Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
| Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest, Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest |
| Created by | Dick Clark |
| Presented by | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Larry Klein |
| Location(s) |
Times Square, New York City, New York (live segments) Hollywood, California (pre-recorded concert segments) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time |
Primetime Part One: 120 minutes (8:00–10:00 p.m.) Primetime Part Two: 60 minutes (10:00–11:00 p.m.) Part One: 100 minutes (11:30 p.m.–1:10 a.m.) Part Two: 65 minutes (1:10-2:15 a.m.) |
| Production company(s) | Dick Clark Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network |
NBC (1972–73) ABC (1974–present) |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | December 31, 1972 – present |
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve (NYRE) is an annual New Year's Eve television special broadcast by ABC. The special broadcasts from New York City's Times Square, and prominently features coverage of its annual ball drop event, along with live and pre-recorded musical performances by popular musicians from Times Square and Hollywood, respectively.
Its creator and namesake was the entertainer Dick Clark, who conceived New Year's Rockin' Eve as a younger-skewing competitor to Guy Lombardo's popular and long-running New Year's Eve big band broadcasts on CBS. The first two editions, which were hosted by Three Dog Night and George Carlin, respectively, and featured Dick Clark assuming the role of Times Square reporter, were broadcast by NBC for 1973 and 1974, respectively. In 1974-75, the program moved to its current home of ABC, and Clark assumed the role of host.
Following the death of Guy Lombardo and the decline of the Royal Canadians' special, New Year's Rockin' Eve grew in popularity, and became ingrained in pop culture—even prompting Clark himself to make appearances on other programs in parody of his role. To this day, New Year's Rockin' Eve has consistently remained the highest-rated New Year's Eve special broadcast by the United States' major television networks; its 2012 edition peaked at 22.6 million home viewers—not including viewers watching from public locations, which were historically not measured by Nielsen.
Dick Clark hosted New Year's Rockin' Eve annually from 1973 through 2004, and served as a Times Square correspondent alongside Peter Jennings for ABC News's special coverage of year 2000 celebrations. The complications of a stroke suffered by Clark in December 2004 had a major effect on his role in the special. After having Regis Philbin serve as a guest host for 2005, Clark returned for the 2006 edition to serve as a host: due to speech impediments that had resulted from his stroke, he ceded hosting duties to Ryan Seacrest. The death of Dick Clark on April 18, 2012 left Ryan Seacrest as the sole host of New Year's Rockin' Eve beginning with its 2012–13 edition. Seacrest has most recently been joined by Jenny McCarthy as a correspondent from Times Square, with Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas serving as the presenter of the Hollywood concert segments. Through its deal with Dick Clark Productions, New Year's Rockin' Eve will remain on ABC through at least 2024.
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