Ratings Analysis: On NBC, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (0.42) was up slightly from last year's showing (0.41), and Frosty the Snowman (0.43) easily barreled past its year-ago broadcast (0.26) in its move from CBS to the Peacock network. On CBS, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (0.43, -0.02) and Elsbeth (0.23, -0.04) dropped, but Ghosts (0.44, +0.03) and Matlock (0.37, +0.02) rose. The Great Christmas Light Fight (0.25) had a passable return to ABC, besting Fox programs Hell's Kitchen (0.24, -0.07) and Crime Scene Kitchen (0.15, -0.01). Scrabble (0.05, -0.01) dipped on the CW, but Trivial Pursuit (0.05, +0.01) ticked up. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.
Time | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers (mil) | Network |
| 8 PM | Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage | 0.43 | 5 | 6.18 | CBS |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas! | 0.42 | 5 | 3.00 | NBC |
| The Great Christmas Light Fight (P) | 0.25 | 3 | 2.35 | ABC |
| Hell's Kitchen | 0.24 | 3 | 1.60 | Fox |
| Scrabble | 0.05 | 0 | 0.33 | CW |
| 8:30 PM | Ghosts | 0.44 | 4 | 5.44 | CBS |
| Frosty the Snowman | 0.43 | 4 | 2.85 | NBC |
| 9 PM | Matlock | 0.37 | 4 | 6.32 | CBS |
| Law & Order: SVU (R) | 0.19 | 2 | 1.56 | NBC |
| Crime Scene Kitchen (F) | 0.15 | 1 | 1.04 | Fox |
| Trivial Pursuit | 0.05 | 0 | 0.35 | CW |
| 10 PM | Elsbeth | 0.23 | 3 | 4.40 | CBS |
| Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (R) | 0.14 | 1 | 1.45 | ABC |
| Found (R) | 0.10 | 1 | 1.09 | NBC |
Cable:
Show | Network | 18-49 Viewers | Viewers (mil.) |
| Thursday Night Football | Amazon Prime | 5.49 | 17.29 |
| Gutfeld! | Fox News | 0.17 | 3.34 |
| Jesse Watters Primetime | Fox News | 0.17 | 3.34 |
| Hannity | Fox News | 0.15 | 2.45 |
| Southern Charm | Bravo | 0.14 | 0.54 |
| Jersey Shore Family Vacation | MTV | 0.10 | 0.24 |
| Women's College Basketball: TX v. Notre Dame | ESPN | 0.09 | 0.50 |
| College Basketball: Purdue v. Penn St. | FS1 | 0.08 | 0.29 |
| A Dance in the Snow | HM&M | 0.07 | 0.85 |
| Christmas Cookie Challenge | Food | 0.07 | 0.53 |
| Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking | Food | 0.06 | 0.48 |
| NBA: Nuggets v. Cavaliers | NBA | 0.04 | 0.21 |
| Anderson Cooper 360 | CNN | 0.04 | 0.50 |
| The Source with Kaitlan Collins | CNN | 0.04 | 0.44 |
| NewsNight | CNN | 0.04 | 0.44 |
| Women's College Basketball: Stanford v. LSU | ESPN2 | 0.03 | 0.17 |
| House of Villains | E! | 0.03 | 0.13 |
| All In with Chris Hayes | MSNBC | 0.02 | 0.72 |
| Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell | MSNBC | 0.02 | 0.91 |
| Alex Wagner Tonight | MSNBC | 0.02 | 0.62 |
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