The New Year's Eve countdown is one of the most-watched broadcasts of the year, and there are more ways to watch it than ever. Whether you want the Times Square ball drop, a local city countdown, or a country music celebration, here's exactly what channel the New Year's countdown is on and where to stream it live.
Nationally, ABC's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve is the flagship countdown, broadcasting from Times Square with live coverage from coast to coast. It includes the Central time zone at 11:00 PM CT, so Chicago and Dallas viewers get their own countdown moment an hour before the East Coast.
CNN's New Year's Eve Live, NBC's New Year's Eve, and Fox's specials round out the national coverage. If you've cut the cord, you can still watch the New Year's countdown live on Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, Fubo, and Sling TV — and most networks stream the countdown free on their own websites and apps.
What channel is the Chicago New Year's countdown on? Locally, Chicago's countdown airs on ABC 7 (WLS-TV) and NBC 5 (WMAQ-TV), with live streams on the stations' websites and YouTube. Nationally, Chicago is featured in ABC's Central time zone coverage at 11:00 PM CT.
Where to watch the Dallas / Texas New Year's countdown: it airs on local stations such as WFAA (ABC 8) and KXAS (NBC 5), and is included in the national Central-zone coverage on ABC's New Year's Rockin' Eve. Many Texas cities also stream their countdowns live on YouTube and Facebook.
Where can I watch the Bangkok New Year's countdown? Bangkok's countdown at Iconsiam and CentralWorld is streamed live on the venues' official YouTube and Facebook pages, and broadcast on Thai TV channels 3 and 7 — so international viewers can watch the Bangkok New Year's countdown live on YouTube.
For country music fans, the New Year's Eve country countdown is Nashville's Big Bash on CBS, streaming on Paramount+. It features live performances from country artists and the Music Note Drop at midnight Central time — the country music New Year's Eve countdown.
Can't find a stream? Use our World Countdown by Time Zone page to follow midnight arrive city by city, from Kiritimati to Honolulu, right in your browser — no channel required.