Two airings of TBS's annual A Christmas Story marathon were the top cable programs on Christmas Eve, with the classic film earning a 2.1 adults 18-49 rating at 8PM and a 2.0 at 10PM. Monday Night RAW was the top non-movie programming with a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating down from last week's 1.5 rating.
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Selected Monday cable ratings: (all Live+Same Day ratings):
| Show | Net | Time | Viewers (000) (Live + SD) | Adult 18-49 Rating (Live + SD) |
| 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 4885 | 2.1 |
| 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY | TBSC | 10:00 PM | 4190 | 2.0 |
| 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY | TBSC | 12:00 AM | 3069 | 1.4 |
| BIG SCREEN MOVIE | FAM | 5:00 PM | 3900 | 1.3 |
| AFTERNOON MOVIE | FAM | 3:00 PM | 3592 | 1.3 |
| BIG SCREEN MOVIE | FAM | 9:00 PM | 3369 | 1.2 |
| BIG SCREEN MOVIE | FAM | 7:00 PM | 3294 | 1.2 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 2561 | 1.1 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2507 | 1.1 |
| WWE Entertainment | USA | 9:00 PM | 3271 | 1.0 |
| WWE Entertainment | USA | 10:00 PM | 3219 | 1.0 |
| TBS LATE MOVIE | TBSC | 2:00 AM | 1736 | 0.9 |
| WWE Entertainment | USA | 8:00 PM | 2940 | 0.9 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2062 | 0.9 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 11:00 AM | 3854 | 0.8 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1869 | 0.8 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 11:30 AM | 3771 | 0.8 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 11:01 PM | 1762 | 0.8 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 11:31 PM | 1806 | 0.8 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 12:31 AM | 1587 | 0.8 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 12:01 AM | 1517 | 0.7 |
| AFTERNOON MOVIE | FAM | 1:00 PM | 2051 | 0.7 |
| TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 | NICK | 12:00 PM | 2969 | 0.7 |
| LATE MOVIE | FAM | 12:00 AM | 1469 | 0.7 |
| TBS OVERNIGHT MOVIE | TBSC | 4:00 AM | 1246 | 0.7 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 10:00 PM | 1732 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:30 AM | 3474 | 0.7 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 9:30 PM | 1814 | 0.7 |
| Teen Mom II SSN 3 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 1132 | 0.7 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 1:01 AM | 1410 | 0.7 |
| COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L | ESPN | 7:56 PM | 2438 | 0.7 |
| TANGLED EVER AFTER | DSNY | 9:50 AM | 3065 | 0.6 |
| FAIRLY ODD PARENTS | NICK | 12:30 PM | 2829 | 0.6 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 10:00 PM | 2230 | 0.6 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 12:01 AM | 1654 | 0.6 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 10:31 PM | 2159 | 0.6 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:30 PM | 2271 | 0.6 |
| SOFIA THE FIRST:ONCE UPON | DSNY | 9:00 AM | 2872 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE FRINGE | FX | 2:00 PM | 1382 | 0.6 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 11:32 PM | 1880 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 2:00 PM | 2148 | 0.6 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 5:00 PM | 1751 | 0.6 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 1:31 AM | 1253 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 5:00 PM | 2318 | 0.6 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 12:31 AM | 1617 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 4:00 PM | 2343 | 0.6 |
| Moonshiners | DISC | 10:00 PM | 1183 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE AFTERNOON | FX | 12:00 PM | 1230 | 0.6 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 8:30 PM | 1992 | 0.6 |
| SANTA CLAUSE 3, THE | DSNY | 12:30 PM | 2924 | 0.6 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 4:30 PM | 1616 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:00 AM | 3242 | 0.5 |
| FX MOVIE MID-MORNING | FX | 10:00 AM | 1226 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:30 PM | 1347 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1904 | 0.5 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 9:30 AM | 2806 | 0.5 |
| COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE | CMDY | 10:02 PM | 1049 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 3:00 PM | 2350 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 3:00 PM | 1608 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 4:00 PM | 1539 | 0.5 |
| A.N.T. FARM | DSNY | 10:00 AM | 2553 | 0.5 |
| MOVIE, USA | USA | 11:03 PM | 1416 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 11:02 PM | 1758 | 0.5 |
| CHRISTMAS MARATHON | FX | 6:00 PM | 1276 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 3:30 PM | 1661 | 0.5 |
| Moonshiners | DISC | 12:00 AM | 986 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1972 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 6:00 PM | 2146 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 5:30 PM | 1490 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 1:01 AM | 1426 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 1:00 PM | 1894 | 0.5 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 9:00 PM | 1343 | 0.5 |
| SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 1029 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 1:31 AM | 1258 | 0.5 |
| NCIS: LOS ANGELES | USA | 7:00 PM | 2155 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 2:00 PM | 1485 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 6:00 PM | 1436 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 1:00 PM | 1402 | 0.5 |
| TOP 20 MOST SHOCKING | TRU | 12:00 AM | 1006 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 1:30 PM | 1432 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 7:30 PM | 1525 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 11:00 AM | 1825 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 12:00 PM | 1898 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 6:30 PM | 1391 | 0.5 |
| Moonshiners | DISC | 11:00 PM | 949 | 0.5 |
| CHRISTMAS MARATHON | FX | 10:00 PM | 1174 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 7:00 PM | 1465 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 2:30 PM | 1540 | 0.5 |
| RON WHITE: BEHAVIORAL | CMDY | 4:00 PM | 1177 | 0.4 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 8:30 PM | 1140 | 0.4 |
| SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:28 PM | 1184 | 0.4 |
| CSI: NY | TNT | 12:00 AM | 1711 | 0.4 |
| Moonshiners | DISC | 4:00 PM | 1014 | 0.4 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1070 | 0.4 |
| BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK | BET | 8:30 PM | 1286 | 0.4 |
| Moonshiners | DISC | 3:00 PM | 988 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 10:00 AM | 1566 | 0.4 |
| CSI: NY | TNT | 11:00 PM | 1495 | 0.4 |
| PRIME MOVIE II | LIF | 10:00 PM | 1096 | 0.3 |
| NCIS | USA | 9:00 AM | 1203 | 0.3 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
Ouch for Teen Mom 2. It was a stupid decision to air a new episode on Christmas Eve.
That was really stupid of MTV to air a new episode of Teen Mom 2 on Christmas Eve. I guess it didn’t do too bad considering, still a 0.7. That’s really going to hurt them again since they are airing another new episode this Monday (New Years Eve).
Wow, Raw actually dipped under 3 million. Can’t say it didn’t deserve it, though, that was probably the worst Raw I’ve ever seen.
In a different note, holy fudge at SpongeBob, TMNT, & Fairly Oddparents ratings.
ABC Family’s schedule for that day was:
THE POLAR EXPRESS FAM 1:00 PM 2051 0.7
THE SANTA CLAUSE FAM 3:00 PM 3592 1.3
THE SANTA CLAUSE 2 FAM 5:00 PM 3900 1.3
THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE FAM 7:00 PM 3294 1.2
HOME ALONE FAM 9:00 PM 3369 1.2
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION FAM 12:00 AM 1469 0.7
(listed by airtime)
The Santa Clause film series did really well.
That Raw was extremely bad!
Nick reruns killed it… glad that TMNT has been solid rerun performer.
I love The Christmas Story. I am glad that it did so well.
I thought it was odd that MTV had a new Teen Mom 2 on christmas eve too.