New Year’s Eve ball drop 2022 free live streams
New Year’s Eve in 2021 promises to be the usual enormous celebration, even as most of TV’s major networks will ring in 2022 with some coronavirus-related uncertainty.
With performers dropping out of events and some major lineup changes, it can be difficult to figure out what to watch and how to watch. But don’t worry! This guide will help you find what you need, including the TV channels various New Year’s Eve specials are on, how to live stream if you don’t have cable or how to simply watch the ball drop at midnight.
Here’s everything you need to know to live stream the ball drop on New Year’s Eve as 2021 becomes 2022, whether it’s the TV specials or just the ball drop.
Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2022 (ABC)
“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022″ on ABC will begin its broadcast live at 8 p.m.
If you don’t have cable, you can live stream “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021″ on Fubo TV, which offers a free trial.
The popular event always features a wide variety of concert performances, and this year is no different. The lineup includes Chlöe, Karol G, Journey, Daddy Yankee, AJR, Daisy the Great, Avril Lavigne with Travis Barker, Big Boi, Sleepy Brown, Don Omar, Nio Garcia, Ryan Lewis, and Macklemore, Mae Muller, Polo G, Walker Hayes, OneRepublic, Masked Wolf, Måneskin, and French Montana.
Here is the official description of last year’s edition of the show, according to ABC’s website: This year marks the 49th anniversary of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” America’s go-to annual New Year’s tradition which celebrates the year’s very best in music. The show sets the stage to ring in the new year with more than five and a half hours of dynamic performances airing until 2 a.m. EST and giving viewers a look at New Year’s celebrations from around the globe. Ryan Seacrest returns for his 16th year as host.
This time around, Seacrest will be joined by Liza Koshy, Billy Porter, and D-Nice.
NBC’s New Year’s Eve Special 2021
“NBC’s New Year’s Eve 2020″ will begin its broadcast live at 8 p.m. It will begin with “2021: It’s Toast,” which will be followed by “Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson″ at 10:30 p.m.
If you don’t have cable, you can live stream “NBC’s New Year’s Eve Special 2020″ on Fubo TV or Peacock, each of which offers a free trial.
Here is the official description of the show, according to NBC’s website: NBC rings in 2022 with an all-star celebration hosted by multi-platinum-selling recording artist Miley Cyrus and Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson, alongside a star-studded lineup of special guests and musical performances for a must-watch evening. Saturday Night Live creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels will executive produce the special for NBC and Peacock.
CBS’ New Years Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash 2021
“New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash 2021” will begin its broadcast live at 8 p.m.
If you don’t have cable, you can live stream “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash 2021” on Fubo TV and Paramount, each of which offers a free trial.
Here is the official description of the show, according to CBS’ website: Country music’s hottest superstars ring in the new year on CBS with nearly 50 live, high-energy performances across multiple locations in Music City.
CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen
CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen” will begin its broadcast live on Friday, Dec. 31 at 8 p.m.
If you don’t have cable, you can live stream “New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen” on Sling TV, which offers a free trial.
Here is the official description of the show, according to CNN’s Press Room blog: Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen return to co-host CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live from New York City’s Times Square on Friday, December 31 at 8 pm ET. Back for their fifth year together, Cooper and Cohen will say goodbye to 2021 and ring in 2022 live from Times Square. At 12:30 am ET, they will hand over to CNN’s Don Lemon and Alisyn Camerota, and comedian Dulce Sloan, who will continue the celebration in New Orleans as the Central Time Zone rings in the New Year.
Times Square live stream
If you’d rather watch the ball drop without tuning in to any of the major networks, there is still an option for you: the New Year’s Eve Live Webcast, straight from the official Times Square website.
According to the site: Enjoy commercial-free, webcast coverage of the festivities leading up to the Ball Drop at midnight, including backstage access, behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with performers and other celebrities.
