Overview
- The live ABC broadcast runs from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. ET, marking the longest edition in the show’s history with an additional 90 minutes.
- Ryan Seacrest anchors from Times Square with Rita Ora, while Julianne Hough and Rob Gronkowski co-host from Las Vegas.
- Chance the Rapper leads the show’s first live midnight countdown from Chicago, with performances at Wacker and Franklin and large-scale ART on THE MART projections.
- More than 30 performers are slated, headlined by Diana Ross and featuring Mariah Carey, 50 Cent, Post Malone, Pitbull, Chappell Roan and Demi Lovato.
- The full special will be available on Hulu the following day, as CNN streams its competing New Year’s Eve program exclusively on its new AllAccess platform.