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Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen’s CNN New Year’s Show Ratings Revealed

CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live gained 21% more total viewers and 35% in the 25-54 demo from last year, marking its second-highest ratings since 2007.

  • This year's CNN New Year's Eve Live special scored its second-best performance since 2007, averaging 4.5 million viewers between 12 and 12:30 am, per Nielsen data.
  • Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen anchored a live Times Square broadcast featuring a chaotic Stephen Colbert interview and performances by Shakira and Bryan Adams.
  • The full broadcast, airing from 8 pm to 12:30 am, averaged 2.8 million viewers and 1.1 million viewers in the key demo, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data.
  • According to CNN, the special was up 21 per cent in total viewers and 35 per cent in the 25-54 demo compared to last year, giving Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen reason to celebrate.
  • CNN said the broadcast ranked second since 2017, with ratings surging 70 per cent in the 25-54 demo, and 93 per cent among 18-34 viewers.
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