Ready to say goodbye to 2016? The livestream of the Times Square ball drop and New Year’s Eve party is posted above for your viewing pleasure.
New York City’s tradition of dropping the ball in Times Square on New Year’s Eve is one of the country’s greatest holiday traditions. And thanks to the magic of wi-fi, you can stream the event from anywhere. So join us as we bid adieu to the year that claimed some of our favorite people — from Prince to Carrie Fisher, among many others — and as we hope for a happier 2017.
Of course, you can also watch the ball drop on TV. The ball drop will be televised, as always, this year on ABC (live feed), NBC (live feed), CNN (live feed) and Fox News (live feed), each bringing their own wrinkles to the night, like ABC’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” which will bounce around to New Year’s events in other cities, as well.
The night’s performances around the ball drop will include timeless divas Mariah Carey and Gloria Estefan take the stage, along with Don Omar, Gavin DeGraw, Rachel Platten and Silento. You will also be able to view those through the stream we’ve embedded.
The entirety of Times Square will be roped off for this year’s events, which will be hosted by Spotify’s Global Head of Rock and TV personality Allison Hagendorf, as well as the Food Network’s Jonathan Bennett (who you may best remember as Aaron Samuels in “Mean Girls”).
At 11 p.m. the feed will broadcast a message from outgoing First Lady Michelle Obama. Other guests and countdown correspondents include CNN’s Anderson Cooper and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who will count down the final 60 seconds before 2017 with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
The various networks’ coverage can also be streamed through their respective live feeds.
11 New-ish TV Shows to Binge-Watch This New Year's Weekend (Photos)
If you missed any of these one-season wonders in the craziness of 2016, this weekend is the perfect time to catch up.
"Crazyhead" (Season 1 on Netflix) This British comedy-horror series about a bowling alley employee who moonlights as a demon hunter hails from "Misfits" creator Howard Overman.
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"The OA" (Season 1 on Netflix) The ending to Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij's enigmatic sci-fi series still has viewers talking weeks after the show was released, proving that Netflix's season-dump release strategy can still make for water-cooler television.
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"Search Party" (Season 1 on TBS.com) Michael Showalter's off-kilter new TBS comedy starring "Arrested Development" alum Alia Shawkat was released in late 2016 to critical acclaim, winding up on more than a few critics' end-of-year lists.
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"The Crown" (Season 1 on Netflix) Netflix's sprawling, beautiful period drama starring Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II is one of the streaming platform's most ambitious -- and expensive -- series to date.
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"Designated Survivor" (Season 1 on Hulu) Kiefer Sutherland's big return to TV proved to be a hit for ABC when this drama about a housing secretary thrust into the presidency won praise from critics and fans alike.
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"This Is Us" (Season 1 on Hulu) Easily one of the most popular new broadcast dramas, Dan Fogelman's new NBC drama starring Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia won over viewers with an abundance of heart and humor.
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"Insecure" (Season 1 on HBO) Highly personal half-hour series took over TV in 2016, and Issa Rae's "Insecure" proved to be a worthy addition to the list with it's easy confidence and worn-in sense of humor.
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"Westworld" (Season 1 on HBO) The biggest questions for HBO throughout 2016 was whether Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy's new sci-fi drama could live up to the behemoth popularity of "Game of Thrones." It hasn't quite reached that level yet, but few other shows on television this year got people talking like "Westworld" did.
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"Chasing Cameron" (Season 1 on Netflix) Twitter killed Vine back in October, but the six-second video platform legacy lies in a new crop of global superstars like Cameron Dallas, whose life is chronicled in a new Netflix reality series.
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"Fleabag" (Season 1 on Amazon) Phoebe Waller-Bridge's fiercely funny, fourth-wall breaking Amazon series follows a modern woman living in London as she deals with the loss of her best friend, a breakup, and financial troubles.
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"White Rabbit Project" (Season 1 on Netflix) Grant Imahara, Tory Belleci and Kari Byron, the build team from Discovery's beloved "Mythbusters," now host their own Netflix series in which they investigate weird and wonderful events from pop culture, science and history.
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Ring in the new year with these shows with one season or less
If you missed any of these one-season wonders in the craziness of 2016, this weekend is the perfect time to catch up.