Thursday Ratings: ‘Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest’ Leads ABC to Easy Victory

Thursday, December 31, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Thursday, December 31. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
ABC: 8.38 million, NBC: 4.37, CBS: 2.66, Fox: 1.99, CW: 477,000

-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 2.4 rating/15 share, NBC: 0.9/ 5, Fox: 0.6/ 4, CBS: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2021 (Part 1)
Viewers: 6.02 million (#1), A18-49: 1.3/ 9 (#1)

CBS – Young Sheldon (R)
Viewers: 3.70 million (#3), A18-49: 0.0.4/ 2 (#4)

NBC – New Year’s Eve: Escape From 2020
Viewers: 3.96 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#2)

Fox – Fox’s New Year’s Eve Toast & Roast
Viewers: 1.87 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#3)

CW – iHeart Radio Music Festival – Night 1 (R)
Viewers: 578,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2021 (Part 1)
Viewers: 7.22 million (#1), A18-49: 1.9/13 (#1)

CBS – B Positive (R)
Viewers: 2.60 million (#3), A18-49: 0.0.3/ 2 (#4)

NBC – New Year’s Eve: Escape From 2020
Viewers: 4.21 million (#2), A18-49: 0.8/ 5 (#2)

Fox – Fox’s New Year’s Eve Toast & Roast
Viewers: 1.81 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#3)

CW – iHeart Radio Music Festival – Night 1 (R)
Viewers: 471,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2021 (Part 1)
Viewers: 8.13 million (#1), A18-49: 2.3/14 (#1)

CBS – Mom (R)
Viewers: 2.52 million (#3), A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#4)

NBC – New Year’s Eve: Escape From 2020
Viewers: 4.56 million (#2), A18-49: 0.8/ 5 (#2)

Fox – Fox’s New Year’s Eve Toast & Roast
Viewers: 2.05 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#3)

CW – iHeart Radio Music Festival – Night 1 (R)
Viewers: 461,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)
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9:30 p.m.

ABC – Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2021 (Part 1)
Viewers: 8.53 million (#1), A18-49: 2.5/15 (#1)

CBS – The Unicorn (R)
Viewers: 2.20 million (#3), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#4)

NBC – New Year’s Eve: Escape From 2020
Viewers: 4.65 million (#2), A18-49: 0.9/ 5 (#2)

Fox – Fox’s New Year’s Eve Toast & Roast
Viewers: 2.24 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#3)

CW – iHeart Radio Music Festival – Night 1 (R)
Viewers: 398,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2021 (Part 2)
Viewers: 9.52 million (#1), A18-49: 2.9/18 (#1)

CBS – FBI (R)
Viewers: 2.35 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

NBC – New Year’s Eve 2021
Viewers: 4.37 million (#2), A18-49: 0.9/ 6 (#2)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2021 (Part 2)
Viewers: 10.84 million (#1), A18-49: 3.3/20 (#1)

CBS – FBI (R)
Viewers: 2.58 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

NBC – New Year’s Eve 2021
Viewers: 4.45 million (#2), A18-49: 1.0/ 6 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research