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Monday, December 24, 2012 -- New episodes: (none!). Specials: Disney Prep & Landing (repeat), Shrek The Halls (repeat), Shrek The Third (repeat), It's A Wonderful Life (repeat), Christmas Is Here Again (repeat), and Second Star To The Left (repeat). Episode reruns: Raising Hope, How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly, and Hawaii Five-0.

Below are the fast affiliate ratings. The "demo" refers to the viewers in the 18-49 demographic. The percentages represent the change since the previous original episode. (Percentages aren't given for reruns or specials.) "Millions" refers to the total number of viewers.

To see past ratings for a particular show, click the show's link. The show pages are updated with the daily final ratings when they become available. Those pages include percentage changes in both the demo and total viewership, in addition to season averages to date.

Fast National ratings for Monday, Dec. 24, 2012

On a night dominated by holiday specials and a few reruns, NBC scored a soft win with an airing of the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life." CBS repeats and a night of "Shrek" movies on ABC performed well too.

There was no new, regularly scheduled programming on any of the major networks on the night before Christmas, but CBS and Fox did air repeats of their shows, mostly comedies.

NBC led the night overall, with 3.1 million viewers and a 5.6 rating/7 household share. CBS followed with 2.6 million viewers (4.2/5), ahead of ABC (1.8 million viewers, 3.4/4). Fox garnered only 0.9 million viewers (1.6/2), while The CW trailed the pack with 0.4 million viewers (0.7/1).

NBC also got the win in the adults 18-49 demographic at 1.5. ABC and CBS tied for second with a 1.0. Fox followed with 0.6 and The CW trailed down at 0.2.

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NBC: "It's a Wonderful Life" (4.9 million viewers,...

At this point of the year, month and week, it had better be looking a lot like Christmas.

With the much-anticipated holiday upon us, television is doing its part, presenting attractions that reflect the spirit of the season in a variety of ways ... some funny, some serious and some simply built for all-out yuletide fun. Here's a roundup of much of what's still left for viewers on the virtual Christmas tree otherwise known as a TV screen.

ABC: This year's "Cma Country Christmas" special, with Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland back as host for the third consecutive year, gets a repeat Sunday, Dec. 23 -- and later that day, the Julie Andrews-starring holiday-season perennial "The Sound of Music" also returns. Monday, Dec. 24, sees repeats of the animated specials "Disney's Prep & Landing" and "Shrek the Halls." And Christmas itself is packed with TV tradition Tuesday, Dec. 25; the morning is marked by the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade,...

The CW has teased their plans for holiday installments of 90210, Arrow, Gossip Girl, Hart of Dixie and The Vampire Diaries. They've also shared information about their numerous holiday specials: A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, Prancer Returns, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, Noel, The Happy Elf, Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, Christmas is Here Again, Second Star to the Left, and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

The CW's Holiday Highlights

Wednesday, November 21:

Two-hour Movie

"Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (8:00-10:00p.m. Et)

(Content Rating Tbd) (HDTV)

Steve Martin And John Candy Star - Neal Page (Martin), a high-strung advertising executive, meets Del Griffith (Candy), an eternally optimistic, overly talkative, well-meaning, but clumsy shower curtain ring salesman who seems to live in a world governed by a different set of rules.

Kung Fu Panda shut out its competition in every major feature film category at the 36th annual Annie Awards celebrating 2008’s best animated movies. The DreamWorks Animation pic bested critic favorite Wall-e and other nominee Bolt for “Best Feature.”

The surprise win is the first time DreamWorks has beaten a Pixar film for the top prize since 2001’s Shrek over Pixar’s Monster’s Inc. Panda took home fifteen statues Friday night and tied for the most wins ever. The Annie Award has matched the “Best Animated Feature” category at the Academy Awards every single year but one.

I thoroughly enjoyed Kfp, but I was under the impression that Wall-e was a better film all around. While DreamWorks Animation has stepped up its game in recent years, Pixar’s animation was exceptional. This is a major upset, especially since Wall-e went home with nothing. The Oscar race just got even more interesting.

