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TV ratings: With help from holiday special, NBC ties CBS in key demo

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Looks like Mariah Carey’s botched performance didn’t deter viewers from tuning in to NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” on Wednesday night.

The annual tree-lighting special topped the night overall, with about 9.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings.

It tied for fourth in the key 18-to-49-year-old demographic with NBC’s “Saturday Night Live Christmas” special. Both posted ratings of 1.9 in the key demo.

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The ratings for the hourlong broadcast were slightly lower than last year’s “Rockefeller” special, which drew in 9.86 million viewers and a rating of 2.3 in the key demo.

The “SNL” special that followed racked up about 6.2 million viewers, making it the eighth-most-watched program of the night.

The network tied for No. 1 with CBS in the key demo, both averaging a rating of 1.9. NBC was second overall with 7.2 million viewers.

CBS, which aired “Survivor” and “Stalker,” was the most-watched network of the night overall, with about 8.3 million viewers.

“Survivor” was the third-most-watched program of the night, with 8.6 million viewers. With a rating of 2.1 in the key demo, the show tied for second with ABC’s “black-ish.” “Stalker” pulled in about 7.5 million viewers and posted a rating of 1.5 in the key demo.

ABC’s shows saw decreases in ratings across the board. The network was third overall and in the key demo, with a rating of 1.8 and about 6.7 million viewers.

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“Modern Family” was No. 1 in the key demo, with a rating of 2.8. However, the sitcom fell 24% from its most recent original episode on Nov. 19. It was second-most-watched program overall, with almost 9 million viewers.

“Black-ish” was down 19%, with a 2.1 rating in the key demo. It averaged 6.8 million viewers.

“The Middle” was the fifth-most-watched program of the night, with 7.1 million viewers, but fell 27% from its most recent original episode on Nov. 19.

“The Goldbergs” dipped 29% as well, posting a rating of 1.7 in the key demo. It averaged 6.6 million viewers.

Fox rounded out the top five networks in the key demo with a rating of 1.1. “Hell’s Kitchen,” which posted a rating of 1.2 in the key demo, was up 9% from last week. The cooking competition averaged 3.6 million viewers.

“Red Band Society” posted a rating of 0.9 in the key demo, up 29% from last week. It drew in 3.1 million viewers.

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Meanwhile, the CW’s crossover episode of “Arrow” and “The Flash” was up 56% from “Arrow’s” most recent original episode.

It averaged a rating of 1.4 in the key demo and 3.8 million viewers. It was the highest-rated episode of “Arrow” ever and the most watched since the series premiere on Oct. 10.

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