7.07 'The Proton Displacement' Ratings Posted November 8, 2013

7.07 'The Proton Displacement' Ratings

Last night's episode of The Big Bang Theory dominated the ratings to finish as the most-watched and highest-rated show last night.

"The Proton Displacement", which saw the return of the great Bob Newhart as Professor Proton with guest star Bill Nye, had an audience of 16.89 million people. The audience was marginally smaller than the 16.98m viewers who tuned in to the previous original episode on October 24.

The Big Bang Theory scored a 4.9/15 rating in the crucial adults 18-49 demographic, down from 5.2/16 two weeks earlier. The Big Bang Theory had 7.15m more viewers than its nearest competitor, NBC's The Voice, and 2.4 point lead in the 18-49 demo.

The Big Bang Theory was the night's #1 program in viewers, adults 25-54 an adults 18-49.

More about the episode

The Proton Displacement
Season 7, Episode 7 - Aired November 7, 2013

When Sheldon's idol, Professor Proton, seeks Leonard's help for a science paper instead of his, Sheldon gets his revenge by befriending rival science icon Bill Nye. Meanwhile, Raj is jealous when Howard starts crashing girls' night.

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