"New Year's Rockin' Eve"". On December 31, 2005, Seacrest performed much of the show's hosting duties. Dick Clark's role was limited by speech and mobility issues due to his recovery from a stroke. Seacrest also occasionally served as a substitute host on the CNN television program ""Larry King Live,"" and co-emceed Larry King's final show with Bill Maher on December 16, 2010. In 2009, ABC renamed the program ""Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest"", to reflect Seacrest's role. The ""40th Dick Clark’s New Year's Rockin’ Eve,"" co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest, delivered ABC's biggest New Years' numbers in"
"New Year's Eve Live New Year's Eve Live is an annual New Year's Eve television special broadcast by CNN. It primarily focuses on coverage of the ball drop festivities held at New York City's Times Square while also featuring reports from festivities in other U.S. cities, and coverage of midnight festivities from a city in the Central Time Zone. Anderson Cooper has been co-host of ""New Year's Eve Live"" since the 2002 celebration. From 2007–2017, comedian Kathy Griffin was also a co-host, providing bawdy comic relief; Griffin was dismissed from the program and CNN in May 2017. In October 2017,"
"is provided to broadcasters to incorporate into their coverage. The event is covered as part of New Year's Eve television specials on several major U.S. television networks. By far the most notable of these is ""Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve""; created, produced, and originally hosted by the entertainer Dick Clark until his death in 2012, and currently hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy, the program first aired on NBC in 1972 before moving to ABC, where it has been broadcast ever since. ""New Year's Rockin' Eve"" has consistently been the most-watched New Year's Eve special in the U.S."
"the ABC comedy series ""Clueless"", and included performances by Jann Arden, Kiss, ""Weird Al"" Yankovic, The Presidents of the United States of America, and The Tony Rich Project. This edition also marked the 25th anniversary of ""New Year's Rockin' Eve""; Clark marked this accomplishment by discussing the greatest challenges he had faced hosting the special; including being unable to hear his director over the loud crowds of Times Square, harsh weather conditions, and a year where the emcee had to contend with a group of 30 nude attendees in the background. Clark aimed to continue hosting the special through the"
"Year's Rockin' Eve 1973, was aired by NBC on December 31, 1972 and was hosted by the members of the rock band Three Dog Night. The special featured pre-recorded musical performances from the ballroom of the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California by Blood, Sweat & Tears, Helen Reddy, Al Green, and Three Dog Night. Clark served as a reporter from Times Square for live coverage of the ball drop and arrival of 1973. The second special, New Year's Rockin' Eve 1974, also on NBC, was hosted by comedian George Carlin and featured pre-recorded musical performances by The Pointer Sisters,"
"felt positive about the program's expansion into primetime – believing that viewers, no matter where they were, wanted to know what was going on in Times Square on New Year's Eve. Clark was joined by ""Fox & Friends"" anchor Steve Doocy, and Michelle Madison as reporters in Times Square. Comedian Wayne Brady hosted concert segments in Hollywood, which included performances by 98 Degrees, Baha Men, Boyz II Men, Lonestar, and Third Eye Blind among others. The 2002 edition of ""New Year's Rockin' Eve"", its 30th edition, featured pre-recorded concert performances from tours by Aerosmith, Destiny's Child, and Elton John during"
"Dick Clark Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting ""American Bandstand"" from 1957 to 1988. He also hosted the game show ""Pyramid"" and ""Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve"", which transmitted Times Square's New Year's Eve celebrations. Clark was well known for his trademark sign-off, ""For now, Dick Clark — so long!"", accompanied by a facsimile of a military salute. As host of ""American Bandstand"", Clark introduced rock & roll to many Americans."
"program moved to ABC and Clark assumed hosting duties. Following Lombardo's death in 1977, ""Rockin' Eve"" experienced a surge in popularity and later became the most watched annual New Year's Eve broadcast. Clark also served as a special correspondent for ABC News's ""ABC 2000"" broadcast, covering the arrival of 2000. Following his stroke (which prevented him from appearing at all on the 2004–05 edition), Clark returned to make brief appearances on the 2005–06 edition, while ceding the majority of hosting duties to Ryan Seacrest. Reaction to Clark's appearance was mixed. While some TV critics (including Tom Shales of ""The Washington"
"Philbin was able to quickly step in on short notice to host the show, and hoped that he would do a good job. Philbin was optimistic about his role, considering it the ""best temp job ever."" Various personalities paid tribute to Clark throughout the night on New Year's Eve; the ""New Year's Rockin' Eve"" broadcast featured special celebrity messages for Clark, and revelers in Times Square were seen with signs saluting Clark. During CNN's coverage, revelers in Times Square told CNN's Jason Carroll that Philbin was ""all right"" filling in for Clark (but still had Anderson Cooper and Carroll too)."
