Episode 4.23 Ratings Posted May 13, 2011

Episode 4.23 Ratings

Last night's episode of The Big Bang Theory finished a solid second behind Fox's American Idol and posted small gains on last week's performance.

The penultimate episode of the season was watched by 10.46m people, up by around 20,000 people on last week, and scored a 7.9/13 rating in households. "The Engagement Reaction" scored a 3.2/11 rating in the key adults 18-49 demographic. The Big Bang Theory finished second in all key metrics.

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The Engagement Reaction
Season 4, Episode 23 - Aired May 12, 2011

After Howard finally tells his mother he's engaged to Bernadette, she ends up in the hospital. Meanwhile, it's bad news for Leonard as Penny and Priya bond.

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