Ratings Review: RAISING HOPE (3rd Season)

Third year sitcom RAISING HOPE has yet to breakout as anything close to a hit. But, this season it did more to support itself than the previous two seasons.

Leading off FOX's Tuesday comedy night, RAISING HOPE started out averaging a high one in the A18-49 ratings and drawing around 4 million viewers. Not great, but when you consider the competition at 8:00 p.m., it is not bad. It usually topped the ABC comedies for 3rd place in the hour.

Over the season, RAISING HOPE averaged 3.7 million viewers and a 1.5 rating in Adults 18-49. The comedy is already renewed for a 4th season and may even get a 5th, no matter how next season rates as it is primed for Syndication come 2014-15.

RAISING HOPE (Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m., on FOX)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
10/02/12	3.90	1.7
10/09/12	4.03	1.8	3.33%
10/16/12	4.23	1.7	4.96%
10/23/12	4.10	1.7	-3.07%
10/30/12	4.05	1.7	-1.22%
11/06/12	Preempted
11/13/12	3.73	1.6
11/20/12	3.57	1.5	-4.29%
11/27/12	3.87	1.8	8.40%
12/04/12	3.66	1.4	-5.43%
12/11/12	4.03	1.7	10.11%
12/18/12	2.48	1.0	-38.46%	R
12/25/12	Preempted
01/01/13	Preempted
01/08/13	3.74	1.7
01/15/13	3.63	1.6	-2.94%
01/22/13	4.00	1.7	10.19%
01/29/13	3.84	1.7	-4.00%
01/29/13	3.32	1.6	-13.54%	8:30
02/05/13	3.87	1.6	16.57%
02/05/13	3.53	1.5	-8.79%	8:30
02/12/13	2.63	1.1	-25.50%	R
02/19/13	3.65	1.5	38.78%
02/26/13	3.53	1.5	-3.29%
02/26/13	3.12	1.4	-11.61%	8:30
03/05/13	Preempted
03/12/13	Preempted
03/19/13	Preempted
03/28/13	4.16	1.3		Thur 9:00
03/28/13	3.28	1.2	-21.15%	Thur 9:30