Primetime Cable Ratings: December 24, 2013

Christmas Eve kicked off one of the great TV traditions in the past 30 years. 24 Hours of A CHRISTMAS STORY. The first two airings of the movie collected a combined 7.3 million viewers. The midnight showing added an additional 2.7 million viewers. For me, since I cut the cord, I was able to keep the traditiona alive with a 24 hour rental of the movie via Amazon Prime. Look for our Ratings Review on Monday of the annual marathon.

Movie ruled the night. In addition two the first two airings of A CHRISTMAS STORY, four more movies are included in the top 10. Only HARD CORE PAWN and MOONSHINERS makes up the number of regular series on the night's chart.

Show                       Net    Time     Viewers    A18-49
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A Christmas Story          TBS    8:00       5.25      1.8
A Christmas Story          TBS   10:00       4.04      1.7
Big Screen Movie           FAM    7:00       3.43      1.1
College Bowl Game          ESPN   8:00       2.73      0.7
Big Screen Movie           FAM    9:00       2.62      0.9
Moonshiners                DISC   9:00       2.16      0.9
Hallmark Movie             HALL  10:00       2.04      0.4
Hallmark Movie             HALL   8:00       1.75      0.3
Hardcore Pawn              TRU    9:00       1.73      0.5
Modern Family              USA   10:30       1.68      0.7