"NBC's New Year's Eve NBC's New Year's Eve (formerly New Year's Eve with Carson Daly) is a television special which airs on New Year's Eve annually on NBC. The special is broadcast from Times Square in New York City, and prominently features coverage of its annual ball drop event, along with live and pre-recorded musical performances by popular musicians from Rockefeller Center and Los Angeles. Premiering for New Year's Eve 2004-05, the special competes against similar specials that also cover the ball drop, such as ABC's ""New Year's Rockin' Eve"". The special is hosted and produced by Carson Daly—better known"
"television appearance before their planned hiatus. That year, ""New Year's Rockin' Eve"" was once again the highest rated of the New Year's Eve specials across the major networks; for the late-night portion, while overall household viewership was down by 7%, ratings in the 18-49 demographic were up by 3%. The 2017 edition expanded to feature coverage of New Year's Eve festivities in New Orleans hosted by Lucy Hale, with performances by Jason Derulo and Panic! at the Disco from the Sugar Bowl's Allstate Fan Fest concert, and Jackson Square's fleur-de-lis drop at midnight in the Central Time Zone. While household"
"barring a special ""America's Millennium"" broadcast for 2000, has not broadcast any national New Year's programming since. For 2000, in lieu of ""New Year's Rockin' Eve"", ABC News covered the festivities as part of its day-long telecast, ""ABC 2000 Today"". Hosted by Peter Jennings, the broadcast featured coverage of millennium festivities from around the world, including those in New York City. Jennings was joined by Dick Clark as a special correspondent for coverage from Times Square. MTV had broadcast coverage originating from the network's Times Square studios at One Astor Plaza. For 2011, MTV also held its own ball drop"
"Billy Preston, Linda Ronstadt and Tower of Power once again from the Queen Mary ballroom. Beginning with the 1975 edition, the program moved to ABC and Clark assumed hosting duties; billed as Chicago's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1975 and seen as part of ""ABC's Wide World of Entertainment"" late-night block, the first ABC edition was headlined by the rock group Chicago, with guests The Beach Boys, The Doobie Brothers, Herbie Hancock and Olivia Newton-John, in segments pre-recorded at MGM Studios in Hollywood. After Guy Lombardo's death in 1977, CBS and the Royal Canadians attempted to continue their New Year's Eve"
"continues into ""Part 2"", which features the remainder of the Hollywood concert segments. Part 2 runs into the early morning hours, and has run as late as 3:00 a.m. ET/PT in the past. Prior to the premiere of ""New Year's Rockin' Eve"", the most well-known New Year's Eve program was the annual big band remote of bandleader Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, broadcast from the ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Guy Lombardo hosted 48 straight New Year's Eve broadcasts on CBS until his death in 1977, beginning on radio in 1928 (and for a period, splitting with NBC Radio"
"returned to a Times Square-based show hosted by Steve Harvey for 2018. Spanish-language network Univision broadcasts ""¡Feliz!"", hosted by Raúl de Molina of ""El Gordo y La Flaca"". On cable, CNN carries coverage of the festivities, known as ""New Year's Eve Live"", which was historically hosted by Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin from Times Square. Griffin was removed from her role in 2017 after she published a controversial political photo; she was replaced by Andy Cohen for 2018. Fox News carries ""All-American New Year"", which was most recently hosted by Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Bill Hemmer from Times Square. Since 2008-09,"
"time on the Bucking Bull. Among the All-stars are: 'Mr. Excitement' Isaac Alverez (now Age 28), Jessi 'Go Go Dancer' Duran (now Age 21), 'Pastor' Jerry Huson (now Age 57), Margie Stubbs, 'Cougar' Maria Castro (now 52), Gayla 'Don't Call Me A Cougar' Johnson, 'Indiana Jones Fan' Andrew Pagana, 'Law School Wannabe' Chris Lekawa (now Age 24), 'Soccer Mom' Gwenisha Robinson, 'Pretty Hot and Thick (PHAT)' Sandy Bowles, 'Foot-Phobic' April Rhobles (now Age 25), and (""Waitress"") Karla Guy (now Age 29), who also became the first contestant to be disqualified by avoiding every single obstacle in the Qualifier. She also"
"1974. Musical guests on the -hour-long show included the Beach Boys, the Doobie Brothers, Olivia Newton-John, and Herbie Hancock. It was the third ""Rockin' Eve"" Clark had produced, and it competed with Guy Lombardo's traditional New Year's Eve television show which aired on a different network and was in its 45th consecutive year of broadcast. Clark hoped the ""Rockin' Eve"" format would become an ""annual TV custom"". The year 1978 began with a split with Guercio. Chicago had recorded its last five studio albums ""Chicago VI"", ""VII"", ""VIII"", ""X"", and ""XI,"" and had made two television specials at Guercio's Caribou"
