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Animated Holiday Specials

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (CBS)

Info		Ratings			Breakdowns
Day	Date	Viewers	A18-49	Share	1st	2nd
Sa	11/24/2001	13.10	4.7	14	4.3	5.0
Fr	12/13/2002	12.30	4.2	14	3.9	4.5
Tu	12/9/2003	13.69	5.0	14	4.8	5.2
We	12/1/2004	14.93	5.2	14	5.0	5.5
We	11/30/2005	15.80	5.8	15	5.1	6.2
Fr	12/8/2006	12.95	4.5	15	4.3	4.6
Tu	12/4/2007	14.55	5.1	14	4.3	5.5
We	12/3/2008	11.81	4.2	12
We	12/2/2009	10.59	3.8	11
Tu	11/30/2010	12.20	3.9	11	3.5	4.3
Tu	11/29/2011	12.64	4.0	11	3.8	4.2
Tu	12/4/2012	10.11	2.9	8	2.8	3.0
Tu	11/26/2013	11.30	3.0	9	2.8	3.3
Tu	12/9/2014	10.64	2.8	9	2.6	3.0
Tu	12/1/2015	9.02	2.4	8

Frosty the Snowman (CBS)

Info		Ratings
Day	Date	Viewers	A18-49	Share
Fr	11/30/2001	12.00	4.2	14
Sa	12/14/2002	8.20	2.6	9
Fr	11/28/2003	10.08	3.1	10
Fr	12/3/2004	10.07	3.0	11
Sa	12/17/2005	8.10	3.0	10
Fr	12/8/2006	12.70	4.5	13
Fr	12/7/2007	8.05	2.7	9
Fr	12/12/2008	7.68	2.3	8
Fr	12/18/2009	7.00	2.1	8
Sa	12/11/2010	4.49	1.4	5
Fr	12/9/2011	7.34	1.9	7
Fr	11/23/2012	6.77	2.0	7
Fr	12/6/2013	6.72	1.7	6
Fr	11/28/2014	4.64	1.1	4
Sa	11/28/2015	5.05	1.4	5

Frosty Returns (CBS)

Info		Ratings
Day	Date	Viewers	A18-49	Share
Fr	11/30/2001	12.20	4.1	13
Fr	11/28/2003	9.91	2.8	9
Fr	12/3/2004	10.62	3.0	10
Sa	12/17/2005	6.95	2.4	8
Fr	12/8/2006	10.66	3.5	10
Fr	12/7/2007	7.34	2.3	8
Fr	12/12/2008	7.62	2.3	8
Fr	12/18/2009	6.51	1.9	7
Sa	12/11/2010	4.18	1.3	4
Fr	12/9/2011	6.41	1.6	5
Fr	11/23/2012	5.71	1.6	5
Sa	12/14/2013	4.40	1.3	4
Sa	12/13/2014	4.40	1.1	4
Sa	11/28/2015	4.43	1.2	4

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Info		Ratings			Breakdowns		Net
Day	Date	Viewers	A18-49	Share	1st	2nd
Fr	12/14/2001	7.70	3.2	11	3.2		WB
Fr	12/13/2002	6.10	2.2	8	2.2		WB
Th	12/18/2003	5.79	1.9	6	1.9		WB
Fr	12/10/2004	4.78	2.0	7	2.0		WB
We	12/14/2005	5.23	2.2	7	2.2		WB
Tu	12/12/2006	10.96	3.9	11	4.2	3.6	ABC
We	11/28/2007	18.53	6.8	17	6.8		ABC
Mo	12/1/2008	11.41	3.8	9			ABC
Mo	11/30/2009	9.20	2.8	7			ABC
Tu	11/30/2010	6.91	2.2	6	2.2		ABC
Mo	11/28/2011	7.67	2.5	7	2.5		ABC
Tu	11/27/2012	8.37	2.4	7	2.4		ABC
Fr	11/29/2013	5.69	1.5	5	1.5		ABC
Th	12/25/2014	5.96	1.9	7			ABC
We	12/2/2015	5.60	1.5	4			NBC

Shrek the Halls (ABC)

Info		Ratings
Day	Date	Viewers	A18-49	Share
We	11/28/2007*	20.83	7.1	19
Mo	12/1/2008	11.14	3.3	9
Mo	11/30/2009	9.15	2.9	7
Tu	11/30/2010	7.39	2.4	6
Mo	11/28/2011	7.70	2.6	6
Tu	11/27/2012	8.44	2.5	7
Fr	11/29/2013	5.27	1.5	5
Tu	12/23/2014	5.30	1.2	5
Th	12/3/2015	4.15	1.0	3

*- original telecast

Santa Claus is Comin' to Town

Info		Ratings			Breakdowns
Day	Date	Viewers	A18-49	Share	1st	2nd
Fr	12/2/2005	8.71	2.8	9	2.7	2.9
Tu	12/5/2006	11.05	3.8	11	3.6	4.0
We	12/5/2007	9.34	3.3	9	3.2	3.4
Tu	12/2/2008	8.90	3.1	8
Mo	12/7/2009	7.60	2.5	7
Th	12/2/2010	7.36	2.3	7	2.1	2.5
Th	12/1/2011	7.23	2.2	6	2.0	2.3
Tu	12/11/2012	5.61	1.7	5	1.6	1.7
Mo	12/9/2013	5.80	1.6	4	1.6	1.6
Tu	12/9/2014	4.14	1.1	3	1.1	1.0
Fr	11/27/2015	4.45	1.1	4

Please note:

• All of these ratings are for the first annual airing of each special. Some of these are run multiple times per year, but airings beyond the first are not included above.

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