RATINGS RECAP: 12/17/10

ABC 
8:00 Supernanny
Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 Primetime: What Would You Do?
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
10:00 20/20
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

CBS
8:00 Yes Virginia There is a Santa Claus
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:30 Frosty the Snowman
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:00 Frosty Returns
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:30 I Get That A Lot
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
10:00 Blue Bloods (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

NBC
8:00 Minute to Win It (Repeat) 
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

FOX
8:00 MOVIE: Are We There Yet?
Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

It was a very quiet Friday night across the board. ABC had an all-new but very low rated Friday. Supernanny was down eight tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo to hit season lows. Primetime: What Would You Do? was down six tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo which was also a season low. And finally 20/20 was down a rough 1.8 million viewers and half a demo point, also hitting season lows. This far into December seems to be rough for originals, particularly on Friday night. CBS had a night of holiday specials and a rerun of Blue Bloods. The night was highlighted by Frosty the Snowman's fair 5.7 million viewers and 1.7 demo.

NBC aired a rerun of Minute to Win It followed by a two hour Dateline which was up two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. The viewer total was a high for the night, which is fair news. It seems Dateline is doing better without School Pride as a lead-in anymore. FOX aired a low-rated movie to round out the big four networks.