where is the ball drop streaming

The Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop is streaming for free on the official Times Square webcast and on several major TV network apps and sites that offer live TV.

Main ways to stream the ball drop

• Official Times Square webcast (global free stream)
  • The Times Square Alliance runs a commercial‑free official webcast each year from about 6 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. Eastern, showing the full Times Square celebration and the ball drop at midnight.

* You can watch it directly on their New Year’s Eve site (the “NYE Live Webcast”) and on partner sites that embed the same player, often promoted as “balldropshere.com” or similar.

• Network news streams and local stations
  • U.S. local TV stations and national networks (for example, affiliates of FOX and CBS) typically simulcast the Times Square ball drop in their New Year’s Eve specials and provide live streams through their websites or apps when you sign in with a TV provider or use a trial of a live‑TV service.

* Many stations also push these as “LIVE: New Year’s Eve 2026 ball drop” YouTube streams on December 31, which you can watch without cable if they are not region‑locked.

• Streaming services that include live TV
  • Live‑TV platforms that carry U.S. broadcast networks (such as those that include local CBS, FOX, ABC, or NBC stations) generally show each network’s New Year’s Eve special, including the midnight Times Square moment, as part of their normal channel lineup.

* These services usually require a paid subscription, but many people use short free trials around New Year’s to access the ball drop coverage.

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