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has broadcast coverage of

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festivities since the 1940s, the majority of which focusing on the "ball drop" event at New York City's

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. NBC's coverage was initially anchored by

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, airing in simulcast on NBC

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and television. Eschewing a standalone special, its coverage would later become part of special New Year's Eve episodes of NBC's

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The Tonight Show ''The Tonight Show'' is an American late-night talk show that has been broadcast on NBC since 1954. The program has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen (1954–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2 ...

''. This arrangement lasted through the

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, and continued into the

of Carson's successor

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. A notable exception was 1972–73 and 1973–74, which saw NBC air the first two editions of the

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-produced '' New Year's Rockin' Eve'' before it moved to ABC. For 1999–2000,

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presented special primetime coverage anchored by

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and Katie Couric. For 2004–05, NBC introduced a special hosted by former

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personality

Carson Daly Carson Jones Daly (born June 22, 1973) is an American television host, radio personality, producer, and television personality. From 1998 to 2003, Daly was a VJ (media personality), VJ on MTV's ''Total Request Live'' (TRL), and a DJ for the Sou ...

, ''New Year's Eve with Carson Daly'', which took over midnight coverage from ''The Tonight Show'' beginning in 2005–06. After going on hiatus in 2017–18 due to conflicts with '' Sunday Night Football'', the show returned for 2018–19 as ''NBC's New Year's Eve'', co-hosted by Daly and

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. For 2019–20, Julianne Hough and tWitch joined Daly as correspondents, with Amber Ruffin replacing Hough for 2020–21. In November 2021, NBC announced that it would introduce a new

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-produced special from

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for 2021–22, ''Miley's New Year's Eve Party'', hosted by singer

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and ''

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'' cast member

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. The special returned for 2022–23, with country singer and Cyrus's godmother

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as co-host. NBC did not air a special for 2023–24 due to ''Sunday Night Football'', and aired a ''

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instead of a live program for 2025. In May 2025, NBC announced during its upfronts that a live special from Miami would return for 2026, this time hosted by rapper

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. In recent years, the primetime lineup preceding NBC's main special has been occupied by an NBC News-produced retrospective special, ''A Toast to (Year)'', which was most recently co-hosted by

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and Jenna Bush Hager of the fourth hour of ''Today''.

Early coverage and ''The Tonight Show''

Since the 1940s, NBC had broadcast coverage of New Year's festivities from Times Square anchored by

on both radio and television. Its coverage was later incorporated into special editions of the network's late-night talk show, ''

.'' This tradition continued through

as host. For 1972–73, NBC aired a new special produced by entertainer

, '' Three Dog Night's New Year's Rockin' Eve.'' Created as a contemporary competitor to

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-centric specials on CBS, the special was hosted and headlined by rock band

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, and featured coverage from Times Square anchored by Clark. ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' returned for 1973–74, with comedian

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as host. The following year, ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' moved to its current home of ABC. For 1990–91,

guest hosted the New Year's Eve edition of ''The'' ''Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', with former '' Today'' anchor Jane Pauley reporting from Times Square. Two years later, after Leno succeeded Carson as host of ''The Tonight Show'', he continued this tradition when New Year's Eve fell on a weekday, broadcasting a special live episode with coverage of the ball drop, and a larger number of performers than a typical episode. A celebrity correspondent reported from Times Square, with examples including

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and

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. For most of its run, its lead-out ''

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'' also aired a first-run episode with a

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"countdown" for the

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(as the show usually aired at 11:35 p.m. CT). ''

'' has always been on holiday hiatus at the end of each calendar year, thus it has never aired a new episode on New Year's Eve night when the holiday falls on a Saturday. For 1999–2000, NBC and

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aired special coverage of millennium celebrations produced by

. NBC aired a special extended edition of ''Today'', top-of-hour segments with coverage of festivities in each time zone, a special episode of ''

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,'' and primetime coverage hosted by

and Katie Couric from Times Square. Leno made a guest appearance at 11:35 p.m. ET (the traditional timeslot of ''The Tonight Show'') to present a special

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segment. Meanwhile, MSNBC aired 30 hours of rolling coverage, with NBC News correspondents reporting from international celebrations.

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would anchor MSNBC's primetime coverage.

