--- description: Here's how to watch New Years Rockin' Eve online, as Ryan Seacrest, Jenny McCarthy and 21 performers ring in 2016. title: How to Watch New Year's Rockin' Eve 2016 Online image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8e4332afc34c0da/698877433c1639952b45b620/new-years-ny.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How to Watch New Year's Rockin' Eve 2016 Online  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 31, 2015 2:29 PM CUT  New York's Times Square on Jan. 01, 2015. New York's Times Square on Jan. 01, 2015.Cem Ozdel—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 31, 2015 2:29 PM CUT If you want to watch the festivities in Times Square on New Year’s Eve but don’t want to spend [$400 for a prime seat at Olive Garden](http://time.com/4163342/olive-garden-new-years-400-person/ "undefined"), you’re in luck: here’s how to watch New Year’s Rockin’ Eve online. Dick Clark’s famous show, now hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy, [will be streaming at ABC.go.com](http://abc.go.com/shows/new-years-rockin-eve "undefined") beginning at 8 p.m. ET. **Read More:** [_How the Times Square New Year’s Eve Tradition Began_](http://time.com/4161475/new-years-eve-2015-times-square/ "undefined") [According to Billboard](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6828187/new-years-rockin-eve-set-lists-exclusive "undefined"), this year promises 21 performances, including Luke Bryan, Wiz Khalifa, Carrie Underwood and Demi Lovato. Taylor Swift, who headlined the show in Times Square last year, will debut her new video for _Out of the Woods_ during the broadcast. **Read Next:** [_Watch New Year’s Countdowns Around the World_](http://time.com/4164681/new-years-eve-livestream-video-fireworks/?xid=homepage "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4164882/new-year-rockin-eve-2016-watch-live-stream-online/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4164882/new-year-rockin-eve-2016-watch-live-stream-online/"},"headline":"How to Watch New Year's Rockin' Eve 2016 Online","datePublished":"2015-12-31T14:29:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:42:34.113Z","description":"Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy will host","url":"https://time.com/4164882/new-year-rockin-eve-2016-watch-live-stream-online/","keywords":["Television","New York","Holidays"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8e4332afc34c0da/698877433c1639952b45b620/new-years-ny.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta8e4332afc34c0da/698877433c1639952b45b620/new-years-ny.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"new-years-ny","caption":"NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 01: Young revelers cheer on New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square, United States on January 01, 2015. An estimated one million people assembled on New York's Times Square to count down to the New Year. Crowd gathered to watch t","creditText":"Cem Ozdel—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4164882/new-year-rockin-eve-2016-watch-live-stream-online/","name":"How to Watch New Year's Rockin' Eve 2016 Online"}}]}] ```