Overview
- The special airs live on ABC Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. ET and runs until roughly 4 a.m. ET, streams next day on Hulu, and simulcasts across 150+ iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app.
- Ryan Seacrest hosts in Times Square with Rita Ora, with Chance the Rapper leading Chicago’s countdown, Rob Gronkowski and Julianne Hough in Las Vegas, and Roselyn Sánchez in Puerto Rico.
- Chicago’s free Riverwalk event centers at Franklin and Wacker with gates opening 5 p.m. CST at Wells and Lake, ART on THE MART from 7–9 p.m., performances from 9 p.m., a 11:50 p.m. drone show, and midnight fireworks.
- Event rules include metal-detector checkpoints, designated re-entry only, 12"×6"×12" bag limits, a downtown 10 p.m. curfew for minors requiring an accompanying adult, and free CTA rides from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.
- The telecast features about 42 performers across multiple cities, headlined by Diana Ross in Times Square with additional sets from Mariah Carey, Post Malone, 50 Cent, Pitbull and more.