NYE celebrations around the globe: Sydney welcomes in 2026
The world is ringing within the new 12 months. Sydney, Australia welcomed in 2026 with a big show of fireworks over their iconic harbor.
Happy (virtually) New Year! 2026 is simply hours away within the United States, and everybody’s favourite New Year’s Eve duo is again to rejoice.
For the ninth consecutive 12 months, Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen return as co-hosts of NCS’s “New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen,” an occasion that has change into a vacation staple.
Staying in on NYE? Here’s what you might want to know concerning the annual Times Square custom, together with easy methods to watch the celebrations on NCS and streaming.
What occasions is Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen’s New Year’s Eve particular?
The present begins at 8 p.m. ET Dec. 31 on NCS.
How to look at Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen. Channel, streaming data for NCS’s NYE particular
The present begins at 8 p.m. ET Dec. 31 and is set to air on NCS.
The community had recently announced “NCS’s New Year’s Eve programming will stream exclusively on NCS’s new streaming subscription platform,” out there to subscribers at NCS.com/AllAccess, and on NCS’s cellular app and linked TV apps on Smart TVs.
But NCS spokesperson Shimrit Sheetrit confirmed that it’ll additionally air on the NCS tv channel.
In addition to the app, the particular will be streamed on numerous platforms with reside TV capabilities, corresponding to Sling.
Watch Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen on Sling
Do you want the NCS app to look at Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen?
Not essentially. Although NCS will stream its New Year’s Eve programming, together with its particular with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen on the community’s new streaming platform for the primary time, the occasion will nonetheless air on NCS’s TV channel.
NCS will be streamed on numerous platforms with reside TV capabilities, corresponding to Sling
How to subscribe to NCS
You can subscribe instantly by the NCS app, out there on Android or iOS, or its website.
Subscriptions begin at $3.50 a month, up to $34.99 a year.
What time is the 2026 ball drop?
The Times Square New Year’s Eve celebrations kick off at 6 p.m. ET Dec. 31, and the New Year’s Eve ball will likely be raised to the highest of the pole at One Times Square. At precisely 11:59 p.m. ET, the ball will make its 60-second descent down the flagpole to sign the beginning of the brand new 12 months.
This 12 months’s Constellation Ball is the ninth iteration of the ball since its debut in 1907 and the biggest one but, measuring 12.5 ft in diameter and weighing 12,350 kilos, according to a One Times Square news release. Organizers mentioned the ball additionally “features new modernized technology, with state-of-the-art lighting, motion, and control system, as well as a new signature sound and interactive capabilities.”
This 12 months, the ball is additionally anticipated to mark America’s 250th anniversary. America250 introduced the “surprise second post-midnight moment” Dec. 27, and mentioned the ball will likely be relit with an America250 design, rising above the illuminated “2026” numerals at roughly 12:04 a.m. ET.
USA TODAY reporter Saman Shafiq contributed to this report.