Friday Ratings: ‘I Love Lucy Christmas Special’ Most-Watch Show for the Night

Friday, December 20, 2019

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Friday, December 20. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate)

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 4.43 million, ABC: 2.81, NBC: 2.66, Fox: 2.41, CW: 770,000

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.7 rating/4 share, NBC: 0.4/ 3, ABC and CBS: 0.4/ 2 each, CW: 0.1/ 1

8:00 p.m.

ABC – Marvel’s Stan Lee
Viewers: 2.83 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

CBS – I Love Lucy Christmas Special
Viewers: 5.02 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#2)

NBC – Global Citizen Prize
Viewers: 2.06 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.54 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#1)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Viewers: 927,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.

ABC – Marvel’s Stan Lee
Viewers: 2.23 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

CBS – I Love Lucy Christmas Special
Viewers: 4.77 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2)

NBC – Global Citizen Prize
Viewers: 1.63 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.44 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#1)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Viewers: 880,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.75 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 3.88 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.54 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.42 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#1)

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 669,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#4t)

9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.87 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 3.76 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.02 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.25 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 605,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#4t)

10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.09 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 4.51 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.36 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#1)

10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.12 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 4.65 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.33 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research