"exactly like how it was beforehand, Clark had made great progress since the original diagnosis. Alongside pre-recorded performances from Hollywood hosted by actress and pop singer Hilary Duff, the 2006 edition also featured a live performance by Mariah Carey directly inside Times Square – the first such performance in the show's history. Live performances from Times Square became a regular feature during future editions of ""New Year's Rockin' Eve"". During the program, Clark made limited on-air appearances, but still conducted his traditional countdown, and also recollected on his recent experiences: Public curiosity over Clark's condition and his return to television"
"included map of the world, a wall of clocks, and a makeshift newsroom where ABC News staffers would follow the latest developments. Jack Ford was stationed in Times Square throughout the broadcast, and was also joined by entertainer Dick Clark (the creator and host of his namesake ""New Year's Rockin' Eve"", which did not air due to ""ABC 2000"") as a correspondent to conduct his traditional countdown. Other correspondents were Charles Gibson in London, Diane Sawyer in New York, Barbara Walters in Paris, Sam Donaldson at the Y2K Command Center in Washington, Connie Chung in Las Vegas, Deborah Roberts at"
"dominant New Year's Eve special on U.S. television (especially among younger viewers), with Clark hosting it (as well as ABC's special coverage of the year 2000) for 33 straight years. After suffering a stroke in December 2004, Clark missed the 2005 edition, and he retired as full-time host in favor of Ryan Seacrest for 2006 due to a lingering speech impediment. Clark continued making limited appearances on the special until his death in 2012. Other notable celebrations include the Las Vegas Strip's ""America's Party"", where streets are closed to vehicle traffic on the evening of New Year's Eve, and a"
"New Orleans. At 8:47 p.m., as Cooper and Griffin were walking down to street level in Times Square, Griffin removed her coat and for part of the evening, appeared on-screen wearing only a bra. Don Lemon subsequently commented ""I have to say: nice rack."" Guests on stage included Jessie J (""Bang Bang"") and Gus Kenworthy. In addition, Dana Bash appeared with Griffin in a pre-recorded skit. The night was filled with memories from the year, clips from their previous New Year's Eve broadcasts, and a video of Griffin doing the Ice Bucket Challenge nude. Griffin spray tanned Anderson's face. Cooper"
"was reinstated for 2019, under the title ""NBC's New Year's Eve 2019""; Carson Daly, Leslie Jones, and Chrissy Teigen will host, and performances will feature Kelly Clarkson, Andy Grammer, John Legend, Diana Ross, Blake Shelton, as well as Keith Urban and Brett Young from Nashville. NBC's New Year's Eve NBC's New Year's Eve (formerly New Year's Eve with Carson Daly) is a television special which airs on New Year's Eve annually on NBC. The special is broadcast from Times Square in New York City, and prominently features coverage of its annual ball drop event, along with live and pre-recorded musical"
"""America's oldest teenager"" or ""the world's oldest teenager"". In his off-stage roles, Clark served as Chief Executive Officer of Dick Clark Productions (a financial interest in which he sold off in his later years). He also founded the American Bandstand Diner, a restaurant chain modeled after the Hard Rock Cafe. In 1973, he created and produced the annual American Music Awards show, similar to the Grammy Awards. Clark suffered a stroke in December 2004. With speech ability impaired, Clark returned to his ""New Year's Rockin' Eve"" show a year later on December 31, 2005. Subsequently, he appeared at the 58th"
"ratings for the late-night portion of the broadcast were down by 9% in comparison to 2016, ""New Year's Rockin' Eve"" was once again the highest-rated New Year's special across the major networks, with a 9.0 rating in metered markets, and a 6.8 rating among adults 18-49. Mariah Carey was one of the Times Square headliners for the 2017 edition. Her performance was notably marred by technical issues; when opening with ""Emotions"", Carey remarked throughout the song that she was unable to hear her backing track. On her second song, ""We Belong Together"", she briefly sang the song without incident, but"
"hosted by Chuck Woolery. At the same time, Clark also hosted the Stone-Stanley-created ""Winning Lines"", which ran for six weeks on CBS from January 8 through February 12, 2000. In 1972, Dick Clark first produced ""New Year's Rockin' Eve"", a New Year's Eve music special for NBC which included coverage of the ball drop festivities in New York City. Clark aimed to challenge the dominance of Guy Lombardo's New Year's specials on CBS, as he believed its big band music skewed too old. After two years on NBC, and being hosted by Three Dog Night and George Carlin respectively, the"
