‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ Hits Four-Year High With 30 Million at Midnight

Overview

• The midnight audience rose 35.1% from last year’s 22.2 million, marking a four-year high.
• The 11:30 p.m.–12:30 a.m. ET hour averaged 18.8 million viewers, beating CBS and CNN’s New Year’s broadcasts.
• Primetime from 8–10 p.m. drew 7.03 million viewers, up 12% year over year.
• The 12:30–1:51 a.m. ET segment delivered 8.25 million viewers, nearly double 2025 and an eight-year high.
• ABC expanded the telecast to eight hours across multiple cities with four live countdowns, 42 performers and a first Central Time midnight from Chicago.