Friday TV Ratings 12/15/23: National Christmas Tree Lighting and Daytime Emmy Awards Low, WWE SmackDown and Shark Tank Slip (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: Few tuned into CBS on Friday night as neither a broadcast of the National Christmas Tree Lighting (0.18) nor a showing of The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (0.15) impressed in the Adults 18-49 demographic. Fox's WWE Smackdown (0.55, -0.08) and ABC's Shark Tank (0.34, -0.02) weakened but remained at the top of the pack. 20/20 (0.26, -0.07) also slid but was well above NBC's Dateline (0.17, -0.04). The peacock network also had a rerun of Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (0.23). The CW had a Hollywood Christmas Parade (0.06) but forgot to send the invitations.

Finals Update: All shows held their preliminary rounded rating.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	WWE SmackDown	0.55	7	2.24	Fox
	Shark Tank	0.34	5	3.27	ABC
	Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (R)	0.23	3	2.80	NBC
	National Christmas Tree Lighting	0.18	2	2.21	CBS
	The 91st Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade	0.06	1	0.54	The CW
9 PM	20/20	0.26	4	2.85	ABC
	The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards	0.15	2	2.07	CBS
10 PM	Dateline NBC	0.17	2	2.14	NBC