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Update:<\/b> As expected, the FOX comedies performed better by the standards of the adults 18-49 demographic than they did in the overnight metered markets. Still, a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating with 4.2 million viewers is a weak start for “Ben & Kate,” and given that this was a premiere episode with a stronger-than-usual lead-in, its status is not looking promising.<\/p>\n

Both “New Girl” episodes delivered a 2.7 rating (episode one averaged 5.3 million viewers, while episode two attracted 5.2 million), while “The Mindy Project” opened to a 2.4 with 4.7 million.<\/p>\n

Numbers for “The Mindy Project” are also underwhelming, but positivity comes in the fact that it beat timeslot competitor “The New Normal” in the demo.<\/em>
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FOX’s new Tuesday lineup features the best-reviewed new comedy of the year in “Ben & Kate”<\/a> and the network’s most hyped launch in “The Mindy Project,” but its overnight ratings performance leaves a lot to be desired.<\/p>\n

While the expected young skew might make the numbers a bit more palatable in the adults 18-49 demographic, none of the four shows lit the world on fire in the metered markets.<\/p>\n

According to TV Media Insights, flagship FOX live action comedy “New Girl” opened the night with a 4.0 overnight metered market rating, which represents a stiff decline from the impressive 7.4 to which it debuted last year. A second episode at 9PM averaged a 3.8.<\/p>\n

Sandwiched in between was the acclaimed “Ben & Kate,” which managed only a 2.9 at 8:30PM. Unless word-of-mouth turns things around, the show’s prospects are already looking pessimistic, especially since its lead-in will be the less popular “Raising Hope” going forward.<\/p>\n

Mindy Kaling’s “The Mindy Project” closed the night at 9:30PM, delivering a 3.3. Though its retention out of “New Girl” was not terrible, the rating itself will likely prove very disappointing when final numbers come out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n"Ben & Kate" Disappoints in Ratings, "Mindy Project" Also Underwhelming<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Update: As expected, the FOX comedies performed better by the standards of the adults 18-49 demographic than they did in the overnight metered markets.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2012\/09\/26\/ben-kate-disappoints-in-ratings-mindy-project-also-underwhelming\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\""Ben & Kate" Disappoints in Ratings, "Mindy Project" Also Underwhelming\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Update: As expected, the FOX comedies performed better by the standards of the adults 18-49 demographic than they did in the overnight metered markets.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2012\/09\/26\/ben-kate-disappoints-in-ratings-mindy-project-also-underwhelming\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Headline Planet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-09-26T13:26:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2012-09-26T15:58:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brian Cantor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cantorpedia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@headlineplanet\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2012\/09\/26\/ben-kate-disappoints-in-ratings-mindy-project-also-underwhelming\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2012\/09\/26\/ben-kate-disappoints-in-ratings-mindy-project-also-underwhelming\/\",\"name\":\"\\\"Ben & Kate\\\" Disappoints in Ratings, \\\"Mindy Project\\\" Also Underwhelming\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-09-26T13:26:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-09-26T15:58:14+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/b530255b81ceb7463ea060a9b8a302c8\"},\"description\":\"Update: As expected, the FOX comedies performed better by the standards of the adults 18-49 demographic than they did in the overnight metered markets.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2012\/09\/26\/ben-kate-disappoints-in-ratings-mindy-project-also-underwhelming\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/\",\"name\":\"Headline Planet\",\"description\":\"Music News & Charts, TV News & Spoilers\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/b530255b81ceb7463ea060a9b8a302c8\",\"name\":\"Brian Cantor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5726265e0532f231e46bbddd41009383?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5726265e0532f231e46bbddd41009383?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Brian Cantor\"},\"description\":\"Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. 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