Press release - Ratings
January 2, 2026
‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ Rises to 4-Year High Reaching 30 Million Total Viewers at Midnight
Record-Breaking Multi-City Celebration Scores 19 Million Total Viewers at 11:30 p.m. — Outperforming CBS’ New Year’s Eve Programming by +255%
IHeart Media’s Live Audio Broadcast of ‘New Year’s Rockin Eve’ Reached 2 Million Listeners Across Nearly 150 iHeartRadio Stations With a 9% Increase
The 8-Hour Broadcast Featured 42 Performers, 4 Live Countdowns, Nearly 100 Songs, and Marked the Largest Lineup and Longest Telecast in the Show’s More Than 50-Year History
- This year’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” was the 1 entertainment broadcast special of the night, delivering an estimated 30 Million viewers at midnight.
- The show reached 34 Million Total Viewers across the night.
- “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” (NYRE) averaged 18.8 Million Total Viewers in the 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. hour alone, beating CBS’ “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash” by +255% and CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live.”
- IHeart Media’s live audio nationwide broadcast reached 2 Million listeners P6+ across nearly 150 iHeartRadio stations on Wednesday night — a +9% increase from last year’s event.
- “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026” primetime was the No. 1 program across all of TV in total interactions and video views on 12/31/25.
Source: Nielsen Fast National Live+Same Day Preliminary Program Ratings for 12/31/25. Talkwalker SCR – excludes sports and wrestling; Nielsen Audio, Spring 2025.
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