It's time for a journey through the Fox Friday schedule in 2016-17...
fall
| Year | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | MasterChef Junior | World's Funniest | 61 | ||
| 76 | 46 | ||||
| 2016-17 | Hell's Kitchen | The Exorcist | 70 (+14%) | ||
| 85 (+11%) | 55 (+19%) | ||||
| VsAvg | +70% | +30% | +52% | ||
| Rank | 1/16 | 2/16 | 1/16 | ||
If you're looking for a reason why The Exorcist was renewed, maybe it was just a pure case of it being 30% above the very low bar that Fox has set in this hour historically? Hell's Kitchen was also a bright spot, pulling ahead of last year's MasterChef Junior.
winter
| Year | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Sleepy Hollow | Second Chance | 46 | ||
| 54 | 38 | ||||
| 2016-17 | Rosewood | Sleepy Hollow | 46 (+1%) | ||
| 51 (-5%) | 42 (+9%) | ||||
| VsAvg | -5% | -17% | -11% | ||
| Rank | 9/16 | 11/16 | 12/16 | ||
In the fall, Rosewood and Sleepy Hollow took over, and combined to come very close to last year's Sleepy Hollow / Second Chance combo. Not a compliment.
spring
| Year | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Sleepy Hollow | Hell's Kitchen | 54 | ||
| 48 | 60 | ||||
| 2016-17 | Rosewood | Sleepy Hollow | 40 (-26%) | ||
| 42 (-12%) | 38 (-37%) | ||||
| VsAvg | -3% | -12% | -7% | ||
| Rank | 10/16 | 12/16 | 11/16 | ||
Putting those same dramas up against a Gordon Ramsay show in the spring made comparisons much uglier. Not pictured is reality series You the Jury, which aired two episodes at a 0.4 and 0.3 in early April before getting pulled. A lot of repeats filled out the stretch run of Fox's Friday season.
Rating the Ratings
| Name | Lo | Avg | Hi | y2y | Plus | Label | Plusy2y | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hell's Kitchen* | 1.0 | 1.09 | 1.3 | -3% | 89 | hit(Fri) | +16% | detail |
| Rosewood | 0.5 | 0.66 | 0.9 | -51% | 54 | flop | -42% | detail |
| The Exorcist | 0.6 | 0.67 | 1.0 | 55 | flop | detail | ||
| Sleepy Hollow* | 0.4 | 0.50 | 0.6 | -39% | 41 | flop | -28% | detail |
| You the Jury | 0.3 | 0.35 | 0.4 | 29 | flop | detail |
Hell's Kitchen: Already updated.
Rosewood: Already updated.
The Exorcist: I tried to figure out leading into the upfronts why Fox was digging this show. I don't think going +30% vs. the historical average is that great of a reason, especially since it had a really good lead-in, but I guess it's better than nothing. I still maintain it is interchangeable with any number of other low-end Fox contenders, but we'll see how season two goes. Grade: C-.
Sleepy Hollow: We got to see what happens when a fast-declining show is renewed for a heavy revamp, and it wasn't pretty. In the apples-to-apples-ish winter and spring comparisons, its Plus declines were still in the low 20s. Once Upon a Time will get a chance to tackle a similar situation in 2017-18. Grade: D-.
You the Jury: I'm actually kinda surprised that Fox pulled this show, since it's a low-stakes timeslot and the company has a pre-existing relationship with the host (an anchor on Fox News). But it is hard to argue ratings-wise, as it was literally the lowest-rated big four series of the season. Grade: F.
The names in this last table link to the shows' War of 18-49 pages. Links with an asterisk(*) have been updated with the new info. Updates to younger shows will come later in the summer.
Here's the now updated Schedules Plus for Fox Friday.
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