It’s time once again to kick the old year to the curb and kiss up to a new one. And TV, as usual, is ready to party.
Leading the list of boisterous programming tonight is the venerable “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve” (10:30 tonight, KMGH-Channel 7), which has hosts Clark and Ryan Seacrest welcoming performers Carrie Underwood, Akon, Miley Cyrus and Natasha Bedingfield, just to name a few. Here are some of the other shows that will riing in the new year tonight:
106 & Party: New Year’s Eve (BET):Hosts Rocsi and Terrence. Performers DJ Khaled, Trick Daddy, Plies, Bow Wow, Omarion, Mims, Soulja Boy. 9 p.m., Comcast digital channel 95.
New Year’s Eve Live (Fox):Hosts Cat Deeley and Spike Feresten. Performers Jordin Sparks, Blake Lewis, Lifehouse. 11 p.m. KDVR-Channel 31
Tila Tequila’s New Year’s Eve (MTV):Hosts Tila Tequila, Damien Fahey, Lyndsey Rodrigues. Performers Boys Like Girls, Kid Rock, Wyclef Jean, Mary J. Blige. 9 p.m., Comcast digital channel 23.
New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly (NBC):Host Carson Daly. Performers Lenny Kravitz, Alicia Keys. 11:35, KUSA-Channel 9. NBC
Live from Lincoln Center (PBS):Host Renee Fleming. Lorin Maazel conducts the New York Philharmonic; featuring Joshua Bell. 7 p.m., KRMA-Channel 6
You also can celebrate with what has become a TV staple: the marathon showing of a popular or vintage series. Among New Year’s Eve offerings, starting at different times:
“The First 48” and “Intervention,”A&E
“Top 100 Videos of ’07,”BET
“Project Runway,”Bravo
“MythBusters,”Discovery
“Entourage,”HBO
“The Drew Carey Show,”ION
“The Twilight Zone,”Sci Fi Channel
“CSI,”Spike TV
“Jon & Kate Plus 8,”TLC
“Law & Order,”TNT
