While most folks were sleeping soundly when the fireworks went off, champagne bottles popped and revelers passed out in the streets, 2010 arrived with fanfare and confetti. During the annual show in New York City and L.A., security was stepped up under the threat of terrorist activity. But for those who were awake and didn’t feel like freezing in the bitter cold, ABC was there to help.

ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve averaged an 8.7  rating 21 share in the 56 markets metered by Nielsen from 11:30 p.m.-1:15 a.m. (up 2% from last year’s 8.5/20).

From 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., NBC’S New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly delivered its best-ever metered-market household rating, topping each of the show’s five prior annual telecasts with a  5.2 household rating, 12 share in the 56 markets metered by Nielsen is up 4% from the previous high, last year’s 5.0/11. In the 24 markets with local People Meters, NBC’S New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly also delivered its best-ever result, a 3.4 rating in adults 18-49. That’s up 13% versus last year’s 3.0 adult 18-49 rating in the local people meters.

Fox’s Billboard’s New Year’s Eve Live delivered a 2.7/6 share in metered-market households from 11 p.m.-12:30 a.m., down 21% vs. last year’s 3.4/7)

CBS’s New Year’s Eve encore of Late Show (2.4/5 from 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., down 4% vs. last year’s 2.5/5).

Check out the ratings from Nielsen:

Time Net Show 18-49 Rating 18-49 Share Viewers Live+SD (Millions)

8:00 ABC Wild Hogs (movie) 1.5 6 6.140 NBC 30 Rock (repeat) 1.1 4 3.360 FOX Bones (repeat) 1.1 4 4.330 CBS Medium (repeat) 0.8 3 4.200 CW The Vampire Diaries (repeat) 0.4 2 1.190

8:30 ABC Wild Hogs (movie) 1.8 7 6.430 NBC 30 Rock (repeat) 1.0 4 2.930 FOX Bones (repeat) 1.0 4 4.320 CBS Medium (repeat) 0.8 3 4.110 CW The Vampire Diaries (repeat) 0.3 1 0.993

9:00 ABC Wild Hogs (movie) 1.9 7 6.860 CBS CSI (repeat) 1.0 4 6.680 NBC 30 Rock (repeat) 0.9 3 2.550 FOX Fringe (repeat) 0.7 3 2.310 CW Supernatural (repeat) 0.3 1 0.745

9:30 ABC Wild Hogs (movie) 2.1 8 7.310 CBS CSI (repeat) 1.3 5 7.520 NBC 30 Rock (repeat) 0.9 3 2.450 FOX Fringe (repeat) 0.7 2 2.120 CW Supernatural (repeat) 0.3 1 0.687

10:00 ABC Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’ Eve 2.5 9 7.540 CBS The Mentalist (repeat) 1.4 5 7.880 NBC New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly 1.1 4 3.170

10:30 ABC Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’ Eve 2.9 10 8.760 CBS The Mentalist (repeat) 1.5 5 8.190 NBC New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly 1.2 4 3.530