Overview
- Live coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, with next‑day streaming on Hulu and a simultaneous audio broadcast on 150+ iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app.
- Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora anchor Times Square as Diana Ross headlines, with additional performances from Mariah Carey, Post Malone, 50 Cent, Chappell Roan and more across roughly 42 acts.
- Chance the Rapper leads the show’s first Central Time Zone midnight countdown from Chicago, joining new check‑ins that expand the event’s geographic footprint.
- Rob Gronkowski and Julianne Hough co-host from Las Vegas, with Roselyn Sánchez hosting from Puerto Rico, as segments span New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Puerto Rico and other locations.
- The Times Square countdown features One Times Square’s new Constellation Ball, upgraded with 5,280 Waterford crystals and modernized LED, motion and control systems.