Revamped ‘New Year’s Eve Live’ on CNN takes home key ratings wins

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“New Year’s Eve Live” on CNN delivered key ratings wins for the network, including besting the competition in total viewers and key demos.

• Andy Cohen, who replaced Kathy Griffin, hosted the special for the first time on CNN with Anderson Cooper.
• CNN fired Kathy Griffin earlier in 2017 after a controversial photo of her with a bloody head resembling Donald Trump surfaced.
• The 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. block also became the most watched New Year’s Eve special on CNN ever with 3.284 million viewers, according to Nielsen.
• CNN’s programming also took first in two key demos: Adults 25-54 and adults 18-34.
• The entire show, which ran from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., also saw ratings up over last year’s in both key viewers and demos for the entire evening.
• “New Year’s Eve Live with Don Lemon & Brooke Baldwin,” which aired from 12:30 to 1:05 a.m., also came in first in total viewers and in the demos.

For a full look at the numbers, see CNN’s press release here.