via press release:
FOX 2011/12 Season Performance Highlights
(Nielsen Most Current Ratings (Ed. note Primarily Live + 7 Day) Through 1/1/12)
FOX Fall Performance Highlights
- FOX finished the fall at #1 among Adults 18-49 (tied w/CBS), Adults 18-34 and Teens
- Fall averages: 3.2/9 among Adults 18-49 and 8.9 million Total Viewers
- This is only the second time in the network’s history that FOX has ranked #1 in the core adult demo
- FOX improved its fall ratings by +14% among Adults 18-49 and +16% in Total Viewers -- the only network to achieve double-digit gains this fall
- This fall, FOX had:
- The #1 reality series overall (The X Factor)
- The #1 new series among Adults 18-34 and Teens (New Girl)
- The #2 new drama among Adults 18-49 (Terra Nova)
- The #1 and #2 series overall among Teens (GLEE and Family Guy)
- The #1 new series among African-Americans 18-49 (The X Factor)
- The #1 new series among Hispanics 18-49 (New Girl and The X Factor)
- FOX had 6 of the fall’s Top 20 regular programs among Adults 18-49
- New Girl, The X Factor-Wed, GLEE, THE X FACTOR-Thurs., Family Guy and HOUSE
- FOX had 9 of the fall’s Top 20 regular programs among Adults 18-34
- New Girl, THE X FACTOR-Wed, GLEE, THE X FACTOR-Thurs., Family Guy, HOUSE, THE Simpsons, American Dad and Raising Hope
- FOX had 13 of the fall’s Top 20 regular programs among Teens
- New Girl, THE X FACTOR-Wed, GLEE, THE X FACTOR-Thurs., Family Guy, HOUSE, THE Simpsons, American Dad, Raising Hope, Terra Nova, The Cleveland Show, Allen Gregory and BONES
- FOX’s median age of 47 this fall was the youngest of the four major broadcast networks
Key 2011/12 Program Highlights
q Top 10 drama among Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34, and is a Top 5 drama among Teens
q Wins its Thursday 9-10pm time period among Adults 18-49 and Teens
q Wins its Friday 9-10pm time period among Men 18-49 (tie) and Men 18-34 (tie)
GLEE
q #1 series overall among Teens
q Top 10 series among Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34, and is a Top 20 series among Adults 18-49
q Wins its Tuesday 8-9pm time period among Adults 18-34, Teens, Women 18-49/18-34 and
Men 18-34
q Top 20 series among Adults 18-34, Men 18-49/18-34/25-54 and Women 18-34
q Top 10 drama among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens, Women 18-34 and Men 18-49, and is #1 among Men 18-34
q Wins its Wednesday 9:30-10pm time period among Teens and Men 18-34 (tie), and ranks #2 among Adults 18-49 (tie) and Adults 18-34 (tie)
q #1 program on Friday night among Men 18-34 and ranks #2 among Adults 18-34
q Dominates Friday’s 8pm hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Women 18-34 and Men 18-49/18-34/25-54
NEW GIRL
q #1 new series among Adults 18-34 and Teens
q #2 new series among Adults 18-49 (behind “2 Broke Girls”)
q Wins its Tuesday 9-9:30pm time period among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens, Women
18-49/18-34 and Men 18-49/18-34
q Top 20 series among Adults 18-34 and Teens
q Wins its Tuesday 9:30-10pm time period among all Teen and 18-34 demographics
q #1 new drama among Men 18-49, Men 18-34 and Men 25-54, and is the #2 new drama among Adults 18-49
q Wins its Monday 8pm time period among Teens and ranks #2 in its time period with Adults
18-49, Adults 18-34 and all key men demos
THE X FACTOR
q #1 reality series among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens (tying “Fear Factor”
in Teens)
q Top 5 new series among Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers this fall
q Wins its Wednesday 8-9pm time period among Adults 18-49 (tie), Teens, Women 18-49, Women 18-34 (tie) and Men 18-49 (tie)
q Wins its Thursday 8-9pm time period among Adults 18-34, Teens and Women 18-49/
18-34/ 25-54.
SUNDAY ANIMATION DOMINATION
q FAMILY GUY is the #1 show overall this season among Men 18-34
q FAMILY GUY is a Top 15 show this season among Adults 18-49, and is in the top 5 among Adults 18-34, Teens, and Men 18-49/18-34
q THE Simpsons is a Top 10 show among Adults 18-34, Teens, and Men 18-49/18-34
q THE Simpsons is the #2 show overall among Men 18-34 (tied with Two and a Half Men)
q American Dad is a Top 15 show among Adults 18-34, Teens, and Men 18-49/18-34
q The Cleveland Show is a Top 20 show among Adults 18-34, Teens, and Men 18-34
q Allen Gregory is one of the Top 10 new series among Adults 18-34, Teens, and Men 18-34
