Saturday Ratings: NBC Sitcoms ‘Extended Family’ Debut and ‘Night Court’ Christmas Lead-Out of Afternoon NFL, Peacock Streams First NFL Exclusive

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, December 23, 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, Peacock (NFL: Bills-Chargers) is likely the top TV outlet overall on this prime time.

Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Chargers was simulcast on the NBC affiliate in Buffalo (WGRZ, channel 2) and the NBC affiliate in Los Angeles (KNBC, channel 4).

— Households (rating / share):
NBC: 1.90/6, ABC: 1.50/5, CBS: 1.00/3, Fox: 0.60/2, CW: 0.30/1

— Total Viewers (in millions):
NBC: 3.34, ABC: 2.48, CBS: 1.53, Fox: 0.99, CW: 0.56

— Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
NBC: 0.70/7, ABC: 0.40/4, Fox: 0.20/2, CBS: 0.10/1, CW: 0.00/0

— Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
ABC: 0.30/5, NBC: 0.30/5, Fox: 0.10/2, CBS: 0.10/2, CW: 0.00/0

— Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
NBC: 0.90/8, ABC: 0.50/4, Fox: 0.20/2, CW: 0.10/1, CBS: 0.10/1

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8:00 PM

ABC — College Football Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Northwestern
Households: 1.50/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.56 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.40/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.40/6 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.50/4 (#2)

CBS — Movie When Christmas Was Young (2022)
Households: 0.80/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.33 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.10/1 (#4)

NBC — Extended Family (series premiere)
Households: 2.80/9 (#1)
Viewers: 4.65 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.90/10 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.50/9 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.20/10 (#1)

Fox — College Basketball St. John’s at Connecticut
Households: 0.40/1 (#4)
Viewers: 0.71 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.20/1 (#3)

CW — The Chosen Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night (special)
Households: 0.30/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.54 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.00/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.00/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.10/1 (#4)

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8:30 PM

ABC — College Football Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Northwestern
Households: 1.70/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.85 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.50/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.40/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.60/5 (#2)

CBS — Movie When Christmas Was Young (2022)
Households: 0.80/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.36 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.10/1 (#4)

NBC — Night Court (special)
Households: 1.80/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.05 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.60/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.30/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.80/7 (#1)

Fox — College Basketball St. John’s at Connecticut
Households: 0.50/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.81 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.10/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.20/1 (#3)

CW — The Chosen Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night (special)
Households: 0.30/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.52 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.00/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.10/1 (#4)

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9:00 PM

ABC — College Football Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Northwestern
Households: 1.60/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.58 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.40/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.30/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.50/4 (#2)

CBS — Movie When Christmas Was Young (2022)
Households: 0.90/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.46 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.20/1 (#3)

NBC — SNL Christmas (repeat special)
Households: 1.70/6 (#1)
Viewers: 2.99 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.60/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.30/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.80/7 (#1)

Fox — College Basketball St. John’s at Connecticut
Households: 0.50/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.88 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.20/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.20/2 (#3)

CW — The Chosen Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night (special)
Households: 0.40/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.58 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.00/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.00/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.10/1 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — College Football Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Northwestern
Households: 1.60/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.55 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.40/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.30/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.50/4 (#2)

CBS — Movie When Christmas Was Young (2022)
Households: 0.90/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.50 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.10/1 (#4)

NBC — SNL Christmas (repeat special)
Households: 1.70/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.00 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.60/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.30/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.80/7 (#1)

Fox — College Basketball St. John’s at Connecticut
Households: 0.50/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.93 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.20/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.20/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.20/2 (#3)

CW — The Chosen Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night (special)
Households: 0.40/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.59 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.00/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.00/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.10/1 (#4)

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10:00 PM

ABC — College Football Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Northwestern
Households: 1.60/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.45 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.40/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.30/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.50/4 (#2)

CBS — 48 Hours (repeat)
Households: 1.00/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.61 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.20/1 (#3)

NBC — SNL Christmas (repeat special)
Households: 1.70/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.05 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.60/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.30/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.90/7 (#1)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 0.90/3
Viewers: 1.45 million, Adults 18-49: 0.20/2,
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2, Adults 25-54: 0.30/2

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.50/2
Viewers: 0.77 million, Adults 18-49: 0.10/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.00/0, Adults 25-54: 0.10/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — College Football Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Northwestern
Households: 1.20/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.88 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.30/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.20/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.40/3 (#2)

CBS — 48 Hours (repeat)
Households: 1.20/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.90 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.10/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.20/1 (#3)

NBC — SNL Christmas (repeat special)
Households: 1.80/7 (#1)
Viewers: 3.28 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.60/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.30/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.90/8 (#1)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 0.70/3
Viewers: 1.17 million, Adults 18-49: 0.20/2,
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2, Adults 25-54: 0.20/2

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.30/1
Viewers: 0.49 million, Adults 18-49: 0.10/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.00/0, Adults 25-54: 0.10/1

Peacock NFL game averages more than seven million viewers (around six million excluding the local over-the-air simulcasts in LA and Buffalo): https://t.co/9p1yvdIHDL

— Sports Media Watch (@paulsen_smw) December 28, 2023

Source: Nielsen Media Research