CBS' broadcast of Frosty the Snowman adjusted up (+0.1). A Lethal Weapon repeat (-0.1), How Murray Saved Christmas (-0.1), and a Dateline NBC repeat (-0.1) all adjusted down. NBC easily won the night due to their airing of the Grinch, while ABC and CBS followed behind with their Christmas specials.
| 
Time | 
Show | 
18-49 Rating/Share | 
Viewers (mil) | 
Channel | 
| 
8 PM | 
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (S) | 
1.2/5 | 
5.05 | 
NBC | 
| 
Frosty the Snowman (S) | 
1.0/4 | 
4.24 | 
CBS | |
| 
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (S) | 
0.8/3 | 
3.35 | 
ABC | |
| 
Lethal Weapon (R) | 
0.5/2 | 
2.81 | 
Fox | |
| 
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (S) | 
0.3/1 | 
1.03 | 
The CW | |
| 
8:30 PM | 
Frosty Returns (S) | 
0.8/3 | 
3.57 | 
CBS | 
| 
How Murray Saved Christmas (S) | 
0.7/3 | 
2.92 | 
NBC | |
| 
9 PM | 
Dateline NBC (R) | 
0.8/3 | 
4.24 | 
NBC | 
| 
Shark Tank (R) | 
0.7/3 | 
3.30 | 
ABC | |
| 
MacGyver (R) | 
0.6/2 | 
4.06 | 
CBS | |
| 
Lucifer (R) | 
0.4/1 | 
1.70 | 
Fox | |
| 
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R) | 
0.3/1 | 
1.26 | 
The CW | |
| 
10 PM | 
Blue Bloods (R) | 
0.7/2 | 
5.85 | 
CBS | 
| 
20/20  | 
0.6/2 | 
3.00 | 
ABC | 

