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''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve''<br/>''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2009 with Ryan Seacrest''<ref name=Title>{{cite news|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|title=NBC utilizing all resources for 24-hour Olympics coverage|date=August 8, 2008|first=Tim|last=Cuprisin|page=B6|quote=ABC's annual countdown to the new year in the Eastern time zone used to be called "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve." Henceforth, it is known as 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest.'}}</ref><br/>''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 20##''<br/>
''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve''<br />''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2009 with Ryan Seacrest''<ref name=Title>{{cite news|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|title=NBC utilizing all resources for 24-hour Olympics coverage|date=August 8, 2008|first=Tim|last=Cuprisin|page=B6|quote=ABC's annual countdown to the new year in the Eastern time zone used to be called "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve." Henceforth, it is known as 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest.'}}</ref><br />''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 20##''<br />
'''Primetime show'''<br/>''Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve (with Ryan Seacrest)'' (2000–present)<br/>''New Year's Rockin' Eve Primetime'' (2010–2011)
'''Primetime show'''<br />''Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve (with Ryan Seacrest)'' (2000–present)<br />''New Year's Rockin' Eve Primetime'' (2010–2011)
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| format = [[New Year]]'s [[television special]]
| format = [[New Year]]'s [[television special]]
| runtime = (''Primetime'', 10:00–11:00 p.m.) 60 minutes<br>(''Part One'', 11:35 p.m.–1:05 a.m.) 90 minutes<br>(''Part Two'', 1:05–2:05 a.m.) 60 minutes
| runtime = (''Primetime'', 10:00–11:00 p.m.) 60 minutes<br>(''Part One'', 11:35 p.m.–1:05 a.m.) 90 minutes<br>(''Part Two'', 1:05–2:05 a.m.) 60 minutes
| creator = [[Dick Clark]]
| creator = [[Dick Clark]]
| presenter = [[Dick Clark]] (1974-2012) <br> [[Ryan Seacrest]] (2005-present) <br> [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] <br> [[Jenny McCarthy]]
| presenter = [[Dick Clark]] (1974-2012) <br> [[Ryan Seacrest]] (2005-present) <br> [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] <br> [[Jenny McCarthy]]
| country = United States
| country = United States
| network = [[NBC]] (December 31, 1972&ndash;December 31, 1973)<br>[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (December 31, 1974&ndash;December 31, 1998; December 31, 2000–present)
| network = [[NBC]] (December 31, 1972–December 31, 1973)<br>[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (December 31, 1974–December 31, 1998; December 31, 2000–present)
| first_aired = December 31, 1972 – present
| first_aired = December 31, 1972 – present
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==Format==
==Format==
''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' is primarily broadcast from New Year's Eve festivities at [[New York City]]'s [[Times Square]]. The program consists of live coverage of the festivities, along with musical performances at Times Square featuring [[pop music|popular musicians]], and culminating with the long-running 60 second [[Times Square Ball|ball drop]] at midnight. Since the New Year's Eve 2001 edition, its coverage has begun with ''New Year's Rockin' Eve Primetime'', an hour-long show airing at 10:00 PM ET. The show is later followed by the main ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' broadcast at 11:35 PM local time, which is often [[Broadcast delay|tape-delayed]] (by either local affiliates or ABC's west coast feed) in order to allow the countdown to correspond with the local [[time zone]]. When the Ball Drop occurs at 11:59 PM (which has traditionally been accompanied by Dick Clark welcoming the new year), some stations may also air [[split screen (filmmaking)|split screen]] coverage of a local new year's event (such as the Buffalo Ball Drop or Atlanta's [[Peach Drop]]).
''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' is primarily broadcast from New Year's Eve festivities at [[New York City]]'s [[Times Square]]. The program consists of live coverage of the festivities, along with musical performances at Times Square featuring [[pop music|popular musicians]], and culminating with the long-running 60 second [[Times Square Ball|ball drop]] at midnight. Since the New Year's Eve 2001 edition, its coverage has begun with ''New Year's Rockin' Eve Primetime'', an hour-long show airing at 10:00 PM ET. The show is later followed by the main ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' broadcast at 11:35 PM local time, which is often [[Broadcast delay|tape-delayed]] (by either local affiliates or ABC's west coast feed) in order to allow the countdown to correspond with the local [[time zone]]. When the Ball Drop occurs at 11:59 PM (which has traditionally been accompanied by Dick Clark welcoming the new year), some stations may also air [[split screen (filmmaking)|split screen]] coverage of a local new year's event (such as the Buffalo Ball Drop or Atlanta's [[Peach Drop]]).


