New Year’s Rockin’ Eve

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New Year’s Eve on TV: There’s less … and more

For TV viewers, this will be a New Year’s Eve of fewer and more.
Fewer networks are trying full-scale, music parties. NBC announced one, then dropped it. Fox and the cable networks never got that far. Only ABC and CBS are going ahead.
But ABC’s will be bigger than ever. It will sprawl across four cities (including New York City, shown here) and run for eight hours (minus a newscast), with at least 40 performers and 85 songs.
Once you add some more things — a couple mostly-talk shows and some musical reruns — you have lots of choices. Details include: Read more…

By Mike Hughes / December 26, 2025
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Here’s a guide to New Year’s Eve TV choices

Dick Clark’s clever scheme – seamlessly blending live and taped bits into a New Year’s Eve party — has become something bigger and brasher.
This year, there will be six hours on ABC (shown here in a previous year) and five more on CBS, plus variations on CNN, NBC and PBS. There will be lots of live music – from New York, Nashville and beyond – alongside the parts taped in Los Angeles.
And in ABC’s case, there will be a title that seems longer than some shows. It’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025.” Read more…

By Mike Hughes / December 22, 2024
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A stay-at-home New Year’s Eve? TV is ready

Each year, your better angels might make the same suggestion:
Skip any New Year’s Eve gathering. Your body, brain and bankbook would appreciate it.
And this year, that idea is also being pushed by Dr. Anthony Fauci and other wise souls.Even New York’s mega-event in Times Square (shown here) will be crowd-free. You might actually end up spending Eve in front of the TV set; fortunately, there are plenty of choices: Read more…

By Mike Hughes / December 28, 2020