Friday TV Ratings 12/5/25: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Tops College Football to Lead the Night, Fire Country Hits Another Series Low [+ Analysis]

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (0.46) remained a force on NBC, and its ratings prowess gave Happy's Place (0.26, +0.04) a little boost, but Stumble (0.15, -0.03) regressed. ABC's football broadcast (0.39) placed second in the key demo, while football on Fox (0.24) was a notch below. On CBS, Sheriff Country (0.19, -0.09) collapsed, Fire Country (0.15, -0.02) dipped, and Boston Blue (0.15, 0.00) held steady. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.03, -0.01) and Masters of Illusion (0.03, -0.01) lost a hundredth apiece on the CW.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	0.46	8	3.64	NBC
	America Football Championship: N. TX v. Tulane	0.39	7	2.52	ABC
	Mountain West Football Championship: UNLV v. Boise St.	0.24	4	1.46	Fox
	Sheriff Country	0.19	3	5.08	CBS
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us	0.03	1	0.58	CW
9 PM	Fire Country	0.15	2	3.84	CBS
	Masters of Illusion	0.03	1	0.41	CW
9:15 PM	Happy's Place	0.26	4	2.53	NBC
9:45 PM	Stumble	0.15	3	1.63	NBC
10 PM	Boston Blue	0.15	3	4.13	CBS
10:15 PM	Dateline NBC	0.15	3	1.80	NBC