{"id":483461,"date":"2025-12-31T23:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T23:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/483461\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T23:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T23:35:15","slug":"abc7-chicago-new-years-eve-2025-the-dance-returns-for-8th-year-airs-915-p-m-as-cheryl-scott-terrell-brown-ring-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/483461\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC7 Chicago New Year&#8217;s Eve 2025: &#8216;The Dance&#8217; returns for 8th year, airs 9:15 p.m. as Cheryl Scott, Terrell Brown ring in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jxTEW Poyse uieav lqtkC HkWF HfYhe kGyAC \">Annual New Year&#8217;s Eve tradition begins at earlier time, 9:15 p.m. on ABC7<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, December 31, 2025 9:44PM<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"ABC7 Chicago 24\/7 Stream\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; An ABC7 Chicago New Year&#8217;s Eve tradition returns tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Cheryl Scott and Terrell Brown star in &#8220;The Dance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It&#8217;s back for the eighth year and you don&#8217;t want to miss it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;The Dance&#8221; airs 9:15 p.m. on ABC7.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA hsDdd DbOXS oklLN GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR WAUrb hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/18336700_123125-wls-the-dance-thumb-best-version-img.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Dick Clark&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Rockin&#8217; Eve with Ryan Seacrest kicks off at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Eyewitness News is early Wednesday night, starting at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;The Dance&#8221; is at 9:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Then, we&#8217;ll head back out to hang out with Ryan Seacrest and the gang at 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">RELATED |<\/strong> <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/what-do-new-years-eve-2025-chicago-officials-share-details-2026-loop-event-featuring-chance-rapper\/18295573\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What to know for 1st-ever &#8216;Dick Clark&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Rockin&#8217; Eve with Ryan Seacrest&#8217; event in Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 WLS-TV. 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