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[12/08/09 - 11:25 AM]
FOX Sets New Network Record with Seventh Fall Weekly Win!
FOX spins the numbers for the week of November 30-December 6.

[via press release from FOX]

NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 30 � DECEMBER 6, 2009

FOX SETS NEW NETWORK RECORD WITH SEVENTH FALL WEEKLY WIN!

Last week FOX set a new network record with its seventh fourth-quarter weekly win. Strong performances from HOUSE, LIE TO ME, GLEE and FRINGE contributed to FOX's victory, driving the network to an overall rating of 2.8/8 among Adults 18-49. FOX continues to rank No. 1 among the broadcast networks this season with a 3.5/9 average, outperforming its nearest competitor (CBS) by +9%.

FOX kicked off the week with a strong nightly win on Monday, sweeping the competition across the board as No. 1 in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54, Teens, Total Viewers, and all key demos. In fact, FOX grew substantially from its Fall '08 Monday average by an impressive +65% among Adults 18-49, +75% among Adults 18-34, and +65% in Total Viewers.

HOUSE posted a 4.8/12 among Adults 18-49 and won the 8p hour among 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54, Teens, Total Viewers and all key demos.

LIE TO ME delivered a steady 2.7/6 among Adults 18-49 and grew +4% in Total Viewers.

FOX's popular Wednesday night duo continued its success, winning the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and key demos.

In the 9p hour GLEE achieved a 3.6/10 among Adults 18-49 -- the show's highest rating so far this season � and drew 8.1 million Total Viewers, also a season high for the show.

In addition, GLEE achieved its highest rating ever among Adults 18-34 (including its post-American Idol telecast on 5/19/09).

The SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE results show in the 8p hour delivered a 2.3/6 among Adults 18-49, growing +44% over last week's delivery.

On Thursday night, BONES and FRINGE both performed well for FOX and together continued to deliver gains on Thursdays compared to the network's Thursday average last Fall (excluding sports) by +39% among Adults 18-49 and +80% in Total Viewers.

In the 9p hour FRINGE posted an impressive 2.5/7 among Adults 18-49 and achieved its highest ratings since its premiere among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Total Viewers.

FRINGE showed substantial growth compared to its last telecast on 11/19/09, increasing +25% among Adults 18-49, +43% among Adults 18-34 and +17% in Total Viewers.

BONES delivered a 2.9/8 among Adults 18-49 and also made gains over its last telecast on 11/19/09, increasing +7% among Adults 18-49 and +14% in Adults 18-34.

09/10 FOX Dramas: Live + 7 in Adults 18-49

Comparing Live+Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (now available through 11/22/09), FOX's dramas have shown significant increases among Adults 18-49 including:

09/10 Season thru 11/22 Live+Same Day Adults 18-49 Live + 7 Adults 18-49 % Change

House 5.6/14 6.8/16 +21%

Lie to Me 2.8/7 3.3/8 +18%

Glee 3.3/9 4.2/10 +27%

Bones 2.8/8 3.5/10 +25%

Fringe 2.2/6 3.1/7 +41%

Dollhouse 0.9/3 1.4/4 +56%

09/10 FOX Dramas: Live +7 in Total Viewers

Comparing Live+ Same Day vs. Live + 7 ratings (now available through 11/22/09), FOX's dramas have shown significant increases among Total Viewers including:

09/10 Season thru 11/22 Live+Same Day P2+ (Mil.) Live + 7 P2+ (Mil.) % Change

House 14.3 16.8 +17%

Lie to Me 7.5 8.8 +17%

Glee 7.3 8.9 +22%

Bones 9.7 11.5 +19%

Fringe 6.0 7.9 +32%

Dollhouse 2.2 3.1 +41%

Program Rankers

FOX had 5 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: HOUSE (No. 3), ALLSTATE BCS SELECT SHOW (No.8), GLEE (No. 12), FAMILY GUY (No. 16) and BONES (No. 19).

FOX had 7 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: HOUSE (No. 3), GLEE (No. 4), FAMILY GUY (No. 7), ALLSTATE BCS SELECT SHOW (No.8), THE SIMPSONS 8:30p (No. 12), AMERICAN DAD (No. 17) and BONES (No. 18).

FOX had 7 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: FAMILY GUY (No. 2), GLEE (No. 3), AMERICAN DAD (No. 6), HOUSE (No. 9), THE SIMPSONS 8:30p (No. 12), BONES (No. 17) and ALLSTATE BCS SELECT SHOW (No.20).

FOX had 3 of the Top 20 programs in Total Viewers: HOUSE (No. 4), BONES (No. 16) and ALLSTATE BCS SELECT SHOW (No.20).

