Snoop Dogg canceled his NBC New Year’s Eve particular to concentrate on the 2026 Winter Olympics, leaving the community’s vacation programming plans in limbo.

Snoop Dogg pulled the plug on his extremely anticipated New Year’s Eve particular with NBC, shelving the Miami-based broadcast to prioritize his internet hosting duties on the 2026 Olympics.

The Hip-Hop icon was set to headline a two-hour celebration on December 31, promising “a night packed with unforgettable music, iconic performances and surprise artist collaborations.”

But the community has formally scrapped the occasion, shifting its focus to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy.

“Sometimes the calendar gets in the way of the celebration, which is why my NBC family and I decided this winter was time for us all to focus on the Olympics,” Snoop stated in a press release to Deadline. “But don’t worry, we’ll party together bigger and better later in 2026. Ya dig.”

NBCUniversal beforehand confirmed in September that Snoop Dogg—who turned a breakout persona through the Paris Summer Olympics—will return for the 2026 Winter Games.

His position as a correspondent introduced a laid-back, humorous twist to the community’s protection, incomes reward from viewers and media shops alike, together with NBC News.

Aside from his Olympic duties, Snoop can be again for a second spherical as a coach on NBC’s The Voice, persevering with his presence on the community regardless of the canceled New Year’s Eve plans.

NBC has but to announce what’s going to take over the vacated time slot on December 31. In the meantime, viewers can nonetheless flip to ABC’s long-running Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest or CBS’s New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash.

Snoop Dogg’s subsequent confirmed NBC look is tied to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

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