Welcome the new class of Kennedy Center Honorees! The 47th annual celebration, which honors luminaries across the arts, was held on Dec. 8 in Washington, D.C., but viewers around the country (and the world) will be able to watch the special broadcast live from home this Sunday, Dec. 22. Hosted by Queen Latifah, this year’s ceremony honors Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt, the Grateful Dead, and more. The 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors will be broadcast on Dec. 22 on CBS. We recommend streaming the festivities live with a seven-day free trial to Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.

How to watch The Kennedy Center Honors:

• When: Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT
• TV: CBS
• Stream: Watch live with a seven-day free trial of Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.
• From anywhere: Watch with a subscription to a VPN.

Watch the promo video for the The Kennedy Center Honors below:

About The Kennedy Center Honors:

The Kennedy Center Honors recognizes and celebrates individuals whose artistic contributions, from music to TV, “have shaped the way we see ourselves, each other, and our world.”

The 47th class of honorees includes acclaimed director and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola; the legendary American rock band the Grateful Dead (Mickey Hart, Billy Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, and Bobby Weir); blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Bonnie Raitt; jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval; and The Apollo, which will receive a special Honors as a historic American institution.

Remarks and presentations will include a wide range of special guest speakers and performers, including Dave Chappelle, Brandi Carlile, Andy Garcia, Chloe Sevigny, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, David Letterman, Sturgill Simpson, and more.

Queen Latifah hosted this year’s celebration, which was held on Dec. 8 at the Kennedy Center Opera House stage.

Can I stream The Kennedy Center Honors for free?

Yes! While you will need to sign up for a Paramount+ Essential or Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscription, the platform offers a seven-day free trial ahead of its monthly and yearly options. You can also stream the Kennedy Center Honors with a handful of live TV streaming services. DIRECTV STREAM offers the industry’s best guaranteed free trial at five-days.

What other specials can I watch on Paramount+?

Even with Paramount+’s Essential plan, you’ll be able to unlock CBS’s other excellent specials and performances, including the Billboard Music Awards, “Billy Joel the 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden” and the Emmy-nominated “One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga,” as well as music documentaries and much more.

If you’re planning on watching The Kennedy Center Honors live and sign up for the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan, you’ll be well-prepared for the rest of the month’s slate of live specials, from the recent concert special “An Evening With Dua Lipa” to “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash.”

You’ll only be able to watch those and any of CBS’s other live events with a SHOWTIME plan, which is well worth the extra $5 per month. You’ll unlock everything in the Essential plan, ad-free, with access to the full library of SHOWTIME’s exclusives and originals, including the recent premieres of the espionage thriller “The Agency” and the “Dexter” prequel series, “Dexter: Original Sin,” plus SHOWTIME hits like “Billions,” “Yellowjackets,” “Fellow Travelers,” and more.

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