Ratings: Broadcast Finals for December 20, 2013

CBS sweeps the last Friday night before Christmas, posting the top three most watched shows of the night and the #1 program in the A18-49 ratings.

I LOVE LUCY Christmas special drew a relatively good audience, posting the night's best numbers in young adults, with a 1.4 rating. Hopefully, this will begin a new tradition of the classic episodes of the first hit sitcom on TV.

CBS continues the strong night with original episodes of it's two crime dramas. Viewers hip was mostly even with season norms, but the A18-49 numbers were down a bit.

NBC's annual presentation of the classic holiday movie IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE was the 4th most watched show of the night, with 5.5 million viewers. It placed third in each hour, with the 1.1 demo rating.

FOX wire what may be the least favorite of Peanuts holiday specials, HAPPINESS IS A WARM BLANKET CHARLIE BROWN. The program drew less than 2 million viewers, worst of the recent holiday specials from the classic cartoon, over the last 2 months.

Friday Night Network Averages:

ABC - 5.2 million viewers, 1.2 rating in Adults 18-49

CBS - 9.6 million viewers, 1.3 rating in Adults 18-49

CW - 0.7 million viewers, 0.3 rating in Adults 18-49

FOX - 2.7 million viewers, 0.7 rating in Adults 18-49

NBC - 5.5 million viewers, 1.1 rating in Adults 18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:30	ABC	Shark Tank [R]	5.04	1.2
9:00	ABC	Shark Tank [R]	5.04	1.3	0%
10:00	ABC	20/20	5.50	1.2	9%
8:00	CBS	I Love Lucy Special	8.71	1.4
9:00	CBS	Hawaii Five-O	9.62	1.3	10%
10:00	CBS	Blue Bloods	10.52	1.2	9%
8:00	CW	The Carrie Diaries	0.73	0.3
9:00	CW	Nikita	0.69	0.2	-5%
8:00	FOX	Bones [R]	3.42	0.8
9:00	FOX	Happiness/Charlie Brown	1.88	0.5	-45%
8:00	NBC	Movie: It's A Wonderful Life	5.47	1.1

* - in millions