There were no adjustments to any of the original programs that aired Friday among adults 18-49 versus Friday’s preliminary ratings.
Final broadcast primetime ratings for Friday, December 21, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Sh | Viewers (Millions) |
| 8:00 | NBC | Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas – R | 0.9/3 | 4.96 |
| ABC | Last Man Standing -R | 0.9/3 | 4.18 | |
| FOX | Kitchen Nightmares – R | 0.9/3 | 2.32 | |
| CW | The Happy Elf – R | 0.6/2 | 1.78 | |
| CBS | The Good Wife – R | 0.5/2 | 4.13 | |
| 8:30 | ABC | Malibu Country – R | 0.8/3 | 3.77 |
| 9:00 | ABC | Back to the Beginning With Christina Amanpour (9-11PM) | 1.1/3 | 5.27 |
| FOX | Fringe | 1.0/3 | 3.02 | |
| NBC | Michael Buble: Home for the Holidays – R | 0.8/3 | 4.42 | |
| CBS | The Good Wife – R | 0.6/2 | 3.86 | |
| CW | Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer – R | 0.6/2 | 1.86 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | Dateline | 0.8/3 | 3.75 |
| CBS | The Good Wife – R | 0.7/2 | 4.03 |
Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
