[12/17/25 - 07:03 AM] "The Year: 2025" to Air Monday, Dec. 29, on ABC, Next Day on Disney+ and Hulu This two-hour special brings audiences an expansive look at the moments that shaped 2025 through the stories that sparked conversation, captured global attention, and defined our cultural landscape.
[via press release from ABC]
'THE YEAR: 2025,' HOSTED BY 'GOOD MORNING AMERICA' CO-ANCHOR ROBIN ROBERTS, TO AIR MONDAY, DEC. 29, ON ABC, STREAMS NEXT DAY ON
DISNEY+ AND HULU
The 15th Annual Primetime Special Includes Interviews With The Jonas Brothers, A'Ja Wilson, Luke Bryan, Christian Siriano, Robert Irwin, Alix Earle and More
What were the defining events of 2025? Who were the breakout stars, heroes and newsmakers and the viral trends that had everyone talking? Join "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts for the 15th annual year-end special "THE YEAR: 2025," airing Monday, Dec. 29 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EST), on ABC, and streaming next day on Disney+ and Hulu. This two-hour special brings audiences an expansive look at the moments that shaped 2025 through the stories that sparked conversation, captured global attention, and defined our cultural landscape.
Roberts is joined by an award-winning team of ABC News anchors, co-hosts and correspondents, including David Muir, Deborah Roberts, Michael Strahan, Linsey Davis, Juju Chang, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Will Reeve, Lara Spencer, Ginger Zee, Rebecca Jarvis and more. Together, they bring viewers network television's most comprehensive and star-studded look at the biggest events, stories, celebrity and pop culture moments, trends and fads that left an indelible mark in 2025.
"THE YEAR: 2025" features this past year's breakout stars, heroes and changemakers who dominated global headlines and our social media feeds, and includes interviews with musicians The Jonas Brothers and Luke Bryan, WNBA champion A'Ja Wilson, "KPop Demon Hunters" voice actor Ji-young Yoo, "Sinners" star Miles Canton, fashion designer Christian Siriano, "Dancing with the Stars" Mirrorball champion Robert Irwin and finalist influencer Alix Earle, comedian Robby Hoffman, "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" stars Whitney Leavitt and Jessi Draper, podcasters Amanda Hirsch, Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner and additional cultural figures who helped define 2025.
With moments caught on camera, political upheavals, unexpected scandals and the heroes and changemakers whose stories inspired millions, "THE YEAR: 2025" captures it all, from major international events, including the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, to the historic election of the first American pope and the political unrest and policy battles in the U.S. The special revisits the catastrophic California wildfires and Texas floods and the court cases that gripped the nation, from Karen Read to Sean "Diddy" Combs. "The Year" also looks at the celebrity romances and breakups that fueled headlines, including Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's surprise engagement, and spotlights breakout stars like Doechii, who made history at the GRAMMYS(R), and the record-breaking season of "Dancing with the Stars." Viewers will revisit the pop-culture obsessions and viral moments that defined the year, from Labubus to the year's most confounding catchphrase, "six-seven."
"THE YEAR: 2025" is produced by ABC News Studios. John R. Green is executive producer, John Palacio is senior broadcast producer, and Danielle Genet and Caitlyn Owens are coordinating producers. David Sloan is senior executive producer.
About ABC News
ABC News is America's No. 1 news source, providing straightforward, fact-driven journalism across broadcast, streaming, digital and audio. ABC's award-winning programs include "Good Morning America," "World News Tonight with David Muir," "Nightline," "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," "20/20," "GMA3: What You Need to Know," "The View" and "Tamron Hall." ABC News also includes ABC News Live, the network's 24/7 streaming channel; ABC News Studios, the news division's premium, narrative nonfiction original production house; ABC News Digital; ABC Audio; FiveThirtyEight; and affiliate news service NewsOne. Based in New York City, ABC News is comprised of three U.S. bureaus and eight international bureaus, with a presence in over 20 countries around the world and is responsible for all news programming on ABC.
About ABC News Studios
ABC News Studios is inspired by ABC News' trusted reporting and is an award-winning, premium news and documentary original production house and commissioning partner of series and specials. ABC News Studios champions untold and authentic stories driving the cultural zeitgeist, spanning true crime, investigations, pop culture and news-adjacent stories. ABC News Studios' original titles include critically acclaimed documentaries "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields," "BRATS," "The Lady Bird Diaries," Emmy(R)-winning "Patrice: The Movie," "Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything" and most recently "Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery - The Untold Story." Other popular docuseries, documentaries and specials include "Scamanda," "The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer," "Betrayal: Under His Eye," "Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?," "Mr. and Mrs. Murder" and "Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari" and "Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey - A Diane Sawyer Special."
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