The Times Square Ball will drop eight times on Friday, 3 July, counting down to midnight in every US time zone for America's 250th birthday, and the only way to watch is on TV and online.
The first-ever drop outside New Year's Eve opens a holiday weekend where the biggest shows, from a star-packed Los Angeles concert to the largest Macy's fireworks display in history, stream free as record heat pushes millions of Americans indoors.
