Week 8: FOX has strong performances from 'GLEE' and 'BONES'

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Thanks to the strong return of FOX’s Monday lineup and solid performances by GLEE, RAISING HOPE, HELL’S KITCHEN and BONES,  FOX ranked No. 1 last week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. Season to date, FOX is holding steady in second place this Fall with a 3.0/8 among Adults 18-49.


Key weekly highlights:

FOX’s Monday dramas returned last week after baseball preemptions and posted gains in the adult demo.

HOUSE delivered a 3.7/10 and maintained its season-long title of highest-rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49. In addition, HOUSE was the highest rated program of the night outright among Adults 18-34.  

Compared to its most recent original HOUSE was up +3% (vs. 3.6/10, 10/18/10) among Adults 18-49 and ranked #1 in the 8p hour among Adults 18-49 (tie), Adults 18-34, Teens (tie), Women 18-34, and Men 18-49/18-34/25-54.

At 9p, LIE TO ME posted a 1.8/4 among Adults 18-49, up +13% from its last original (1.6/4). 

With its Tuesday comedy block, FOX once gain ranked No. 1 on Tuesday night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

GLEE posted a 4.6/13 among Adults 18-49 and was the highest rated program of the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

At 9p RAISING HOPE delivered a 2.5/7 among Adults 18-49 and held its ratings from its last original (2.5/7 on 10/26/10).

After a three week baseball hiatus HELL’S KITCHEN returned on Wednesday to a 2.6/7 for the night among Adults 18-49 and grew in every half hour of the night.

FOX’s Sunday Animation Domination favorites drew a nightly win among Teens, led by week over week Adults 18-49 gains by THE SIMPSONS (+5%) and THE CLEVELAND SHOW (+3%).

10/11 FOX Scripted Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49.

Comparing Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (now available through 10/31/10), FOX’s scripted programs have shown significant increases among Adults 18-49:

10/11 Season thru 10/31   Live+Same Day Adults 18-49      Live + 7 Adults 18-49   % Change
House                                                 3.4/9                                       4.5/12                         +32% 
Lie to Me                                            1.9/5                                         2.4/6                          +26%
Glee                                                  4.6/13                                       5.5/15                         +20%
Raising Hope                                     2.6/7                                         2.9/7                          +12%
Running Wilde                                   1.7/5                                         1.9/5                          +12%
Bones                                                2.6/8                                        3.5/10                          +35%   
Fringe                                                2.0/6                                         2.9/7                           +45%
Good Guys                                        0.7/3                                         1.0/3                           +43%
Simpsons                                          3.6/10                                       3.9/11                          +8%    
Cleveland                                          2.9/8                                         3.2/8                           +10%
Family Guy                                        4.1/10                                      4.8/11                          +17%
American Dad                                   2.7/7                                         3.1/7                            +15%

10/11 FOX Scripted Programs: Live +7 in Total Viewers
Comparing Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (now available through 10/31/10), FOX’s scripted programs have shown significant increases among Total Viewers:

10/11 Season thru 10/31   Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.)      Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.)        % Change
House                                                  9.2                                       11.4                         +24%
Lie to Me                                             5.3                                         6.6                          +25%
Glee                                                   11.0                                       12.7                         +15%         
Raising Hope                                      6.2                                         6.9                          +11%         
Running Wilde                                    4.0                                         4.4                          +10%         
Bones                                                 9.6                                        11.6                         +21%         
Fringe                                                 5.4                                         7.2                          +33%         
Good Guys                                         2.4                                         3.0                          +25%         
Simpsons                                           7.7                                         8.4                           +9%         
Cleveland                                           6.3                                         6.8                           +8%         
Family Guy                                         8.3                                        9.6                           +16%
American Dad                                    5.8                                         6.4                          +10%
        
Weekly Program Rankers***
FOX had 5 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: GLEE (No. 3), THE SIMPSONS (No. 9), HOUSE (No. 11), FAMILY GUY (No. 15) and THE CLEVELAND SHOW (No. 19).
FOX had 7 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: GLEE (No. 2), THE SIMPSONS (No. 3), FAMILY GUY (No. 5), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (No. 8 tie), HOUSE (No. 8 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 11) and RAISING HOPE (No. 17).
FOX had 7 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: GLEE (No. 1), FAMILY GUY (No. 2), THE SIMPSONS (No. 4 tie), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (No. 4 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 6), RAISING HOPE (No. 11) and HOUSE (No. 18).
FOX had 1 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers:  GLEE (No. 17).

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

Week 10/25-10/31/10: Live+7

NIGHTLY AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS –  NOVEMBER 8 – 14, 2010

MONDAY
8:00-9:01        HOUSE: (A18-49: 3.7/10, 9.6 Mil Total Viewers)
9:01-10:00      LIE TO ME: (A18-49: 1.8/4, 5.2 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00      FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 2.7/7, 7.5 Mil Total Viewers)

HOUSE posted a 3.7/10 and maintains its season-long title of highest rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49, outperforming ABC’s Castle, CBS’ Hawaii Five-O and NBC’s The Event and Chase and was the highest rated program of the night outright in Adults 18-34.   Compared to its most recent original HOUSE was up +3% (vs. 3.6/10, 10/18/10) among Adults 18-49.  HOUSE ranked #1 in the 8p hour among Adults 18-49 (tie), Adults 18-34, Teens (tie), Women 18-34, and Men 18-49/18-34/25-54.

