``Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2001'' Attracts Largest Audience Ever.Business/Entertainment Editors & Television Writers BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2001 For the 29th consecutive year, Dick Clark reported live from Times Square on December 31, and "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve is a television program, which airs every New Year's Eve on ABC. It has been hosted by American television legend Dick Clark since its first airing on December 31, 1972. (R) 2001" attracted more viewers than every primetime program for the week of December 25 in Total Viewers and the Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 demographics, according to ABC Television and Nielsen Media Research. The special, produced by dick clark productions, inc. (Nasdaq: DCPI DCPI Digital Continuous Profiling Infrastructure (now Compaq Continuous Profiling Infrastructure) DCPI Deputy Commissioner, Public Information (NYPD) DCPI Drum Corps Planet International ), also drew its largest audience ever among Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 since Nielsen began reporting audience demographics in 1986. "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2001" also produced the best results ever for the program in Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54. On average, there were 23.2 million viewers for the late-night special, which featured the traditional countdown to midnight from Times Square, as well as musical performances from Hollywood and live reports from Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World . This year, following the traditional show, Dick Clark also hosted an additional hour of the late-night special. This segment produced the best results ever for ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. for that portion of the program in Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54. For the first time ever, ABC aired a primetime hour of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" to precede the late-night festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. . The primetime segment of the special won its time period in Total Viewers and in the key 18-49 demographic. This portion of the program featured Clark introducing highlights of tours during the year 2000 by some of today's hottest musical groups and correspondents adding reports from around New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "The ratings success of this year's show is particularly gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. as we expanded the format to three and one-half hours," said Francis C. La Maina, DCPI President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "It proved again that this show is how America welcomes the New Year." dick clark productions, inc. is a leading independent producer of a wide range of television programming for broadcast networks, cable networks, distributors and advertisers, as well as a leading creator of award-winning communications experiences from live events and meetings to integrated marketing programs for major corporations. dick clark restaurants, inc., a subsidiary, licenses and operates "Dick Clark's American Bandstand" casual dining restaurants under a variety of names. |
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