NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams was the top evening news broadcast for the fourth week in a row in both total viewers and the A25-54 demo. Lester Holt filled in for Williams each night during the holiday week. Just 91,000 viewers separated NBC and ABC in the A25-54 demo.

Total viewers: NBC: 9,120,000 / ABC: 8,488,000 / CBS: 6,855,000

25-54 demo: NBC: 2,745,000 / ABC: 2,654,000 / CBS: 2,132,000

25-54 rating: NBC: 2.2/8 / ABC: 2.2/8 / CBS: 1.7/6