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  "id": 12685102,
  "title": "‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest’ to Simulcast on Both ABC and Disney+ for the First Time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/dick-clarks-new-years-rockin-eve-with-ryan-seacrest-to-simulcast-on-12685102",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T18:35:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
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    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/dick-clark-new-years-rockin-eve-simulcast-disney-plus-abc-1236904595/"
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  "summary": "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest will simulcast on both ABC and Disney+ for the first time this year. The show, hosted by Ryan Seacrest, will air live on December 31, starting at 8 p.m. ET.\n\nThe special will feature co-hosts stationed across the country, including Rita Ora from New York's Times Square, Julianne Hough and Rob Gronkowski from Las Vegas, and Druski from Chicago.\n\nThe show has seen a positive rating trajectory in recent years, with 30 million midnight viewers last year and 34 million viewers in 2026, according to TheWrap.",
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2027′ To Simulcast On ABC & Disney+",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/dick-clarks-new-years-rockin-eve-with-ryan-seacrest-2027-to-simulcast",
        "published": "2026-10-07T15:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest’ to Simulcast on ABC and Disney+ for the First Time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/dick-clarks-new-years-rockin-eve-with-ryan-seacrest-to-simulcast-on",
        "published": "2026-10-07T15:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}