Ratings: Dolly Parton’s ‘A Holly Dolly Christmas’ on CBS Warms More Than 6 Million Hearts

Even Jolene watched Dolly Parton’s CBS Christmas special last night. “A Holly Dolly Christmas” drew 6.2 million total viewers on Sunday, making it primetime’s most-watched entertainment show. Why is the “entertainment” distinction here important? Well, because both NFL football and CBS’ newsmagazine program “60 Minutes” attracted more eyeballs on the evening. The special skewed pretty old, as it received just a 0.6 rating/3 share among adults 18-49. Naturally, NBC won with “Sunday Night Football.” Due to the nature of live sports, however, the below Nielsen numbers for NBC and CBS should be considered subject to significant adjustment. Also Read: TR Knight's Surprise 'Grey's Anatomy' Return Leads ABC to Thursday Ratings Win NBC was first in ratings with a 3.3 rating/18 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 12.2 million, according to preliminary numbers. Those are the initial averages from pregame show “Football Night in America” and the Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs primetime game. CBS was second in ratings with a 1.2/6 and in viewers with 8 million. An afternoon NFL game ran into the 7 o’clock hour with a 3.9/20 and 17.4 million viewers. “60 Minutes” started at 7:30 p.m., when...

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