Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: The New Year's Eve ball drop started over 100 years ago. Based on a 19th-century maritime tradition, "time balls" were once dropped down poles in ...

Here's where to watch Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest and other TV specials to ring in 2024 Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of PEOPLE Digital Entertainment.