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FOX 2011-12 Ratings Report Card

Published:June 1, 2012

FOX TV show ratingsHow are your favorite FOX TV shows doing this season? Which ones are hits and which ones are in danger of being cancelled? You might be surprised. By looking at the chart below, you’ll be to see their current season ranking, ratings averages to date, and their grade in the all-important 18-49 demographic.

There’s lots of information that the networks take into consideration when deciding whether to cancel or renew a TV series but the ratings are the main ingredient. (Wonder if your favorite’s already been renewed or cancelled? Visit our FOX 2011-12 show page.

These charts incorporate final ratings data through Friday, June 1, 2012.

Demo
rank		Scripted
FOX TV shows		Demo
grade		18-49 demo
rating (actual)		Viewers
in millions
1New Girl (renewed)A3.2 (3.23)6.52ratings
2Family Guy (renewed)A-3.1 (3.05)5.98ratings
3Glee (renewed)A-3.0 (3.02)7.31ratings
4The Simpsons (renewed)B+2.9 (2.86)6.15ratings
5Napoleon Dynamite (cancelled)B2.6 (2.60)5.31ratings
6House (ended)B-2.5 (2.52)7.14ratings
7Terra Nova (cancelled)B-2.5 (2.49)7.52ratings
8Bones (renewed)C+2.4 (2.39)8.07ratings
9American Dad (renewed)C+2.3 (2.28)4.68ratings
10Touch (renewed)C+2.2 (2.23)7.55ratings
11Alcatraz (cancelled)C2.2 (2.18)6.74ratings
12Raising Hope (renewed)C2.2 (2.16)4.83ratings
13Allen Gregory (cancelled)C-2.0 (1.97)4.16ratings
14Bob's Burgers (renewed)C-1.9 (1.87)3.87ratings
15I Hate My Teenage Daughter (cancelled)D+1.8 (1.84)4.75ratings
16The Cleveland Show (renewed)D+1.8 (1.78)3.78ratings
17The Finder (cancelled)C-*1.7 (1.69)5.45ratings
18Breaking In (cancelled)D-1.4 (1.44)3.01ratings
19Fringe (renewed)D-*1.1 (1.12)3.07ratings
Demo
rank		Non-scripted
FOX TV shows		Demo
grade		18-49 demo
rating (actual)		Viewers
in millions
1American Idol (Weds.) (renewed)A++5.3 (5.34)17.66ratings
2American Idol (Thurs.) (renewed)A++4.8 (4.77)16.59ratings
3The X Factor (Weds.) (renewed)A+3.7 (3.71)10.85ratings
4The X Factor (Thurs.) (renewed)A+3.5 (3.52)11.06ratings
5Mobbed (returning)C2.0 (1.96)5.49ratings
6Kitchen Nightmares (renewed)C*1.5 (1.48)3.58ratings
7Cops (renewed)D+*1.3 (1.28)3.76ratings
8Q'Viva! The Chosen (cancelled)F*0.6 (0.57)1.80ratings
Other ratings report cards: ABC | CBS | The CW | NBC

Here’s the Summer 2012 report card.

Original ratings data ©The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.

A couple of notes about these charts:
The averages included in these charts are based on the final numbers, not the fast affiliate ratings that are typically reported the morning after. The final numbers become available about a day after the broadcasts or, in the case of Fridays, weekends, and holidays, several days later. The charts are updated as the new data is made available.

Keep in mind that the demo numbers are what’s most important to advertisers and therefore, that’s how the networks measure success. Agree with it or not, advertisers pay more for ad time on a show that has a higher demo rating versus one with a lot more overall viewers.

Demo numbers are reported by Nielsen using the 10ths decimal place (2.4, for example). We used to round the averages to the tenth place as well but that ultimately ends up making it harder for our readers to track any upward or downward movement week-to-week. It can also be a little misleading since a show with a 2.35 average and a show with a 2.44 average will both round to a 2.4 rating.

So in this chart, we’re including the demo average rounded to the 10th (2.4) as well as the 100th place (2.41) in parenthesis so you can get a better idea of how the number’s been affected by the latest episode’s demo rating.

The letter grades are relative and are based on the individual network’s demo performance. All of the networks have very different gauges for success right now. (A successful show for The CW would get quickly cancelled on CBS.) Our system for coming up with letter grades isn’t perfect but it should still give you an idea of where the different shows stand. The closer a show is to the bottom of the list, the more chance it has of getting cancelled.

*The grades for TV series that run on Friday and Saturday nights are weighted a little differently, to compensate for airing on little-watched nights.

What do you think? Are surprised at who’s doing the best and who’s doing terribly? Are any of your favorite shows in danger of being cancelled?

 

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Me August 20, 2012 at 8:14 pm

The Finder was a great show that my whole family could watch. Its a shame FOX did not give it a chance. I think ratings would have picked up if FOX would have followed through with a second season. The season finally left a lot unexplained and open. I was looking foward to the second season opener for answers and was disapointed when I heard the series was cancelled. Quite a few of my favorite shows have been cancelled in the last couple of years (most of them by FOX) and replaced with crap. I try to be optimistic for something worth watching to be introduced next season.

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Annoymous July 17, 2012 at 7:58 pm

It the only show I watch from Fox and now it cancelled. The rating were fair too. It takes time to build up an audience. Oh well; I going to HBO shows now! They do not cancel their shows that often when there is an audience watching like ABC, CBS, NBC and now Fox. Very disappointed in them.

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Annoymous July 17, 2012 at 7:59 pm

I was referring to “The Finder” TV series which got cancelled

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sandra June 4, 2012 at 9:03 am

I feel really uppset that FOX canceld The Finder, i nearly gave upp on Fox when they left Lie To Me hanging loose and The Finder was such a good show…. Almost all of my friends are whatching that series and got so bumbed over the season finale that everyone is going over to CBS instead. And were not even counted in the ratings since we are Swedish. FOX is relly useless.

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louhoc May 29, 2012 at 6:06 am

I truly believe that SYTYCD is the best reality TV show out there!! I don’t have any idea why the ratings are down because it is the best two hours of the week on TV! The performers are truly talented young people trying to make it in the business by being put “out there” in challenging dance genres. Despite the drama that is included, it really is a fun, different, clean and appropriate. The choreographers are amazing! If FOX cancels the show for some filthy dating programs and other alternatives, it would be a crying shame!!

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