Time Square New Year S Eve Facts

In 2012 the show peaked at 22 6 million home viewers and has consistently been the highest rated new year s special broadcast in the u s.

Time square new year s eve facts. New year s eve 2021 might look a little different than usual but one thing that will never change is the ticking of time and the arrival of a new year at midnight on december 31st. Fun facts about the times square ball drop posted on mon december 30 2019 by diane pham in features holidays midtown view photo in gallery. To celebrate the end of 2019 and the start of 2020 wallethub gathered trivia about new year s eve and new year s day from the amount of trash in times square to how many people march in philadelphia s mummers parade.

Rockin new year s eve. People began gathering to celebrate the new year in times square sans ball a few years before that. Keep scrolling to learn more about new year s just in time to watch the ball drop.

Times square new year s eve welcoming in 2000 by rob boudon flickr. The tradition of the ball dropping from 1 times square goes all the way back to december of 1907. Times square ball facts each year millions of eyes from all over the world are focused on the sparkling waterford crystal times square new year s eve ball.

New year s eve in numbers. Originally called longacre square times square takes its name from the new york times headquarters which moved to one times square in 1904. On december 31 1904 the new york times threw a raucous street party at where else times square.

At 11 59 p m the ball begins its descent as millions of voices unite to countdown the final seconds of the year and celebrate the beginning of a new year. Dick clark hosted the new year s rockin eve from 1973 2004 until complications from a stroke forced him to turn over hosting duties to ryan seacrest. In 1907 they witnessed an illuminated wood and iron ball descending a flagpole to herald the arrival of the new year.

One times square is now mostly empty but it holds the new year s eve ball and a wall of billboards that generate over 23 million per year. The event was a huge hit and soon enough time square new year s eve bashes became an.