And just like that, 2025 is in the books. In preparation for the new year, the various news outlets will air special programming to mark the transition to 2026.
Here’s your guide to all the New Year’s programming (all times Eastern).
ABC News
- Leading up to the new year, Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts hosts the network’s 15th annual year-end special, THE YEAR: 2025. The special is two hours and airs on Monday, Dec. 29, at 8 p.m., on ABC, with streaming the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.
- Roberts will be joined by an award-winning team of ABC News anchors, co-hosts, and correspondents, bringing viewers network television’s most comprehensive look at the biggest events, stories, celebrities, pop culture moments, trends, and fads that left an indelible mark in 2025.
- On New Year’s Eve, beginning at 8 p.m. and running till 4 a.m., ABC will televise Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026, kicking off in New York and continuing through Las Vegas, Chicago, Puerto Rico, and beyond.
Oh, what a Year it has been! Unimaginable, Historic, Awe-inspiring, Extraordinary – “The Year: 2025 with Robin Roberts” premieres Monday night, December 29th at 8/7c on ABC. Stream on Disney Plus and Hulu. #TheYear pic.twitter.com/V8ZZm4AtzB
— 20/20 (@ABC2020) December 22, 2025
CNN
- Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen team up again for their ninth consecutive year as co-hosts of CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen. Broadcasting live from New York City’s Times Square beginning at 8 p.m.
- CNN’s coverage starts at 7:00 a.m. with nearly two dozen CNN anchors and correspondents with live reports and performances from several cities around the world.
- At 12:30 a.m., CNN’s Sara Sidner and Cari Champion will take over, counting down to the new year as the Central Time Zone rings in 2026 from Auditorium Shores in Austin.
CNN will ring in 2026 with @andersoncooper & @Andy, with coverage of celebrations from around the world, streaming exclusively for the first time on CNN’s new streaming app.
Full details here: pic.twitter.com/NiYKc4r4s2
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) December 15, 2025
