Episode 4.13 Ratings Posted January 21, 2011
The ratings for last night's episode, the first to face American Idol, are out. The show performed strongly even with the heated competition from the popular reality contest.
The Big Bang Theory was watched by a typical 13.58m people, down only by 400,000 from the last original episode. The show scored an 8.1/13 rating in households and a 4.2/12 in the key adults 18-49 demographic. The show finished second in all key metrics.
Compared with the last original episode of The Big Bang Theory, "The Bus Pants Utilization" which aired January 6th, the show retained 97% of its viewers and 95% of its adult 18-49 audience. Last night's episode clocked in around 3% above the season average for original episodes.
More about the episode
The Love Car Displacement
Season 4, Episode 13 -
Aired January 20, 2011
The entire gang travels to a hotel for a science conference. Their visit turns tense when Bernadette runs into her ex-boyfriend.
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