). This marks GLEE's highest delivery in five weeks among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34. GLEE led its time period among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key female demos.

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (R): (A18 49: 0.7/3, 2.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (RS): (A18 49: 1.0/3, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 0.8/3, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)

On Friday, FOX placed No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49 (tie) with back-to-back repeats of KITCHEN NIGHTMARES at 8p (0.7/3) and 9p (1.0/3).

SATURDAY

7:49-11:20 NASCAR: TEXAS 500 (S): (A18-49: 1.6/6, 6.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (A18 49: 1.6/6, 6.2 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX placed No. 1 for the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens (tie) with NASCAR: TEXAS 500 (1.6/6).

SUNDAY

7:00-7:30 BOB'S BURGERS (R): (A18-49: 0.7/2, 1.7 Mil Total Viewers)

7:30-7:59 THE CLEVELAND SHOW: (A18-49: 1.2/4, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)

7:59-8:30 THE SIMPSONS: (A18-49: 1.8/5, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 BOB'S BURGERS: (A18-49: 1.6/4, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 FAMILY GUY: (A18-49: 2.5/6, 5.0 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 AMERICAN DAD: (A18-49: 2.1/5, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.7/5, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 1 for the night among Adults 18-34 (tie) and Teens, placing second among Adults 18-49. FOX ranked No. 1 in each 8-10p half hour among Adults 18-34 and Teens.

An encore of BOB'S BURGERS at 7p (0.7/2) was followed by THE CLEVELAND SHOW at 730p (1.2/4).

At 8p, THE SIMPSONS did a 1.8/5 in Adults 18-49, while BOB'S BURGERS posted a 1.6/4 at 8:30p.

FAMILY GUY delivered a 2.5/6 in Adults 18-49 and was the highest rated program of the night among Teens, ranking No. 2 with Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34. FAMILY GUY was the highest rated entertainment program of the night among Adults 18-49. FAMILY GUY ranked No. 1 in its time period among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens, Women 18-34 and all key male demos.

At 9:30p, AMERICAN DAD did a 2.1/5 in Adults 18-49. AMERICAN DAD ranked No. 1 in its time period among Adults 18-34 and Teens.

APRIL 8 - 14, 2013

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18 49 ADULTS 18 34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 1.9/6 FOX 1.5/5 FOX 6.0
ABC 1.3/4 ABC 0.9/3 ABC 5.9
CBS 2.4/7 CBS 1.6/6 CBS 10.8
NBC 1.7/5 NBC 1.3/4 NBC 5.1

12/13 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 3/31/13) among Adults 18-49:

12/13 Season through 3/31 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
BONES 2.2/6 3.0/8 +36%
THE MOB DOCTOR 1.0/2 1.3/3 +30%
THE FOLLOWING 2.8/7 4.5/11 +61%
HELL'S KITCHEN 2.0/6 2.8/9 +40%
RAISING HOPE 1.6/5 2.1/6 +31%
BEN AND KATE 1.3/4 1.6/4 +23%
NEW GIRL 2.3/6 3.8/10 +65%
THE MINDY PROJECT 1.6/4 2.3/6 +44%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 4.4/12 5.2/15 +18%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 3.1/9 3.6/10 +16%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 4.0/12 4.8/14 +20%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 2.9/8 3.4/10 +17%
GLEE 2.3/6 3.6/10 +57%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 1.1/4 1.5/5 +36%
FRINGE 1.0/3 1.6/5 +60%
TOUCH 0.7/2 1.1/3 +57%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 1.5/4 1.7/5 +13%
THE SIMPSONS 2.8/7 3.2/8 +14%
BOB'S BURGERS 2.0/5 2.3/6 +15%
FAMILY GUY 2.8/7 3.8/9 +36%
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 3/31/13) among Total Viewers:

12/13 Season thru 3/31 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
BONES 7.9 10.3 +30%
THE MOB DOCTOR 3.6 4.6 +29%
THE FOLLOWING 8.5 12.5 +46%
HELL'S KITCHEN 5.0 6.4 +29%
RAISING HOPE 3.8 4.8 +25%
BEN AND KATE 2.8 3.4 +21%
NEW GIRL 4.4 6.8 +55%
THE MINDY PROJECT 3.2 4.2 +33%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 14.2 16.2 +14%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 8.6 9.9 +15%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 13.5 15.4 +15%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 8.5 9.7 +14%
GLEE 5.9 8.8 +48%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.2 3.9 +23%
FRINGE 2.8 4.3 +52%
TOUCH 2.7 3.9 +45%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 3.2 3.5 +12%
THE SIMPSONS 5.9 6.8 +15%
BOB'S BURGERS 4.3 4.8 +12%
FAMILY GUY 5.6 7.3 +30%
AMERICAN DAD 4.5 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 (TBS)
· AMERICAN IDOL (ABC)
· BOB'S BURGERS (FOX)
· BONES (FOX)
· CLEVELAND SHOW, THE (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FOLLOWING, THE (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· HELL'S KITCHEN (FOX)
· KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (FOX)
· MINDY PROJECT, THE (HULU)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)





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