Since 2005, [[Ryan Seacrest]] has hosted the live show outside in Times Square itself (along with a celebrity correspondent providing additional reports from attendees), while Dick Clark co-hosts and makes appearances from a set in the [[Times Square Studios]].
Since 2005, [[Ryan Seacrest]] has hosted the live show outside in Times Square itself (along with a celebrity correspondent providing additional reports from attendees), while Dick Clark co-hosts and makes appearances from a set in the [[Times Square Studios]].


Following midnight, the show continues on with pre-taped concert segments from a studio in [[Hollywood]] (except in the 2009/2010 edition, which was held at [[America's Party]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]). Since the 2006/2007 edition, these concert segments have been hosted by [[Fergie (singer)|Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson]] of [[The Black Eyed Peas]].
Following midnight, the show continues on with pre-taped concert segments from a studio in [[Hollywood]] (except in the 2009/2010 edition, which was held at [[America's Party]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]). Since the 2006/2007 edition, these concert segments have been hosted by [[Fergie (singer)|Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson]] of [[The Black Eyed Peas]].


In terms of years on air, Clark's string of being the permanent host of the series, 38 years, is the second-longest of any host of an American entertainment television program, behind only [[Jerry Lewis]], who hosted the [[MDA Labor Day Telethon]] from 1966 through 2010. Both Lewis and Clark are ahead of [[Don McNeill (performer)|Don McNeill]] and [[Bob Barker]], both of whom lasted 35 years. (Though [[Don Francisco (television host)|Don Francisco]] has spent 49 years as host of ''[[Sábado Gigante]]'', that show has only been based in the United States for 25 of those years.) However, Barker and McNeill hosted daily programs, not annual shows as Lewis and Clark have.
In terms of years on air, Clark's string of being the permanent host of the series, 38 years, is the second-longest of any host of an American entertainment television program, behind only [[Jerry Lewis]], who hosted the [[MDA Labor Day Telethon]] from 1966 through 2010. Both Lewis and Clark are ahead of [[Don McNeill (performer)|Don McNeill]] and [[Bob Barker]], both of whom lasted 35 years. (Though [[Don Francisco (television host)|Don Francisco]] has spent 49 years as host of ''[[Sábado Gigante]]'', that show has only been based in the United States for 25 of those years.) However, Barker and McNeill hosted daily programs, not annual shows as Lewis and Clark have.
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Once the Lombardo orchestra began their annual television shows, there would be a live segment from [[Times Square]], which was (and still is) the focal point of the nation's largest New Year's celebration. In the early years of Lombardo's television specials, pioneer broadcast journalist [[Robert Trout]] reported on and counted down to Midnight in New York's Times Square; but for most of Lombardo's years on television, another legendary newsman, [[Ben Grauer]], had the honor.
Once the Lombardo orchestra began their annual television shows, there would be a live segment from [[Times Square]], which was (and still is) the focal point of the nation's largest New Year's celebration. In the early years of Lombardo's television specials, pioneer broadcast journalist [[Robert Trout]] reported on and counted down to Midnight in New York's Times Square; but for most of Lombardo's years on television, another legendary newsman, [[Ben Grauer]], had the honor.


The first New Year's Eve special on television was broadcast on December 31, 1941 on [[WNBC-TV|WNBT]] New York, and consisted of entertainment broadcast from the [[Rainbow Room]], atop the [[GE Building|RCA Building]] in New York's [[Rockefeller Center]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Merrymakers Jam Hotels and Clubs|newspaper=New York Times|date=January 1, 1942|page=35}}</ref>
The first New Year's Eve special on television was broadcast on December 31, 1941 on [[WNBC-TV|WNBT]] New York, and consisted of entertainment broadcast from the [[Rainbow Room]], atop the [[GE Building|RCA Building]] in New York's [[Rockefeller Center]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Merrymakers Jam Hotels and Clubs|newspaper=New York Times|date=January 1, 1942|page=35}}</ref>


