Editing Fox Broadcasting Company (section)

===2010–2017: Network's ratings collapse and revamp in network programming===
At the beginning of the 2010s, new comedies ''[[Raising Hope]]'' and ''[[New Girl]]'' gave Fox its first live-action comedy successes in years. The [[Glee season 2|second season]] of ''Glee'' delivered that series' highest ratings during the [[2010–11 United States network television schedule|2010–11]] season, with viewership peaking during its [[List of Super Bowl lead-out programs|Super Bowl lead-out]] [[The Sue Sylvester Shuffle|episode]] in February 2011 (marking the most expensive post-Super Bowl episode ever produced on U.S. television). The said show has continuously attracted worldwide media attention that it formed a large, loyal international fanbase. At the same time, Fox's live telecast of the [[Super Bowl XLV]] helped Fox emerge as the first U.S. television network to earn an average single-night prime time audience of at least 100&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Super Bowl XLV Most Watched TV Show; Post-Game 'Glee' Trails 'Undercover Boss'|url=https://deadline.com/2011/02/the-super-bowl-tied-as-highest-rated-ever-104171/|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 2011|access-date=September 14, 2014}}</ref>

''American Idol'' lost its first place standing among all network prime time programs during the [[American Idol season 11|2011–12 finale]] (falling to second that season behind ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football]]''), ending the [[List of most-watched television broadcasts|longest streak at#1]] for a prime time broadcast network series in U.S. television history, through its eight-year ratings domination in both the Adults 18–49 demographic and total viewership. ''Idol'' also remained in the Nielsen Top 10 for eleven years from [[2002–03 United States network television schedule|2003]] to [[2012–13 United States network television schedule|2013]], and became the highest-rated non-[[broadcasting of sports events|sports]] prime time television program as well as the highest-rated reality series in the United States from 2003 to 2012. these records marked the longest Nielsen ratings streaks of any Fox program in these categories.

The 2012 season finale of ''American Idol'' marked the end of the season-long 25th anniversary of the establishment of Fox network, helping it win in the 18–49 demographic for the eighth consecutive season, the longest such streak according to Nielsen measurement records (and still standing as of {{CURRENTYEAR}}). However, Fox suffered a collapse in viewership during the [[2012-13 United States network television schedule|2012–13 season]]; ''American Idol'' and ''Glee'' suffered steep ratings declines, while the network as a whole fell to third place (suffering an overall decrease by 22%) in total viewership and to second place in the 18–49 demographic (where it remained {{as of|2014|lc=y}}) by the end of the season.

The decline in ratings continued into the [[2013–14 United States network television schedule|2013–14 season]], with Fox placing fourth among the major networks in total viewership for the first time since [[2000–01 United States network television schedule|2001]]. Subsequently, on January 13, 2014, Fox announced that it would abandon its use of the standard concept of greenlighting shows through the initial order of pilot episodes during the designated "pilot season" (running from January through April), instead opting to pick up shows directly to series.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox to abandon pilot system, reveals network's chairman Kevin Reilly|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a543703/fox-to-abandon-pilot-system-reveals-networks-chairman-kevin-reilly.html|first=Meg|last=Drewett|website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=January 13, 2014}}</ref>

Fox scored renewed ratings successes with its February 2014 live telecast of [[Super Bowl XLVIII]], which became the [[List of most-watched television broadcasts|second most-watched television broadcast]] (by average) in U.S. history, and the lead-out programs that followed this event – ''New Girl'' and ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]''. Later, in May 2014, [[Kevin Reilly (executive)|Kevin Reilly]] announced that he would resign as chairman of Fox Entertainment.<ref>{{cite news|title=Outgoing Fox Chief Kevin Reilly on Why He is Leaving, the State of Fox, What's Next, Job at Turner|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/outgoing-fox-chief-kevin-reilly-on-why-he-is-leaving-the-state-of-fox-whats-next-job-at-turner-737605/|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 2014}}</ref> On July 15, 2014, then-corporate parent [[21st Century Fox]] announced that it would merge the operations of the network and [[20th Century Fox Television]] into the newly created Fox Television Group, with 20th Century Fox Television co-chairpersons [[Dana Walden]] and Gary Newman appointed to head the division.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dana Walden and Gary Newman to Lead New Fox Television Group|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/business/media/dana-walden-and-gary-newman-to-lead-new-fox-television-group.html?_r=0|first=Emily|last=Steel|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>

