ABC's Thursday Holiday Specials Hit Highs With Younger Viewers

ABC's Special "Winter Wipeout" Beats NBC's Original Comedies, Posting the Net's
2nd-Best Adult 18-34 Number in the Hour This Season and a Season High in Teens

ABC's "America's Funniest Home Videos" Holiday Special Achieves Season Highs
In Young Adults and Viewers 2-17, Hitting a Nearly 3-Year High with Teens 12-17

ABC's "The Great Big American Auction" Outdraws NBC's Original "Grimm" at 10pm

"Winter Wipeout SP" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)
From 8:00-9:00 p.m., ABC's holiday special "Winter Wipeout: Deck the Balls" beat out NBC's original comedies ("Community"/"Parks and Recreation") by 3.0 million viewers (6.6 million vs. 3.6 million) and by 19% in Adults 18-49 (1.9/5 vs. 1.6/5).  The special ranked No. 1 in the hour with Kids 2-11, finishing as the highest-rated broadcast show of the evening.  In fact, it was the top-rated "Wipeout" telecast on any night with Kids 2-11 since June - since 6/23/11.

* Opposite stiff original competition in the hour from CBS' comedies ("The Big Bang Theory"/"Rules of Engagement") and Fox's "The X Factor Results Show," "Wipeout" surged by double digits from its first half-hour to its second half-hour with viewers (+13%) and young adults (+31%).

* The "Winter Wipeout" special tallied ABC's 2nd-highest Adult 18-34 number in the time period this season and hit a season high with Teens 12-17.

"America's Funniest Videos Christmas Spectacular" (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
During the 9 o'clock hour, ABC's special "America's Funniest Home Videos Christmas Spectacular" outdrew NBC's original comedies ("The Office"/"Whitney) by 1.5 million viewers (6.5 million vs. 5.0 million).  In addition, the ABC video-clip show ranked No. 2 against its broadcast competitors with Teens 12-17, and No. 1 with Kids 2-11.

* "America's Funniest Home Videos" marked season highs with Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens 12-17 and Kids 2-11.  In fact, the series equaled its best Adult 18-34 number in 11 months and its top Teen 12-17 number in close to 3 years - since 1/2/11 and 1/25/09, respectively.

"The Great Big American Auction" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
From 10:00-11:00 p.m., ABC's special "The Great Big American Auction" attracted 17% more viewers than NBC's original "Grimm" (4.8 million vs. 4.1 million).