Ratings: The X Factor Finale wins Thursday

The X Factor finale won Thursday night with a 3.8 rating and 12.6 million viewers. The show is also FOX's most watched show for the Fall. Congratulations!

I can see this being a tradition now on American TV. We can get a Halloween themed show, a Thanksgiving themed show and a Christmas themed show every season.

From TVbytheNumbers

The 2 hour season finale of The X Factor jumped 31% vs. last week's one hour episode to a 3.8 adults 18-49 rating. Its 12.4 million (Fox got Nielsen to do fast time zone adjusted ratings which adjusted the viewership up to 12.6 million, presumably the adults 18-49 ratings were not adjusted) viewership was the most for a Fox entertainment telecast since premire week, and the highest rated Fox Thursday since 10/6/11. The half hour adults 18-49 ratings for The X Factor were 3.3, 3.8, 3.8, 4.2. It topped the finale of The Voice among adults 18-49 (3.8 v. 3.7) and average viewership (12.4m v. 11.0m).