Week 17: NFC play off score for FOX w/ Animation programming

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Thanks to ratings increases by MILLION DOLLAR MONEY DROP, solid performances by its Sunday ANIMATION DOMINATION block and the stellar NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF: GREEN BAY vs. ATLANTA game, FOX drew a 3.7/10 in the key adult demo last week and ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. To date, FOX ranks No. 2 for the season, only two-tenths of a rating point behind the top-ranked network.


Key weekly highlights:

MILLION DOLLAR MONEY DROP originals aired on Tuesday and Thursday and showed significant gains versus the prior week’s telecasts:
Tuesday’s MILLION DOLLAR MONEY DROP posted a 1.8/5, up +38% from the previous week.
On Thursday, the show delivered a 1.7/5, up +21% from the previous week and posted its highest number of Total Viewers to date (5.6 Mil).

Thanks to FOX’s NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF: GREEN BAY & ATLANTA, FOX delivered its highest rated Saturday night (11.1/32) in nearly 15 years among Adults 18-49 — since World Series Game 6 on 10/26/96 —  and its highest number of Total Viewers ever (30.9 mil). 

On Sunday night, week two of new animated comedy BOB’S BURGERS posted a 2.5/6 among Adults 18-49 at 8:30p and showed stronger retention out of its SIMPSONS lead-in than its premiere the previous week (81% vs. 79%).

10/11 FOX Scripted Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Comparing Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (now available through 1/02/11), FOX’s scripted original programs have shown significant increases among Adults 18-49:

10/11 Season thru 1/02   Live+Same Day Adults 18-49      Live + 7 Adults 18-49   % Change
HOUSE                                           3.8/10                                       5.1/13                         +34% 
LIE TO ME                                      1.9/5                                         2.5/6                           +32%
GLEE                                              4.8/14                                       6.0/16                         +25%
RAISING HOPE                              2.7/7                                         3.2/8                           +19%
RUNNING WILDE                           1.6/4                                         1.8/4                           +13%
HUMAN TARGET                           1.6/5                                         2.1/6                           +31%
BONES                                           2.5/8                                         3.4/9                           +36%   
FRINGE                                          1.9/5                                         2.7/7                            +42%
THE GOOD GUYS                          0.7/2                                         1.0/3                           +43%
THE SIMPSONS                             3.7/9                                         4.0/10                          +8%    
THE CLEVELAND SHOW              3.0/7                                          3.3/8                           +10%
FAMILY GUY                                  3.9/9                                          4.6/10                         +18%
AMERICAN DAD                            2.7/6                                          3.0/7                           +11%

10/11 FOX Scripted Programs: Live +7 in Total Viewers
Comparing Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (now available through 1/02/11), FOX’s scripted original programs have shown significant increases among Total Viewers:

10/11 Season thru 1/02   Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.)      Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.)        % Change
HOUSE                                              10.1                                       12.7                         +26%
LIE TO ME                                           5.6                                         7.2                          +29%
GLEE                                                  11.6                                       14.1                         +22%         
RAISING HOPE                                   6.4                                         7.3                          +14%         
RUNNING WILDE                                3.8                                         4.1                          +8%
HUMAN TARGET                                5.9                                         7.3                          +24%         
BONES                                                9.3                                        11.3                         +22%         
FRINGE                                               5.1                                          6.9                          +35%         
THE GOOD GUYS                               2.5                                         3.1                          +24%         
THE SIMPSONS                                  8.1                                          8.8                          +9%         
THE CLEVELAND SHOW                    6.5                                         6.9                          +6%         
FAMILY GUY                                        7.9                                         9.1                          +15%
AMERICAN DAD                                   5.7                                        6.3                          +11%
        
Weekly Program Rankers***
FOX had 4 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49:  NFC PLAYOFF- SAT (No. 1), FAMILY GUY (No. 7), THE SIMPSONS (No. 13) and CLEVELAND (No. 19).
FOX had 6 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: NFC PLAYOFF- SAT (No. 1), FAMILY GUY (No. 3), THE SIMPSONS (No. 5), CLEVELAND (No. 9), BOB’S BURGERS (No. 10) and AMERICAN DAD (No. 19).
FOX had 5 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: NFC PLAYOFF- SAT (No. 1), CLEVELAND (No. 3), FAMILY GUY (No. 4), THE SIMPSONS (No. 8) and BOB’S BURGERS (No. 11).
FOX had 1 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: NFC PLAYOFF- SAT (No. 1).

***Weekly Rankers exclude all sports pre- and post-games.

NIGHTLY AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS –  JANUARY 10 – 16, 2011

MONDAY
8:00-9:00      LIE TO ME (S): (A18-49: 1.6/4, 5.5 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00    LIE TO ME: (A18-49: 1.5/4, 5.4 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00    FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.6/4, 5.5 Mil Total Viewers)

Back to back episodes of LIE TO ME aired at 8p (1.6/4) and 9p (1.5/4).  FOX ranked #3 for the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.       

