2026 New Year’s Eve Specials: All the Ways to Watch & Stream Online for Free
No plans for New Year's Eve? Ring in 2026 with our list of NYE specials that you can watch live and on-demand from anywhere.
12/31/2025
No plans for New Year's Eve? Ring in 2026 with our list of NYE specials that you can watch live and on-demand from anywhere.
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Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 John Argueta/ABC via Getty Images
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Out with the old, in with the new! It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2025 and welcome a new year. As you count down the hours and minutes to 2026, there are various ways to ring in the new year without feeling as though you dropped the ball on your plans.
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What are the best ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve? That depends on whether you prefer to stay in or go out. There are plenty of New Year’s Eve parties, concerts and other events happening this week, including plenty of Las Vegas residencies shows (including Jennifer Lopez and Bruno Mars) that’ll make staying home a more enticing idea.
Plus, you can keep it classic by watching the ball drop from New York City’s Time’s Square, indulge in live performances from your favorite artists, and catch all the hilarious (and viral) New Year’s Eve moments, without leaving the comfort of your own home.
Rather than scroll through your channels the day of, we put together a list of the most popular New Year’s Eve specials to tune into. See below for a list of 2025-26 NYE specials to watch this tonight.
Here’s How to Watch Every 2026 New Year’s Eve Specials
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve will return for its 54th year with Ryan Seacrest as the host with Rita Ora joining him on stage in Times Square as co-host starting Sunday (Dec. 31) at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. You can expect a slew of performances by hit artists including Chappell Roan, Chance the Rapper, 50 Cent, Charlie Puth, Post Malone, Demi Lovato, and Diana Ross.