Overview
- ABC’s live broadcast begins at 8 p.m. ET, with a nationwide iHeartRadio simulcast and next-day streaming on Hulu.
- Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora host from Times Square, with Chance the Rapper in Chicago, Rob Gronkowski and Julianne Hough in Las Vegas, and Roselyn Sánchez in Puerto Rico.
- ABC will present its first dedicated Central Time Zone midnight countdown from Chicago, led by Chance the Rapper on the Riverwalk.
- About 42 performers are slated across New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Puerto Rico and more, with Diana Ross headlining Times Square and marquee sets from Mariah Carey, Post Malone, Pitbull and Daddy Yankee.
- Times Square features the upgraded Constellation Ball with thousands of Waterford crystals, a planned 3,000-pound confetti release at midnight, and a post-midnight America250 relight moment.