Primetime Cable Ratings: December 19, 2014

Classic Christmas movies take up most of the top five of Friday night's cable chart. ELF, on ABC Family, was the more popular selection grabbing 3.5 million viewers (#2) and a 1.3 demo rating (#2). CHRISTMAS VACATION was not far behind, hauling in a 1.2 demo and three million viewers. The family oriented POLAR EXPRESS was a bit behind, in the #4 spot, with 2.8 million viewers and a just an 0.5 demo rating.

GOLD RUSH trumped all shows, grabbing both the #1 and #6 spots. Over the two hours, GOLD RUSH averaged 3.2 million viewers and a 0.9 demo rating. Closing out the night for Discovery was ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE, getting 2.3 million viewers and the #5 spot.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Gold Rush: Special	DISC	9:00 PM	4.42	1.3
2	Movie: ELF	FAM	8:00 PM	3.54	1.3
3	Movie: Christmas Vacation	FAM	10:00 PM	2.96	1.2
4	Movie Polar Express	DSNY	7:00 PM	2.81	0.5
5	Alaskan Bush People	DISC	10:00 PM	2.30	0.6
6	Gold Rush	DISC	8:00 PM	2.03	0.5
7	WWE Smackdown	SYFY	8:00 PM	2.00	0.5
8	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1.96	0.7
9	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.94	0.8
10	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.83	0.7
11	Movie Download	FX	8:00 PM	1.65	0.6
12	The Cleveland Show	ADSM	9:30 PM	1.65	0.6
13	NBA Basketball	ESPN	8:00 PM	1.60	0.6
14	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1.60	0.6
15	The Cleveland Show	ADSM	9:00 PM	1.33	0.4

* - in millions