NOTE: vs. last week A18-49 usage was down -11% from 8-10pm and -9% from 8-11pm. FOX ranked #2 last night among Adults 18-49 and won the night among Adults 18-34 and Teens. In fact, FOX outperformed the #2 network of the night in those demos (CBS) by +54% in Adults 18-34 and +38% in Teens.
· THE X FACTOR – Top 10 Perform (S): 2.2/7, down -24% from last week in Adults 18-49 but up +38% week-to-week among Teens (2.2/8 vs. 1.6/6).
o THE X FACTOR was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-34, out-rating the #2 program, Criminal Minds by +33% (2.0/8 vs. 1.5/5).
Also note: Thanksgiving Eve is generally expected to have lower television usage every year, so networks have the option to code last night’s programming as ‘Special’, meaning they will be excluded from the programs’ season average per Nielsen. This is the case for all of the originals that aired last night.
Competition
ABC
· A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (RS): 2.2/7, up +22% from last year (1.8/6 on 11/24/11)
· Modern Family (RS): 1.7/5
· Suburgatory (RS): 1.1/3
· Private Practice (S): 1.0/3, down -23% from Tuesday
CBS
· Survivor: Philippines (S): 2.3/8, down -12% from last week
· Criminal Minds (S): 2.7/8, down -10% from last week
· CSI (S): 2.3/7, down -8% from last week
NBC
· Whitney (S): 1.1/4, down -21% from last week’s premiere
· Guys With Kids (S): 1.1/3, down -15% from last week
· Law & Order: SVU (S): 1.3/4, down -24% from last week
· Chicago Fire (S): 1.4/4, down -13% from last week
