IDOL & GLEE Score Fox a Weekly Win with Teens, Adults 18-34

FOX's week was propelled by strong performances from AMERICAN IDOL, New Girl and Glee leading the network to rank No. 1 for the week among Adults 18-34 and Teens. American Idol Wednesday led FOX to win its 17th straight Wednesday night, outperforming the night's No. 2 network by +21% in Adults 18-49 (2.9/8 vs. 2.4/7 for CBS), +31% in Adults 18-34 (2.1/7 vs. 1.6/5 for NBC) and +13% in Total Viewers (11.1 vs. 9.8 Mil for CBS). IDOL's Thursday results show showed gains of +12% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (2.6/9) and +3% in Total Viewers (11.6 vs. 11.3 Mil).

On Tuesday, New Girl grew +5% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (2.0/6). Thursday's Glee season finale delivered a 2.0/6, up +5% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (1.9/5) and +13% in Total Viewers (5.9 vs. 5.2 Mil). Glee led the 9p hour among Teens.

Nightly and Program Highlights

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 Rihanna 777 (S): (A18?49: 0.7/2, 1.7 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 Bones (RS): (A18?49: 0.6/2, 2.5 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 0.7/2, 2.1 Mil Total Viewers)

At 8p, the special Rihanna 777 delivered a 0.7/2 in Adults 18-49.
A special repeat of Bones at 9p delivered a 0.6/2 in Adults 18-49.

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 HELL'S KITCHEN: (A18-49: 1.9/6, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-9:30 NEW GIRL: (A18-49: 2.1/6, 3.9 Mil Total Viewers)
9:30-10:00 THE MINDY PROJECT: (A18-49: 1.3/3, 2.6 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.8/5, 4.0 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night with Adults 18-34 and Teens.

At 8p, HELL'S KITCHEN posted a 1.9/6 in Adults 18-49.

NEW GIRL (2.1/6) grew +5% from last week in Adults 18-49 (2.0/6). New Girl was the No. 2 program of the night among Adults 18-34. New Girl ranked No. 2 among Teens (tie) and all 18-34 measures.

In The Following half hour, The Mindy Project delivered a 1.3/3 in Adults 18-49. The Mindy Project ranked No. 2 in its time period among Adults 18-34.

WEDNESDAY
8:00-10:00 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18?49: 2.9/8, 11.1 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX won the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Total Viewers, Teens (tie) and key demos. This marks the 17th straight Wednesday night win for FOX, outperforming the night's No. 2 network by +21% in Adults 18-49 (2.9/8 vs. 2.4/7 for CBS), +31% in Adults 18-34 (2.1/7 vs. 1.6/5 for NBC) and +13% in Total Viewers (11.1 vs. 9.8 Mil for CBS).

AMERICAN IDOL posted a 2.9/8 in Adults 18-49. American Idol was the highest rated program of the night among Total Viewers.

THURSDAY
8:00-9:01 AMERICAN IDOL: (A18?49: 2.9/10, 11.6 Mil Total Viewers)
9:01-10:01 GLEE: (A18?49: 2.0/6, 5.9 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:01 FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 2.5/8, 8.8 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-49 (tie), Adults 18-34 and Total Viewers, winning the night among Teens.

AMERICAN IDOL posted a 2.9/10, up +12% from last week in Adults 18-49 (2.6/9) and +3% in Total Viewers (11.6 vs. 11.3 Mil).

At 9p, GLEE's season finale did a 2.0/6, up +5% from last week in Adults 18-49 (1.9/5) and +13% in Total Viewers (5.9 vs. 5.2 Mil). Glee led the 9p hour among Teens.

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES: (A18?49: 1.2/5, 3.3 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-10:00 TOUCH: (A18?49: 0.6/2, 2.4 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 0.9/3, 2.9 Mil Total Viewers)

On Friday, FOX ranked No. 3 among Adults 18-49 (tie) with the season finales of Kitchen Nightmares (1.2/5) and TOUCH (0.6/2).

SATURDAY
8:00-10:40 NASCAR: DARLINGTON 500 (S): (A18-49: 1.7/6, 6.2 Mil Total Viewers)
10:40-10:50 NASCAR: WINNER'S CIRCLE (S): (A18-49: 1.8/6, 6.1 Mil Total Viewers)
10:50-11:00 NASCAR: POST-RACE (S): (A18-49: 1.3/5, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)
8:00-11:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.6/6, 6.1 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 2 on Saturday night among Adults 18-49 with NASCAR: DARLINGTON 500 (1.7/6), the WINNER'S CIRCLE (1.8/6) and the POST-RACE (1.3/5).

SUNDAY
7:00-7:29 The Cleveland Show (S): (A18-49: 0.8/3, 1.9 Mil Total Viewers)
7:29-7:59 THE CLEVELAND SHOW: (A18-49: 1.0/4, 2.3 Mil Total Viewers)
7:59-8:30 THE SIMPSONS: (A18-49: 2.0/7, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers)
8:30-9:00 BOB'S BURGERS: (A18-49: 1.6/5, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)
9:00-9:31 FAMILY GUY: (A18-49: 2.4/7, 4.8 Mil Total Viewers)
9:31-10:00 AMERICAN DAD: (A18-49: 1.9/5, 4.0 Mil Total Viewers)
7:00-10:00 FOX PRIME: (A18-49: 1.6/5, 3.4 Mil Total Viewers)

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 with Adults 18-34, Teens and Men 18-34. FOX's 8-10p animation block ranked as the four highest rated programs of the night among Adults 18-34.

Following a special The Cleveland Show at 7p (0.8/3), another original of The Cleveland Show posted a 1.0/4 in the 7:30p half hour.

THE SIMPSONS did a 2.0/7, up +5% week-to-week (vs. 1.9/5, 8:25-8:56p), while the season finale of Bob's Burgers did a 1.6/5 at 8:30p.

At 9p, Family Guy (2.4/7) was up +9% from last week (2.2/6, 9:25-9:56p). Family Guy was the highest rated entertainment program of the night among Adults 18-34, Teens, Men 18-49 and Men 18-34, ranking No. 2 in Adults 18-49.

AMERICAN DAD's season finale did a 1.9/5 at 9:30p.

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