Ratings Reviews: 2018 Christmas Specials

There were a total of 52 holiday specials in 2018, including encore airings of the same program. Christmas at Rockefeller Center was the most watched specials, drawing in 8.4 million viewers. But, the TV classic, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer posted the best demographic ratings, including a 1.7 in the A18-49 demographic.

FOX almost skipped Christmas, airing just two programs, both in the last week before the holiday.

NBC aired the most programs, with 18 total airings, including the classic movie, It's A Wonderful Life, on Christmas Eve.

Date	Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
12/10/18	8:00	ABC	CMA Christmas	6.24	0.5	0.8	1.2
12/6/18	8:00	ABC	Charlie Brown Christmas	5.25	0.6	1.2	1.6
12/20/18	8:00	ABC	Charlie Brown Christmas	5.19	0.6	1.2	1.5
11/29/18	8:00	ABC	Olaf's Frozen Adventure	3.99	0.6	0.9	1.2
12/19/18	8:00	ABC	Olaf's Frozen Adventure	3.72	0.5	0.7	1.0
12/21/18	8:00	ABC	I wand A Dog/Christmas	3.43	0.4	0.7	0.9
11/29/18	8:30	ABC	Toy Story Time Forgot	3.25	0.5	0.8	1.1
12/19/18	8:30	ABC	Shrek the Halls	3.21	0.5	0.7	1.0
11/29/18	9:00	ABC	WWOD Magical Holiday	3.18	0.5	0.7	1.0
12/13/18	8:00	ABC	Prep & Landing	3.16	0.4	0.7	0.9
12/22/18	8:00	ABC	CMA Country Xmas	2.55	0.2	0.3	0.5
12/13/18	8:30	ABC	Prep & Landing 2	2.54	0.3	0.6	0.8
12/23/18	8:00	ABC	Prep & Landing 1	2.19	0.3	0.5	0.6
12/23/18	8:30	ABC	Prep & Landing 2	1.98	0.3	0.5	0.6
11/27/18	8:00	CBS	Rudolph/Reindeer	8.15	1.0	1.7	2.5
12/14/18	8:00	CBS	I Love Lucy Christmas	5.86	0.4	0.6	1.1
12/14/18	9:00	CBS	Dick Van Dike Show	5.31	0.3	0.5	0.9
12/8/18	8:00	CBS	Rudolph/Reigndeer	4.09	0.6	1.0	1.4
12/8/18	9:00	CBS	Frosty the Snowman	3.84	0.5	1.0	1.3
11/23/18	8:00	CBS	Frosty the Snowman	3.51	0.3	0.7	1.0
12/21/18	8:00	CBS	Home for the Holidays	3.44	0.2	0.5	0.7
12/8/18	9:30	CBS	Frosty Returns	2.94	0.3	0.7	1.0
11/23/18	8:30	CBS	Frosty Returns	2.78	0.3	0.6	0.8
11/24/18	8:00	CBS	Robbie the Reindeer	1.99	0.2	0.4	0.6
11/24/18	9:00	CBS	Story of Santa Claus	1.93	0.2	0.4	0.6
12/18/18	8:00	CW	Holiday Commercials	1.24	0.2	0.3	0.4
12/19/18	8:00	CW	Grandma/Reindeer	1.03	0.2	0.3	0.3
12/14/18	8:00	CW	H'wood Christmas Parade	0.99	0.1	0.2	0.2
11/23/18	9:00	CW	Grandma/Reindeer	0.96	0.2	0.3	0.3
12/25/18	8:00	CW	iHeartRadio Jingle  Ball	0.83	0.2	0.2	0.3
12/18/18	9:00	CW	Holiday Videos	0.68	0.1	0.2	0.2
12/16/18	8:00	CW	iHeartRadio Jingle Ball	0.65	0.1	0.2	0.2
12/23/18	7:00	FOX	Ice Age/Christmas (S)	1.64	0.4	0.5	0.5
12/20/18	8:00	FOX	Christmas Story (S)	1.46	0.2	0.4	0.5
11/28/18	8:00	NBC	Christmas/Rockefeller	8.39	0.8	1.3	1.9
12/17/18	10:00	NBC	AGT: Holiday (S)	6.16	0.7	1.1	1.4
12/11/18	9:00	NBC	Darci Lynn (S)	5.96	0.5	0.8	1.3
12/24/18	8:00	NBC	It's A Wonderful Life	4.40	0.5	0.8	1.1
11/28/18	10:00	NBC	Legend Xmas	4.34	0.5	0.8	1.1
11/23/18	8:00	NBC	Grinch Stole Christmas	4.19	0.5	0.9	1.2
12/4/18	9:00	NBC	SNL Christmas	4.11	0.4	1.0	1.4
12/10/18	10:00	NBC	Pentatonix/Christmas	3.70	0.4	0.7	1.0
12/25/18	9:00	NBC	Movie: Grinch [R]	3.16	0.6	0.9	1.1
12/25/18	8:00	NBC	How/Grinch (S)	3.00	0.4	0.7	1.0
12/19/18	8:00	NBC	Penatonix (S)	2.99	0.2	0.5	0.7
12/21/18	8:40	NBC	AGT Holiday (S)	2.76	0.3	0.4	0.6
12/19/18	9:00	NBC	Darci Lynn (S)	2.69	0.3	0.4	0.6
11/23/18	8:40	NBC	Trolls Holiday	2.54	0.3	0.6	0.8
12/12/18	10:00	NBC	Legend Christmas [R]	2.24	0.3	0.4	0.6
12/13/18	9:00	NBC	SNL Christmas [R]	2.12	0.2	0.5	0.7
11/29/18	8:00	NBC	Lego Jurassic World	2.10	0.3	0.5	0.7
11/29/18	8:30	NBC	Lego Jurassic World	1.49	0.2	0.4	0.5

* - million of viewers.