or


[12/08/09 - 12:28 PM]
ABC Family's 12th Annual "25 Days of Christmas" Is Off to Its Best Start Ever
ABC Family spins the numbers for December 1-6.

[via press release from ABC Family]

Ratings Highlights for 25 Days of Christmas 2009: December 1-6, 2009 Final National Ratings

ABC Family's 12th Annual "25 Days of Christmas" is Off to its Best Start Ever in Core 18-34s and 12-34s, and Second-Best Start Ever in Adults/Women 18-49

ABC Family Ranks as Cable's No. 1 Network in the Daypart in Target Adults and Women 18-34 and 18-49, Viewers 12-34 and Females 12-34

ABC Family Delivers the Week's Top 2 Cable Movies with Tuesday's "The Santa Clause 3" and Sunday's "Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire"

In its World Television Premiere, "Pixar Short Films" Ranks No. 1 Versus All Cable During its Run in Adults 18-34, Women 18-34, Adults 18-49 and Women 18-49

25 Days of Christmas 2009 (December, 1-6, 7:00 � 10:00 p.m.)

Driven by the basic cable premiere of "The Santa Clause 3," the TV debut of "Pixar Short Films" and films from the "Harry Potter" franchise, ABC Family's 12th annual "25 Days of Christmas" is off to its strongest start on record in Adults 18-34 (653,000), Women 18-34 (411,000), Viewers 12-34 (925,000) and Females 12-34 (566,000), and second-best start in Adults 18-49 (1.25 million) and Women 18-49 (750,000), behind 2004.

� With "25 Days of Christmas" programming, ABC Family ranked as cable's No. 1 network in the daypart (7:00 � 10:00 p.m.) Adults 18-34, Women 18-34, Adults 18-49, Women 18-49, and No. 2 in Viewers 12-34 and Females 12-34.

� The basic cable premiere of "The Santa Clause 3" (12/1/09, 8:00 � 10:00 p.m.) stood as the week's No. 1 movie in Adults 18-49 (1.63 million/1.2 rating), while Sunday's airing of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (7:30 � 11:00 p.m.) was the week's No. 1 movie in Adults 18-34 (884,000/1.3 rating), and No. 2 in Women 18-34 (529,000/1.6 rating) and Adults 18-49 (1.56 million/1.2 rating).

o Impressively, "The Santa Clause 3" stands as cable's No. 1 movie of the 2009/10 season in Adults 18-49.

� Wednesday's world television premiere of "Pixar Short Films" (7:00 � 9:00 p.m.) qualified as cable's No. 1 telecast in the time period in Adults 18-34 (717,000/1.1 rating), Women 18-34 (486,000/1.4 rating), Adults 18-49 (1.30 million/1.0 rating) and Women 18-49 (774,000/1.2 rating).

Source: Nielsen Media Research (National Ratings, Live + SD. 25 Days of Christmas 2009: 12/1/09-12/6/09, 7:00 � 10:00 p.m. Movies ranked among full-length films on all cable.





  [december 2009]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
  


· SHOWATCH
(series past and present)
· DEVWATCH
(series in development)
· MOVIEWATCH
(tv movies and mini-series)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[03/04/26 - 09:29 AM]
ABC Continues Multiplatform Success With Midseason Lineup
Season to date, ABC continues to dominate the competitive cross-platform landscape among broadcast series based in viewing over seven days on ABC, Hulu, Disney+ and digital platforms.

[03/03/26 - 03:30 PM]
ABC's Beloved Comedy "Scrubs" Returns with Over 11 Million Total Audience to Date
On linear over three days, "Scrubs" was the top comedy telecast among Adults 18-49 (0.74 rating) on any network (excluding post-NFL telecasts) in over a year.

[03/03/26 - 03:00 PM]
"Marshals" Premiere on CBS Is the Most-Watched New Scripted Debut Without a Football Lead-In Since 2018, with 9.5 Million Viewers
"Marshals," "Tracker" and "60 Minutes" are the top three series on television for the week.

[03/03/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of February 23 - "Bridgerton" Season 4 Lives Happily Ever After at No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
Coming in at No. 2 on the English TV list is Season 3 of "The Night Agent" with 9.9 million views.

[03/02/26 - 03:10 PM]
"Sheriff Country" Midseason Premiere Scores Its Most-Watched Episode and Is the #1 Show of the Night
5.30 million viewers on average tuned into the show's return on Friday.

[02/27/26 - 03:00 PM]
"Survivor 50" Premiere Wins the Night Posting CBS' Most-Watched Wednesday Since 2022
Said premiere averaged 5.06 million viewers, peaking with 6.18 million.

[02/26/26 - 02:19 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Soars to Season High with Best Audience in Over a Year
"Live" has now ranked as the No. 1 talk show in syndication for 157 consecutive weeks across all key measures.

[02/25/26 - 05:44 PM]
ABC Wins Monday Night as "American Idol" Dominates with Best Audience Since Season Premiere
In fact, "American Idol" scored its largest margin of victory ever in Total Viewers over "The Voice" during its nine-season run on ABC.

[02/25/26 - 03:35 PM]
"20/20: The Au Pair, The Affair and Murder" About a Twisted Love Triangle Delivers Best Adult 25-54 Performance in 10 Months and Strongest Delivery in Adults 18-49 in 11 Months
Hitting new season highs for the second straight week, "20/20" improved on the previous week in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.

[02/25/26 - 02:46 PM]
ABC News Is No. 1 Broadcast Network for Coverage of the State of the Union, Beating NBC by 1.4 Million and CBS by 1.7 Million
Said coverage ranked No. 1 among the broadcast networks in all key target demos: Total Viewers (4.912 million), Adults 25-54 (1.125 million) and Adults 18-49 (886,000).

[02/24/26 - 01:48 PM]
Nearly 21 Million Viewers Watched NBCUniversal's Coverage of USA-Canada Olympic Men's Gold Medal Hockey Game, Peaking at 26 Million for Game-Winning Goal on NBC & Peacock
The USA-Canada gold-medal game delivered an average live audience of 18.6 million viewers on NBC and Peacock (8:15-11 a.m. ET).

[02/24/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of Feb. 16 - "Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model" Sashays to No. 1 in Top 10
Plus: Season 3 of "The Night Agent" took No. 2 on the English TV list with 8.4 million views.

[02/23/26 - 03:55 PM]
NBCUniversal's Presentation of Milan Cortina Olympics Dominates Media Landscape & Delivers Largest Winter Games Audience Since 2014
Sunday's Closing Ceremony provided a spectacular culmination as more than 215 million Americans (215.6 million through February 17) tuned in across NBCUniversal's platforms for "Legendary February."

[02/23/26 - 12:00 PM]
CBS Series Post Strong Fall Viewership, Topping Broadcast and Streaming Rankings in Live + 35-Day Multiplatform Viewership
The CBS fall lineup scored eight of the top 10 most-watched series among broadcast competition and nine of the top 20 most-watched series among all broadcast and streaming competition for this season's episodes airing through January 4, 2026.

[02/20/26 - 11:08 AM]
"The 'Burbs" Continues Hot Start on Peacock
The series has generated nearly 1 billion viewing minutes on platform since its February 8 launch.