ABC’s annual “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” began 2023 with a win for the network, as fewer than 14 million viewers tuned in to watch the ball drop at midnight, though it failed to surpass last year’s numbers. have failed.
“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rocking Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023”, which included performances by Duran Duran, Wiz Khalifa and Betty Who, attracted an average of 13.7 million viewers and earned a 4.1 rating among adults 18–49 in the 11 Of. The :30 PM to 12:36 AM hour is considered the first hour of the late night day, according to Nielsen.
As the clock ticked closer to midnight, the New Year’s special averaged 17.8 million viewers and earned a ratings score of 5.3 in the 18–49 demographic during the midnight quarter-hour from 11:45 to 12:00 a.m. Did.
This year’s numbers fell short of the previous year’s programming, as the 2022 celebration brought in 19.6 million total viewers and a 5.8 rating among adults 18–49, while the 2021 special brought in a total of 18.4 million viewers at 11:00 p.m. drew and scored from 30 p.m. to 12:31 p.m. a 5.6 rating.
But compared to other broadcast networks, the night was otherwise a triumphant one. Among adults 18–49, “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” more than doubled the audience of NBC’s “Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party” during the 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. time slot, and CBS “Three Times Over Live on New Year’s Eve: The Nashville Big Bash” from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
The New Year’s special marks a long line of tradition since Seacrest began hosting the program when Clark suffered a stroke in 2004, passing away in 2012.