FOX's BONES, THE FOLLOWING Rank as Top Dramas on Monday Night

On Monday, The Following and Bones were the two highest-rated dramas of the night among Adults 18-49. Wednesday's American Idol dominated the night and was the highest-rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Teens. Saturday's NASCAR: SPRINT UNLIMITED ranked No. 1 for the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 (tie) and Teens and FOX's Sunday's lineup ranked No. 1 for the night in Adults 18-49 (tie), Adults 18-34 and Teens.

FOX ranked No. 1 for the week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.
For the week, FOX had:

5 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 2), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 5), The Following (No. 15 tie), Family Guy (No. 15 tie) and Bones (No. 20).

8 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 2), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 3), Family Guy (No. 4), AMERICAN DAD (No. 9), The Simpsons (No. 11), The Following (No. 13 tie), Bob's Burgers (No. 13 tie) and Bones (No. 20).

8 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 1), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 2), Family Guy (No. 4 tie), Glee (No. 4 tie), AMERICAN DAD (No. 4 tie), The Simpsons (No. 10), Bob's Burgers (No. 16) and The Cleveland Show (No. 19).

3 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: AMERICAN IDOL- WED (No. 4), AMERICAN IDOL- THU (No. 5) and Bones (No. 19).

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 BONES: (A18?49: 2.2/6, 8.8 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 THE FOLLOWING: (A18?49: 2.4/6, 7.8 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 2.3/6, 8.3 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night in Adults 18-49 and No. 2 (tie) in Adults 18-34. The Following and Bones were the two highest-rated dramas of the night in Adults 18-49.

BONES posted a 2.2/6 in Adults 18-49 and won its 8p hour in Total Viewers.

At 9p, The Following delivered a 2.4/6 in Adults 18-49. The Following won the 9p hour in Men 18-34 and placed No. 2 among Adults 18-34 (tie).

TUESDAY?8:00-8:30 Raising Hope (R): (A18?49: 1.1/3, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)
8:30-9:00 New Girl (RS): (A18?49: 1.1/3, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 STATE OF THE UNION (S): (sustained)

FOX ranked No. 4 for the night in Adults 18-49 and No. 1 among Adults 18-34 with repeats of Raising Hope (1.1/3) and New Girl (1.1/3) and the STATE OF THE UNION (sustained).

WEDNESDAY
8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18?49: 4.3/13, 13.5 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key demos. FOX outperformed the No. 2 network of the night, ABC, by +95% in Adults 18-49 (4.3/13 vs. 2.2/6), +119% in Adults 18-34 (3.5/12 vs. 1.6/6) and the No. 2 net in Total Viewers, CBS, by +65% (13.5 Mil. vs. 8.2 Mil.).

The first Girls night of 'Hollywood' on American Idol posted a 4.3/13 in Adults 18-49. American Idol was the highest-rated program of the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key demos and outperformed the No. 2 program of the night, ABC's Modern Family by +13% in Adults 18-49 (4.3/13 vs. 3.8/11). American Idol has earned highest-rated program of Wednesday night all its five weeks so far this season in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Total Viewers.

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18?49: 3.7/12, 12.6 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 GLEE: (A18?49: 1.7/5, 5.1 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 2.7/8, 8.9 Mil Total Viewers)
?FOX ranked No. 2 for the night in Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34 and Teens. In Adults 18-34, FOX outperformed the next highest rated network, CBS by +15% (2.3/8 vs. 2.0/7).

At 8p, American Idol posted a 3.7/12 among Adults 18-49. American Idol's 16-hour average (Most Current ratings) year to year is up +2% in Adults 18-34 (4.6/14 vs. 4.5/14).

GLEE did a 1.7/5 in Adults 18-49 at 9p and won its hour among Teens.

FRIDAY?8:00-9:00 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES: (A18?49: 1.1/4, 3.1 Mil Total Viewers)?9:00-10:00 TOUCH: (A18?49: 0.7/2, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)?8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 0.9/3, 2.9 Mil Total Viewers)??On Friday, FOX ranked No. 2 in Adults 18-34, No. 1 in Teens, and No. 4 among Adults 18-49.

KITCHEN NIGHTMARES delivered a 1.1/4 in Adults 18-49, up +10% from its most recent telecast two weeks ago (1.0/3). Kitchen Nightmares won its hour among Adults 18-34 and Teens.

At 9p, Touch posted a 0.7/2 among Adults 18-49.