LIE TO ME at 9p delivered a 1.8/4 among Adults 18-49, up +13% from two weeks ago (1.6/4).  LIE TO ME ranked #3 in the 9p hour among Adults 18-49. 
FOX ranked #3 for the night among Adults 18-49, #1 in Adults 18-34 (tie) and Men 18-34.

TUESDAY
8:00-9:01        GLEE: (A18-49: 4.6/13, 11.0 Mil Total Viewers)
9:01-9:31        RAISING HOPE:  (A18-49: 2.5/7, 5.8 Mil Total Viewers)
9:31-10:00      RUNNING WILDE: (A18-49: 1.3/3, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00      FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 3.3/9, 7.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked #1 for the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

GLEE posted a 4.6/13 among Adults 18-49 and was the highest rated program of the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens as it has been on all its six Tuesdays so far this season. 

GLEE won the 8p hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

At 9p RAISING HOPE delivered a 2.5/7 among Adults 18-49, even from two weeks ago (2.5/7 on 10/26/10).  RAISING HOPE ranked #3 in the half hour among Adults 18-49 and #1 in Adults 18-34 and Teens (tie).
RUNNING WILDE at 9:30p posted a 1.3/3 among Adults 18-49 and ranked #4 in the 9:30p half hour among Adults 18-49.
WEDNESDAY
8:00-10:00      HELL’S KITCHEN: (A18-49: 2.6/7, 5.7 Mil Total Viewers)

After a three week baseball hiatus HELL’S KITCHEN returned to a 2.6/7 for the night among Adults 18-49. HELL’S KITCHEN grew every half hour of the night and gained +12% in its last half hour over its first (2.8/8 vs. 2.5/7).
Back to back episodes of HELL’S KITCHEN gave FOX the #3 rank for the night among Adults 18-49 and #2 among Adults 18-34.

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00        BONES: (A18-49: 2.6/7, 9.2 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00      FRINGE: (A18-49: 1.7/5, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00      FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 2.2/6, 7.0 Mil Total Viewers)

BONES at 8p posted a 2.6/7 among Adults 18-49, up a tenth from the previous week.  BONES ranked #2 in the hour among Adults 18-49 and #1 in Adults 18-34.

At 9p FRINGE posted a 1.7/5 among Adults 18-49 and ranked #4 in the hour among Adults 18-49.

FOX ranked #3 for the night in Adults 18-49 (tie).

FRIDAY
8:00-9:01        HOUSE (R): (A18-49: 1.0/3, 3.3 Mil Total Viewers)
9:01-10:00      GOOD GUYS: (A18-49: 0.7/2, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00      FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 0.9/3, 2.8 Mil Total Viewers)

At 8p an encore HOUSE posted a 1.0/3 among Adults 18-49 and THE GOOD GUYS posted a 0.7/2 at 9p.

FOX ranked #5 for the night in Adults 18-49 and #4 among Adults 18-34 (tie).

SATURDAY
8:00-8:30        COPS: (A18-49: 1.5/5, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)
8:30-9:00        COPS (R): (A18-49: 1.5/5, 4.5 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00      AMERICA’S MOST WANTED: (A18-49: 1.3/4, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00      FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.4/4, 4.3 Mil Total Viewers)

COPS at 8p and 8:30p each ranked #1 in their respective time periods among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and most key male and female demos.

At 9p, AMERICA’S MOST WANTED ranked #1 in its hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 25-54 and all key female demos.

FOX ranked #1 for the night on a total primetime basis among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 (tie), Adults 25-54, Women 18-49/18-34/25-54 (tie) and Men 18-49 (tie).

SUNDAY
7:00-7:52        NFL OVERRUN: (A18-49: 10.1/29, 28.2 Mil Total Viewers)
7:52-8:02        THE OT: (A18-49: 5.0/14, 13.1 Mil Total Viewers)
8:02-8:33        SIMPSONS: (A18-49: 3.9/10, 8.8 Mil Total Viewers)
8:33-9:02        CLEVELAND: (A18-49: 3.1/7, 6.7 Mil Total Viewers)
9:02-9:33        FAMILY GUY: (A18-49: 3.4/8, 7.1 Mil Total Viewers)
9:33-10:02      AMERICAN DAD: (A18-49: 2.5/6, 5.4 Mil Total Viewers)
7:00-10:02      FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 5.1/13, 12.9 Mil Total Viewers)

THE SIMPSONS at 8p posted a 3.9/10 among Adults 18-49, up +5% from last week (3.7/9).  THE SIMPSONS ranked #2 in the half hour among Adults 18-49 and # 1 in Adults 18-34, Teens, Men 18-34 and Women 18-34.

CLEVELAND at 8:30p did a 3.1/7 among Adults 18-49, up +3% from last week (3.0/7).  CLEVELAND ranked #2 in the half hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and #1 in Teens. 

FAMILY GUY posted a 3.4/8 among Adults 18-49 and ranked #3 in its half hour among Adults 18-49, #2 in Adults 18-34 and #1 in Teens.

AMERICAN DAD delivered a 2.5/6 at 9:30p among Adults 18-49, ranking #4 in the 9:30p half hour among Adults 18-49, #3 in Adults 18-34 and #2 in Teens.

FOX ranked #2 for the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and #1 in Teens and Women 18-34.

NOVEMBER 8 – 14, 2010

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18-49           ADULTS 18-34           VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX   2.8/8                 FOX    2.6/8                FOX       7.3
ABC   2.6/8                 ABC    2.0/6               ABC       10.1
CBS   2.5/7                 CBS    1.6/5                CBS      10.7
NBC   2.4/7                NBC    2.0/6                NBC       7.4

(source: FOX)