''New Year's Eve with Carson Daly''

Following his arrival at the network from

(where he had also hosted New Year's specials),

had personally expressed an interest in participating in other ventures for NBC alongside his new late night program ''

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'', including the idea of producing a New Year's Eve special for the network. The first edition of the special, known as ''New Year's Eve with Carson Daly'', premiered for New Year's Eve 2004–05. Discussing the special, Daly said that it would be "a little smarter than MTV, yet cooler than Dick Clark". The inaugural special was hosted by Daly from the

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, and featured performances by

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, and

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, along with special guest appearances by Brian Williams (''

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'') and

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('' The Apprentice''). It consisted only of a primetime segment at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, as ''The Tonight Show'' would handle midnight coverage after late local programming. The special averaged a total of 4.5 million viewers, finishing third behind Fox's ''New Year's Eve: Live from Times Square'' with

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(5.7 million), and ABC's ''Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve'' with guest host

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(7.9 million). The following year, the special moved to an 11:35 p.m. ET/PT timeslot and began broadcasting from Times Square proper, thus officially replacing ''The Tonight Show'' as NBC's New Year's special. Daly explained that the special would showcase the atmosphere of the event and not be a "giant mishmash of pre-produced things." For the 2008–09 edition, the program reintroduced a primetime segment. The 2013–14 edition featured performances by

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and

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, and was co-hosted by

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. Guest

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faced criticism over remarks regarding a controversial tweet made by the SpaghettiOs brand account on the anniversary of the

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(which featured a cartoon SpaghettiO with a flag captioned "Take a moment to remember #PearlHarbor with us"), quipping that "it sucks that the only survivors of Pearl Harbor are being mocked by the only food they can still chew." Her remarks were met with an immediate backlash over social media; in response, Leggero stated in a blog entry that she would not apologize, arguing that "the amazing courage of American veterans and specifically those who survived Pearl Harbor is otin any way diminished by a comedian making a joke about

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on television", and that "I have more respect for Veterans than to think their honor can be impugned by a glamorous, charming comedian in a fur hat." She also called on those offended by the remarks to donate to Disabled American Veterans. The 2013–14 edition saw ratings gains for the special; while it was still beaten overall by ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'', the primetime segment (which had ''A Toast to 2013''—a special hosted by

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and

of '' Today''—as a lead-in) brought 50% higher ratings than the previous year, and the midnight coverage was up by 6%. For 2015–16, ''New Year's Eve with Carson Daly'' was co-hosted by

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('' Watch What Happens Live'') and shortened to only consist of the late-night portion airing at 11:30 p.m.; the 10:00 p.m. ET/PT hour was replaced by ''New Year’s Eve Game Night''—a special live episode of '' Hollywood Game Night'' hosted by Cohen.

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(''

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'') co-hosted the 2016–17 edition, which included performances by

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, and

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. The 10:00 p.m. hour featured a special primetime episode of ''

'', with guests

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('' The New Celebrity Apprentice''), Leslie Jones, and

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. The special did not air for 2017–18; NBC was committed to air '' Sunday Night Football'' for the final night of the NFL regular season, carrying the game that carried the greatest implication on the playoffs. The NFL eventually chose not to schedule a primetime game at all, since there were no games that presented a clear "win or go home" scenario not affected by earlier games. NBC scheduled reruns of '' Dateline'' and '' The Wall'' in place of the game, and did not provide any national New Year's programming.

2018–2021: ''NBC's New Year's Eve''

The special returned for 2018–19 under the new title ''NBC's New Year's Eve'', with

joining Daly as a co-host, alongside guest panelists Leslie Jones and Lester Holt (''

''). The special featured performances by

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, Andy Grammer,

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, as well as

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and Brett Young from Nashville. The 2019 edition restored the primetime hour at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, which was seen by 5.41 million viewers; including its lead-in, ''A Toast to 2018'', NBC sustained an average of 4.85 million viewers in primetime overall. The late-night portion received a 4.8 rating in metered markets. The 2019–20 edition featured Julianne Hough (''America's Got Talent'') and

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(''

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'') as correspondents, and performances by Blake Shelton,

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, Leslie Odom Jr.,

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, The Struts,

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, and Keith Urban from Nashville. The program was seen by a total of 7.83 million viewers, approximately 2 percent less than from the year prior, and saw a decline in its demographic rating to 2.1. For the primetime hour, the program was seen by 5.31 million viewers, with 4.38 million watching its lead-in, ''A Toast to 2019'' with Hoda and Jenna Bush Hager. The 2020–21 edition featured tWitch returning as a co-host with Daly, joined by comedian Amber Ruffin. It featured performances by AJR,

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with Anderson Paak,

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, the

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, Pentatonix, Bebe Rexha with

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, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, and Sting with Shirazee. The late-night portion was seen by a total of 7.63 million viewers, a 6% decrease over 2020. NBC averaged 4.6 million viewers in primetime overall, which included the retrospective special ''New Year's Eve: Escape From 2020'', and the primetime hour of the main telecast.

