AMERICAN IDOL & GLEE Propel Fox to Weekly Win in All Key Demos
By: Tyler Peterson Apr. 23, 2013
FOX's week was propelled by strong performances from AMERICAN IDOL, BONES, THE FOLLOWING, HELL'S KITCHEN and GLEE, leading the network to rank No. 1 for the week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. On Monday, The Following ranked as the highest-rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49, while Bones and The Following tied as the No. 1 drama of the night among Adults 18-34. On Tuesday, HELL'S KITCHEN grew +11% among Adults 18-49 versus the previous week. American Idol was up week-to-week on both Wednesday and Thursday's telecasts and won its fourteenth consecutive Wednesday night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. Also on Thursday, Glee led its time period among Adults 18-34 and Teens.
For the week, FOX had:
- 5 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 3), AMERICAN IDOL- Thu (No. 6), HELL'S KITCHEN (No. 18 tie), Glee (No. 18 tie), and The Following (No. 18 tie).
- 11 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 4), AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 5), Glee (No. 6 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 8 tie), Family Guy Encore (No. 8 tie), HELL'S KITCHEN (No. 14), Bob's Burgers (No. 15 tie), Bones (No. 15 tie), The Following (No. 15 tie), UFC on FOX (No. 18 tie) and The Simpsons Encore (No. 18 tie).
- 7 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 3 tie), Family Guy Encore (No. 3 tie), AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 5), Bob's Burgers (No. 6 tie), Glee (No. 6 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 8) and The Simpsons Encore (No. 9 tie).
- 2 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 5) and AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 7).
Nightly and Program Highlights
MONDAY
8:00-9:00 BONES: (A18?49: 1.9/5, 6.6 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 THE FOLLOWING: (A18?49: 2.1/5, 6.4 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 2.0/5, 6.5 Mil Total Viewers)
On Monday, FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-34. Bones delivered a 1.9/5 in Adults 18-49.
At 9p, The Following (2.1/5) ranked as the highest-rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 (tie with BONES).
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 HELL'S KITCHEN: (A18-49: 2.1/7, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-9:30 New Girl (R): (A18-49: 1.1/3, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)
9:30-10:00 The Mindy Project (R): (A18-49: 0.9/2, 1.8 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.6/5, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)
FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-49 (tie) and Adults 18-34.
HELL'S KITCHEN (2.1/7) grew +11% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (vs. 1.9/6). HELL'S KITCHEN was the second highest rated program of the night among Adults 18-34 and ranked No. 2 in its time period among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens (tie).
At 9p, a repeat New Girl posted a 1.1/3 among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 1 in its time period among Women 18-34.
An Encore of The Mindy Project did a 0.9/2 at 930p.
WEDNESDAY
8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18?49: 3.4/10, 12.7 Mil Total Viewers)
FOX ranked No. 1 on Wednesday night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens, Total Viewers and all key demos. This marks the fourteenth straight Wednesday FOX has ranked No. 1 in Adults 18-49.
American Idol (3.4/10) was the No. 1 program of the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and Total Viewers. American Idol improved +6% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (3.4/10 vs. 3.2/9) and +4% in Total Viewers (12.7 Mil. vs. 12.2 Mil.).
THURSDAY
8:00-9:02 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18?49: 3.0/10, 12.4 Mil Total Viewers)
9:02-10:02 GLEE: (A18?49: 2.1/6, 6.1 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:02 FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 2.6/8, 9.3 Mil Total Viewers)
FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens, Men 18-34 and all women demos. FOX outperformed the No. 2 networks of the night by +8% in Adults 18-49 (2.6/8 vs. 2.4/7 for CBS) and +50% in Adults 18-34 (2.1/7 vs. 1.4/5 for both CBS and NBC).
American Idol posted a 3.0/10 among Adults 18-49. American Idol was the night's highest rated program among Adults 18-34, Teens and Total Viewers.
Glee delivered a 2.1/6 among Adults 18-49 and led its time period among Adults 18-34, Teens and Women 18-34.
FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 Kitchen Nightmares (RB): (A18?49: 0.8/3, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 Kitchen Nightmares (RS): (A18?49: 0.7/2, 1.8 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 0.7/2, 2.0 Mil Total Viewers)
SATURDAY
8:00-10:30 UFC on FOX (S): (A18-49: 1.8/7, 3.7 Mil Total Viewers)
FOX placed No. 1 for the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key male demos with UFC on FOX (1.8/7).
SUNDAY
7:00-7:29 Bob's Burgers (R): (A18-49: 0.6/2, 1.6 Mil Total Viewers)
7:29-7:59 THE CLEVELAND SHOW: (A18-49: 0.9/3, 2.0 Mil Total Viewers)
7:59-8:30 The Simpsons (R): (A18-49: 1.6/5, 3.7 Mil Total Viewers)
8:30-9:00 BOB'S BURGERS: (A18-49: 1.7/5, 3.7 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-9:30 Family Guy (R): (A18-49: 1.8/5, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)
9:30-10:00 AMERICAN DAD: (A18-49: 1.8/4, 3.8 Mil Total Viewers)
7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.4/4, 3.2 Mil Total Viewers)
FOX ranked No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49, while winning the night among all 18-34 and Teen demos. An Encore Family Guy was the highest rated program of the night among Adults 18-34 (tie), Teens and Men 18-49. AMERICAN DAD tied Family Guy as the highest rated program of the night among Adults 18-34 was No. 1 among Men 18-34. FOX ranked No. 1 in every 830-10pm half hour among Adults 18-34 and Men 18-34.
At 7p, an Encore Bob's Burgers (0.6/2) was followed by an original of The Cleveland Show (0.9/3).
An Encore of The Simpsons posted a 1.6/5 and at 8:30p. An original Bob's Burgers delivered a 1.7/5, up +6% from the week prior (1.6/4).
Following an Encore of Family Guy (1.8/5), AMERICAN DAD did a 1.8/4.
FOX Broadcasting Company (FOX) is a unit of News Corporation. FOX finished the 2011-2012 season at No. 1 in the key adult demographic for the eighth consecutive year - a feat that has never been achieved in broadcast history - while continuing to dominate all network competition in the more targeted Adults 18-34 and Teen demographics. FOX airs 15 hours of primetime programming a week as well as late-night entertainment programming, major sports and Sunday morning news.
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