Viewers flock to ‘Christmas Story’
From a Times staff writer
In its 11th year, TBS’ annual marathon of “A Christmas Story” is still a big draw. The cable channel showed the 1983 film for 24 hours straight, starting at 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
For that period, TBS said Friday, it was the top-rated outlet on basic cable, averaging 2.8 million viewers. The first showing on Christmas Eve drew the largest audience, more than 4.3 million.
Based on a story by Jean Shepherd, the film stars Peter Billingsley as a boy who wants a BB gun for Christmas.
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