Rock'em sock'em
Dick Clark New Year's
ABC's Times Square year-ender averages an 8.7
By Toni Fitzgerald
Jan 6, 2010
Carson Daly may be gaining, but most people prefer to spend their New Year's Eve with Dick Clark, even as he appears less and less on the broadcast that bears his name.
ABC's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" once again pounded the competition on Dec. 31, bettering the evening's No. 2 countdown show on NBC by 67 percent.
"Rockin'" averaged an 8.7 household rating from 11:30 p.m. to 1:15 a.m., according to Nielsen metered-market ratings. Final ratings won't be available until next week.
That was up 2 percent from last year and well ahead of NBC's "New Year's Eve with Carson Daly," which averaged a 5.2 rating from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. That marked an all-time high for the show.
The competition was negligible on Fox and CBS. Fox's "Billboard's New Year's Eve Live" managed just a 2.7, down 21 percent from a 3.4 for the network's New Year's Eve special last year.
CBS didn't even bother with original programming. A rerun of "The Late Show with David Letterman" averaged a 2.4 at 11:35 p.m., off 4 percent from last year's 2.5.
A big part of Clark's success is simply familiarity. While the ABC show has been running for 38 years, NBC and Fox's New Year's specials are relatively new.
Daly's began in 2004, and this was the first year Fox collaborated with Billboard, though it did air a New Year's Eve bash last year hosted by Spike Feresten ("Talkshow with Spike Feresten") and Mark Thompson ("Hole in the Wall").
Many people grew up watching Clark and tune into him out of habit. Some may not even be aware that NBC and Fox have specials.
Too, Clark's longtime status as top New Year's Eve special helps ABC secure the top guests every year. The Black Eyed Peas' Fergie co-hosted this year's bash, along with "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest, who joined Clark a few years ago.
The ABC special also featured Selena Gomez, new teen heartthrob Justin Bieber, Daughtry, Jennifer Lopez and several other musical acts.
NBC had Jay-Z and Rihanna, a strong draw, and Green Day, but nowhere near the depth of ABC's roster. And Fox, as in past years, was headlined by a former "Idol" contestant, Kris Allen, as well as pinup Carmen Electra, who is more of an internet draw than a television one.
Finally, while New Year's isn't generally thought of as a family holiday, many families do celebrate it at home together, and Clark's special is definitely the family-friendliest of the three.
Fox is always edgy, and Daly, who hosts a 1:35 a.m. show on NBC weeknights, is not as well known to parents as Seacrest and Clark, two squeaky-clean music personalities. In terms of safe bets for family viewing, ABC wins hands down.
Still, just how long Clark will remain with the broadcast remains to be seen. He is still recovering from a stroke five years ago that left his speech slurred, and many believe that ABC is grooming Seacrest to take over the countdown from him soon.
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In broadcast ratings for the week ended Jan. 3:
Among adults 18-49, Fox was first with a 2.6 average rating and a 7 share, followed by ABC at 2.0/6, CBS at 1.8/5, NBC at 1.7/5, Univision at 1.1/3, Telemundo and Telefutura at 0.5/1, CW and Ion at 0.4/1, and Azteca at 0.1/0.
Top five English-language Big Five shows (18-49s): 1. NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” 6.1; 2. ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” 5.3; 3. Fox’s “Allstate Sugar Bowl” 5.1; 4. Fox’s “The OT” 4.3; Tie-5. Fox’s “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy” 4.0.
Top five English-language Big Five shows (total viewers): 1. NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” 16.33 million; 2. Fox’s “Allstate Sugar Bowl” 15.53 million; 3. ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” 15.35 million; 4. CBS’s “60 Minutes” 14.84 million; 5. CBS’s “NCIS” 12.87 million.
Top five time-shifted English-language Big Five shows (18-49s, by Live+7 playback, week ended Dec. 13): 1. NBC’s “The Office” 2.4 increase (up 44 percent); 2. CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” 2.0 increase (up 30 percent); 3. ABC’s “Modern Family” 1.9 increase (up 40 percent); 4. Fox’s “Glee” 1.9 increase (up 42 percent); 5. CBS’s “Survivor” 1.6 increase (up 34 percent).