TUESDAY
8:00-9:01        GLEE (R): (A18-49: 1.7/4, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers)
9:01-10:00      MILLION DOLLAR MONEY DROP: (A18-49: 1.8/5, 5.1 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00      FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.7/5, 4.9 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX aired an encore GLEE at 8p (1.7/4) and an original MILLION DOLLAR MONEY DROP at 9p (1.8/5) which was up +38% vs. the previous week (1.3/3).  FOX ranked #3 for the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

WEDNESDAY
8:00-8:30        RAISING HOPE (RS): (A18-49: 0.9/3, 3.0 Mil Total Viewers)
8:30-9:24        OBAMA ARIZONA MEMORIAL (S): SUSTAINED
9:24-10:00      KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (RS): SUSTAINED

At 8p an encore RAISING HOPE posted a 0.9/3 among Adults 18-49.

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00        MILLION DOLLAR MONEY DROP (S): (A18-49: 1.7/5, 5.6 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00      BONES (R): (A18-49: 1.3/4, 4.4 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00      FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.5/4, 5.0 Mil Total Viewers)

At 8p MILLION DOLLAR MONEY DROP posted a 1.7/5, up +21% from the previous week (1.4/4) and posted its highest Total Viewers to date (5.6 Mil).  A BONES encore at 9p posted a 1.3/4 among Adults 18-49.  FOX ranked #3 for the night in Adults 18-49.

FRIDAY
8:00-9:01        HUMAN TARGET (S): (A18-49: 1.2/4, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers)
9:01-10:00      HUMAN TARGET (S): (A18-49: 1.3/4, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00      FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.3/4, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers)

Original telecasts of HUMAN TARGET aired at 8p (1.2/4) and 9p (1.3/4). FOX ranked #3 tie for the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

SATURDAY
8:00-8:16        NFC DIVISIONAL PREGAME (S): (A18-49: 7.3/22, 20.6 Mil Total Viewers)
8:16-11:23      NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (GREEN BAY & ATLANTA) (S): (A18-49: 11.2/32, 30.8 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-11:00      FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 11.1/32, 30.9 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX delivered its highest rated Saturday night in nearly 15 years among Adults 18-49 (since World Series Game 6 on 10/26/96) and highest ever among Total Viewers. 

FOX’s NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF: GREEN BAY & ATLANTA gave FOX a Saturday night win in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34/25-54 and all key demos.

SUNDAY
7:00-7:29        THE SIMPSONS (RP): (A18-49: 1.1/3, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)
7:29-7:59        AMERICAN DAD (P): (A18-49: 1.7/4, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)
7:59-8:31        SIMPSONS: (A18-49: 3.1/8, 6.4 Mil Total Viewers)
8:31-9:00        BOB’S BURGERS: (A18-49: 2.5/6, 5.1 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-9:31        FAMILY GUY: (A18-49: 3.7/9, 7.1 Mil Total Viewers)
9:31-10:00      CLEVELAND SHOW: (A18-49: 2.7/7, 5.5 Mil Total Viewers)
7:00-10:00      FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 2.5/6, 5.1 Mil Total Viewers)

THE SIMPSONS at 8p delivered a 3.1/8 among Adults 18-49 and ranked #3 in the half hour among Adults 18-49, #2 in Adults 18-34 and #1 in Teens.

Week two of BOB’S BURGERS posted a 2.5/6 among Adults 18-49 at 8:30p, ranking #3 in the half hour among Adults 18-49 and #2 in Adults 18-34 and Teens. BOB’S BURGERS showed stronger retention out of its SIMPSONS’ lead-in than last week (81% vs. 79%).

At 9p, FAMILY GUY did a 3.7/9 among Adults 18-49.  FAMILY GUY ranked #2 in the half hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and #1 in Teens.

THE CLEVELAND SHOW at 9:30p delivered a 2.7/7 among Adults 18-49 and ranked #4 in the half hour among Adults 18-49, #2 in Adults 18-34 and #1 in Teens.

An encore of THE SIMPSONS (1.1/3) and the time period premiere of AMERICAN DAD (1.7/4) aired in the 7p hour.

Airing against an NFL playoff over-run and the Golden Globe Awards, FOX ranked #3 for the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and #2 in Teens (tie).

JANUARY 10 – 16, 2011

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18-49           ADULTS 18-34           VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX   3.7/10               FOX    3.1/10              FOX      10.3
ABC   2.1/6                 ABC    1.7/5               ABC       7.3
CBS   2.9/8                 CBS    2.0/6                CBS      11.9
NBC   2.0/5                NBC    1.6/5                NBC       6.4

(source: FOX)