From 'Dick Clark's New 12 months's Rockin' Eve' to 'Nashville's Huge Bash,' here is how one can watch this yr's greatest New 12 months's Eve TV specials

This yr, it looks as if there are extra methods than ever to rejoice New 12 months’s Eve… from the consolation of your sofa, that’s. Whether or not you wish to catch the enduring Dick Clark’s New 12 months’s Rockin’ Eve hosted by Ryan Seacrest and filmed reside out of Instances Sq. in New York Metropolis, or try of 1 the numerous different reside specials crammed with music performances, comedy and superstar visitors, you have obtained choices.

Thursday evening’s TV schedule additionally contains New 12 months’s Eve Dwell: Nashville’s Huge Bash, a star-studded celebration of nation music that includes 5 hours of performances from a few of Nashville’s most beloved stars, airing on CBS and Paramount+, plus CNN’s New 12 months’s Eve Dwell with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, and a livestream of the Instances Sq. ball drop, too.

This is every thing it’s good to find out about a few of this yr’s greatest New 12 months’s Eve TV specials, together with channels, streaming data, and extra.

Methods to watch New 12 months’s Eve Dwell: Nashville’s Huge Bash

Date: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025

Time: 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. ET

Channel: CBS

Streaming: Paramount+, DirecTV + extra

What time is New 12 months’s Eve Dwell: Nashville’s Huge Bash on?

New 12 months’s Eve Dwell: Nashville’s Huge Bash begins at 8:00 p.m. ET. The occasion will likely be broadcast reside in two segments, from 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT and 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. ET/PT on CBS streaming on Paramount+.

Who’s showing at New 12 months’s Eve Dwell: Nashville’s Huge Bash?

Nashville’s Huge Bash contains performances from, headliners Jason Aldean, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman, and particular visitors CeCe Winans and the Fisk Jubilee Singers who will all carry out reside from Nashville’s Bicentennial Park. Moreover, the five-hour particular will function performances by Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Riley Inexperienced, Marcus King, Megan Moroney, Zach High, Keith City, Gretchen Wilson and Stephen Wilson Jr. from varied venues throughout town. The evening will likely be hosted by comic Bert Kreischer and nation star HARDY, who can even carry out. It’s also possible to anticipate further appearances all through the evening by comic Dusty Slay, TV host Cassie DiLaura, Sirius XM host Buzz Brainard and UFC champion Kayla Harrison.

Methods to watch Dick Clark’s New 12 months’s Rockin’ Eve

Date: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025

Time: 8 p.m.- 4 a.m. ET

Channel: ABC

Streaming: Hulu + Dwell TV, DirecTV + extra

What time is Dick Clark’s New 12 months’s Rockin’ Eve?

Dick Clark’s New 12 months’s Rockin’ Eve hosted by Ryan Seacrest begins at 8 p.m. ET and runs all the way in which till 4 a.m. ET, marking its longest New 12 months’s Eve broadcast ever. You possibly can tune in reside on ABC, or stream it on DirecTV, Hulu + Dwell TV, Fubo and extra.

Who’s showing at Dick Clark’s New 12 months’s Rockin’ Eve?

This yr’s New 12 months’s Eve celebration will not simply be going down in Instances Sq., the present will span a number of time zones, together with hosts and performers stationed in Las Vegas, Chicago, Puerto Rico and past. In Chicago, Probability the Rapper is co-hosting the printed to assist welcome within the new yr from the Midwest and lead the reside Central Time Zone countdown. Rob Gronkowski and Julianne Hough will likely be co-hosting the Las Vegas broadcast, and in New York, Ryan Seacrest will likely be joined by co-host Rita Ora.

The 2026 NYRE broadcast will function 42 celebrity performers throughout New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Puerto Rico and past. Diana Ross will headline the night with a midnight efficiency.

Ciara, LE SSERAFIM, Little Huge City, and Maren Morris will carry out in Instances Sq.. On the West Coast, there will likely be performances from 4 Non Blondes, 50 Cent, 6lack, AJR, The All-American Rejects, BigXthaPlug, Charlie Puth, Demi Lovato, DJ Cassidy’s Go the Mic Dwell! that includes 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 Children on the Block, OneRepublic, Pitbull joined by Lil Jon and Filmore, Rick Springfield, Russell Dickerson, Tucker Wetmore, and Zara Larsson. Daddy Yankee will carry out from Puerto Rico, Chappell Roan will carry out from Kansas Metropolis and Submit Malone will play from Nashville.

Methods to watch CNN’s New 12 months’s Eve Dwell with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen

Date: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025

Time: 8 p.m. ET

Channel: ABC

Streaming: Hulu + Dwell TV, DirecTV + extra

Who’s showing on CNN’s New 12 months’s Eve Dwell with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen?

CNN’s New 12 months’s Eve particular will function performances by Robyn, performing reside from Instances Sq., Shakira acting from Onerous Rock Dwell at Seminole Onerous Rock Resort & On line casino in Hollywood, FL, Brandy and Monica from The Boy Is Mine Tour offered by BPC, Bryan Adams from Madison Sq. Backyard, Florence + The Machine, RAYE, mentalist Oz Perlman, plus appearances from Amy Sedaris, Brandi Carlile, Aloe Blacc, Patti LaBelle, singer Michelle Williams, Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell, comedians B.J. Novak, Leanne Morgan, Sarah Sherman, Stephen Colbert and extra.

NYC Instances Sq. Ball Drop New 12 months’s Eve free livestream:

There will likely be a free livestream of the Ball Drop on Timessquarenyc.org, providing commercial-free, webcast protection of the Instances Sq. festivities main as much as the Ball Drop at midnight. There can even be a livestream with open captions and American Signal Language (ASL) interpretation out there on YouTube. Each livestreams start at 6 p.m. ET.

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