8/10: National Nielsen Ratings for The Simpsons and King of the Hill

Aug 12, 19971 post by 1 poster
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Ondre Lombard

Fox did better this week in general, getting 5.4/10 rating for the week. Fox got a ratings boost due to the airing of the miniseries "Intensity," Parts 1 2 of which scored a 7.1 and 7.4 rating, respectively. As for Sundays, this was the story. King of the Hill outperformed The Simpsons with audiences aged 18-49, getting a 5.5/16 rating with that audience vs. The Simpsons' 5.0/16. King of the Hill's total viewers rating was 10.4, Simpsons' was 9.7. Here are the general _Household_ ratings for the night of Sunday (the actual Nielsen ratings):

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction - 3.7/8 The Simpsons ("El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer") - 6.0/12 King of the Hill ("Keeping Up With Our Joneses") - 6.0/11

Fox is currently the only network enjoying _summer_ ratings growth, including its reruns.

Ondre

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