"to 64, with 40 percent of music from the 1960s, 30 percent from the 1970s, and 15 percent each from the 1950s and since 1980. Artists include Neil Diamond, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, The Carpenters, Johnny Mathis, Barry Manilow, Celine Dion, James Taylor, Elton John, Anne Murray, Andy Williams, Engelbert Humperdinck, Linda Ronstadt, Nat King Cole, Captain and Tennille, and Simon and Garfunkel. The format also incorporates ""new standards"" material by artists like Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Michael Bublé, Steve Tyrell, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler, Carly Simon, and Renee Olstead. Also, the network plays continuous Christmas music beginning"
"Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest, and invited his friend and fellow performer that night, Selena Gomez on stage to act as the lonely girl. The performance onstage fueled further speculation of a relationship between Bieber and Gomez but both claimed they were just friends, as they did before. He sang the song on VH1's Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam, along with other performers Rihanna and Timbaland, and on CBS' The Early Show as a part of their Super Bowl programming. He performed a medley of ""One Less Lonely Girl"" and ""Never Let You Go"", along with ""Baby"" at BET's"
"this time hosted by Steve Harvey, under the title Fox's New Year's Eve with Steve Harvey. From December 1991 to 1992, and from December 2004 to 2013, Fox had aired New Year's Eve specials under the blanket title ""New Year's Eve Live"", with rotating hosts and formats, and coverage of the Times Square ball drop. ""Fox New Year's Eve Live"" was first broadcast on December 31, 1991; it was hosted by Penn and Teller and featured performances by Guns N' Roses, Sam Kinison, and Southside Johnny. A second edition was broadcast in 1992, featuring coverage from New York, Chicago, and"
"Dancin'"". This marked the first time a song by a non-Irish artist or band was featured in the show. The New Year's Party show stood out as it was the first live show to ring in the New Year on RTÉ in more than five years. In previous years recorded shows were played ""as live"" on 31 December and usually involved a standard format of musical entertainment and chat with an invited audience. Jean Butler, George Hook, Colin Dunne Panellist Robert O'Byrne did not return for the New Year's Special. Celebrity Jigs 'n' Reels Celebrity Jigs n' Reels was an"
"the primetime hour, followed by studio segments (again hosted by Wayne Brady) featuring performances by Blink-182, Bush, Busta Rhymes, Jessica Simpson, LFO, The O'Jays, and Pink. The primetime hour of ""New Year's Rockin' Eve 2002"" was also preceded by ""ABC 2002"", a follow-up to the ""ABC 2000"" special, hosted by Peter Jennings from the Rose Center for Earth and Space. The two-hour special featured a ""meaningful and reflective"" view on New Year's celebrations from around the world, and also included performances by Arlo Guthrie, Sting, and U2. Clark personally felt that 2002, since it was the first in the wake"
"design the lighting for ""New Years Rockin’ Eve"" and the ""Golden Globe Awards"". Rose has remained the lighting designer for ""New Years Rockin' Eve"" ever since his debut in 1985, over a span of more than 30 years. During that time Rose has also served as lighting designer for other awards shows including the ""Golden Gods"", the 2011 ""Daytime Emmy Awards"", the ""American Latino Media Arts Awards"", the ""Clio Awards"", and the ""Soap Opera Digest Awards"". The Golden Globes represents the awards show he has been involved with for the most number of years. Television events that Rose has served"
"doing his national service. She stood by him during the scandals that marred his career. Frank Bough Frank Joseph Bough (; born 15 January 1933) is a retired English television presenter. He is best known as the former host of BBC sports and current affairs shows including ""Grandstand"", ""Nationwide"" and ""Breakfast Time"", which he launched alongside Selina Scott and Nick Ross. Over a long broadcasting career, Bough became renowned for his smooth, relaxed and professional approach to live broadcasts, once being described as ""the most unassailable performer on British television"". In 1987, Michael Parkinson said: ""If my life depended on"
"of the Waldorf and 35 years of tradition, but we finally got it wrested."" Clark's hopes soon became reality, as ""New Year's Rockin' Eve"" had displaced Guy Lombardo as the most popular and most-watched New Year's Eve special on American television in the years following. The 1980 edition was co-hosted by Erin Moran and John Schneider of ""Happy Days"" and ""The Dukes of Hazzard"" respectively, and continued with Clark's goal to showcase acts that represented the previous year by featuring Barry Manilow, Blondie, Chic, The Oak Ridge Boys, and the Village People as performers. The 1988 edition was co-hosted by"