

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Plot Summary
A much cherished annual tradition since 1972, the show includes special musical performances, reports on New Year’s celebrations from around the globe and the traditional countdown to midnight along with the iconic Times Square ball drop.
Cast & Characters
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Seasons (54)

1972
1 episode
Aired: 1972

1973
1 episode
Aired: 1973

1974
1 episode
Aired: 1974

1975
1 episode
Aired: 1975

1976
1 episode
Aired: 1976

1977
1 episode
Aired: 1977

1978
1 episode
Aired: 1978

1979
1 episode
Aired: 1979

1980
1 episode
Aired: 1980

1981
1 episode
Aired: 1981

1982
1 episode
Aired: 1982

1983
1 episode
Aired: 1983

1984
1 episode
Aired: 1984

1985
1 episode
Aired: 1985

1986
1 episode
Aired: 1986

1987
1 episode
Aired: 1987

1988
1 episode
Aired: 1988

1989
1 episode
Aired: 1989

1990
1 episode
Aired: 1990

1991
1 episode
Aired: 1991

1992
1 episode
Aired: 1992

1993
1 episode
Aired: 1993

1994
1 episode
Aired: 1994

1995
1 episode
Aired: 1995

1996
1 episode
Aired: 1996

1997
1 episode
Aired: 1997

1998
1 episode
Aired: 1998

2000
1 episode
Aired: 2000

2001
1 episode
Aired: 2001

2002
1 episode
Aired: 2002

2003
1 episode
Aired: 2003

2004
1 episode
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2005
1 episode
Aired: 2005

2006
1 episode
Aired: 2006

2007
1 episode
Aired: 2007

2008
1 episode
Aired: 2008

2009
1 episode
Aired: 2009

2010
1 episode
Aired: 2010

2011
1 episode
Aired: 2011

2012
4 episodes
Aired: 2012
Ryan Seacrest, Jenny McCarthy and Fergie reprised their roles as host, Times Square reporter and Hollywood host, respectively. Carly Rae Jepsen, Neon Trees, Psy with MC Hammer, and Taylor Swift performed live in Times Square, while the Hollywood segments of the show included performances by Brandy, Flo Rida, Ellie Goulding, Jason Aldean, Justin Bieber, Karmin, OneRepublic, Pitbull and The Wanted.

2013
4 episodes
Aired: 2013
Show host Ryan Seacrest leads the traditional countdown at midnight, and co-host Jenny McCarthy joins him throughout the broadcast, live from Times Square. Legendary musician Billy Joel will appear in a special live performance from Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn. Other performers includes Blondie, Capital Cities, Miley Cyrus, Daughtry, Jason Derulo, Fall Out Boy, Florida Georgia Line, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Icona Pop, Enrique Iglesias, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Robin Thicke and The Fray.

2014
3 episodes
Aired: 2014
Taylor Swift and Florida Georgia Line headlined from Times Square for the 2014-15 edition of New Year's Rockin Eve; they were among 38 acts featured in total during the special. Fergie hosted the re-christened Billboard Hollywood Party segments of the special, and also performed. The special featured studio appearances by Bastille, Charli XCX, Idina Menzel, Iggy Azalea, Magic!, Meghan Trainor, One Direction, Pentatonix, Ella Henderson, and Rixton. The special featured live performances by Gavin DeGraw and Lady Antebellum from Nashville's Bash on Broadway, and a performance by Elton John from his New Year's concert at Barclays Center.

2015
1 episode
Aired: 2015
Ryan Seacrest hosts and leads the traditional countdown to midnight from Times Square in New York City as he has for the last 10 years, with live reporting from actress and comedian Jenny McCarthy. New York headliner Carrie Underwood will be joined by Luke Bryan, Demi Lovato and Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, who will perform. Hosted by Fergie, the Billboard Hollywood Party will feature performances by headliner One Direction, 5 Seconds of Summer, Fall Out Boy, Andy Grammer, Ellie Goulding, Elle King, Tove Lo, Rachel Platten and WALK THE MOON.

2016
2 episodes
Aired: 2016
This year marks the continued expansion of the iconic annual New Year's Eve tradition with coverage from New Orleans, Louisiana, in its first-ever Central Time Zone countdown. The live segments will include exclusive performances from the Allstate Fan Fest, where New Orleans locals and tourists gather annually to celebrate the New Year and usher in the annual Allstate Sugar Bowl, and interviews leading up to the midnight countdown and stunning fleur-de-lis drop near Jackson Square to ring in the New Year. Ryan Seacrest will lead the traditional countdown to midnight live from New York City, with actress and comedian Jenny McCarthy in Times Square, and superstar Fergie returning to host the Billboard Hollywood Party in Los Angeles.

2017
4 episodes
Aired: 2017
America's favorite TV/radio broadcaster Ryan Seacrest returns to host television's largest live broadcast New Year's celebration, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018, again joined by actress and comedian Jenny McCarthy. The show also announced that multiplatinum music superstar Ciara will officially ring in the New Year from the west coast as the new host of the Hollywood Party.

2018
2 episodes
Aired: 2018

2019
2 episodes
Aired: 2019

2020
2 episodes
Aired: 2020

2021
2 episodes
Aired: 2021

2022
2 episodes
Aired: 2022

2023
4 episodes
Aired: 2023

2024
2 episodes
Aired: 2024
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025 LIVE NEW YEAR'S EVE Join host Ryan Seacrest and co-host Rita Ora live in Times Square for 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2025' LIVE NEW YEAR'S EVE on ABC!

2025
2 episodes
Aired: 2025
This year’s show will span multiple time zones, with celebrations kicking off in New York and continuing through Las Vegas, Chicago, Puerto Rico and beyond. In Chicago, GRAMMY®-winning independent innovator, humanitarian and proud hometown native Chance the Rapper joins the broadcast as co-host to help welcome in the new year from the Midwest and lead the live Central Time Zone countdown. In Las Vegas, NFL legend Rob Gronkowski returns alongside multihyphenate performer and presenter Julianne Hough, who makes her “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” co-hosting debut as they take over the “Entertainment Capital of the World.” Details for the Puerto Rico celebration will be announced soon.

Season 54
2 episodes
Aired: 2026
Production
Dick Clark Productions
Ryan Seacrest Productions