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WEEKLY PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending January 3 |
|
Network
|
Households
|
People 2+
|
Adults 18-49
|
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
|
CBS
|
5.2
|
5980
|
9
|
2.8
|
8250
|
7
|
1.8
|
2340
|
5
|
|
FOX
|
4.2
|
4860
|
7
|
2.5
|
7320
|
6
|
2.6
|
3380
|
7
|
|
ABC
|
3.8
|
4380
|
6
|
2.2
|
6430
|
6
|
2.0
|
2570
|
6
|
|
NBC
|
3.2
|
3670
|
5
|
1.7
|
5090
|
5
|
1.7
|
2280
|
5
|
|
UNI
|
1.5
|
1740
|
3
|
1.0
|
3020
|
3
|
1.1
|
1480
|
3
|
|
ION
|
0.8
|
900
|
1
|
0.4
|
1240
|
1
|
0.4
|
480
|
1
|
|
CW
|
0.6
|
720
|
1
|
0.3
|
940
|
1
|
0.4
|
470
|
1
|
|
TEL
|
0.5
|
580
|
1
|
0.4
|
1080
|
1
|
0.5
|
600
|
1
|
|
TF
|
0.5
|
560
|
1
|
0.4
|
1110
|
1
|
0.5
|
620
|
1
|
|
AZA
|
0.1
|
110
|
0
|
0.1
|
190
|
0
|
0.1
|
100
|
0
|
|
*
Each rating point is equivalent to
1. 149
million homes
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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|
SEASON-TO-DATE PRIMETIME AVERAGES BY NETWORK
Ranked on Households
Week Ending January 3 |
|
Network
|
Households
|
People 2+
|
Adults 18-49
|
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
Rtg%
|
(000)
|
Shr
|
|
CBS
|
7.2
|
8260
|
12
|
4.0
|
11600
|
10
|
3.0
|
4010
|
8
|
|
ABC
|
5.7
|
6590
|
9
|
3.1
|
9120
|
8
|
2.8
|
3620
|
8
|
|
FOX
|
5.2
|
5970
|
8
|
3.0
|
8700
|
7
|
3.2
|
4260
|
9
|
|
NBC
|
4.8
|
5480
|
8
|
2.6
|
7670
|
7
|
2.7
|
3490
|
7
|
|
UNI
|
1.8
|
2060
|
3
|
1.2
|
3480
|
3
|
1.3
|
1760
|
4
|
|
CW
|
1.4
|
1640
|
2
|
0.7
|
2160
|
2
|
1.0
|
1350
|
3
|
|
ION
|
0.6
|
730
|
1
|
0.3
|
960
|
1
|
0.3
|
380
|
1
|
|
TEL
|
0.5
|
610
|
1
|
0.4
|
1050
|
1
|
0.5
|
630
|
1
|
|
TF
|
0.5
|
520
|
1
|
0.3
|
930
|
1
|
0.4
|
540
|
1
|
|
AZA
|
0.1
|
140
|
0
|
0.1
|
210
|
0
|
0.1
|
130
|
0
|
|
*
Each rating point is equivalent to
1. 149
million homes
Note: Season-to-date estimates are a weighted average of pre-TSV and Live+SD data.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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|
TOP 25 PROGRAMS – BROADCAST
Ranked on Households
Week Ending January 3 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
HOUSEHOLDS |
PERSONS 2+ |
|
Rtg% |
Shr |
(000) |
# |
Rtg% |
(000) |
|
1
|
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
|
NBC
|
10.0
|
16
|
11462
|
1
|
5.6
|
16333
|
|
2
|
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
|
ABC
|
9.2
|
14
|
10619
|
2
|
5.3
|
15349
|
|
3
|
60 MINUTES
|
CBS
|
9.1
|
14
|
10506
|
4
|
5.1
|
14844
|
|
4
|
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL(S)
|
FOX
|
8.5
|
15
|
9766
|
2
|
5.3
|
15533
|
|
5
|
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
|
NBC
|
8.3
|
13
|
9481
|
5
|
4.8
|
14161
|
|
6
|
NCIS
|
CBS
|
8.0
|
13
|
9215
|
6
|
4.4
|
12870
|
|
7
|
BROTHERS & SISTERS
|
ABC
|
7.0
|
12
|
8089
|
12
|
3.7
|
10781
|
|
7
|
CRIMINAL MINDS
|
CBS
|
7.0
|
12
|
8029
|
9
|
3.8
|
11056
|
|
7
|
CSI: NY
|
CBS
|
7.0
|
13
|
8090
|
12
|
3.7
|
10888
|
|
10
|
OT, THE
|
FOX
|
6.8
|
11
