FOX ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-34 and Teens last week, and tied CBS as the No. 2 network among Adults 18-49 last week. FOX saw strong performances in the core adult demographic by THE X FACTOR, THE SIMPSONS, BOB’S BURGERS and UFC ON FOX (Henderson vs. Diaz), which delivered the highest-rated UFC bout on FOX since January.
FOX had the following shows in the Top 20 programs of the week:
· 3 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: THE SIMPSONS (No. 8), THE X FACTOR-Wed. (No. 17 tie) and FAMILY GUY (No. 17 tie).
· 9 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: THE SIMPSONS (No. 4), FAMILY GUY (No. 6), THE X FACTOR-Wed. (No. 11 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 13 tie), THE X FACTOR-Thurs (No. 15), GLEE (No. 16 tie), NEW GIRL (No. 16 tie), BOB’S BURGERS (No. 18) and UFC ON FOX (No. 19 tie).
· 7 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: FAMILY GUY (No. 4), THE SIMPSONS (No. 5 tie), GLEE (No. 5 tie), THE X FACTOR-Thurs (No. 5 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 9 tie), THE X FACTOR-Thu. (No. 9 tie) and BOB’S BURGERS (No. 15).
Nightly and Program Highlights
MONDAY
8:00-9:01 BONES: (Adults 18-49: 1.9/5, 7.3 Mil Total Viewers)
9:01-10:00 THE MOB DOCTOR: (Adults 18-49: 0.8/2, 3.3 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 1.4/4, 5.3 Mil Total Viewers)
BONES posted a 1.9/5 among Adults 18-49, while THE MOB DOCTOR delivered a 0.8/2 at 9pm. FOX ranked third on Monday night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens (tie).
TUESDAY
8:00-8:30 RAISING HOPE: (A18‑49: 1.4/4, 3.7 Mil Total Viewers)
8:30-9:00 BEN & KATE: (A18‑49: 1.1/3, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-9:30 NEW GIRL: (A18‑49: 2.0/5, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)
9:30-10:00 THE MINDY PROJECT: (A18‑49: 1.3/4, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18‑49: 1.5/4, 3.3 Mil Total Viewers)
On Tuesday, RAISING HOPE delivered a 1.4/4 among Adults 18-49, followed by BEN AND KATE, which posted a 1.1/3 at 8:30pm.
At 9pm, NEW GIRL posted a 2.0/5 among Adults 18-49 and was the highest rated comedy of the night in Adults 18-34, out-rating the No. 2 comedy (NBC’s Go On) by +29% (2.2 vs. 1.7).
THE MINDY PROJECT closed the night with a 1.3/4 among Adults 18-49.
WEDNESDAY
8:00-10:00 THE X FACTOR: (Adults 18-49: 2.8/8, 8.3 Mil Total Viewers)
FOX ranked No. 1 on Wednesday among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. THE X FACTOR posted a 2.8/8 in Adults 18-49 and was the highest-rated program of the night among Adults 18-34 and Teens.
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 THE X FACTOR: (Adults 18-49: 2.5/7, 7.8 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 GLEE: (Adults 18-49: 2.2/6, 5.4 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (Adults 18-49: 2.3/7, 6.6 Mil Total Viewers)
FOX ranked No. 2 on Thursday among Adults 18-49 (tie) and won the night outright among Adults 18-34 and Teens. At 8pm, THE X FACTOR posted a 2.5/7 among Adults 18-49, followed by GLEE, which delivered a 2.2/6 in Adults 18-49 and was the night’s No. 1 program among Female Teens.
FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES: (A18‑49: 1.2/4, 3.0 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 FRINGE: (A18‑49: 0.9/3, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18‑49: 1.0/3, 2.9 Mil Total Viewers)
On Friday, KITCHEN NIGHTMARES posted a 1.2/4 among Adults 18-49, growing +9% from its season average. FRINGE followed with a 0.9/3 in Adults 18-49, matching its most recent telecast three weeks prior.
SATURDAY
8:00-10:40 UFC ON FOX: (A18‑49: 2.1/7, 4.4 Mil Total Viewers)
On Saturday, UFC ON FOX delivered a 2.1/7 from 8-10:40pm, making it the highest-rated UFC fight on FOX since January.
FOX won the night among Adults 18-49 and dominated the night across key male and adult demos, out-rating the combined averages of ABC, CBS, and NBC among Men 18-34 (2.8 vs. 0.8), Men 18-49 (3.1 vs. 1.4) and Adults 18-34 (2.0 vs. 1.1).
SUNDAY
7:00-7:43 NFL OVERRUN: (A18‑49: 8.3/24, 24.3 Mil Total Viewers)
7:43-8:00 THE O.T.: (A18‑49: 4.4/12, 11.5 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-8:31 THE SIMPSONS: (A18‑49: 3.4/9, 7.4 Mil Total Viewers)
8:31-9:00 BOB’S BURGERS: (A18‑49: 2.1/5, 4.6 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-9:31 FAMILY GUY: (A18‑49: 2.8/7, 5.6 Mil Total Viewers)
9:31-10:00 AMERICAN DAD: (A18‑49: 2.3/5, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers)
7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18‑49: 4.1/10, 10.5 Mil Total Viewers)
FOX ranked No. 2 on Sunday night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and No. 1 in Teens.
THE SIMPSONS and FAMILY GUY were the top two rated entertainment programs of the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.
At 8p, THE SIMPSONS posted a 3.4/9 in Adults 18-49, up +3% from two weeks ago and +10% from its season average.
BOB’S BURGERS delivered a 2.1/5 among Adults 18-49, up +17% from the previous week.
FAMILY GUY posted a 2.8/7 in Adults 18-49, while AMERICAN DAD posted a 2.3/5, growing +10% week-to-week.