“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” will get a first time radio simulcast on New Year’s Eve as 150 iHeartMedia stations will air ABC’s annual event on Sunday, December 31 at 8:00pm.
The program will air on stations including WHTZ New York, KIIS-FM Los Angeles, WKSC Chicago, WIOQ Philadelphia, and KDMX Dallas. The deal between Dick Clark Productions and iHeart expands a relationship between iHeart and ABC as the television network airs the annual highlight show for iHeart’s Jingle Ball tour later this week.
Dick Clark Productions and iHeartMedia, the leading audio media company in America, announced the first ever live broadcast radio simulcast of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024” airing across 150 iHeartRadio stations nationwide including Z100 New York, KIIS-FM Los Angeles, KISS FM Chicago, Q102 Philly, 102.9 Dallas, and more. The show will also be available on the iHeartRadio app. Music fans across the country can listen in to iHeartRadio stations wherever they are to catch “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024,” live on Sunday, December 31, beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST.
“New Year’s Rockin’ Eve is always a special night for me, and I’m thrilled to have iHeart join in on the fun this year with a simulcast for all to enjoy for the first time,” said long time host and executive producer, Ryan Seacrest. “It’s a night full of surprises and I’m looking forward to listeners across the country tuning in to celebrate with us.”
As previously announced:
In his 19th year as host of America’s most-watched New Year’s Eve special, Ryan Seacrest will lead the traditional countdown to midnight alongside global superstar Rita Ora live from Times Square.
Emmy Award-winning television personality Jeannie Mai will lead the Hollywood festivities with performances by Aqua, Doechii, Ellie Goulding, Green Day, Janelle Monáe, Loud Luxury x Two Friends with Bebe Rexha, Ludacris, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Paul Russell, Reneé Rapp with Coco Jones, and Thirty Seconds to Mars.
Award-winning and best-selling artist Post Malone, who has sold over 80 million records and earned numerous awards including ten Billboard Music Awards, will perform “Chemical” from the brand-new Fontainebleau Hotel Las Vegas.In the show’s first global performance, 2023 Billboard Music Award-winning K-Pop group NewJeans will perform “Super Shy” and “ETA” from South Korea.
The show’s third Spanish language countdown will again broadcast from Puerto Rico with multi-talented actress, singer, and TV presenter Dayanara Torres as co-host, and a performance from the “Queen of Reggaeton” and one of the genre’s pioneers, Puerto Rican superstar, Ivy Queen. The new year’s bash will take place on the grounds of the Puerto Rico Convention Center at DISTRITO T-Mobile, Puerto Rico’s entertainment and nightlife complex.
Far and away, the No. 1 New Year’s Eve special for over 30 years, ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023” attracted 13.8 million Total Viewers and averaged 4.1/29 among Adults 18-49 last year. ABC’s annual New Year’s Eve special drew in 17.9 million Total Viewers and hit a 5.3 Adult 18-49 rating in the midnight quarter-hour.
The show, which marks its 52nd year, celebrates the year’s very best in music with more than 5 1⁄2 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 2024” is produced by Dick Clark Productions with Ryan Seacrest, Michael Dempsey and Barry Adelman serving as executive producers.