Due to [[World War II]], there would be no more New Year's Eve specials on television until December 31, 1945. WNBT produced a remote broadcast of festivities in Times Square. While NBC had begun to feed programs to [[WRGB]] in the Albany area and [[KYW-TV|WPTZ]] in Philadelphia, information is unavailable as to whether either or both of these stations broadcast the program, or if it was seen just locally in New York.<ref>{{cite news|title=For Service Men and Women|newspaper=New York Times|date=December 31, 1945|page=22}}</ref>
Due to [[World War II]], there would be no more New Year's Eve specials on television until December 31, 1945. WNBT produced a remote broadcast of festivities in Times Square. While NBC had begun to feed programs to [[WRGB]] in the Albany area and [[KYW-TV|WPTZ]] in Philadelphia, information is unavailable as to whether either or both of these stations broadcast the program, or if it was seen just locally in New York.<ref>{{cite news|title=For Service Men and Women|newspaper=New York Times|date=December 31, 1945|page=22}}</ref>
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===Into the millennium: ''ABC 2000 Today''===
===Into the millennium: ''ABC 2000 Today''===
{{main|ABC 2000 Today}}
{{main|ABC 2000 Today}}
For coverage of the year 2000, ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' was not broadcast. Instead, Dick Clark participated in [[ABC News]]'s day-long telecast, ''[[ABC 2000 Today]]'', which as a part of a [[2000 Today|international broadcast consortium]], televised New Year's Eve celebrations from around the world welcoming the year 2000. Dick Clark would join overall host [[Peter Jennings]] and ABC News reporter [[Jack Ford (journalist)|Jack Ford]] as correspondents for the festivities from Times Square. Clark's role in the broadcast was similar to his role on ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'', including his traditional countdown alongside Ford at midnight on the east coast. However, unlike ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'', it was also broadcast live across the entire country instead of tape-delayed for other time zones, as ''ABC 2000 Today'' covered midnight festivities in other cities for the remainder of the night, as they had done throughout the day.<ref>{{cite book|title=ABC 2000 Today: Millennial Celebrations Throughout the World, Full 24 Hour Transcript, 12/31/1999&ndash;01/01/2000|year=2000|author=ABC News|publisher=ABC News|location=New York}}</ref>
For coverage of the year 2000, ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' was not broadcast. Instead, Dick Clark participated in [[ABC News]]'s day-long telecast, ''[[ABC 2000 Today]]'', which as a part of a [[2000 Today|international broadcast consortium]], televised New Year's Eve celebrations from around the world welcoming the year 2000. Dick Clark would join overall host [[Peter Jennings]] and ABC News reporter [[Jack Ford (journalist)|Jack Ford]] as correspondents for the festivities from Times Square. Clark's role in the broadcast was similar to his role on ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'', including his traditional countdown alongside Ford at midnight on the east coast. However, unlike ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'', it was also broadcast live across the entire country instead of tape-delayed for other time zones, as ''ABC 2000 Today'' covered midnight festivities in other cities for the remainder of the night, as they had done throughout the day.<ref>{{cite book|title=ABC 2000 Today: Millennial Celebrations Throughout the World, Full 24 Hour Transcript, 12/31/1999–01/01/2000|year=2000|author=ABC News|publisher=ABC News|location=New York}}</ref>


Clark, Ford, and Jennings were among a total of more than 1,000 members of the ABC News division that were part of the broadcast. They were all under the direction of ABC's [[Roger Goodman (director)|Roger Goodman]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=9282987|title=Veteran ABC News Director Roger Goodman to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award|date=December 8, 2009|publisher=ABCNEWS.com|work=ABC News|accessdate=31 December 2009}}</ref> The ''ABC 2000 Today'' telecast overall also received a [[Peabody Award]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/03/arts/peabody-winners-include-2-new-series.html?pagewanted=print|title=Peabody Winners Include 2 New Series|date=April 3, 2000|accessdate=December 31, 2009|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>
Clark, Ford, and Jennings were among a total of more than 1,000 members of the ABC News division that were part of the broadcast. They were all under the direction of ABC's [[Roger Goodman (director)|Roger Goodman]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=9282987|title=Veteran ABC News Director Roger Goodman to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award|date=December 8, 2009|publisher=ABCNEWS.com|work=ABC News|accessdate=31 December 2009}}</ref> The ''ABC 2000 Today'' telecast overall also received a [[Peabody Award]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/03/arts/peabody-winners-include-2-new-series.html?pagewanted=print|title=Peabody Winners Include 2 New Series|date=April 3, 2000|accessdate=December 31, 2009|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>


