How To Watch The Ball Drop In Times Square This New Year's Eve

NEW YORK, NY — It's the New Year's Eve party watched by the world. Thousands of people will pack into Times Square to say goodbye to 2021 and welcome the new year Friday, but millions more will watch it live on TV or computer screens.

The ball drop will be livestreamed by the Times Square Alliance from 6 p.m. on New Year's Eve.

You can watch it here

The event can also be watched via several TV networks.

Here are the options:

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest

• Channel: ABC
• Start time: 8 p.m.
• Performers: LL Cool J, Chlöe, Journey, Karol G, Billy Porter, Avril Lavigne and Travis Barker, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, OneRepublic, Daddy Yankee and more.

Miley's New Year's Eve Party Hosted By Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson

• Channel: NBC
• Start time: 10:30 p.m.
• Performers: Brandi Carlile, Billie Joe Armstrong, Saweetie Anitta, Jack Harlow, 24kGoldn, Kitty Ca$he, "and more surprises to come."

CNN New Year's Eve Live With Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen

• Channel: CNN
• Start time: 8 p.m.
• Performers: Katy Perry, Earth, Wind & Fire, Patti LaBelle, William Shatner, Duran Duran, Amanda Gorman, Patti LuPone, David Arquette, Leslie Jordan, Cheri Oteri and others.

New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash

• Channel: CBS
• Start time: 8 p.m.
• Performer: Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Lady A, Zac Brown Band, Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker, Dierks Benlty, Brooks & Dunn and others.

While COVID-19 forced the cancellation of a live Times Square New Year's Eve party to welcome in 2021, the decision was made to let this year's go ahead – despite the city being hit hard by the virus's omicron variant.

Only 15,000 vaccinated people will be allowed into the viewing areas on Dec. 31, compared to the typical capacity of 58,000.

Here's everything you need to know about this year's New Year's Eve party in Times Square.