AMERICAN IDOL, THE FOLLOWING Propel Fox to Weekly Win in Key Demos

FOX's week was highlighted by strong performances from AMERICAN IDOL, THE FOLLOWING, HELL'S KITCHEN and NASCAR leading the network to rank No. 1 among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. On Monday, The Following was the highest-rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and marks the series' highest-rated telecast in five weeks in both Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers (since 3/18/13). Additionally, The Following outperformed Revolution for the first time, by four-tenths of a rating point advantage. American Idol won its fifteenth consecutive Wednesday night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. On Saturday, FOX placed No. 1 for the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and key male demos with NASCAR: RICHMOND 400.

For the week, FOX had:

• 7 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 4), AMERICAN IDOL- Thu (No. 6), Family Guy (No. 12), The Following (No. 13), The Simpsons (No. 17), HELL'S KITCHEN (No. 19 tie) and Bones (No. 19 tie).

• 11 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: Family Guy (No. 3), AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 6 tie), The Simpsons (No. 6 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 6 tie), Bob's Burgers (No. 10 tie), AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 10 tie), The Following (No. 12), Glee (No. 14), HELL'S KITCHEN (No. 15), The Cleveland Show (No. 19 tie) and Bones (No. 19 tie).

• 8 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: Family Guy (No. 2), AMERICAN DAD (No. 4), AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 6), The Simpsons (No. 7), Glee (No. 9 tie), AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 9 tie), Bob's Burgers (No. 11) and The Cleveland Show (No. 14).

• 2 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: AMERICAN IDOL-Wed (No. 9) and AMERICAN IDOL-Thu (No. 12).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 BONES: (A18-49: 2.0/6, 7.1 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 THE FOLLOWING: (A18-49: 2.4/6, 7.0 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 2.2/6, 7.1 Mil Total Viewers)

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 HELL'S KITCHEN: (A18-49: 2.0/6, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-9:31 New Girl (R): (A18-49: 1.2/3, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)
9:31-10:00 The Mindy Project (R): (A18-49: 0.9/2, 1.8 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.5/4, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)

WEDNESDAY

8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18-49: 3.3/9, 12.4 Mil Total Viewers)

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18-49: 2.8/9, 11.4 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 GLEE: (A18-49: 1.8/5, 5.2 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 2.3/7, 8.3 Mil Total Viewers)

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES: (A18-49: 1.0/4, 3.0 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 TOUCH: (A18-49: 0.6/2, 2.2 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 0.8/3, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)

SATURDAY
7:47-11:07 NASCAR: RICHMOND 400 (S): (A18-49: 1.5/6, 6.1 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.5/6, 6.1 Mil Total Viewers)

SUNDAY
7:00-7:29 The Simpsons (R): (A18-49: 0.9/3, 2.1 Mil Total Viewers)
7:29-7:59 THE CLEVELAND SHOW: (A18-49: 1.2/4, 2.7 Mil Total Viewers)
7:59-8:30 THE SIMPSONS: (A18-49: 2.1/6, 4.5 Mil Total Viewers)
8:30-9:00 BOB'S BURGERS: (A18-49: 1.7/5, 3.5 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-9:30 FAMILY GUY: (A18-49: 2.6/7, 4.9 Mil Total Viewers)
9:30-10:00 AMERICAN DAD: (A18-49: 1.9/5, 4.0 Mil Total Viewers)
7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.7/5, 3.6 Mil Total Viewers)

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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