RATINGS RECAP: 12/19/13

ABC
8:00 A Charlie Brown Christmas
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:00 The Year
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

CBS
8:00 The Big Bang Theory (Repeat)
Viewers: 11.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
8:30 The Millers (Repeat)
Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:00 The Crazy Ones (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:30 Two and a Half Men (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
10:00 Elementary (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

NBC
8:00 The Sing-Off
Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 SNL Christmas
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 

FOX 
8:00 The X Factor
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 

Thursday night had the season finale of The X Factor. It was up a nice 1.3 million viewers and half a demo point from last week and posted its best Thursday demo since October. However, the finale demos were a 3.1 last year and a 3.8 in 2011 so this is massive erosion. I'm not sure if this show is profitable for FOX or not but it continues to seem like a bust and each year is getting work. Simon Cowell is convinced it'll be renewed but we'll see. On ABC, the second airing of A Charlie Brown Christmas did almost as well as the first airing this year while The Year did OK from 9-11pm. NBC saw The Sing-Off drop a tenth in the demo against the finale of The X Factor. The second airing of SNL Christmas this season did well as these SNL specials do well for NBC in primetime.