Chance the Rapper, Julianne Hough joining Ryan Seacrest to co-host ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2026’

Chance the Rapper and Julianne Hough have joined the co-hosting lineup for the 55th annual Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest special, airing Dec. 31 on ABC.  This year marks Seacrest’s 21st year hosting the event. This year’s show will kick off in New York and continue through Las Vegas, Chicago and Puerto Rico. Seacrest will be ringing in the New Year as the main host of this year’s “Rockin’ Eve” in Times Square, with Rita Ora returning as his co-host for the third year in a row. Julianne Hough and former NFL player Rob Gronkowski