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Friday Overnight Ratings: ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ Animated Classic Special on NBC Tops the Night’s Entertainment Telecasts

by Douglas Pucci November 24, 2018, 8:19 am

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Fox: College Football end time unconfirmed.

NBC: How Grinch Stole Xmas aired 8-8:40p, Trolls Holiday aired 8:40-9:10p, and Wall aired 9:10-10p.

Household Rating/Share (top 56 markets)
CBS: 2.1/ 4, Fox: 2.0/ 4, NBC: 1.9/ 4, ABC: 1.8/ 3, CW: 0.7/ 1

-Household Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening (11/24/17):
CW: +17, CBS: – 5, Fox: – 9, ABC: -18, NBC: -34

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Friday, November 23 broken out by half-hour:

PRIME TIME

8:00 p.m.
ABC: 1.7/ 3 (#3) — “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” (special; repeat)
CBS: 2.2/ 4 (#2) — “Frosty the Snowman” (special; repeat)
NBC: 2.6/ 5 (#1) — “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (special; repeat)
Fox: 1.1/ 2 (#4) — “College Basketball: Las Vegas Invitational Final: Texas vs. Michigan State”
CW: 0.8/ 1 (#5) — “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (repeat)

8:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.8/ 3 (#2) — “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” (special; repeat)
CBS: 1.7/ 3 (#4) — “Frosty Returns” (special; repeat)
NBC: 2.2/ 4 (#1) — “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (special; repeat) (until 8:40 p.m.)
NBC: 1.5/ 3 (#5) — “DreamWorks Trolls Holiday” (special; repeat)
Fox: 1.8/ 3 (#2) — “College Football: Washington at Washington State”
CW: 0.8/ 1 (#6) — “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (repeat)

9:00 p.m.
ABC: 1.5/ 3 (#3) — “Child Support”
CBS: 2.1/ 4 (#2) — “Magnum P.I.” (repeat)
NBC: 1.5/ 3 (#3) — “DreamWorks Trolls Holiday” (special; repeat) (until 9:10 p.m.)
NBC: 1.2/ 2 (#5) — “The Wall” (special; repeat)
Fox: 2.3/ 4 (#1) — “College Football: Washington at Washington State”
CW: 0.6/ 1 (#6) — “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” (special; repeat)

9:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.5/ 3 (#3) — “Child Support”
CBS: 2.1/ 4 (#2) — “Magnum P.I.” (repeat)
NBC: 1.2/ 2 (#4) — “The Wall” (special; repeat)
Fox: 2.7/ 5 (#1) — “College Football: Washington at Washington State”
CW: 0.6/ 1 (#5) — “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” (special; repeat)

10:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.0/ 4 (#3) — “20/20”
CBS: 2.4/ 5 (#1) — “Hawaii Five-0” (repeat)
NBC: 2.1/ 4 (#2) — “Dateline”
Fox: N/A — “College Football: Washington at Washington State”

10:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.2/ 4 (#3) — “20/20”
CBS: 2.3/ 5 (#2) — “Hawaii Five-0” (repeat)
NBC: 2.4/ 5 (#1) — “Dateline”
Fox: N/A — “College Football: Washington at Washington State”

LATE NIGHT

11:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.6/ 4 (#3) — “Jimmy Kimmel” (repeat)
CBS: 2.1/ 5 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (repeat)
NBC: 1.7/ 4 (#2) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (repeat)

12:00 a.m.
ABC: 1.1/ 3 (#3) — “Jimmy Kimmel” (repeat)
CBS: 1.4/ 4 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (repeat)
NBC: 1.4/ 4 (#1) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (repeat)

12:30 a.m.
ABC: 1.0/ 4 (#3) — “Nightline”
CBS: 1.2/ 4 (#1) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
NBC: 1.2/ 4 (#1) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (repeat) (until 12:45 a.m.)
NBC: 1.0/ 3 (#4) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:00 a.m.
CBS: 0.9/ 3 (#1) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
NBC: 0.8/ 3 (#2) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:30 a.m.
NBC: 0.7/ 3 — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat) (until 1:45 a.m.)
NBC: 0.6/ 3 — “Last Call with Carson Daly” (repeat)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

Tagged with: 20/20, Child Support, college basketball, college football, Dateline, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Dreamworks Trolls Holiday, Frosty Returns, Frosty the Snowman, Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, Hawaii Five-0, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Magnum P.I., Nightline, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, The Late Late Show With James Corden, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Wall

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