Nielsen Ratings for the New York Metropolitan Area Christmas Day 2008 9am-1pm:

(Ranking/Station/Viewers/Share)

#1 WABC: 410,500 (9.8 share)

#2 WPIX: (THE YULE LOG) 321,300 (7.7 share)

#3 WNBC: 205,000 (4.9 share)

#4 WCBS: 105,600 (2.5 share)

#5 WNYW: 98,100 (2.3 share)

#6 WWOR: 72,700 (1.7 share)


WPIX Yule Log Nielsen Ratings History 2001-2008:

(Year/Time Slot/Ranking)

2001: 8am-10am 1^st

2002: 9am-11am 3^rd (after ABC & NBC)

2003: 9am-1pm 2^nd (after ABC)

2004: 8am-12pm 1^st  

2005: 7am-11am 3^rd (after ABC & NBC)

2006: 9am-12pm 2^nd (after ABC)

2007: 9am-1pm 2^nd (after ABC)

2008: 9am-1pm 2^nd (after ABC)


WGN America Nielsen Ratings for the ORIGINAL WPIX Yule Log Christmas Day 2008:

The original WPIX Yule Log had (nationally) 212,000 average viewers per hour on WGN America between 9:30am-11:00am EST.

WGN America Nielsen Ratings for their NEW Yule Log presentation that aired Christmas Eve into Christmas Day 2008:

The new WGN Yule Log presentation only had (nationally) 111,000 average viewers per hour between 9pm-2am and 46,000 average viewers per hour between 2am-5:30am.

**(For comparison, last year WGN America had (nationally) 240,000 average viewers per hour between 9pm-1am; 164,000 average viewers per hour between 10pm-1am; and 148,000 average viewers per hour between 11pm-1am.)