{"id":13749,"date":"2012-01-13T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T17:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=13749"},"modified":"2012-01-13T12:02:32","modified_gmt":"2012-01-13T17:02:32","slug":"the-finder-bombs-in-the-ratings-the-firm-flops-in-timeslot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2012\/01\/13\/the-finder-bombs-in-the-ratings-the-firm-flops-in-timeslot\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Finder&#8221; Bombs in the Ratings, &#8220;The Firm&#8221; Flops in Timeslot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>America was clearly not clamoring for a &#8220;Bones&#8221; spin-off.<\/p>\n<p>Leading out of an episode of FOX&#8217;s veteran procedural, which was a lukewarm performer in its own right (it delivered a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating and 8.6 million viewers), &#8220;The Finder&#8221; flopped in its premiere Thursday.  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