RYAN SEACREST - DICK CLARK STILL RINGS IN RATINGS

DICK CLARK STILL RINGS IN RATINGS

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest , which aired from 11 30 p.m. to 1 00 a.m., remained the most-watched New Year's Eve show Wednesday/Thursday although its ratings slipped slightly from last year's, according to preliminary Nielsen figures. The countdown show, which has aired annually on ABC for 37 years, averaged an 8.5 rating this year versus an 8.8 a year ago. Earlier in the evening, a primetime special featuring Clark and Seacrest dominated the 10 00 p.m. hour, beating a rerun of the usually top-rated CSI NY on CBS and NBC's New Year's Eve With Carson Daly.

02/01/2009