| Scoreboard | CBS | ABC | NBC | UNI | FOX | CW |
| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 1.4/4 | 1.1/3 | 1.1/3 | 1.0/3 | 0.4/1 | 0.3/1 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 0.8/3 | 0.8/3 | 0.8/3 | 0.9/3 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 6.468 | 5.061 | 3.384 | 2.875 | 1.478 | 0.905 |
CBS was number one with adults 18-49 and with total viewers.
On ABC, the special 20/20: Beyond Downton Abbey Secrets of the Castle earned a 1.0 down 29 percent from a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating for last week’s special The Year.
Overnight ratings for Thursday, December 26, 2013:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Sh | Viewers (Millions) |
| 8:00 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory – R | 2.6/9 | 10.971 |
| ABC | Shark Tank – R | 1.3/4 | 5.58 | |
| NBC | Parks and Recreation – R | 0.6/2 | 2.22 | |
| FOX | Glee – R | 0.4/1 | 1.56 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries – R | 0.3/1 | 0.89 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | The Millers – R | 1.7/5 | 7.44 |
| NBC | Parks and Recreation – R | 0.6/2 | 2.01 | |
| 9:00 | NBC | The Women of SNL – R (9-11PM) | 1.3/4 | 4.02 |
| CBS | The Millers – R | 1.1/3 | 5.30 | |
| ABC | 20/20: Secrets of the Castle (9-11PM) | 1.0/3 | 4.80 | |
| FOX | Glee – R | 0.3/1 | 1.40 | |
| CW | Reign – R | 0.3/1 | 0.92 | |
| 9:30 | CBS | The Millers – R | 0.9/3 | 4.45 |
| 10:00 | CBS | Elementary -R | 0.9/3 | 5.33 |
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Via NBC Press Note:
In Late-Night Metered Markets Thursday night:
- In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 2.2/6 with an encore telecast; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.0/5 with an encore; and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.7/4 with an encore.
- In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.7/3 with an encore; “Late Show,” 0.5/2 with an encore; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.5/2 with an encore.
- From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 1.1/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
- From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.2/4 in metered-market households with an encore telecast) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (0.9/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.4/3 in 18-49 with an encore) topped “Late Late Show” (0.2/1 with an encore).
- At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
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