NATIONAL NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 21 - 27, 2006

FALL STARTS FIRST ON FOX

AS “PRISON BREAK” AND “VANISHED”

KIDNAP MONDAY NIGHT

“PRISON BREAK” Ranks As No. 1 Drama of Week

Among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens

 “VANISHED” Makes Competition Disappear

As Series Ranks No. 1 Among Key Demos

Fall starts first on FOX, as PRISON BREAK and VANISHED combined to give the network a nightly win among all key demos, including Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers.  PRISON BREAK was the No. 1 drama this week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.  The drama also outperformed both its spring premiere and its finale among Adults 18-49, and tied its highest Adults 18-49 share (12 share) among any telecast.  The premiere of PRISON BREAK won its time period among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and Total Viewers.

The series premiere of VANISHED retained 91% of its PRISON BREAK lead-in among Total Viewers and also won its time period among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers and Adults 18-34.  For the week, FOX ranked No. 1 for the 29th consecutive week among Adults 18-34 and Teens, while ranking No. 4 among Adults 18-49.

Program Rankers

FOX placed 3 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: PRISON BREAK (No. 2), HOUSE – TUES 8P (No. 7) and VANISHED (No. 8). 

FOX had 4 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: PRISON BREAK (No. 2), VANISHED (No. 5), HOUSE – TUES 8P (No. 6) and NFL ON FOX PRESEASON 3 (No. 17). 

FOX scored 6 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: PRISON BREAK (No. 2), HOUSE – TUES 8P (No. 5), FOX MOVIE FRIDAY:MEN IN BLACK 2 (No. 6), FOX MOVIE SUNDAY: STAR WARS II (No. 11), VANISHED (No. 13) and NFL ON FOX PRESEASON 3 (No. 20). 

FOX ranked 3 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers:  PRISON BREAK (No. 8), HOUSE – TUES 8P (No. 9) and VANISHED (No. 11).

HIGHLIGHTS

• PRISON BREAK (12 share) outperformed both its spring premiere (11 share on 3/20/06) and its finale (11 share on 5/15/06) among Adults 18-49, and tied its highest Adults 18-49 share among any telecast.

• The premiere of PRISON BREAK won its 8p hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34/25-54, Teens, Total Viewers, Women 18-49/18-34/25-54 and Men 18-49/18-34/25-54.

• PRISON BREAK showed impressive gains compared to FOX's 05/06 season average in the time period with all programming, growing +6% among Adults 18-49 (3.7/12 vs. 3.5/9), +18% among Adults 18-34 (3.9/13 vs. 3.3/10) and +7% among Total Viewers (9.4 vs. 8.8 Mil).

• The series premiere of VANISHED posted a 3.0/8 among Adults 18-49 and retained 91% of its PRISON BREAK lead-in among Total Viewers.

• VANISHED won its 9p hour among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34/25-54, Women 25-54 and Men 18-49/18-34/25-54.

NIGHTLY AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS -  AUGUST 21 - 27, 2006

MONDAY

8:00-9:04      PRISON BREAK (P): (A18?49: 3.7/12, 9.4 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 5.8/10)

9:04-10:00    VANISHED (P): (A18?49: 3.0/8, 8.6 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 5.7/9)

8:00-10:00    FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 3.3/10, 9.0 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 5.7/9)

PRISON BREAK (12 share) outperformed both its spring premiere (11 share on 3/20/06) and its finale (11 share on 5/15/06) among Adults 18-49, and tied its highest Adults 18-49 share among any telecast.

The premiere of PRISON BREAK won its 8p hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34/25-54, Teens, Total Viewers, Women 18-49/18-34/25-54 and Men 18-49/18-34/25-54.

PRISON BREAK showed impressive gains compared to FOX's 05/06 season average in the time period with all programming, growing +6% among Adults 18-49 (3.7/12 vs. 3.5/9), +18% among Adults 18-34 (3.9/13 vs. 3.3/10) and +7% among Total Viewers (9.4 vs. 8.8 Mil).

The series premiere of VANISHED posted a 3.0/8 among Adults 18-49 and retained 91% of its PRISON BREAK lead-in among Total Viewers.