Week 11/09/09-11/15/09: Live+7

NIGHTLY AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER 30 � DECEMBER 6, 2009

MONDAY

8:00-9:01 HOUSE: (A18-49: 4.8/12, 13.2 Mil Total Viewers)

9:01-10:00 LIE TO ME: (A18-49: 2.7/6, 7.5 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 3.8/9, 10.4 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won the night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54, Teens and all key demos. In fact, FOX substantially outperformed its Fall'08 Monday average by +65% among Adults 18-49 (3.8/9 vs. 2.3/6), +75% among Adults 18-34 (3.5/9 vs. 2.0/6) and +65% in Total Viewers (10.4 vs. 6.3 Mil).

In the 8p hour HOUSE posted a 4.8/12 among Adults 18-49 and showed growth versus last week of +4% among Adults 18-49 (vs. 4.6/12) and +10% in Total Viewers (13.2 vs. 12.0 Mil.)

HOUSE won the 8p hour among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54, Teens and all key demos.

At 9p LIE TO ME posted a 2.7/6 among Adults 18-49, the same as its past two weeks, while it showed growth week to week in Total Viewers (+4%, 7.5 vs. 7.2 Mil.)

LIE TO ME ranked No. 2 in the 9p hour among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34.

TUESDAY

8:36-10:36 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: (A18-49: 2.2/6, 5.8 Mil Total Viewers)

The SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE performance show aired from 8:36-10:36pm and delivered a 2.2/6 among Adults 18-49, up +5% with last week's telecast (2.1/6).

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49 and No. 2 in Adults 18-34.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-9:00 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: (A18-49: 2.3/6, 6.3 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 GLEE: (A18-49: 3.6/10, 8.1 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 2.9/8, 7.2 Mil Total Viewers)

GLEE at 9p posted a 3.6/10 among Adults 18-49, its highest rating so far this season. GLEE also garnered its highest Total Viewers this season and its highest Adults 18-34 EVER (including the post-American Idol telecast on 5/19/09).

Compared to its prior average so far this season, GLEE showed significant gains among Adults 18-49 (+13%, 3.6/10 vs. 3.2/8), Adults 18-34 (+23%, 4.3/12 vs. 3.5/10), Teens (+9%, 2.5/9 vs. 2.3/8) and Total Viewers (+14%, 8.1 vs. 7.1 Mil.)

GLEE won its hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54, Teens and all key demos.

So far this season GLEE shows strong growth compared to FOX's regular Fall'08 average in the Wednesday 9p hour, increasing +83% among Adults 18-49 (3.3/9 vs. 1.8/5), +125% among Adults 18-34 (3.6/11 vs. 1.6/5), +109% among Teens (2.3/8 vs. 1.1/4) and +47% in Total Viewers (7.2 vs. 4.9 Mil.)

The SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE results show posted a 2.3/6 among Adults 18-49, on par with its prior season average and up +44% compared to last week's delivery (1.6/5).

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE ranked No. 2 in the 8p hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens and No. 1 in Women 18-34.

So far this season SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE shows growth over FOX's regular Fall'08 average in the Wednesday 8p hour by +9% among Adults 18-34 (2.5/8 vs. 2.3/8).

FOX won the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and key demos. In fact, FOX outperformed its nearest competitor for the night by +4% among Adults 18-49 (2.9/8 vs. CBS' 2.8/8) and +74% among Adults 18-34 (3.3/10 vs. CBS' 1.9/6).

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 BONES: (A18-49: 2.9/8, 9.9 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 FRINGE: (A18-49: 2.5/7, 6.9 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 2.7/7, 8.4 Mil Total Viewers)

FRINGE at 9p posted a 2.5/7 among Adults 18-49 and garnered its highest ratings since its premiere on Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Total Viewers.

FRINGE showed substantial growth compared to its last telecast on 11/19/09, gaining +25% among Adults 18-49 (2.5/7 vs. 2.0/5), +43% among Adults 18-34 (2.0/6 vs. 1.4/4) and +17% in Total Viewers (6.9 vs. 5.9 Mil.)

Compared to its prior season average, FRINGE also showed significant increases among Adults 18-49 (+14%, 2.5/7 vs. 2.2/6), Adults 18-34 (+18%, 2.0/6 vs. 1.7/5) and Total Viewers (+15%, 6.9 vs. 6.0 Mil.)

FRINGE ranked No. 3 in the 9p hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and for the first time beat ABC's Flash Forward for the night (+19%, 2.5/7 vs. 2.1/6).

So far this season FRINGE shows substantial gains compared to FOX's regular programming in the time period last Fall, increasing +21% among Adults 18-49 (2.3/6 vs. 1.9/5) and +42% in Total Viewers (6.1 vs. 4.3 Mil.)

