ABC'S PRIMETIME SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 30, 2024

TUESDAY, DEC. 31

10:30-11:30 p.m. EST - Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025 - Part 2 (OTO)

'DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2025' ADDS ALANIS MORISSETTE WITH SPECIAL GUEST RENEÉ RAPP, BLAKE SHELTON, DASHA, DJ CASSIDY'S PASS THE MIC LIVE! STARRING JA RULE, FAT JOE, SLICK RICK & DOUG E. FRESH, ERNEST, HARDY, KESHA, LAUFEY, LUIS FONSI, NATASHA BEDINGFIELD, AND T-PAIN TO LINEUP

TLC TO CELEBRATE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF 'CRAZYSEXYCOOL' WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM TIMES SQUARE

iHeartRadio To Broadcast the Special Across Radio Stations Nationwide for the Second Consecutive Year

The No. 1 New Year's Eve Destination Airs Live Tues, Dec. 31, Beginning at 8/7c on ABC

Today, ABC and Dick Clark Productions announced additional performers for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025." Performances from the West Coast Party will include Alanis Morissette, with special guest Reneé Rapp, Dasha, DJ Cassidy's Pass The Mic Live! starring Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh, Ernest, HARDY, Kesha, Laufey, Natasha Bedingfield, and T-Pain. Additionally, Blake Shelton will perform from Las Vegas, Luis Fonsi from his native Puerto Rico, and TLC joins the star-studded Times Square lineup in New York in a performance sponsored by Carnival Cruise Line.

"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025" will air Tuesday, Dec. 31, live on ABC beginning at 8 p.m. EST and stream next day on Hulu.

This year will mark the second consecutive year that Dick Clark Productions and iHeartMedia, the leading audio media company in America, will broadcast "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" live across 150 iHeartRadio stations nationwide including Z100 New York, KIIS-FM Los Angeles, KISS FM Chicago, Q102 Philly, THE NEW MIX 102.9 Dallas, and more. Music fans across the country can listen in to iHeartRadio stations to catch "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025," live on Tuesday, Dec. 31, beginning at 8 p.m. EST. The show will also be available to stream live on the iHeartRadio app.

Performers Highlights

· Alanis Morissette will kick off the 30th anniversary celebration of her acclaimed and influential album "JAGGED LITTLE PILL," one of the bestselling albums of all time. Morissette will take the stage multiple times throughout the night and will be joined by special guest Reneé Rapp for a performance of "You Oughta Know."

· With 40 Top 10 singles and 29 No. 1 songs, award-winning country music superstar Blake Shelton will perform some of his biggest hits as well as "Texas," his latest single and first new solo song in two years, from Las Vegas.

· Country music singer-songwriter Dasha will make her "New Year's Rockin' Eve" debut with a performance of "Austin (Boots Stop Workin')," which garnered over 10 billion views on TikTok and has officially been RIAA-certified platinum and gold in the U.S. and 17 other countries in the world.

· DJ Cassidy will bring his trailblazing "Pass The Mic Live!" experience to "New Year's Rockin' Eve" with hip-hop icons Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh, who all united this past summer for their groundbreaking "Pass The Mic Live!" Las Vegas Residency, inspired by old world Las Vegas mainstays like The Rat Pack.

· Breakout country singer-songwriter Ernest will culminate his exciting year of CMA, Billboard and GRAMMY(R) nominations with a medley performance of his hit song "Why Dallas" off his current album "Nashville, Tennessee" and the GRAMMY-nominated collaboration "I Had Some Help," which was co-written by Ernest.

· Culminating a significant 2024 that included his new album "QUIT!!" and a U.S. headline tour, genre-bending singer-songwriter HARDY will perform a medley of "PSYCHO" and "TRUCK BED."

· Global pop sensation Kesha will deliver an unforgettable performance celebrating 15 years of her iconic hit TiK ToK while showcasing "JOYRIDE," her groundbreaking first release as an independent artist this year.

