TV Ratings Report: Season Finales Score

It was a strong night for Fox on Thursday, as a death on Bones and an elimination on American Idol resulted in the following ratings...

8 p.m.
American Idol: 21.6 million viewers
The Big Bang Theory: 10.5 million/Rules of Engagement: 8 million
Wipeout: 5.5 million
Community: 3.2 million/The Office rerun: 2.6 million
The Vampire Diaries: 2.8 million

9 p.m.
CSI: 11.5 million
Bones: 11 million
Grey's Anatomy: 9.4 million
The Office: 6.25 million/Parks and Recreation: 4.55 million
Nikita: 1.9 million

10 p.m.
The Mentalist: 13.8 million
Private Practice: 7.2 million
Parks and Recreation: 3.6 million/Outsourced: 3 million

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