Jan. 2, 2026

“DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE” 2026 SURPASSES 30 MILLION VIEWERS AT MIDNIGHT

REACHING AN AVERAGE OF 34 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS ACROSS THE NIGHT AND EXPECTED TO GROW WITH OOH, AND OUTPERFORMING CBS’ NEW YEAR’S EVE PROGRAMMING BY +255% 

RECORD-BREAKING MULTI-CITY CELEBRATION HITS FOUR-YEAR HIGH WITH AN AVERAGE 19 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS IN THE 11:30PM-12:30AM HOUR ALONE

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

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• This year’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” (NYRE) was the #1 entertainment broadcast special of the night, delivering more than 30 Million viewers at midnight. 

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• The show reached an average of 34 Million Total Viewers across the night, not including OOH (data coming in the next 48hrs) *Out-of-home viewership data not available at time of reporting 

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• “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” averaged 19 Million Total Viewers in the 11:30pm-12:30am hour alone, beating CBS’ “New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash” by +255% and CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live.”

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• Moving a half hour earlier, Late-Night Part 2 (12:30 – 1:51 a.m.) nearly doubled its year ago performance in both Total Viewers (+85% - 8.25 million vs. 4.45 million) and Adults 18-49 (+88% - 2.31 vs. 1.23 rating), hitting eight-year highs in both measures – since 12/31/17.

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• 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.

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• “Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2026” primetime was the #1 program across all of TV in total interactions and video views on 12/31/25. (Source: Talkwalker Social Content Ratings)
  
  • Rockin’ Eve social media drew 245 million video views +219% YOY in the first 2 days across Instagram, TikTok, X, and Facebook.
  • Busta Rhymes' performance of “Look At Me Now” as part of DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic Live! was the #1 most watched clip across TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook for the day. (Source: ListenFirst) was the #1 most watched clip across TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook for the day. (Source: ListenFirst)

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