Now past 50 years of celebration, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026, returns with its most expansive and longest broadcast to date, featuring 42 performers across New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Puerto Rico and beyond.
This year’s telecast will contain an additional hour and a half, recapping the soundtrack of the year, representing more than 925 million total monthly Spotify listeners and 102 billion streams across over 90 songs.
Find all the details you’ll need for watching Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 below.
When is Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026?
Watch on Deadline
The live broadcast begins at 8 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. CT and goes until at least midnight to ring in the new year. New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2025, falls on a Wednesday this year.
Where to Watch Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026:
ABC will put on the live broadcast, and the celebration will be streaming on Hulu the next day.
The broadcast will also air live across 150+ iHeartRadio stations nationwide and stream live on the iHeartRadio app, including Z100 New York, KIIS-FM Los Angeles, KISS FM Chicago, Q102 Philly, THE NEW MIX 102.9 Dallas and more.
Who is hosting Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026?
Multiple celebrities will host the celebration depending on location. Like last year, Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora will host from Times Square in New York City, where the ball drop takes place. Chance the Rapper will host in Chicago. Rob Gronkowski and Julianne Hough will host from Las Vegas. Roselyn Sánchez will host from Puerto Rico.
Who is performing for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026?
Diana Ross will ring in 2026 with a live headlining performance from Times Square. Other Times Square performers include Ciara, LE SSERAFIM, Little Big Town, and Maren Morris.
West Coast performers include 4 Non Blondes, 50 Cent, 6lack, AJR, The All-American Rejects, BigXthaPlug, Charlie Puth, Demi Lovato, DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic Live! featuring Busta Rhymes, T.I., and Wyclef Jean, Goo Goo Dolls, Jess Glynne, Jessie Murph, Jordan Davis, KPop Demon Hunters: The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and REI AMI), Leon Thomas, Mariah Carey, Madison Beer, New Kids on the Block, OneRepublic, Pitbull joined by Lil Jon and Filmore, Rick Springfield, Russell Dickerson, Tucker Wetmore, and Zara Larsson.
Reggaeton icon Daddy Yankee will perform in Puerto Rico. Additional performances include Chappell Roan from Kansas City and Post Malone from Nashville. Chance the Rapper will co-host live from Chicago and perform with special guest Jamila Woods.