VANISHED won its 9p hour among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34/25-54, Women 25-54 and Men 18-49/18-34/25-54.

FOX won Monday night on a total primetime basis among all key demos: Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34/25-54, Teens, Total Viewers, Women 18-49/18-34/25-54 and Men 18-49/18-34/25-54. 

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00      HOUSE (R): (A18?49: 3.1/10, 9.0 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 5.7/10)

9:00-10:00    VANISHED (RS): (A18?49: 2.1/6, 6.9 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 4.5/7)

8:00-10:00    FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 2.6/8, 7.9 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 5.1/8)

FOX ranked No. 1 on Tuesday night on a total primetime basis among Adults 18-49 (tie), Adults 18-34 (tie)/25-54, Total Viewers, Teens, Men 18-49/18-34/25-54 and Women 25-54 (tie).  FOX's encore telecasts gave FOX a nightly win among A18-49 against all original competition on CBS.

The HOUSE repeat posted its highest rating of the summer in the Tuesday 8p time period and won its hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34/25-54, Total Viewers, Teens, Women 18-49/18-34/25-54 and Men 18-49/18-34/25-54. 

The VANISHED encore at 9p ranked No. 2 in its time period among Adults 18-34 (tie) and ranked No. 4 among Adults 18-49.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-9:00      BONES (R): (A18?49: 1.7/6, 5.5 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 3.7/7)

9:00-10:00    PRISON BREAK (RS): (A18?49: 1.9/6, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 3.2/5)

8:00-10:00    FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 1.8/6, 5.1 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 3.5/6)

At 9p the PRISON BREAK encore won its hour among Adults 18-34, Men 18-49 and Men 18-34/25-54 and ranked No. 4 in Adults 18-49.

A repeat BONES ranked No. 3 in its hour among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34.

On a total primetime basis FOX ranked No. 4 for the night among Adults 18-49 and No. 3 in Adults 18-34.

THURSDAY

8:08-11:04    NFL PRE-SEASON GAME 3: MIAMI at CAROLINA (S): (A18?49: 2.3/8, 6.4 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 4.6/8)

The NFL PRESEASON GAME (Miami vs. Carolina) posted a 2.3/8 among Adults 18-49.  FOX won the night on a total primetime basis among Men 18-49/18-34/25-54.

FRIDAY

8:00-10:00   MOVIE: MEN IN BLACK 2 (R): (A18?49: 1.9/7, 5.2 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 3.2/6)

FOX Movie MEN IN BLACK delivered a 1.9/7 among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-49/18-34/25-54 (tie), Women 18-34 and Men 18-49/18-34/25-54. 

SATURDAY

8:00-8:30      COPS (R): (A18?49: 1.1/5, 3.2 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 2.4/5)

8:30-9:00      COPS 2 (R): (A18?49: 1.4/5, 3.9 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 2.7/5)

9:00-10:00    AMERICA’s MOST WANTED: (A18?49: 1.7/6, 4.7 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 3.3/6)

8:00-10:00    FOX PRIME: (A18?49: 1.5/5, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 2.9/5)

FOX’s COPS at 8p did a 1.1/5 among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 1 in its half hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 (tie), Adults 25-54 and Women 18-49 (tie)/18-34/25-54 (tie).  COPS 2 at 8:30p posted a 1.4/5 among Adults 18-49 and won its half hour among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and Women 18-34. 

At 9p, AMERICA’s MOST WANTED did a 1.7/6 and ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Women 18-49/18-34/25-54. 

FOX ranked No. 1 for the night on a total primetime basis among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and Women 18-34. 

SUNDAY

7:00-10:00   MOVIE: STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES (RS): (A18?49: 1.6/5, 4.2 Mil Total Viewers, HH: 2.5/4)

AUGUST 21 - 27, 2006

TOTAL PRIMETIME

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

FOX   2.1/7                FOX    1.9/7               FOX    5.9                  

ABC   2.2/7                ABC    1.8/6              ABC    6.1

CBS   2.3/7                CBS    1.7/6               CBS    7.3

NBC   2.2/7                NBC    1.8/6               NBC    6.8