We can’t say we’re surprised that Oprah’s “Christmas at the White House” special, which aired at 10 p.m. on Sunday Night on ABC, was a big hit. Both Oprah and the first family tend to draw crowds. The one-hour special drew nearly 12 million viewers, making ABC very happy. The network hadn’t pulled in such a big viewership since The American Music Awards last month. The Christmas special, which featured the talk show host chatting it up with the Obamas about their relationship and their daughters and more, was second only to the Giants-Eagles game on NBC which brought in 21.9 million viewers.
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We can't say we're surprised that Oprah's "Christmas at the White House" special, which aired at 10 p.m. on Sunday Night on ABC, was a big hit. Both Oprah and the first family tend to draw crowds. The one-hour special drew nearly 12 million viewers, making ABC very happy. The network hadn't pulled in such a big viewership since The American Music Awards last month. The Christmas special, which featured the talk show host chatting it up with the Obamas about their relationship and their daughters and more, was second only to the Giants-Eagles game on NBC which brought in 21.9 million viewers.
We can’t say we’re surprised that Oprah’s “Christmas at the White House” special, which aired at 10 p.m. on Sunday Night on ABC, was a big hit. Both Oprah and the first family tend to draw crowds. The one-hour special drew nearly 12 million viewers, making ABC very happy. The network hadn’t pulled in such a big viewership since The American Music Awards last month. The Christmas special, which featured the talk show host chatting it up with the Obamas about their relationship and their daughters and more, was second only to the Giants-Eagles game on NBC which brought in 21.9 million viewers.