How to watch The Year: 2024 special? All viewing options explored

With 2024 coming to a close, ABC looks back at the year with The Year: 2024, a holiday special event on the channel. The year saw some momentous events in the fields of politics, pop culture, and sports. This Year: 2024 will chronicle all these events that defined the year.

This special is a yearly event on ABC, and this year, the program celebrates its 14th anniversary. It will air today Thursday, December 26 at 9 pm ET, on the ABC channel and will run for two hours. The program will also be available to stream on Hulu.

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Streaming options for The Year: 2024 explored

The Year: 2024 will be released today, Thursday, December 26 on ABC. The special program will be aired from 9 pm ET on the ABC channel. For those who do not have a cable connection or prefer to stream shows, the program can be watched the next day via streaming on Hulu.

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Who is hosting this year's special?

The Year: 2024 will be hosted by Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts, who will be joined by World News Tonight anchor and managing editor David Muir, Good Morning America's Michael Strahan, and Lara Spencer.

Linsey Davis, who is the anchor for ABC News Live Prime and World News Tonight, and Nightline's co-anchor Juju Chang will also be joining, along with 20/20 co-anchor Deborah Roberts and ABC News correspondent Will Reeve.

The special will bring viewers interviews with individuals like Elton John, Teddy Swims, Lisa Ann Walter, Ilona Maher, and Stephen Nedoroscik, among others. It will also include commentary from ABC News anchors, correspondents and contributors.

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What will be covered in The Year: 2024? Overview of the event

One of the biggest pop culture moments of this year was the release of Taylor Swift's new album Tortured Poet's Department and her record-breaking Eras tour. The ABC special will highlight that along with other record-breaking moments from the box office.

The biggest political event of 2024 was undoubtedly the United States presidential race where Kamala Harris and Donald Trump fought a tense battle. President Joe Biden's debate, followed by Harris replacing Biden as the Democratic Party's candidate, and the assassination attempt on Trump were some of the big events that will be looked back on by The Year: 2024.

The ongoing war between Israel and Gaza, which is now in its second year, drawing in Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon is also another major political event of the year that will be highlighted by the show.

In the arena of Hollywood, 2024 saw some intense heartbreaks as Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck and Natalie Portman broke up with Black Swan choreographer Benjamin Millipied after 12 years together. But it's not all bad news as we also saw Taylor Swift find love in Travis Kelce and Hailey and Justin Bieber welcomed their baby.

The ABC special will also look at some major cases that prominent celebrities were faced with this year, including music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs facing charges for s*x trafficking and the Menendez brothers' infamous 1989 homicide case also coming up in court.

Another major event of 2024 was the Paris Olympics, where people saw some satisfying wins as well as some disappointing losses. The Year: 2024 will also cover some of the major sports highlights from this event.

One of the highlights of the year was the rise of artificial intelligence and the debates that such tech innovations sparked. The ABC team deep dive into these debates and highlight how AI has changed the world this year.

This year we also lost some much-loved stars like Maggie Smith, Teri Garr, Carl Weathers, Donald Sutherland, Shelly Duvall, James Earl Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Quincy Jones, and Liam Payne. ABC News will celebrate their lives and legacies too on tonight's special.

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Catch The Year: 2024 on ABC today for more highlights from the year.