|
7865
|
8
|
3.9
|
11514
|
|
10
|
TWO AND A HALF MEN
|
CBS
|
6.8
|
11
|
7771
|
9
|
3.8
|
11088
|
|
12
|
ROSE BOWL-POST GAME(S)
|
ABC
|
6.7
|
11
|
7699
|
7
|
4.1
|
11906
|
|
13
|
NCIS - SUNDAY SPECIAL(S)
|
CBS
|
6.3
|
9
|
7252
|
16
|
3.4
|
9906
|
|
14
|
KENNEDY CENTER HONORS(S)
|
CBS
|
6.2
|
10
|
7112
|
18
|
3.3
|
9627
|
|
15
|
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
|
CBS
|
6.1
|
10
|
6953
|
16
|
3.4
|
9935
|
|
15
|
CSI:
MIAMI
|
CBS
|
6.1
|
11
|
7012
|
19
|
3.2
|
9486
|
|
15
|
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P
|
ABC
|
6.1
|
9
|
6992
|
9
|
3.8
|
10983
|
|
18
|
FOOTBALL NT
AMERICA PT 3
|
NBC
|
5.9
|
9
|
6808
|
14
|
3.5
|
10133
|
|
19
|
AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS
|
ABC
|
5.5
|
9
|
6320
|
14
|
3.5
|
10152
|
|
20
|
20/20 SP EDITION-12/29(S)
|
ABC
|
5.1
|
9
|
5903
|
21
|
2.8
|
8036
|
|
21
|
COLD CASE
|
CBS
|
5.0
|
8
|
5752
|
25
|
2.6
|
7661
|
|
22
|
MENTALIST, THE - SP 12/31(S)
|
CBS
|
4.9
|
10
|
5625
|
24
|
2.7
|
7948
|
|
23
|
SIMPSONS
|
FOX
|
4.7
|
7
|
5369
|
20
|
2.9
|
8552
|
|
24
|
COLD CASE 10PM-SPECIAL(S)
|
CBS
|
4.6
|
8
|
5333
|
28
|
2.4
|
6868
|
|
24
|
FAMILY GUY
|
FOX
|
4.6
|
7
|
5289
|
21
|
2.8
|
8164
|
|
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
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TOP 25 PROGRAMS – BROADCAST
Adults 18-49
Week Ending January 3 |
|
Rank |
Program |
Net |
Rtg% |
(000) |
|
1
|
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
|
NBC
|
6.1
|
8061
|
|
2
|
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
|
ABC
|
5.3
|
6937
|
|
3
|
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL(S)
|
FOX
|
5.1
|
6667
|
|
3
|
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
|
NBC
|
5.1
|
6719
|
|
5
|
OT, THE
|
FOX
|
4.3
|
5689
|
|
6
|
FAMILY GUY
|
FOX
|
4.0
|
5248
|
|
6
|
SIMPSONS
|
FOX
|
4.0
|
5212
|
|
8
|
FOOTBALL NT
AMERICA PT 3
|
NBC
|
3.7
|
4864
|
|
9
|
BROTHERS & SISTERS
|
ABC
|
3.5
|
4648
|
|
9
|
ROSE BOWL-POST GAME(S)
|
ABC
|
3.5
|
4663
|
|
11
|
CLEVELAND
|
FOX
|
3.3
|
4310
|
|
11
|
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P
|
ABC
|
3.3
|
4389
|
|
13
|
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
|
CBS
|
3.0
|
3968
|
|
14
|
AMERICAN DAD
|
FOX
|
2.8
|
3716
|
|
14
|
TWO AND A HALF MEN
|
CBS
|
2.8
|
3625
|
|
16
|
60 MINUTES
|
CBS
|
2.7
|
3597
|
|
16
|
AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS
|
ABC
|
2.7
|
3516
|
|
16
|
NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN EVE '10(S)
|
ABC
|
2.7
|
3545
|
|
19
|
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL-PRE(S)
|
FOX
|
2.4
|
3170
|
|
19
|
CRIMINAL MINDS
|
CBS
|
2.4
|
3184
|
|
19
|
NCIS
|
CBS
|
2.4
|
3102
|
|
22
|
20/20 SP EDITION-12/29(S)
|
ABC
|
2.3
|
2986
|
|
22
|
CSI: NY
|
CBS
|
2.3
|
2991
|
|
24
|
CSI:
MIAMI
|
CBS
|
2.2
|
2848
|
|
25
|
FOOTBALL NT
AMERICA PT 2
|
NBC
|
2.1
|
2765
|
|
25
|
SORTILEGIO WED
|
UNI
|
2.1
|
2785
|
|
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
|
SPANISH-LANGUAGE TELEVISION (WEEKLY COLLAPSED)