· Laufey, the GRAMMY Award-winning artist who the New York Times called "Gen Z's pop jazz icon," will make her "New Year's Rockin' Eve" debut with her hit song "From The Start."

· Puerto Rico native Luis Fonsi will ring in the New Year in Puerto Rico and perform a medley spanning some of his greatest hits from the last decade. Fonsi's performance will take place just before midnight in the Atlantic Time Zone, one hour before the ball drops in Times Square.

· Natasha Bedingfield will return to "New Year's Rockin' Eve" to perform and celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the most defining pop anthems, "Unwritten," which she first performed on the show in 2007.

· In a performance sponsored by Carnival Cruise Line, trailblazers TLC, the bestselling American girl group of all time with over 65 million records sold worldwide, will take the Times Square stage and perform hits from their groundbreaking career, including songs off their multiplatinum album "Crazysexycool," which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2024.

· GRAMMY Award-winning artist, producer, songwriter, entrepreneur and global cultural icon T-Pain will take the stage and perform two medleys of his greatest hits.

Previously Announced News

· In his 20th year as host of America's most-watched New Year's Eve special, Ryan Seacrest will lead the countdown to midnight alongside global superstar Rita Ora live from Times Square. Dayanara Torres returns as co-host in Puerto Rico.

· Marking 20 years since her 2005 life-changing "American Idol" win, new "Idol" judge and eight-time GRAMMY winner Carrie Underwood will close out 2024 with a live, headlining performance of some of her biggest hits live in Times Square just before midnight. CMA New Artist of the Year Megan Moroney and legendary British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor will join Underwood in Times Square to ring in 2025 with live performances.

· Additional "New Year's Rockin' Eve" performers also include rock legend Lenny Kravitz who has sold over 40 million albums and recently released his 12th studio album; genre-bending singer-songwriter Teddy Swims; multiplatinum-certified R&B disruptor, singer, songwriter and dancer Tinashe; chart-topping country superstar Cody Johnson and five-time GRAMMY-nominated hitmaker Thomas Rhett.

The No. 1 New Year's Eve programming special each year, ABC's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024" attracted 22.2 Million Total Viewers at midnight.

The show, which marks its 54th year, celebrates the year's very best in music with hours of dynamic performances, America's favorite personalities and a look at New Year's celebrations around the globe. "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025" is produced by Dick Clark Productions with Ryan Seacrest, Michael Dempsey and Barry Adelman serving as executive producers.

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About Dick Clark Productions

Dick Clark Productions (DCP) is the world's largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming including the "Academy of Country Music Awards," "American Music Awards," "Billboard Music Awards," "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest," "Golden Globes," "So You Think You Can Dance," from 19 Entertainment and DCP, and "Streamy Awards." Dick Clark Productions owns one of the world's most extensive and unique entertainment archive libraries with more than 60 years of award-winning shows, historic specials, performances, and legendary programming. Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Corporation, in a subsidiary joint venture between Penske Media and Eldridge. For more information, please visit DickClark.com.

About Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Cruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is the first cruise line to sail over 100 million guests and is proud to be known as America's Cruise Line, for carrying more Americans and serving more U.S. homeports than any other. Since its founding in 1972, Carnival has continually revolutionized the cruise industry and popularized the cruise vacation as an affordable and fun travel option. Carnival operates from 14 U.S. and two Australian homeports, as well as seasonally from Europe and employs more than 48,000 team members representing 120 nationalities. Carnival's fleet of 27 ships reflects an exciting period of growth that continues with the addition of seven ships through 2033: two ships joining in February 2025 when P&O Cruises Australia integrates into Carnival; a fourth and fifth Excel class ship scheduled for 2027 and 2028 respectively; followed by three additional new ships from an innovative new class currently under development. Carnival's next new guest offering will be the all-new exclusive destination, Celebration Key, set to debut on Grand Bahama next summer.