 " Christmas Wishes " originally aired on NBC in the United States on December 8 , 2011 . The episode was viewed by an estimated 5 @.@ 79 million viewers and received a 2 @.@ 9 rating / 8 % share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 . This means that it was seen by 2 @.@ 9 % of all 18- to 49 @-@ year @-@ olds , and 8 % of all 18- to 49 @-@ year @-@ olds watching television at the time of the broadcast . The episode matched the ratings with the previous episode , " Mrs. California . " Despite this , the episode ranked first in its timeslot , beating CBS drama Person of Interest which received a 2 @.@ 8 rating / 7 % share in the 18 – 49 demographic , Fox drama series Bones which received a 2 @.@ 4 rating / 6 % share , and ABC reality series America 's Funniest Home Videos which received a 1 @.@ 9 rating / 5 % share . Despite place third , all three of these shows received more total viewers than " Christmas Wishes " . For the week of November 5 – December 11 , 2011 , " Christmas Wishes " placed twenty @-@ third in the ratings among all prime @-@ time broadcasts in the 18 – 49 demographic . 
