Friday TV Ratings 12/25/20: How the Grinch Stole Christmas Down from Christmas 2019, NBA Leads as WWE SmackDown Closely Follows (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: ABC took the lead on Christmas night with their broadcast of the 'Mavericks v. Lakers' NBA game (1.1). That lead-in was used to boost a repeat of 'Black-ish' (0.7), pushing it higher than any original episode this season. Fox settled for second with a surprisingly strong edition of 'WWE Smackdown' (1.0), the wrestling series was up four-tenths from the 0.6 rating it garnered two weeks ago. NBC underwhelmed with a second showing of the cartoon 'Grinch' special (0.4) and the live-action feature film (0.5). Nonetheless, the peacock network's double-dose of 'Grinch' was enough to beat out encores of 'MacGyver' (0.3), 'Mangum PI' (0.3), and 'Blue Bloods' (0.3) on CBS. The CW remained below the major networks with the finale of 'Christmas Caroler Challenge' (0.1).

Finals Update: 'NBA: Mavericks v. Lakers' (+0.7) and 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Friday TV Ratings 12/18/20: Shrek the Halls and Olaf’s Frozen Adventure Perform Decently, MacGyver Steady, College Football Leads (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: 'Shark Tank' took the night off on ABC, replaced by Christmas specials 'Olaf's Frozen Adventure' (0.5) and 'Shrek the Halls' (0.5). 'Olaf' matched what it garnered when it aired last month (0.5) while 'Shrek' was two-tenths below last year (0.7). A steady edition of '20/20' (0.4) closed out the alphabet network's evening. CBS's 'MacGyver' (0.4) inched down to a new series low but 'Magnum PI' (0.5) and 'Blue Bloods' (0.5) clung to last week's numbers. Fox won the night altogether with 'College Football' (0.7). NBC offered up a repeat of 'Weakest Link' (0.4) and a low-rated 'Dateline' (0.3). The CW had a double-pump of 'The Christmas Caroler Challenge' (0.1/0.1).

Finals Update: 'PAC-12 Champsionship' (+0.2), 'MacGyver' (+0.1), and the repeat of 'Dateline NBC' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Friday TV Ratings 12/11/20: Shark Tank Down for Last Episode of 2020, WWE SmackDown Leads, CBS Dramas Steady (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: It was a lackluster night on ABC as 'Shark Tank' (0.5) and '20/20' (0.4) both lost a tenth when compared to their last episodes. The pair was a good bit behind a steady edition of 'WWE Smackdown' (0.6) on Fox. The wrestling program managed to top the night as a result. CBS was stable across the board with 'MacGyver' (0.5), 'Magnum PI' (0.5), and 'Blue Bloods' (0.5), all three matching their week-ago premieres. NBC went with a repeat of 'Weakest Link' (0.4) and a 'Dateline' original (0.4). The CW had the return of 'The Christmas Caroler Challenge' (0.1).

Finals Update: 'Shark Tank' (0.6, +0.1) adjusted up.

Monday TV Ratings 12/23/19: SNL Christmas Steady with First Airing, Price Is Right Holiday Special Dominates (UPDATED)

Finals Update: The Price Is Right Holiday (-0.1) and repeats of Same Time Next Christmas (-0.1), All Rise (-0.2), Prodigal Son (-0.1), Bull (-0.2) and The Good Doctor (-0.1) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	The Price Is Right Holiday Extravaganza	0.8/4	5.88	CBS
	Same Time, Next Christmas (R)	0.4/2	2.50	ABC
	9-1-1 (R)	0.4/3	2.08	Fox
	Holidays With the Houghs (R)	0.4/2	2.39	NBC
	The Christmas Caroler Challenge	0.1/1	0.57	The CW
9 PM	An SNL Christmas (R)	0.6/3	2.78	NBC
	All Rise (R)	0.4/2	3.42	CBS
	Prodigal Son (R)	0.3/1	1.14	Fox
	The Christmas Caroler Challenge (F)	0.1/1	0.54	The CW
10 PM	Bull (R)	0.3/2	3.05	CBS
	The Good Doctor (R)	0.2/2	1.86	ABC

Sunday TV Ratings 12/22/19: The Year 2019 Special and A Home For the Holidays Low, The Price Is Right Holiday Special Decent, NFL Dominates

Finals Update: 60 Minutes (+0.1), Sunday Night Football (+0.6), and NFL Overrun (+0.9) adjusted up. Both showings of Football Night In America (-0.4, -0.7) and a repeat of NCIS: New Orleans (-0.1) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	Viewers (mil)	Channel
7 PM	NFL Overrun	6.4/35	25.31	Fox
	Football Night In America	1.1/5	4.55	NBC
	60 Minutes	0.7/3	6.12	CBS
	I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown!	0.3/2	2.32	ABC
7:30 PM	The OT	3.7/18	13.13	Fox
8 PM	Football Night In America	2.5/13	9.76	NBC
	The Masked Singer (R)	1.4/7	4.31	Fox
	The Price Is Right Holiday Extravaganza	0.7/4	5.40	CBS
	Kids Say The Darndest Things	0.4/2	2.40	ABC
	The Christmas Caroler Challenge	0.1/0	0.47	The CW
8:30 PM	Sunday Night Football	4.6/22	17.03	NBC
9PM	The Masked Singer (R)	1.1/6	3.90	FOX
	The Year: 2019	0.4/2	2.85	ABC
	A Home For the Holidays with Idina Menzel	0.3/1	2.30	CBS
	The Christmas Caroler Challenge	0.1/0	0.45	The CW
10 PM	NCIS: New Orleans (R)	0.2/1	2.20	CBS

Key:

(R) = repeat