Ratings: Grinch, Santa Claus Top Night in Demo, Mariah Draws Biggest Crowd
In the latest TV ratings, The Grinch and Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town led Tuesday in the demo, while CBS’ Mariah Carey holiday special unwrapped the night’s biggest audience.
CBS | Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All! drew 3.8 million total viewers and a 0.4 demo rating. A rerun of Ghosts‘ Christmas episode retained 1.8 mil and a 0.1.
NBC | Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (ft. the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch) did 2.6 mil and a 0.5. The Wheel (1.7 mil/0.3) ticked up with Episode 2 (of 10).
ABC | Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town drew 2.8 mil/0.5, followed by Disney Prep & Landing‘s 1.8 mil/0.3 and the sequel’s 1.6 mil/0.3.
FOX | LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular (1.3 mil/0.3) was steady on Night 2 of 3.
THE CW | With its Stateside finale, Professionals (290K/0.0) improved on last week’s audience low while flat in the demo. (Get renewal status.)
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The Live+Same Day numbers reported in our ratings column do not reflect a show’s overall performance, given the increased use of delayed playback via DVR and streaming platforms, plus out-of-home viewing. These numbers (Nielsen fast nationals, unless denoted as finals) instead aim to simply illustrate trends or superlatives. Steve Harvey is not a judge or lawyer and merely offers an alternative forum of dispute resolution.
The Queen of Christmas sleighs again!
I’m not surprised her concert special did well. It was very entertaining and that woman has written so many great songs!
Mariah really surprised me, she can still sing and her kids were adorable. Such a fun family friendly entertainment.
Her crew were incredible as were the guests.
Queen Mimi’s special was absolutely fantastic.
Loved the Mariah Carey Special! It had something for everyone and you can tell she really worked hard to make it the best it could be. Mariah gets a bad rap sometimes but she is the The Queen of Christmas!
Mariah Carey really did her thing at this concert, she looked and sounded AMAZING! The mic was on the vocals were slayed and the confidence was there..and the whole presentation was beautifully put together and made you feel like you were in a Christmas Wonderland!
She belted out all her iconic Christmas classics, like her rendition of “Joy to the world,” “When Christmas comes,” and of course “All I want for Christmas is you” and even threw in some of our favorite “regular songs” from her catalog like “Hero” and “We being together.”
I feel like this concert isn’t just for the hardcore Mariah Carey fans (lambs) like myself to enjoy, it’s for anyone who enjoys a truly festive time around the holidays with lots of singing, dancing and genuinely good music!
I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT SHE HAS IN STORE FOR NEXT YEAR!!
Don’t mess with MC! Not surprised her CBS Xmas special won the nights highest rating:
That Macy’s Thanksgiving parade appearance this year was a huge hit for NBC & that Dick Clark’s rocking eve @ABC in 2017 was the largest audience for that show in decades!! very smart of CBS to bet on Mimi ….
Watched Bitchin rides. I did not care to hear Mariah screach her annoying songs.