Additional Times Square, Chicago & Las Vegas hosts announced
Dick Clark Productions and ABC have announced additional co-hosts for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026, airing live on Tuesday, December 31st at 8 pm ET/PT on ABC and streaming the next day on Hulu.
Rita Ora joins Seacrest from Times Square, with Chance the Rapper hosting in his native of Chicago, and Julianne Hough and Rob Gronkowski taking the reigns in Las Vegas. In addition to co-hosting duties, Chance will be performing right before midnight to bring in the New Year, live from Wacker Drive.
This marks the first time a major segment of the show will be hosted live from Chicago by a Chicago native, and Chance plans to bring the city’s pride, energy, and culture directly into millions of living rooms across the country.
Additional details are set to be unveiled in the weeks to come.
