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‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ Stays Steady Year-Over-Year As Ball Drop Rings In 22M Viewers
About 22M people tuned in on ABC to watch the ball drop at midnight on New Year's Eve
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest saw a year-over-year audience decline on Tuesday night but still managed to ring in 2025 with a ratings win as the most-watched of the televised NYE bashes. The late night edition, of course, brought in a much larger crowd in anticipation of the ball drop, averaging 17.9M from 11:30 pm to 12:30 a.m., on par with the 2023 celebration. It’s likely that CNN’s coverage with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen also generated a sizable audience (albeit much smaller than ABC or CBS since it is a cable network), featuring the usual NYE festivities as well as interviews with Diplo, Ralph Fiennes and more.
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