At 8p BONES posted a 2.9/8 among Adults 18-49 and gained +7% versus its last telecast on 11/19/09 among Adults 18-49 (vs. 2.7/8) and +14% in Adults 18-34 (2.4/7 vs. 2.1/7). BONES outperformed its prior season average by +4% among Adults 18-49 (2.9/8 vs. 2.8/8), +4% among Adults 18-34 (2.4/7 vs. 2.3/7) and +2% in Total Viewers (9.9 vs. 9.7 Mil.)

BONES tied its highest-rated Adults 18-34 of the season so far (2.4/7).

For the third week in a row BONES outperformed Flash Forward on ABC in head to head competition in the 8p hour, showing a huge advantage of +38% among Adults 18-49 (2.9/8 vs. 2.1/6). BONES ranked No. 2 in the 8p hour among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34.

So far this Fall BONES outperforms its Thursday average last season by +4% among Adults 18-49 (2.8/8 vs. 2.7/8), +10% among Adults 18-34 (2.3/7 vs. 2.1/7) and +3% among Total Viewers (9.7 vs. 9.4 Mil).

Compared to FOX's Fall'08 time period performance with regular programming, BONES is up +65% among Adults 18-49 (2.8/8 vs. 1.7/5), +35% among Adults 18-34 (2.3/7 vs. 1.7/5) and +143% among Total Viewers (9.7 vs. 4.0 Mil).

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and No. 1 in Men 18-49 and Teens. So far this season FOX's Thursday night outperforms its Thursday average last Fall (excluding sports) by +39% among Adults 18-49 (2.5/7 vs. 1.8/5) and +80% in Total Viewers (7.9 vs. 4.4 Mil.)

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 DOLLHOUSE (S): (A18-49: 0.8/3, 2.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 DOLLHOUSE: (A18-49: 0.8/2, 2.0 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 0.8/3, 2.1 Mil Total Viewers)

DOLLHOUSE at 8p ranked No. 4 in its hour among Adults 18-49 and No. 5 among Adults 18-34. At 9p, a second telecast of DOLLHOUSE ranked No. 4 among Adults 18-49 and No. 5 among Adults 18-34.

FOX ranked No. 4 in its hour among Adults 18-49 and No. 5 among Adults 18-34.

SATURDAY

8:00-8:30 COPS: (A18-49: 1.7/5, 5.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 COPS 2 (R): (A18-49: 1.8/6, 5.6 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-10:00 AMW: (A18-49: 1.8/5, 5.7 Mil Total Viewers)

8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.8/5, 5.6 Mil Total Viewers)

COPS at 8p and COPS 2 at 830p each ranked No. 2 in their respective half hours among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

At 9p, AMERICA'S MOST WANTED ranked No. 2 in its hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night on a total primetime basis among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

SUNDAY

7:00-7:33 NFL OVER-RUN: (A18-49: 10.7/31, 29.4 Mil Total Viewers)

7:33-7:54 THE OT: (A18-49: 5.4/15, 13.7 Mil Total Viewers)

7:54-8:30 BCS SELECTION SHOW (RS): (A18-49: 3.7/10, 9.3 Mil Total Viewers)

8:30-9:00 SIMPSONS (RS): (A18-49: 2.5/6, 5.5 Mil Total Viewers)

9:00-9:30 FAMILY GUY (R): (A18-49: 3.0/7, 6.1 Mil Total Viewers)

9:30-10:00 AMERICAN DAD (R): (A18-49: 2.1/5, 4.4 Mil Total Viewers)

7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 4.7/12, 11.7 Mil Total Viewers)

With an NFL over-run, ALL-STATE BCS SELECTION special and animated comedy repeats, FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.

At 7:54p the ALL-STATE BCS SELECTION special did a 3.7/10 among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 3 in the 8p half hour among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 in Adults 18-34.

An encore of THE SIMPSONS at 8:30 did a 2.5/6 among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 4 in the time period among Adults 18-49 and No. 2 in Adults 18-34.

An encore FAMILY GUY did a 3.0/7 at 9p followed by an encore AMERICAN DAD (2.1/5). FAMILY GUY ranked No. 3 in its half hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and No. 2 in Teens. AMERICAN DAD ranked No. 4 in the 930p time period among Adults 18-49, No. 3 among Adults 18-34 and No. 2 in Teens.

NOVEMBER 30 � DECEMBER 6, 2009

TOTAL PRIMETIME

ADULTS 18-49 ADULTS 18-34 VIEWERS (Mil)

FOX 2.8/8 FOX 2.6/8 FOX 7.6

ABC 2.4/7 ABC 2.0/6 ABC 7.9

CBS 2.3/6 CBS 1.6/5 CBS 8.8

NBC 2.6/7 NBC 2.3/7 NBC 7.7





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· AMERICAN DAD (TBS)
· AMERICA'S MOST WANTED (LIFETIME)
· BONES (FOX)
· COPS (FOX NATION)
· DOLLHOUSE (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FRINGE (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· HOUSE (FOX)
· LIE TO ME (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (FOX)





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