Just five days before it airs, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest has added hip-hop legend L.L. Cool J and Grammy-winner Cardi B to its lineup. The “WAP” singer will appear poolside from Fontainebleau Miami Beach (note: Her ‘WAP” collaborator Megan Thee Stallion is also on the bill). As for L.L., the Brooklyn-raised rap icon will perform in Times Square just before midnight.
New Year’s Rockin’ Eve is also introducing a new vertical of comedic show segments with Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Matt Friend, Ms. Pat and Sebastian Maniscalco adding commentary on the past year.
2nd UPDATE, 12/21: ABC and Dick Clark Productions announced its New York lineup for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024. Seacrest and co-host Rita Ora will lead festivities from New York’s Times Square with artists Megan Thee Stallion, Jelly Roll, Sabrina Carpenter and Tyla.
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 will air Sunday, Dec. 31, live on ABC beginning at 8 pm EST.
UPDATED, 12/7: ABC and Dick Clark Productions announced its lineup for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024. With Jeannie Mai leading the Hollywood festivities, the following artists will participate: Aqua, Doechii, Ellie Goulding, Green Day, Janelle Monáe, Loud Luxury x Two Friends with Bebe Rexha, Ludacris, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Paul Russell, Reneé Rapp with Coco Jones, and Thirty Seconds to Mars.
PREVIOUSLY: ABC and Dick Clark Productions are shaking things up on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. The upcoming 52nd edition of the venerable holiday telecast will have new co-hosts joining Seacrest — Rita Ora will be live in Times Square while Jeannie Mai will emcee the Hollywood party in the Pacific Time zone. They succeed Liza Koshy and Ciara who held co-hosting duties for the past couple of years.
Ringing in the new year at midnight in the Atlantic Time zone (11pm ET), New Year’s Rockin’ Eve will once again feature a Spanish language countdown with Dayanara Torres returning as co-host from Puerto Rico’s Convention Center.
Eliminated from the lineup is the Central Time zone countdown from New Orleans, which had been part of the show since 2017. (Last year, Rockin’ Eve also added a Disneyland location to kick off Disney’s 100the anniversary celebration, which is not coming back.)
The changes come in Rockin’ Eve’s first year under new ownership at DCP, which was acquired in January by Penske Media Eldridge, a subsidiary of Deadline parent PMC. The annual program was recently renewed through Jan. 1, 2029.
The No. 1 New Year’s Eve special for over 30 years, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023 drew 13.8 million total viewers and averaged 4.1/29 among adults 18-49 last year. It peaked at 17.9 million viewers and a 5.3 18-49 rating in the midnight quarter-hour.
Airing Dec. 31, live on ABC at 8:00 PM EST, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 will feature more than 5 1⁄2 hours of music performances, guests and a look at New Year’s celebrations around the globe. Details around performers will be announced closer to show night.