The [[2014–15 United States network television schedule|2014–15 season]] saw the series finale of ''Glee'' and debut of hits in the freshmen dramas ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'' (based on the [[Batman]] mythos) and the [[Lee Daniels]]-produced ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]''. Ratings for ''Empire'', in particular, increased week-to-week throughout its first season, becoming the network's first successful ''American Idol'' lead-out since ''House'', as well as the first American television program to consistently increase its episode-to-episode viewership during its first five weeks since the [[1991–92 United States network television schedule|1992]] feat set by ABC's ''[[Roseanne]]''. ''Empire'' ended its inaugural season as the first U.S. television show ever to increase its episodic viewership on a consistent basis throughout the course of a single season, as well as Fox's fourth program overall (and the first since the [[American Idol season 12|2013 finale]] of ''American Idol'') to enter the Nielsen Top 10 by the end of the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fox's 'Empire' Sets Growth Standard|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/83608/foxs-empire-sets-growth-standard|first=David|last=Bauder|agency=Associated Press|website=TVNewsCheck|publisher=NewsCheck Media|date=March 10, 2015|access-date=March 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Empire Finale Ratings Are Here and Just Bonkers|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/637444/empire-finale-ratings-are-here-and-just-bonkers|first=Chris|last=Harnick|website=[[E!]] Online|date=May 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Full 2014–15 TV Season Series Rankings: Football & 'Empire' Ruled |url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/2014-15-full-tv-season-ratings-shows-rankings-1201431167/ |first=Lisa |last=de Moraes |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=May 21, 2015 |access-date=May 23, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522054915/http://deadline.com/2015/05/2014-15-full-tv-season-ratings-shows-rankings-1201431167/ |archive-date=May 22, 2015 }}</ref>

The [[2015–16 United States network television schedule|2015–16 season]] marked a notable turnaround for Fox, as it jumped ahead of ABC to third place in nationwide ratings (both in overall viewership and in the 18–49 demo) and posted several firsts for the network and on U.S. television. Its improvement was boosted by the transfer of the [[Miss Universe]] and [[Miss USA]] pageants from NBC, as well as shows such as ''[[Grease: Live]]'', ''Empire'' and the return of ''[[The X-Files]]'' after its most recent season ending in 2002. ''Grease: Live'' became the first live American television musical special of the 21st century to be broadcast in front of a live studio audience (as well as the first ever live musical special aired by a non-Big Three network on primetime).

By 2016, ''[[Empire season 2|Empire]]'' and ''[[The X-Files season 10|The X-Files]]'' ranked in the Nielsen Top 10 for the season, the first season with 2 Fox programs entering the top rankings since the ''American Idol''-''House'' tandem of the 2007–2008 season (and the first ever season that Fox achieved such rankings without ''American Idol'' or any other reality television show from Fox in the Top 10). The same year also marked the [[American Idol season 15|finale]] of ''American Idol'' in its original run on Fox after airing for fifteen seasons, ending an era of one of the most successful shows in U.S. television history.

In February 2017, Fox broadcast [[Super Bowl LI]], which attracted an average 111.3&nbsp;million viewers—ranking among the top five most-watched Super Bowl games, and the second-highest audience in network history behind Super Bowl XLVIII.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perez|first=A. J.|title=Super Bowl LI viewership ranks among top five|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/02/06/super-bowl-li-falcons-patriots-tv-rating-fox/97546162/|access-date=2020-11-19|website=USA Today|language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2017, Rob Wade was named Fox's new president of alternative entertainment and specials Rob Wade; he had previously worked as a showrunner for ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', as head of entertainment for [[BBC Worldwide]], and as executive producer of ''[[America's Got Talent]]'' and ''The X Factor''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=2022-10-06 |title=Rob Wade Upped to CEO of Fox Entertainment |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/rob-wade-fox-entertainment-ceo-promotion-1235395225/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>