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NBC Cancels Snoop Dogg New Year’s Eve Special to Prioritize 2026 Olympics Role

The network says the rapper will concentrate on his expanded Winter Olympics correspondent duties after his viral Paris 2024 turn.

Overview

  • The two-hour live broadcast from Miami, announced in May to air Dec. 31 at 10:30 p.m. on NBC and Peacock, stemmed from Snoop’s multi-year NBCUniversal deal.
  • Snoop Dogg said he and NBC agreed to shelve the show so he can focus on the Winter Games, adding that a bigger celebration is planned later in 2026.
  • He returns in February as a special correspondent for the Milan-Cortina Olympics, appearing with host Mike Tirico and offering on‑site features across northern Italy.
  • Industry reporting says replacing the show with a new live special is highly unlikely at this stage, and NBC may rely on pre-taped programming for New Year’s Eve.
  • Without NBC’s live event, the main national countdown broadcasts are expected to be ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve and CBS’s New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash.