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‘The Big Bang Theory’: Leonard Nimoy dazzles in a new way – The TV Guy – Orlando Sentinel

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CBS had the most viewers Thursday night, and Fox had the most young adults.

Fox’s “American Idol” remained the most-watched program with 15.9 million viewers, according to updated ratings. A year ago, the comparable “Idol” had 22.6 million viewers. Heejun Han was ejected from the Fox singing contest, leaving the final eight.

Three CBS series were close behind “Idol”: “Person of Interest” with 14.6 million, “The Big Bang Theory” with 14 million and “The Mentalist” with 13.6 million. The weak link in the CBS lineup was “Rules of Engagement” with 8.7 million fans.

But “Big Bang Theory” was the most popular series Thursday with young adults. “Big Bang” featured an unusual guest appearance by “Star Trek” legend Leonard Nimoy, who provided the voice for a Spock action figure.

Here are the prime-time averages for the broadcast networks: CBS with 13.2 million, Fox with 12.4 million, ABC with 4.9 million for mostly reruns, NBC with 3.1 million and The CW with 1.9 million. Fox finished its night with “Touch,” which brought in 8.9 million Kiefer Sutherland fans.

A new “Missing” was ABC’s strongest show with 7.9 million viewers. ”Community” gave NBC its best numbers with 3.5 million viewers. “The Vampire Diaries” pulled in 2.4 million for The CW.

In Orlando, the top shows were “American Idol” with  243,900 viewers, “The Big Bang Theory” with 230,800, “Person of Interest” with 225,300, “Missing” with 162,700 and “The Mentalist” with 159,100.