The new year is fast approaching and if you want to enjoy the fireworks, countdowns, and awkward live performances without ever leaving your cozy setup, you鈥檝e got plenty of options.
Here鈥檚 a guide to the best ways to watch the festivities from the comfort of your couch.
22 MINUTES NEW YEAR鈥橲 EVE PREGAME SPECIAL
Chortle your way into 2025 with an hour of skits from CBC鈥檚 longest-running comedy series, 鈥淭he Hour Has 22 Minutes.鈥 Aba Amuquandoh, Chris Wilson and Mark Critch and the rest of the ensemble cast will be joined by friends including comedian Colin Mochrie and 鈥淭he Great Canadian Baking Show鈥 host Alan Shane Lewis. Wilson鈥檚 impressions of Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre are bound to join the fun.
8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBC News Network, CBC Gem and the CBC News YouTube channel
CANADA LIVE! COUNTDOWN 2025
CBC says it鈥檚 delivering the ultimate coast-to-coast celebration, counting down to the new year across all six of Canada鈥檚 time zones. A couple of 鈥淭he 香港六合彩挂牌资料鈥 anchors will steer the proceedings 鈥 Adrienne Arsenault, who鈥檒l be joined by singer Jann Arden in Toronto, and Ian Hanomansing, teaming up with comedian Ali Hassan in Vancouver.
8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBC News Network, CBC Gem and the CBC News YouTube channel
NEW YEAR鈥橲 EVE LIVE WITH ANDERSON COOPER AND ANDY COHEN
Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen are back for their eighth consecutive year co-hosting CNN鈥檚 New Year鈥檚 bash from Times Square in New York City. Along with plenty of quippy one-liners and tipsy confessions, expect performances by Shania Twain, 50 Cent, Sting, Diplo and more.
8 p.m. ET on CNN
DICK CLARK鈥橲 NEW YEAR鈥橲 ROCKIN鈥 EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST
This marks the 20th consecutive year of Ryan Seacrest hosting the long-running special conceived by 鈥淎merican Bandstand鈥 host Dick Clark. While you wonder where the last two decades went, Rita Ora will join as co-host in New York as the event leads up to the big ball drop in Times Square. Performers will include Alanis Morissette, the Jonas Brothers, T-Pain, and Lenny Kravitz.
8 p.m. ET on ABC
NEW YEAR鈥橲 EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE鈥橲 BIG BASH
Country music鈥檚 biggest stars descend upon Music City for this five-hour special hosted by Grammy Award-winner Keith Urban and 鈥淓ntertainment Tonight鈥 host Rachel Smith. Post Malone, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Miranda Lambert, and Shaboozey will be among the many acts hitting the stage. Nashville will ring in the New Year with the East Coast at midnight, then keep the good times rolling through Central Time with the city's famous Music Note Drop at the Bicentennial Mall stage.
8 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount Plus
This report by 香港六合彩挂牌资料 was first published Dec. 31, 2024