''Miley's New Year's Eve Party''

In September 2021, ''

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'' reported that NBC was planning to revamp its New Year's Eve programming for 2021–22, with a new special hosted by singer

and produced by

, thus ending Carson Daly's specials after sixteen editions. NBCUniversal had signed an overall deal with Cyrus in May 2021, including a first-look deal with her studio Hopetown Entertainment, and hosting three specials across the company's properties (an arrangement which began with her concert special ''Stand By You'' for

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). On November 29, 2021, NBC officially announced the new special—''Miley's New Year's Eve Party''—which would be co-hosted from Miami by Cyrus and ''

'' cast member

, who is a friend of the singer. It featured performances by Cyrus,

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, Anitta,

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, Kitty Cash, and

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. The special was preceded by Hoda and Jenna's retrospective, ''2021: It's Toast!'' Cyrus explained that the special was intended to be "honest", "authentic", and "relatable to the way that everyone celebrates at home." Amid the

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situation that emerged in late-2021, Cyrus stated that they "wanted to make sure that it was the right and responsible thing to do to continue having a New Year’s show that was encouraging people to come together and celebrate". In a break from the formats of the remaining networks' New Year's Eve specials, late local programming aired at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT following the Hoda and Jenna special rather than at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT as normal, with ''Miley's New Year's Eve Party'' beginning in the final half-hour of primetime at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT and continuing into the late-night daypart. ''Miley's New Year's Eve Party'' finished in second place for the night, behind ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' and ahead of CBS's inaugural '' New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash'' (Fox cancelled its special due to COVID-19 issues, and aired reruns in its place), averaging 6.3 million viewers during the late-night window (11:30 p.m. to 12:20 a.m.) that included midnight, and an average 5.8 million across the entire telecast. '' Variety'' also listed the special as the highest-trending television or streaming program of the week on Twitter. During NBCUniversal's upfronts in May 2022, it was announced that ''Miley's New Year's Eve Party'' had been renewed for 2022–23. On November 21, 2022, NBC announced that country singer and Cyrus's godmother

would be the new co-host. They were joined as performers by

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(who performed a surprise duet of " Let's Dance" with Cyrus), Fletcher,

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, Liily,

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, and

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(who made a surprise appearance to perform " Stars Are Blind" with Cyrus and Sia). It also included appearances by Please Don't Destroy,

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, and Sarah Sherman of ''Saturday Night Live''. NBC once again finished in second place for the night, with an average of 5.3 million viewers across ''A Toast to 2022'' and the main special; following NBC's lead, both ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' and ''Nashville's Big Bash'' adopted the scheduling patterns adopted by NBC by pushing their late-night halves forward to 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.''''

''The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special''

With New Year's Eve falling on a Sunday in 2023–24, NBC was once again committed to carrying ''Sunday Night Football'', airing its penultimate regular season game featuring the

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at the

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. The game was seen by 18.43 million viewers. On December 13, 2024, NBC announced that it would carry a ''Late Night with Seth Meyers''

as its New Year's special, ''The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special.'' It featured highlights of the show's recurring "Day Drinking" segment, including appearances by

, Will Forte,

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, and Kristen Stewart. The special aired in a late-night timeslot at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT, preceded in primetime by ''A Toast to 2024'' with Hoda and Jenna, and followed by an ''

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'' retrospective special (''NBC's Hot 10 of 2024'') focusing on notable moments in entertainment and pop culture for 2024.

''Snoop Dogg's New Year's Eve''

During NBCUniversal's upfronts in May 2025, NBC announced that rapper

would present a New Year's Eve special from Miami for 2025–26, ''Snoop Dogg's New Year's Eve''.

References

Notes

External links

New Year's Eve with Carson Daly, NBC.com
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