CBS’s special presentations of “Frosty the Snowman” and “Frosty Returns” were the top two primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, December 12, 2008.
“Numb3rs” and “Flight Before Christmas,” which also aired on CBS, rounded out the top four.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN(S)-12/12/2008
CBS
7,678,000

2
FROSTY RETURNS(S)-12/12/2008
CBS
7,620,000

3
NUMB3RS
CBS
7,603,000

4
FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS(S)-12/12/2008
CBS
7,390,000

5
DATELINE FRI
NBC
7,087,000

6
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
6,293,000

7
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,799,000

8
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS
FOX
5,327,000

9
GREAT HOLIDAY MOMENT12/12(S)-12/12/2008
NBC
5,116,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,135,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 12, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 7.5 million viewers, while FOX took second place with just over 5.8 million average viewers.  NBC …