New Year's Rockin' Eve 2027: 8 p.m. ET Start on ABC and Disney+

ABC says “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2027” airs live on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026, beginning at 8/7c on ABC and Disney+, which is 8 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. CT. The show simulcasts on Disney+ “alongside the live broadcast on ABC, for the first time in the history of the iconic franchise,” per ABC’s Oct. 7, 2026 release. ABC’s Oct. 27 schedule puts the block at 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. ET. Hosts for three cities are named, and the performers are not.

When does New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2027 start in each time zone?

ABC lists the show at “8/7c,” so Eastern and Central are the network’s own times. The Oct. 27 release gives the block as 8:00 p.m.-4:00 a.m. and says its times are Eastern/Pacific.

Zone	Start, Thu., Dec. 31	End, Fri., Jan. 1	Basis
Eastern	8 p.m.	4 a.m.	ABC, “8/7c” and Oct. 27 schedule
Central	7 p.m.	3 a.m.	ABC, “8/7c”
Mountain	Not listed	Not listed	ABC gives no Mountain time; check your local ABC station
Pacific	8 p.m.	4 a.m.	ABC Oct. 27 schedule, “Eastern/Pacific” times

On the West Coast, ABC’s schedule puts the broadcast at the same clock time as the East, 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Pacific. ABC has not said whether Disney+ viewers in the West see the live East Coast feed, which would begin at 5 p.m. Pacific, so check the Disney+ listing in December. Last year, in 2025, the show aired on Wed., Dec. 31 at 8/7c, 8:00 p.m.-4:00 a.m. EST, and the next day on Hulu, per ABC7 New York.

Who hosts New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2027 in each city?

Ryan Seacrest hosts. ABC’s Oct. 7 releases name the co-hosts, and the show’s website lists the same people.

City	Host or co-hosts	What ABC said
New York (Times Square)	Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora	Ora “returns to co-host from New York’s Times Square”
Chicago	Druski	“Award-winning comedian and actor Druski as the Chicago co-host”
Las Vegas	Julianne Hough and Rob Gronkowski	Hough and “NFL legend Rob Gronkowski will return to Las Vegas”

ABC has not announced hosts for other cities. For the ball drop itself, see the Times Square ball drop times in every zone, which has the Times Square Alliance’s 11:59 p.m. ET start for the ball’s 60-second descent.

How to watch on Disney+ or ABC

On ABC, tune in at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 31. On Disney+, ABC says the simulcast runs alongside the live broadcast. ABC has not published which Disney+ plans include it. Its release called the streaming debut the follow-up to “a record-breaking 2026 edition.” Last year the show moved to Hulu the next day, per ABC7 New York; a 2027 Hulu plan is not announced.

The night before, ABC airs “The Year: 2026” with Robin Roberts on Wed., Dec. 30 from 9 to 11 p.m. ET, per its Oct. 27 schedule. The rest of the network’s holiday lineup is in ABC’s Christmas schedule. For the midnight moment around the world, see the New Year’s countdown by time zone.

What ABC has not announced yet

ABC said “additional details for this year’s broadcast will be announced in the coming months.”

• Performers: none are named for 2027. Last year ABC named its lineup on Dec. 2, 2025.
• A Part 1 and Part 2 split of the night, and the segment times.
• Whether Disney+ viewers in Mountain and Pacific Time get the live East Coast feed.
• Which Disney+ plans include it.

Mark the night on the January 2027 printable calendar; the date question itself is on when is New Year’s Day.