Friday Ratings: Fox Tops Big-4 in Demos with WWE; ESPN Projected to Lead Overall

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Friday, December 23, 2022 broken out by network and by each half-hour.

— Households (rating / share):
Fox and CBS: 1.4/4 each, NBC: 1.2/4, ABC: 1.0/3, CW: 0.4/1

— Total Viewers (in millions):
CBS: 2.25, Fox: 2.21, NBC: 1.88, ABC: 1.57, CW: 0.66

— Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.5/5, NBC: 0.3/3, ABC and CBS: 0.2/2 each, CW: 0.1/1

— Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.3/4, NBC: 0.1/2, ABC and CBS: 0.1/1 each, CW: 0.0/1

— Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.7/5, NBC: 0.4/3, ABC and CBS: 0.3/2 each, CW: 0.1/1

Although their fast affiliate figures were not yet available at post time, it is projected that ESPN (with college football’s Gasparilla Bowl: Wake Forest-Missouri and NBA’s Memphis-Phoenix), and Discovery (with “Gold Rush”) to be at least in the competitive mix and among the leading networks in prime time.

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8:00 PM

ABC — Mickey Saves Christmas (repeat)
Households: 1.2/4 (#4)
Viewers: 1.94 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.4/3 (#3)

CBS — A Home for the Holidays (special)
Households: 1.7/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.71 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.4/3 (#3)

NBC — Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (repeat)
Households: 1.6/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.66 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.4/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.6/4 (#2)

Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.4/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.29 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.7/5 (#1)

CW — The Chosen: The Messengers (special)
Households: 0.5/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.77 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.1/1 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (repeat)
Households: 1.0/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.59 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#3)

CBS — A Home for the Holidays (special)
Households: 1.4/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.17 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#3)

NBC — 5 More Sleeps ‘Til Christmas (repeat)
Households: 1.0/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.69 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.4/3 (#2)

Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.4/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.31 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.5/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.7/5 (#1)

CW — The Chosen: The Messengers (special)
Households: 0.4/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.72 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.1/1 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — 20/20
Households: 0.9/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.41 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.2/2 (#4)

CBS — Movie Christmas Takes Flight (repeat)
Households: 1.4/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.07 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#3)

NBC — Dateline
Households: 1.3/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.05 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.4/3 (#2)

Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.3/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.14 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.5/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.7/5 (#1)

CW — Masters of Illusion Christmas Magic (repeat)
Households: 0.3/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.60 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.1/1 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — 20/20
Households: 0.8/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.21 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.2/1 (#4)

CBS — Movie Christmas Takes Flight (repeat)
Households: 1.3/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.08 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#3)

NBC — Dateline
Households: 1.5/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.28 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.3/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.5/3 (#2)

Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.3/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.11 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.5/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.7/5 (#1)

CW — Masters of Illusion Christmas Magic (repeat)
Households: 0.3/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.56 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/0 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.1/1 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — 20/20
Households: 1.1/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.53 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.2/2 (#3)

CBS — Movie Christmas Takes Flight (repeat)
Households: 1.4/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.23 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#1)

NBC — The Wheel (special)
Households: 0.9/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.28 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#1)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.8/6
Viewers: 2.83 million, Adults 18-49: 0.4/4,
Adults 18-34: 0.2/3, Adults 25-54: 0.6/4

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.5/2
Viewers: 0.87 million, Adults 18-49: 0.1/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.0/1, Adults 25-54: 0.1/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — 20/20
Households: 1.2/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.72 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#1)

CBS — Movie Christmas Takes Flight (repeat)
Households: 1.4/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.24 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#1)

NBC — The Wheel (special)
Households: 0.9/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.29 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#1)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.5/5
Viewers: 2.37 million, Adults 18-49: 0.3/3,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2, Adults 25-54: 0.5/4

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.4/1
Viewers: 0.71 million, Adults 18-49: 0.1/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.0/1, Adults 25-54: 0.1/1

Source: Nielsen Media Research