Ratings: Broadcast Finals for December 14, 2012
CBS leads the night on the strength of its classic holiday specials. RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER drew 6.6 million viewers and a 1.9 demo rating at 8:00 p.m. That led into the two 1/2 hour specials, which averaged 5.9 million viewers and a 1.6 demo rating. The only down spot of the night for CBS was its CBS News Special coverage. Viewers instinctively flipped the channel to either ABC (20/20) or NBC (DATELINE). CBS was 3rd in both viewers (5.7 million) and demo ratings (1.2).NBC's DATELINE not only was the #1 program, in the demo ratings, but it increased from it's TAKE IT ALL demo lead in by 82%, Needless to say, it was NBC's only bright spot of the night.
| Time | Net | Program | Viewers* | Demo | +/- |
| 8:00 | ABC | Last Man Standing | 6.810 | 1.5 | |
| 8:30 | ABC | Malibu Country | 6.420 | 1.5 | -5.73% |
| 9:00 | ABC | Shark Tank [R] | 4.260 | 1.2 | -37.44% |
| 10:00 | ABC | 20/20 | 6.280 | 1.6 | 47.42% |
| 8:00 | CBS | Rudolph/Reindeer | 6.630 | 1.9 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | Yes, Virginia | 5.840 | 1.6 | -11.92% |
| 9:30 | CBS | Elf on a Shelf | 6.000 | 1.6 | 2.74% |
| 10:00 | CBS | CBS News Special | 5.700 | 1.2 | -5.00% |
| 8:00 | CW | Prancer Returns | 1.440 | 0.3 | |
| 8:00 | FOX | Kitchen Nightmares | 2.990 | 1.1 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | Fringe | 3.120 | 1.1 | 4.35% |
| 8:00 | NBC | Michael Buble: Holiday | 4.090 | 0.9 | |
| 9:00 | NBC | Take It All | 4.790 | 1.1 | 17.11% |
| 10:00 | NBC | Dateline | 6.780 | 2.0 | 41.54% |
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