Three-time Grammy Award winner Chance the Rapper and “Dancing with the Stars” presenter Julianne Hough have joined as co-hosts of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” in 2026.
Ryan Seacrest will ring in the new year as the main host of this year’s “Rockin’ Eve,” while British singer-songwriter Rita Ora will return for the third consecutive year as co-host of the ABC event in Times Square. 2026 marks Seacrest’s 21st year hosting the anniversary event.
This year’s show begins in New York and continues to Las Vegas, Chicago and Puerto Rico. Chance the Rapper, known for his Grammy Award-winning hit song “No Problem,” will join the Chicago broadcast as co-host, marking the first time in the program’s history that the countdown will begin in the Central Time Zone to usher in the new year.
Former NFL player Rob Gronkowski will return with Performer and Hough, making his debut as co-host of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from Las Vegas. Details of the Puerto Rican celebration will be announced soon.
“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” has previously featured performances by artists such as Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Sabrina Carpenter, Lenny Kravitz and the Jonas Brothers. Last year, Carrie Underwood ended the night with a performance in Times Square, and the late-night broadcast drew more than 29 million total viewers, according to a Nielsen report.
The lineup for this year’s event will be announced in the coming weeks.
ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026” is produced by Dick Clark Productions and executive produced by Seacrest, Michael Dempsey and Barry Adelman.
“Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026” airs live on Wednesday, December 31st at 8pm ET on ABC and the next day on Hulu.
Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corp. (PMC) and a joint venture between PMC and Eldridge. PMC is the parent company of Variety.
