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"The Mentalist was the only show to gain viewers on Thursday night, early overnight data indicates. The CBS police procedural averaged 12.9m (2.7) in the 10pm hour, up 200k and two demo points week-on-week. Big Bang Theory still topped the night with 13.6m (4.4) for the Tiffany Network at 8pm, while How to Be a Gentleman amused 7.8m (2.5) at 8.30pm, and Person of Interest had 11.5m (2.5) at 9pm.  Over on Fox, The X Factor fell to 11.2m (3.8), while The Vampire Diaries and Secret Circle settled for 2.6m (1.2) and 2m (0.8) on The CW. Charlie&amp;#039;s Angels plunged to 5.9m (1.2) on ABC from 8pm, then 8.5m (3.0) watched Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy at 9pm, before 6.2m (2.2) tuned in for Private Practice. NBC&amp;#039;s comedy lineup struggled, as Community (8pm), Parks and Recreation (9pm) and Whitney (9.30pm) entertained 3.4m (1.5), 4.1m (1.9) and 4.9m (2.3). The Office held 5.7m (3.1) at 9pm. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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