Solid performances by returning shows HOUSE and GLEE, the HELL’S KITCHEN milestone 100th episode and newcomer RAISING HOPE, along with week over week growth on its Thursday night gave FOX a very close No. 2 finish (2.6/8 vs. CBS’ 2.7/8) among Adults 18-49 and a weekly win among Adults 18-34 and Teens. FOX ranks second among Adults 18-49 so far this Fall.
Key weekly highlights:
On Monday, HOUSE was the highest-rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49 for the fourth week in a row and the highest-rated program of the night outright among Adults 18-34.
FOX won its fourth consecutive Tuesday last week among Adults 18-49 with its new comedy block on the night. GLEE grew week over week and showed significant gains compared to its average last Fall with originals (+42%, vs. 3.3/9), while new comedy RAISING HOPE remained steady at 9pm.
Wednesday’s two-hour block of HELL’S KITCHEN, including the show’s milestone 100th episode, held its audience week over week, tying as its highest rating among Adults 18-49 so far this season. In fact, HELL’S KITCHEN is the only 4-net reality program to show growth from its premiere at this point in the season. FOX won Wednesday night among Adults 18-34 and Teens.
FOX’s Thursday night made gains from last week among Total Viewers, led by a +4% week over week increase by BONES.
On Sunday, FOX’s MLB NLCS GAME 2 posted a 2.7 rating among Adults 18-49 from 8:15-11:22p, showing growth of +93% compared to the equivalent NLCS Game 2 on TBS last year on Friday, 10/16/09 at 4pm (1.4).
10/11 FOX Scripted Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Comparing Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (now available through 10/03/10), FOX’s scripted programs have shown significant increases among Adults 18-49:
10/11 Season thru 10/03 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
House 4.0/11 5.2/13 +30%
Glee 5.8/16 6.9/18 +19%
Raising Hope 3.1/8 3.5/9 +13%
Running Wilde 2.2/6 2.4/6 +9%
Bones 2.6/8 3.4/10 +31%
Fringe 2.0/6 2.9/7 +45%
Good Guys 0.8/3 1.1/4 +38%
Simpsons 3.9/11 4.3/11 +10%
Cleveland 3.1/8 3.4/8 +10%
Family Guy 4.3/10 5.1/12 +19%
American Dad 3.0/7 3.4/8 +13%
10/11 FOX Scripted Programs: Live +7 in Total Viewers
Comparing Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (now available through 10/03/10), FOX’s scripted programs have shown significant increases among Total Viewers:
10/11 Season thru 10/03 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
House 10.5 13.0 +24%
Glee 13.0 15.4 +18%
Raising Hope 7.2 8.1 +13%
Running Wilde 5.0 5.5 +10%
Bones 9.8 11.9 +21%
Fringe 5.5 7.4 +35%
Good Guys 2.6 3.4 +31%
Simpsons 8.2 8.9 +9%
Cleveland 6.7 7.1 +6%
Family Guy 8.8 10.1 +15%
American Dad 6.2 6.9 +11%
Weekly Program Rankers
FOX had 3 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: GLEE (No. 3), HOUSE (No. 12) and HELL’S KITCHEN (No. 20).
FOX had 5 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: GLEE (No. 2), HOUSE (No. 6), HELL’S KITCHEN (No. 9), FOX MLB NLCS GAME 2 PRE (No. 15 tie) and HELL’S KITCHEN- WED 8P (No. 15 tie).
FOX had 4 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: GLEE (No. 1), RAISING HOPE (No. 5) HELL’S KITCHEN (No. 10) and HELL’S KITCHEN- WED 8P (No. 18).
FOX had 1 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: GLEE (No. 18).
Week 9/27-10/03/10: Live+7
NIGHTLY AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS – OCTOBER 11 – 17, 2010
MONDAY
8:00-9:00 HOUSE: (A18-49: 3.6/10, 9.7 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 LIE TO ME: (A18-49: 1.9/5, 5.4 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 2.7/7, 7.6 Mil Total Viewers)
Airing against competitive NFL and MLB sports programming, FOX ranked No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34 (tie).
HOUSE posted a 3.6/10 and was the highest rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49, outperforming ABC’s Castle, CBS’ Hawaii Five-O and NBC’s Chuck, The Event and Chase and was the highest rated program of the night outright in Adults 18-34. HOUSE ranked No. 2 in the 8p hour among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34.
