Overview
- The broadcast streams on CNN.com/AllAccess, is available in the CNN app and on pay TV, with pre‑coverage at 7 p.m. ET and the main show starting at 8 p.m. ET.
- Richard Quest provides live Times Square coverage as the co‑hosts anchor the countdown from New York City.
- Stephen Colbert is slated to appear, with performances including Robyn in Times Square, Shakira from Hard Rock Live in South Florida, and Bryan Adams from Madison Square Garden.
- Additional musical guests include Florence + The Machine, RAYE, Brandi Carlile, Aloe Blacc, Patti LaBelle, Michelle Williams, and Rebecca Romijn with Jerry O’Connell.
- The on‑air tequila‑shots tradition, paused during an alcohol‑free 2022 under then‑chief Chris Licht, resumed by 2023 and is presented as part of this year’s festivities, drawing strong fan anticipation.