Ryan Seacrest’s “There’s still time for me” line was a joke during a December 30, 2024, Good Morning America conversation about Times Square proposals—not an announcement that he was engaged or planning to propose. He was discussing the upcoming Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2025 broadcast when ABC correspondent Will Reeve’s joke prompted the exchange.
How the remark came up
During the Good Morning America appearance, the conversation turned to people proposing in the Times Square crowd as the New Year’s countdown approaches. Seacrest said proposals had happened “almost every single year,” adding that some make television and some do not. He described the appeal of the moment as asking, “Will you be with me for the rest of our lives?” Us Weekly’s December 30, 2024 report covered the setup and remarks.
What Seacrest said to Will Reeve
ABC correspondent Will Reeve, who had recently become engaged to Amanda Dubin, joked that he should have proposed on New Year’s Eve with Seacrest—and that Dubin would have said no. Seacrest answered, “There’s still time for me.” When Reeve said they would not rush him, Seacrest laughed and replied, “Yeah, please. I’m taking my time.” TV Insider’s December 31, 2024 report includes the fuller exchange.
Was Ryan Seacrest announcing an engagement?
No. In the reported exchange, Seacrest was responding playfully to Reeve’s joke during a discussion of proposals at the broadcast. The remarks do not establish an engagement, a plan to propose, or a relationship-status update. The available coverage offers no separate statement from Seacrest or an official source confirming an engagement plan.
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The broadcast context
The conversation took place ahead of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2025, which Seacrest hosted. A Dick Clark Productions release dated December 10, 2024 said it was his 20th year as host and listed the special as airing live on ABC on December 31, 2024, from 8 p.m. ET, with next-day streaming on Hulu. Those are schedule details for the 2025 special, not current viewing information.
The same release reported 22.2 million total viewers at midnight for the preceding year’s special. It did not provide a count of proposals; Seacrest’s “almost every single year” was a conversational description, not a verified proposal statistic.
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