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Friday Ratings: CBS and Fox Share Modest Leadership

FRIDAY FAST AFFILIATE RATINGS

by Marc Berman December 19, 2020, 5:12 pm

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Friday, December 18, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Friday, December 18. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 5.42 million, Fox: 3.08, NBC: 2.75, ABC: 2.57, CW: 573,000

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.7 rating/5 share, CBS: 0.5/ 3, ABC: 0.4/ 3, NBC: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 0

———-

8:00 p.m.

ABC – Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (R)
Viewers: 2.98 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2)

CBS – MacGyver
Viewers: 4.82 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

NBC – The Weakest Link (R)
Viewers: 2.53 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – College Football Pac 12 Championship: Oregon vs. USC
Viewers: 3.31 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 5 (#1)

CW – Christmas Caroler Challenge
Viewers: 618,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

—–

8:30 p.m.

ABC – Shrek the Halls (R)
Viewers: 2.62 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2)

CBS – MacGyver
Viewers: 4.53 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3t)

NBC – The Weakest Link (R)
Viewers: 2.47 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3t)

Fox – College Football Pac 12 Championship: Oregon vs. USC
Viewers: 3.55 million (#2), A18-49: 0.8/ 5 (#1)

CW – Christmas Caroler Challenge
Viewers: 499,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 0 (#5)

—–

9:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.40 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3)

CBS – Magnum, P.I.
Viewers: 5.25 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.86 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – College Football Pac 12 Championship: Oregon vs. USC
Viewers: 2.89 million (#2), A18-49: 0.8/ 5 (#1)

CW – Christmas Caroler Challenge
Viewers: 482,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 0 (#5)

—–

9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.39 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3)

CBS – Magnum, P.I.
Viewers: 5.38 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.86 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – College Football Pac 12 Championship: Oregon vs. USC
Viewers: 2.58 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CW – Christmas Caroler Challenge
Viewers: 454,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 0 (#5)

—–

10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.50 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

CBS – Blue Bloods
Viewers: 6.33 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.91 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

—–

10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.53 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

CBS – Blue Bloods
Viewers: 6.18 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.86 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

Tagged with: 20/20, Blue Bloods, Dateline, MacGyver, Magnum P.I., Olaf's Frozen Adventure, Pac-12 Championship, Shrek the Halls, The Christmas Caroler Challenge, The Weakest Link

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