<P> The 2017 edition expanded to feature coverage of New Year's Eve festivities in New Orleans hosted by Lucy Hale, with performances by Jason Derulo and Panic! at the Disco from the Sugar Bowl's Allstate Fan Fest concert, and Jackson Square's fleur - de-lis drop at midnight in the Central Time Zone . While household ratings for the late - night portion of the broadcast were down by 9% in comparison to 2016, New Year's Rockin' Eve was once again the highest - rated New Year's special across the major networks, with a 9.0 rating in metered markets, and a 6.8 rating among adults 18 - 49 . </P> <P> Mariah Carey was one of the Times Square headliners for the 2017 edition . Her performance was notably marred by technical issues; when opening with "Emotions", Carey remarked throughout the song that she was unable to hear her backing track . On her second song, "We Belong Together", she briefly sang the song without incident, but abruptly stopped--revealing that she had been lip syncing . A representative of the singer claimed that Carey had alerted production staff that her in - ear monitors were not working, but that they refused to address the situation, and alleged that they were "(setting) her up to fail ." Dick Clark Productions denied any wrongdoing, stating that they "had no involvement" in the incident, and that the allegations by Carey's management that they had intentionally sabotaged her performance were "defamatory, outrageous and frankly absurd ." </P> <P> New Jersey's Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) had announced plans for a live performance from Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall by an unannounced artist, but these plans fell through, citing "scheduling conflicts and other considerations". The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the CRDA's contract to host the DCP - produced Miss America pageant in Atlantic City contained provisions allowing "promotional accommodations" for the city in other DCP - produced programming, such as New Year's Rockin' Eve and the Billboard Music Awards . Robert Mulcahy, chairman of the board for the CRDA, explained that Live Nation (which was to fund the broadcast using cash left over from cancelled beach concerts) were unable to find an act that met the approval of DCP, and added that local casinos declined to fund the performance, as they preferred to host their own parties rather than book major acts . </P> <P> Despite the previous year's incident, Carey was subsequently invited to perform in Times Square again for New Year's Rockin' Eve 2018, in what media outlets described as an attempt at "redemption". The 2018 edition saw major ratings gains, especially in primetime; the 8: 00 - 10: 00 p.m. primetime segment reached 10.5 million viewers with a 3.1 / 13 rating among 18 - 49s, and the 10: 00 p.m. hour reached 15.7 million viewers and a 5.0 / 20 rating among 18 - 49s--the highest ratings to date for the 10: 00 p.m. segment . New Year's Rockin' Eve's only major competitor on network television for 2018 was Fox's Steve Harvey - hosted special, as NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly was placed on hiatus due to a provisional, but cancelled plan to still air Sunday Night Football that night . </P>

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