Primetime Ratings: First Half of 'X Factor' Finale Helps Fox Cruise to Victory

‘Teenage Daughter' benefits from weak competition

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/22/2011 12:18:06 PM

Facing competition that was mostly repeats and specials, X Factor's first half of its two-part finale was down a tenth from last Wednesday to a 3.3 rating in the 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen overnight numbers. I Hate My Teenage Daughter, on the other hand, went up 11% to a 2.1. Fox had an overall 3.0/9 to take first.

ABC's repeats put the network in second place with a 1.4/4.

CBS aired the special A Home for the Holidays for a 0.8 at 8 p.m. Along with repeats the network had a third place 1.3/4.

For NBC, which had a fourth-place 1.2/4, the third night of game show Who's Still Standing was down a tenth from Tuesday to a 1.7.

The CW rounded out the evening with repeats for a 0.3/1.