LIE TO ME at 9p delivered a 1.9/5 among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 4 in the 9p hour among Adults 18-49.
TUESDAY
8:00-9:01 GLEE: (A18-49: 4.7/13, 11.4 Mil Total Viewers)
9:01-9:31 RAISING HOPE: (A18-49: 2.5/6, 6.0 Mil Total Viewers)
9:31-10:00 RUNNING WILDE: (A18-49: 1.4/4, 3.3 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 3.3/9, 8.1 Mil Total Viewers)
FOX ranked No. 1 for the night among Adults 18-49 (tie), Adults 18-34 and Teens.
GLEE posted a 4.7/13 and was the highest rated program of the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. GLEE was up +0.1 rating point compared to the previous week in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.
GLEE won the 8p hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.
At 9p RAISING HOPE delivered a 2.5/6 among Adults 18-49, on par with the previous week. RAISING HOPE ranked No. 4 in the half hour among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34 (tie) and No. 2 in Teens.
RUNNING WILDE at 9:30p posted a 1.4/4 among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 4 in the 9:30p half hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and No. 2 in Teens.
WEDNESDAY
8:00-10:00 HELL’S KITCHEN: (A18-49: 3.1/9, 6.8 Mil Total Viewers)
HELL’S KITCHEN posted a 3.1/9 for the night among Adults 18-49 and maintained its performance from the previous week (3.1/9).
HELL’S KITCHEN is the only 4-net reality program to be up from its premiere at this point in the season.
Back to back episodes of HELL’S KITCHEN gave FOX the No. 2 rank for the night among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34 and Teens.
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 BONES: (A18-49: 2.6/8, 9.6 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 FRINGE: (A18-49: 2.0/5, 5.2 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 2.3/7, 7.4 Mil Total Viewers)
BONES posted a 2.6/8 among Adults 18-49 on par with its average this season (2.6/8). In Total Viewers BONES grew +4% compared to the previous week (9.6 vs. 9.2 Mil.) BONES ranked No. 2 in the 8p hour among Adults 18-49 (tie) and Adults 18-34 (tie) and No. 1 in Women 18-34.
At 9p FRINGE delivered a 2.0/5, also on par with its prior season average (2.0/5) and the previous week in Adults 18-49 (2.0/5). FRINGE ranked No. 4 in the hour among Adults 18-49.
FOX ranked No. 4 for the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.
FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 HOUSE (R): (A18-49: 0.7/3, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 GOOD GUYS: (A18-49: 0.8/3, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 0.8/3, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)
At 8p an encore HOUSE posted a 0.7/3 among Adults 18-49 and THE GOOD GUYS posted a 0.8/3 at 9p.
FOX ranked No. 5 for the night in Adults 18-49 and No. 3 among Adults 18-34 (tie).
SATURDAY
7:52-11:01 NLCS GAME 1 (GIANTS&PHILLIES) (S): (A18-49: 2.1/7, 7.1 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 2.2/7, 7.3 Mil Total Viewers)
MLB NLCS GAME 1 on FOX posted a 2.1/7 rating among Adults 18-49 from 7:52-11:01p.
FOX ranked No. 1 for the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and all key demos.
SUNDAY
7:00-7:10 NFL OVER-RUN (C): (A18-49: 10.5/34, 28.6 Mil Total Viewers)
7:10-8:00 THE OT: (A18-49: 4.3/14, 11.3 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-8:15 NLCS PRE-GAME (S): (A18-49: 2.8/8, 8.7 Mil Total Viewers)
8:15-11:22 NLCS GAME 2 (GIANTS&PHILLIES) (S): (A18-49: 2.7/7, 8.8 Mil Total Viewers)
7:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 3.4/9, 10.5 Mil Total Viewers)
MLB NLCS GAME 2 on FOX posted a 2.7/7 among Adults 18-49 from 8:15-11:22p, showing growth of +93% compared to the equivalent NLCS Game 2 on TBS last year on Friday, 10/16/09 at 4pm (1.4/8).
FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.
OCTOBER 11 – 17, 2010
TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18-49 ADULTS 18-34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 2.6/8 FOX 2.4/8 FOX 7.6
ABC 2.4/7 ABC 1.9/6 ABC 8.8
CBS 2.7/8 CBS 1.7/5 CBS 11.1
NBC 2.5/7 NBC 2.0/7 NBC 7.1
NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 11 – 17, 2010
(source; FOX)