SATURDAY?8:00-8:20 NASCAR PRE-RACE (S): SUSTAINED
8:20-9:59 NASCAR SPRINT UNLIMITED (S): (A18-49: 1.4/5, 5.7 Mil Total Viewers)
9:59-10:13 NASCAR POST-RACE (S): (A18-49: 1.3/4, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)
8:20-10:13 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.4/5, 5.6 Mil Total Viewers)
?FOX ranked No. 1 for the night in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 (tie), Teens and key male demos with NASCAR: SPRINT UNLIMITED (1.4/5).

SUNDAY
7:00-7:29 The Simpsons (RS): (A18-49: 0.9/3, 2.2 Mil Total Viewers)
7:29-8:00 THE CLEVELAND SHOW: (A18-49: 1.1/3, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-8:32 THE SIMPSONS: (A18-49: 2.0/5, 4.6 Mil Total Viewers)
8:32-9:01 BOB'S BURGERS: (A18-49: 1.8/5, 3.9 Mil Total Viewers)
9:01-9:31 FAMILY GUY: (A18-49: 2.4/6, 4.9 Mil Total Viewers)
9:31-10:00 AMERICAN DAD: (A18-49: 1.9/5, 4.1 Mil Total Viewers)
7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.7/5, 3.7 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 1 on Sunday night in Adults 18-49 (tie), Adults 18-34 and Teens.

At 7p, an encore The Simpsons posted a 0.9/3 in Adults 18-49, while an original The Cleveland Show delivered a 1.1/3.

THE SIMPSONS did a 2.0/5 in Adults 18-49. At 830p, Bob's Burgers delivered a 1.8/5.

FAMILY GUY posted a 2.4/6 among Adults 18-49 at 9p and was the highest rated program of the night in Adults 18-34 and Teens (tied with AMERICAN DAD).

AMERICAN DAD delivered a 1.9/5 and tied Family Guy as the No. 1 program in Teens.

FEBRUARY 11 - 17, 2013

TOTAL PRIMETIME
ADULTS 18?49 ADULTS 18?34 VIEWERS (Mil)
FOX 2.1/6 FOX 1.8/6 FOX 6.6
ABC 1.8/5 ABC 1.3/5 ABC 6.1
CBS 1.9/5 CBS 1.1/4 CBS 8.8
NBC 1.3/4 NBC 0.9/3 NBC 4.4

12/13 FOX Programs: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 2/3/13) among Adults 18-49:

12/13 Season through 2/3 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change
BONES 2.2/6 3.0/8 +36%
THE MOB DOCTOR 1.0/2 1.3/3 +30%
THE FOLLOWING 3.2/8 5.1/12 +59%
RAISING HOPE 1.7/5 2.2/6 +29%
BEN AND KATE 1.3/4 1.6/4 +23%
NEW GIRL 2.3/6 3.8/10 +65%
THE MINDY PROJECT 1.6/4 2.3/6 +44%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 5.6/15 6.6/18 +18%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 3.1/9 3.6/10 +16%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 5.2/14 6.2/17 +19%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 2.9/8 3.4/10 +17%
GLEE 2.4/6 3.8/10 +58%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 1.1/4 1.5/5 +36%
FRINGE 1.0/3 1.6/5 +60%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 1.6/4 1.9/5 +19%
THE SIMPSONS 3.1/8 3.5/9 +13%
BOB'S BURGERS 2.1/5 2.4/6 +14%
FAMILY GUY 2.9/7 3.9/9 +34%
AMERICAN DAD 2.3/5 2.8/7 +22%

12/13 FOX Programs: Live +7 in Total Viewers
Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (available through 2/3/13) among Total Viewers:

12/13 Season thru 2/3 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change
BONES 7.7 10.1 +31%
THE MOB DOCTOR 3.6 4.6 +29%
THE FOLLOWING 10.3 14.7 +43%
RAISING HOPE 3.9 4.9 +26%
BEN AND KATE 2.8 3.4 +21%
NEW GIRL 4.4 6.8 +55%
THE MINDY PROJECT 3.2 4.2 +34%
AMERICAN IDOL-Wed 16.6 18.9 +14%
THE X FACTOR-Wed 8.6 9.9 +15%
AMERICAN IDOL-Thu 15.0 18.0 +16%
THE X FACTOR-Thu 8.5 9.7 +14%
GLEE 6.0 8.9 +49%
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 3.2 3.9 +23%
FRINGE 2.8 4.3 +52%
THE CLEVELAND SHOW 3.4 3.8 +12%
THE SIMPSONS 6.6 7.5 +14%
BOB'S BURGERS 4.5 5.0 +11%
FAMILY GUY 5.9 7.6 +29%
AMERICAN DAD 4.6 5.5 +19%

About FOX Broadcasting Company
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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