Plot Synopsis

Each December since 2011, ABC News has presented an annual year-end special that reflects on the top moments of the previous year.

Anchored by Robin Roberts, THE YEAR: 2024 premiered on Thursday, December 26, 2024 from 9-11pm ET/PT on ABC. This annual two-hour primetime tradition gives viewers a look at the most iconic and memorable moments of 2024, from major news events and pop-culture stories in the news to the breakout stars, heroes and changemakers who dominated headlines and social media, including interviews with musicians Elton John, Teddy Swims and Shaboozey, actor Lisa Ann Walter, Olympians Ilona Maher and Stephen Nedoroscik, Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, "The Breakfast Club" co-host Charlamagne Tha God and more.

Robert is joined by WORLD NEWS TONIGHT anchor and managing editor David Muir, GOOD MORNING AMERICA's Michael Strahan and Lara Spencer, ABC NEWS LIVE PRIME and WORLD NEWS TONIGHT Sunday anchor Linsey Davis, NIGHTLINE co-anchor Juju Chang, 20/20 co-anchor Deborah Roberts and ABC News correspondent Will Reeve; and the special also includes commentary from ABC News anchors, correspondents and contributors, including ABC News' powerhouse political team, co-hosts from THE VIEW, and more.

The special includes a look back at the 2024 presidential race from ABC News' political team and include exclusive interviews with Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump, who shares rare insight into Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and the attempted assassination of her father-in-law, as well as an interview with senior advisor to President-elect Trump Lynne Patton.