The Academy Awards are slowly creeping up, just three months away now with buzz seeming to only surround a handful of movies. But one piece of the puzzle and a solid indicator of the “Best Animated Feature” Oscar are the Annie Awards, now in their 36th year.

DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda earned 16 total nominations, a tie for the most in the history of the ceremonies. The other movies to pull that off were 2004’s The Incredibles and 2005’s Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Since the Annies started, the Annie Award for “Best Animated Feature” has predicted the Oscar winner every single time but once.

This is huge for DreamWorks, who makes successful animated movies like Shrek, but hasn’t seem to put out the quality of film that Pixar seems to churn out on a regular basis. Just for comparison, this year’s expert pick for...

The International Animated Film Society, Asifa-Hollywood, announced nominations for its 36th Annual Annie Awards, recognizing the year's best animated features, TV productions, commercials, video games and short subjects and a host of individual achievements. DreamWorks Animation leads the way with a total of 27 feature nods, including 17 for Kung Fu Panda, followed by Walt Disney Animation Studios, which received 9 nominations, and Pixar with 8.

Nickelodeon leads the way with 12 television nominations.

The Annie Awards will be handed out at a ceremony on Friday, January 30, 2009, at UCLA's Royce Hall in La.

http://www.annieawards.org

Animated Feature

Bolt - Walt Disney Animation Studios

Kung Fu Panda - DreamWorks Animation

$9.99 - Sherman Pictures/Lama Films

Wall-e - Pixar Animation Studios

Waltz With Bashir - Sony Pictures Classics/Bridgit Folman, Les Films D'ici, Razor Films

Animated Home Entertainment Production

Batman: Gotham Knight - Warner Bros. Animation

Christmas Is Here Again - Easy To Dream Entertainment...

The following feature-length motion pictures have been reviewed and rated by the Classification and Rating Administration pursuant to the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program. Each of the designated ratings is defined as follows under the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program.

G -- General Audiences. All ages admitted.

PG -- Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.

PG -13 --Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

Nc-17 -- No One 17 And Under Admitted

1. Christmas Is Here Again

Screen Media Ventures, LLC

G

2. Eagle Eye

DreamWorks/Paramount Distribution Rated for intense sequences of action and violence, and for language.

PG-13

3. Fighting

Rogue Pictures Rated for intense fight sequences, a sex scene and brief strong language.

PG-13

4 Haunting Of Molly Hartley, The

Freestyle Releasing, LLC Rated for violence.

R

5. Lords Of The Street

Peace Arch Home Entertainment Inc. Rated for violence and language.

R

6. Machined Reborn Grindstone Entertainment Group Rated for sadistic violence and torture, language and some sexuality/nudity.

R

7. Marie And Bruce Genius Products Rated for language including sexual references, and some nudity.

R

8. Milk

Focus Features Rated for language, some sexual content and brief violence.

R

9. Ninja Cheerleaders

Peace Arch Home Entertainment Inc. Rated for nudity, sexual content and some crude material.

R

10. Nothing But The Truth

Yari Film Group Releasing, LLC Rated for language, some sexual material and a scene of violence.

R

11. Phoebe In Wonderland Thinkfilm Rated for thematic material and brief strong language.

PG-13

12. Righteous Kill

Overture Films

Rated for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and brief drug use.

R

13. Secret Life Of Bees, The

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. Rated for thematic material and some violence.

PG-13

14. Surviving Crooked Lake

NeoClassics Films Ltd. Rated for some disturbing bloody images, brief strong language, drug use and smoking.

PG-13

15. Sushi Pack The Movie

Kidtoon Films, Inc.

G

16. Tyler Perry's The Family That Prays

Lionsgate Rated for thematic material, sexual references and brief violence.

PG-13

17. Vacancy 2: The Final Cut

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Rated for strong violence and terror, language and some sexual content.

R

18. World Unseen, The

Regent Releasing L.L.C. Rated for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and violence.

PG Updated Wednesday, August 13, 2008.