What's on TV on New Year's Eve 2026

On New Year's Eve, Thursday, December 31, 2026: the New Year's Rockin' Eve at 8 p.m. on ABC; CNN New Year's Eve Live at 8 p.m. on CNN; one NFL game: Ravens vs Bengals (8:15 p.m., Prime Video); 3 NBA games: Spurs vs Hornets (1 p.m., NBA TV), Nuggets vs Timberwolves (4 p.m., Prime Video) and Knicks vs Suns (9 p.m., NBA TV); and one NHL game: Avalanche vs Mammoth (6 p.m., TNT and truTV). Times are Eastern.

Specials from TVmaze's schedule and games from the leagues' schedules, with national TV only; local channels can add more. What's open on New Year's Eve · All holiday hours