Ranked on Households
Week Ending December 27 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Rtg |
P2+ (000) |
|
1
|
SORTILEGIO M-F
|
UNI
|
19.7
|
4662
|
|
2
|
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR M-F
|
UNI
|
14.7
|
3408
|
|
3
|
DON FRANCISCO PRESENTA WE
|
UNI
|
12.7
|
2635
|
|
4
|
CRISTINA MON
|
UNI
|
12.2
|
2473
|
|
5
|
AQUI Y AHORA TUE
|
UNI
|
12.1
|
2537
|
|
6
|
GANCHO AL CORAZON M-F
|
UNI
|
11.4
|
2560
|
|
7
|
LATIN GRAMMY 09 12/27(S)-12/27/2009
|
UNI
|
11.2
|
2424
|
|
8
|
SABADO GIGANTE SAT
|
UNI
|
10.8
|
2365
|
|
9
|
FAMILIA P. LUCHE SAT
|
UNI
|
7.7
|
1762
|
|
10
|
CINE ESP N BUENA 12/24/09(S)-12/24/2009
|
UNI
|
7.4
|
1888
|
|
11
|
MAS SABE EL DIABLO M-F
|
TEL
|
5.8
|
1218
|
|
12
|
ROSA
GUADALUPE N AMR12/24(S)-12/24/2009
|
UNI
|
5.1
|
1253
|
|
13
|
CINE MILLONARIO
|
TEL
|
4.9
|
1380
|
|
14
|
CINE DE LAS ESTREL SUN
|
TF
|
4.5
|
1237
|
|
14
|
CINE NUESTRO II 12/26(S)-12/26/2009
|
TEL
|
4.5
|
958
|
|
16
|
NINOS RICOS M-F
|
TEL
|
4.2
|
866
|
|
17
|
VICTORINOS M-F
|
TEL
|
4.0
|
961
|
|
18
|
CINE DE LAS ESTREL SAT 2
|
TF
|
3.9
|
1075
|
|
18
|
12 CORAZONES M-F
|
TEL
|
3.9
|
855
|
|
18
|
VECINOS M-F
|
TF
|
3.9
|
1020
|
|
21
|
CINE DE LAS ESTREL SAT
|
TF
|
3.8
|
980
|
|
22
|
CINE DE LAS ESTREL SUN 2
|
TF
|
3.7
|
862
|
|
23
|
CINE DE LAS ESTRELLAS M-F
|
TF
|
3.5
|
838
|
|
23
|
CINE LAS ESTRELLAS 12/25(S)-12/25/2009
|
TF
|
3.5
|
949
|
|
23
|
CINE NUESTRO 12/26(S)-12/26/2009
|
TEL
|
3.5
|
749
|
|
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
|
HISPANIC ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VIEWING
Ranked on Households
Week Ending December 27 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Rtg |
P2+(000) |
|
1
|
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
|
NBC
|
8.6
|
1883
|
|
2
|
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
|
NBC
|
6.0
|
1295
|
|
3
|
FOOTBALL NT
AMERICA PT 3
|
NBC
|
4.0
|
781
|
|
4
|
60 MINUTES
|
CBS
|
3.3
|
578
|
|
5
|
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
|
CBS
|
3.0
|
551
|
|
6
|
FAMILY GUY
|
FOX
|
2.9
|
647
|
|
6
|
NCIS
|
CBS
|
2.9
|
498
|
|
8
|
ABC SAT MOVIE OF THE WEEK
|
ABC
|
2.7
|
555
|
|
8
|
CLEVELAND
|
FOX
|
2.7
|
502
|
|
8
|
TWO AND A HALF MEN
|
CBS
|
2.7
|
521
|
|
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
|
AFRICAN AMERICAN AUDIENCE ESTIMATES
Ranked on Households
Week Ending December 27
|
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Rtg |
P2+(000) |
|
1
|
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
|
NBC
|
15.5
|
3161
|
|
2
|
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
|
NBC
|
11.2
|
2200
|
|
3
|
NCIS: LOS ANGELES
|
CBS
|
9.1
|
1707
|
|
4
|
60 MINUTES
|
CBS
|
8.7
|
1723
|
|
5
|
NCIS
|
CBS
|
8.0
|
1495
|
|
6
|
CSI: NY
|
CBS
|
7.8
|
1435
|
|
7
|
FOOTBALL NT
AMERICA PT 3
|
NBC
|
7.8
|
1442
|
|
8
|
GOOD WIFE, THE
|
CBS
|
7.5
|
1370
|
|
9
|
MENTALIST, THE SP - 12/24
|
CBS
|
7.0
|
1209
|
|
10
|
CSI:
MIAMI
|
CBS
|
6.8
|
1186
|
|
* Ratings based on 13.65 million African American TV homes.
