Dick Is Limp

Dick Clark‘s Rockin Eve on ABC was NYE’s highest rated show.

According to early reports, Dick and his co-host, Ryan Seacrest, scored an 8.5 rating.

Carson Daly‘s countdown show on NBC clocked in with a 5.0 rating.

However, despite scoring the #1 spot, Dick’s ratings dropped for a third year in a row:

2005: 9.5 rating
2006: 9.1 rating
2007: 8.8 rating

Carson, on the other hand, scored his biggest ratings this year. His show was up a tenth of a point from 2007.

Regardless, TV insiders say the NYE TV numbers are encouraging.

The countdown events are apparently holding up better in recent years than some other types of specials, such as award shows.

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