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What follows are the fast affiliate results for Friday, December 22, 2023 broken out by network and by each half-hour.
Note: the following fast affiliate results for any of the live events mentioned in this article are all approximate.
Although their fast affiliate figures were not yet available at post time, ESPN (college football: Gasparilla Bowl) is likely among the top TV outlets at least in key demos on this prime time.
— Households (rating / share):
ABC: 1.37/5, NBC: 1.30/4, Fox: 1.23/4, CBS: 1.09/4, CW: 0.30/1
— Total Viewers (in millions):
ABC: 2.11, NBC: 2.11, Fox: 2.01, CBS: 1.63, CW: 0.53
— Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.50/6, ABC: 0.25/3, NBC: 0.19/3, CBS: 0.15/2, CW: 0.06/1
— Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.32/6, ABC: 0.10/2, NBC: 0.08/2, CW: 0.07/1, CBS: 0.04/1
— Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.72/7, ABC: 0.40/4, NBC: 0.29/3, CBS: 0.21/2, CW: 0.08/1
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8:00 PM
ABC — Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (repeat special)
Households: 1.35/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.22 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.30/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.17/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.47/4 (#2)
CBS — A Home for the Holidays (special)
Households: 1.46/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.20 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.16/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.27/3 (#4)
NBC — Movie Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016)
Households: 1.44/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.32 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.20/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.30/3 (#3)
Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.29/4 (#4)
Viewers: 2.11 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.53/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.36/7 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.75/7 (#1)
CW — Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Households: 0.39/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.66 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.07/1 (#5)
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8:30 PM
ABC — Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (repeat special)
Households: 1.20/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.97 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.29/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.16/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.43/4 (#2)
CBS — A Home for the Holidays (special)
Households: 1.24/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.89 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.14/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.22/2 (#4)
NBC — Movie Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016)
Households: 1.34/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.19 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.21/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.09/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.29/3 (#3)
Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.20/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.98 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.50/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.31/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.72/6 (#1)
CW — Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Households: 0.39/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.69 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.07/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.09/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.09/1 (#5)
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9:00 PM
ABC — 20/20 (repeat special)
Households: 1.33/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.03 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.25/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.37/3 (#2)
CBS — Movie Fit for Christmas (2022)
Households: 1.01/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.49 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.15/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.20/2 (#4)
NBC — Movie Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016)
Households: 1.38/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.30 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.21/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.29/3 (#3)
Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.21/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.97 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.48/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.28/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.71/6 (#1)
CW — Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (repeat special)
Households: 0.23/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.42 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.07/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.08/1 (#5)
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9:30 PM
ABC — 20/20 (repeat special)
Households: 1.37/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.04 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.23/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.38/3 (#2)
CBS — Movie Fit for Christmas (2022)
Households: 0.94/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.37 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.13/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.17/2 (#4)
NBC — Movie Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016)
Households: 1.37/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.31 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.20/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.09/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.29/3 (#3)
Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.21/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.99 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.51/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.31/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.71/6 (#1)
CW — Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (repeat special)
Households: 0.21/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.36 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.06/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.07/1 (#5)
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10:00 PM
ABC — 20/20 (repeat special)
Households: 1.48/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.22 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.22/3 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.40/4 (#1)
CBS — Movie Fit for Christmas (2022)
Households: 0.95/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.41 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.15/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.20/2 (#3)
NBC — Dateline
Households: 1.10/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.73 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.18/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.29/3 (#2)
Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.32/5
Viewers: 2.11 million, Adults 18-49: 0.27/4,
Adults 18-34: 0.12/3, Adults 25-54: 0.41/4
CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.37/1
Viewers: 0.60 million, Adults 18-49: 0.05/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1, Adults 25-54: 0.08/1
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10:30 PM
ABC — 20/20 (repeat special)
Households: 1.48/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.20 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.21/3 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.38/4 (#1)
CBS — Movie Fit for Christmas (2022)
Households: 0.95/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.44 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.13/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.18/2 (#3)
NBC — Dateline
Households: 1.15/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.79 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.17/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.28/3 (#2)
Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.07/4
Viewers: 1.69 million, Adults 18-49: 0.24/3,
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2, Adults 25-54: 0.37/4
CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.34/1
Viewers: 0.54 million, Adults 18-49: 0.06/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1, Adults 25-54: 0.09/1
Source: Nielsen Media Research