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
|
TOP 20 NETWORK SPORTS PROGRAMS
Ranked on Households
Week Ending December 20 |
|
# |
PROGRAMS |
Net |
Episode |
Households |
Persons 2+ |
|
US
Rtg% |
Shr |
(000) |
(000) |
|
1 |
FOX NFL SUNDAY-NATIONAL-12/20/2009
|
FOX
|
VARIOUS TEAMS AND TIMES
|
15.1
|
28
|
17392
|
25829
|
|
2 |
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL-12/20/2009
|
NBC
|
MINNESOTA
AT
CAROLINA
|
11
|
18
|
12619
|
18187
|
|
3 |
CBS NFL SINGLE-12/20/2009
|
CBS
|
VARIOUS TEAMS AND TIMES
|
11
|
24
|
12628
|
17476
|
|
4 |
FOX NFL SUNDAY-PST GN-NAT-12/20/2009
|
FOX
|
GREEN
BAY AT
PITTSBURGH
|
9
|
15
|
10302
|
15244
|
|
5 |
FOX NFL SUNDAY-REGIONAL-12/20/2009
|
FOX
|
VARIOUS TEAMS AND TIMES
|
6.7
|
15
|
7649
|
10363
|
|
6 |
NCAA BASKETBALL-SAT-2-12/19/2009
|
CBS
|
DUKE VS GONZAGA AT MSG
|
1.3
|
3
|
1465
|
1874
|
|
7 |
NBC SPORTS SPECIAL 12/19B-12/19/2009
|
NBC
|
IRONMAN TRIATHLON
|
1.2
|
3
|
1345
|
1732
|
|
8 |
CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR-SU-12/20/2009
|
CBS
|
CELEBRITY SKI FEST
|
1.1
|
2
|
1234
|
1473
|
|
9 |
3-TOUR GOLF CHALLENGE-SAT-12/19/2009
|
ABC
|
|
0.9
|
2
|
980
|
1177
|
|
10 |
3-TOUR GOLF CHALLENGE-SUN-12/20/2009
|
ABC
|
|
0.7
|
1
|
779
|
950
|
|
11 |
NCAA BASKETBALL-SAT-1-12/19/2009
|
CBS
|
UCLA AT NOTRE DAME
|
0.7
|
2
|
831
|
946
|
|
12 |
POKER AFTER DARK MO-SAT-12/19/2009
|
NBC
|
|
0.7
|
3
|
757
|
876
|
|
13 |
NBC WINT ACT SPORT TOR-SA-12/19/2009
|
NBC
|
|
0.7
|
2
|
750
|
863
|
|
14 |
NBC WINT ACT SPORT TOR-SU-12/20/2009
|
NBC
|
|
0.6
|
1
|
663
|
856
|
|
15 |
POKER AFTER DARK MO-SAT-12/15/2009
|
NBC
|
|
0.5
|
3
|
577
|
746
|
|
16 |
NBC SPORTS SPECIAL 12/19A-12/19/2009
|
NBC
|
ADVENTURE SPECIAL
|
0.5
|
1
|
584
|
705
|
|
17 |
POKER AFTER DARK MO-SAT-12/18/2009
|
NBC
|
|
0.5
|
2
|
585
|
695
|
|
18 |
POKER AFTER DARK MO-SAT-12/16/2009
|
NBC
|
|
0.5
|
3
|
605
|
654
|
|
19 |
POKER AFTER DARK MO-SAT-12/17/2009
|
NBC
|
|
0.5
|
3
|
584
|
591
|
|
20 |
POKER AFTER DARK MO-SAT-12/14/2009
|
NBC
|
|
0.4
|
2
|
485
|
523
|
|
Source: Nielsen Media Research |
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