How to Watch 2024 New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Countdown Live Online

By Josh Sorokach Twitter @joshsorokach
Published Dec. 31, 2023, 10:00 a.m. ET

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There’s no shortage of ways to ring in 2024. If you’re celebrating the New Year by spending a cozy night at home, Decider’s here to provide you with copious amounts of New Year’s Eve streaming options.

ABC will once again be the home of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest, while CNN will bring you the dynamic duo of Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper. If you’re looking to add a little country flare to your celebration, CBS and Paramount+ with Showtime will be broadcasting New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash, while NBC and Peacock will stream the Sunday Night Football matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers. Unfortunately, Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party won’t be airing on NBC this year.

Where can you watch all the action online? 3…2…1… Here’s everything you need to know!

How To Watch The 2024 New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Countdown Live For Free Without Cable:

The official NYE 2024 webcast will be hosted by Jonathan Bennett and Jeremy Hassell and will feature musical performances by Paul Anka and Flo Rida. Beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET, you can watch all the action live for free via the official Times Square website, a Vimeo Times Square live stream, Facebook, Twitter, and TimesSquareBall.net.

Free mobile streaming is also available on TimesSquareNYC.org and NewYearsEve.nyc.

How To Watch Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2024 Live Online:

  • Time: Hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora, the fun begins at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC.
  • Streaming Info: If you have a valid cable login, you can watch Ryan Seacrest’s NYE extravaganza live on ABC, the ABC app, or the ABC app/website. The special will also be available for next-day streaming on both ABC.com and Hulu.
  • Performers: Cardi B, K-Pop group NewJeans, Post Malone, Ivy Queen, Megan Thee Stallion, Jelly Roll, Sabrina Carpenter, LL Cool J, and Tyla are all scheduled to perform.
How to Watch 2023 New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Countdown Live Online
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Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper’s New Year’s Eve Live Streaming Options:

  • Time: 8:00 p.m. ET to 2:00 a.m. ET
  • Streaming Info: Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen’s NYE special will stream live on CNN Max (which is available to all Max subscribers). Pay TV subscribers can watch on CNN, CNN.com, and CNN connected TV and mobile apps.
  • Performers: Enrique Iglesias, Maroon 5, Jonas Brothers, Flo Rida, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, and Rod Stewart are all scheduled to perform. The show will also feature live interviews with Patti Labelle, Jeremy Renner, Neil Patrick Harris, Bowen Yang, and Matt Rogers.

Where To Watch New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash:

  • Time: Part 1 airs from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. ET, with Part 2 airing from 10:30 p.m. ET to 1:05 a.m. ET
  • Streaming Info: You can watch live on CBS, the CBS website (with a valid cable login), or Paramount+ with Showtime
  • Performers: Hosted by Elle King and Rachel Smith, the show will feature performances by Lainey Wilson, Thomas Rhett, Trace Adkins, Grace Bowers, Kane Brown, Jackson Dean, HARDY, Cody Johnson, Parker McCollum, Megan Moroney, Brothers Osborne, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Blake Shelton, Trombone Shorty, Morgan Wallen, Bailey Zimmerman, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

New Year’s Eve 2024 Streaming Options:

You can also stream New Year’s Eve coverage with an active subscription to an over-the-top streaming service that offers any of the aforementioned networks, including fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, DIRECTV STREAM, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.

FuboTV and YouTube TV offer free trials for eligible subscribers.