There were no adjustments to the sole new program, The Kennedy Center Honors among adults 18-49 versus the preliminary Wednesday broadcast ratings.
Final broadcast primetime ratings for Wednesday, December 26, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 rating/Sh | Viewers (millions) |
| 8:00 | CBS | Criminal Minds - R | 1.7/5 | 8.56 |
| ABC | The Middle - R | 1.0/3 | 4.54 | |
| NBC | Whitney - R | 0.9/3 | 3.43 | |
| FOX | Ben And Kate - R | 0.7/2 | 1.88 | |
| CW | Arrow - R | 0.4/1 | 1.85 | |
| 8:30 | ABC | The Neighbors - R | 1.0/3 | 4.12 |
| NBC | Guys With Kids - R | 0.9/3 | 2.88 | |
| FOX | Ben And Kate - R | 0.7/2 | 1.41 | |
| 9:00 | ABC | Modern Family - R | 1.7/5 | 5.46 |
| CBS | Kennedy Center Honors (9-11PM) | 1.4/4 | 8.18 | |
| NBC | Law & Order: SVU - R | 1.3/4 | 5.49 | |
| FOX | Ben And Kate - R | 0.6/2 | 1.23 | |
| CW | Supernatural - R | 0.4/1 | 1.26 | |
| 9:30 | ABC | Suburgatory - R | 1.1/3 | 3.64 |
| FOX | Ben And Kate - R | 0.7/2 | 1.37 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | Chicago Fire - R | 1.1/3 | 4.20 |
| ABC | Nashville - R | 0.6/2 | 2.65 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
Arrow went down to a .4 but Super Natural wich showed its first episode of the season again stayed at a .4. The ABC commedies repeated pretty good.
The down adjustment of Arrow is weird considering both half hours perliminary data was 0.5.. the only way it could be explained is if it was around 0.45.
The down adjustment of Arrow is weird considering both half hours perliminary data was 0.5.. the only way it could be explained is if it was around 0.45.
It isn’t weird at all. On the other hand, analyzing the half hour data of the preliminary numbers and thinking that gives you the capability of predicting adjustments to the finals more capably than randomly drawing “up,” “down” or “no adjustment” from a hat is kinda weird.
Whoever keeps pre-empting The Middle is going to get slapped.
Can’t wait to see the NBC numbers for this Wednesday as this will be this lineup’s first week without competition. Crucial couple of weeks coming up for shows like Whitney, Guys with Kids, and Chicago Fire to pickup extra new viewers and keep them for themselves.
Ben & Kate repeated better than the other Fox comedies… *gasp*