Overview
- The two-hour special will air Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
- NBC canceled the planned live program with Snoop Dogg after he chose to prioritize duties tied to the 2026 Winter Olympics.
- Following the encore, NBC will air local news at 10 p.m. ET/PT and the two-hour retrospective A Toast to 2026! from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. ET/PT.
- The event features Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande with appearances by Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang and Marissa Bode, plus a reunion performance with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth.
- Produced by Fulwell Entertainment with executive producers Ben Winston and Raj Kapoor, the special returns as the related film’s global box office nears $400 million.