===2005: Dick Clark's stroke, effects on ''Rockin' Eve''===
===2005: Dick Clark's stroke, effects on ''Rockin' Eve''===
On December 6, 2004, it was reported that Clark had been hospitalized after suffering from a minor [[stroke]]. While Clark had stated in a prepared statement that he would host the program for its 2004-05 edition, reports soon surfaced that the stroke may have been serious enough to prevent him from hosting.<ref name=nd-stroke>{{cite news|last=Gay|first=Verne|title=Stroke Sidelines Dick Clark|newspaper=Newsday|date=December 9, 2004}}</ref> Soon afterward on December 14, it was officially announced that Dick Clark would not be hosting ''New Year's Rockin' Eve 2005'', and that [[Regis Philbin]] would instead fill in for him. In a statement, Clark said that he was thankful that Regis was able to quickly step in on short notice to host the show, and hoping that he would do a good job.<ref name=wp-regis>{{cite news|last=de Moraes|first=Lisa|title=Dick Clark Hands Off The Big Ball Drop|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A62450-2004Dec13?language=printer|newspaper=The Washington Post|accessdate=31 December 2011|date=December 14, 2004|page=C1}}</ref>
On December 6, 2004, it was reported that Clark had been hospitalized after suffering from a minor [[stroke]]. While Clark had stated in a prepared statement that he would host the program for its 2004-05 edition, reports soon surfaced that the stroke may have been serious enough to prevent him from hosting.<ref name=nd-stroke>{{cite news|last=Gay|first=Verne|title=Stroke Sidelines Dick Clark|newspaper=Newsday|date=December 9, 2004}}</ref> Soon afterward on December 14, it was officially announced that Dick Clark would not be hosting ''New Year's Rockin' Eve 2005'', and that [[Regis Philbin]] would instead fill in for him. In a statement, Clark said that he was thankful that Regis was able to quickly step in on short notice to host the show, and hoping that he would do a good job.<ref name=wp-regis>{{cite news|last=de Moraes|first=Lisa|title=Dick Clark Hands Off The Big Ball Drop|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A62450-2004Dec13?language=printer|newspaper=The Washington Post|accessdate=31 December 2011|date=December 14, 2004|page=C1}}</ref>


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 [[New Year's Eve Live (CNN program)|CNN's coverage]], revelers in Times Square told [[CNN]]'s [[Jason Carroll]] that Philbin was "all right" filling in for Clark, though they had [[Anderson Cooper]] and Carroll.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0412/31/se.01.html|work=CNN.com|title=CNN LIVE EVENT/SPECIAL New Year's Eve Special|work=CNN.com|date=December 31, 2004}}</ref> Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] also spoke with Regis on Dick Clark's absence during the show, noting that "it isn't that we don't like Regis, but we want [Clark] back next year."<ref name=nydn-2005/> After the broadcast, the ''[[New York Daily News]]'''s Richard Huff critiqued Regis Philbin's "suitable {{emdash}} although not spectacular" performance as being outside his usual element; starting off stiff, but slowly becoming looser and more confident in his role throughout the night. Ruff also believed that Philbin would have performed better if had an in-studio co-host to interact with as with his daytime [[talk show]] ''[[Live With Kelly|Live! with Regis and Kelly]]''.<ref name=nydn-2005>{{cite news|last=Huff|first=Richard|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2005-01-02/news/18290435_1_times-square-dick-clark-kelly-ripa|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|accessdate=31 December 2011|title=At Least Regis Didn't Drop The Ball On Eve Show|date=January 2, 2005}}</ref>
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 [[New Year's Eve Live (CNN program)|CNN's coverage]], revelers in Times Square told [[CNN]]'s [[Jason Carroll]] that Philbin was "all right" filling in for Clark, though they had [[Anderson Cooper]] and Carroll.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0412/31/se.01.html|work=CNN.com|title=CNN LIVE EVENT/SPECIAL New Year's Eve Special|work=CNN.com|date=December 31, 2004}}</ref> Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] also spoke with Regis on Dick Clark's absence during the show, noting that "it isn't that we don't like Regis, but we want [Clark] back next year."<ref name=nydn-2005/> After the broadcast, the ''[[New York Daily News]]'''s Richard Huff critiqued Regis Philbin's "suitable {{emdash}} although not spectacular" performance as being outside his usual element; starting off stiff, but slowly becoming looser and more confident in his role throughout the night. Ruff also believed that Philbin would have performed better if had an in-studio co-host to interact with as with his daytime [[talk show]] ''[[Live With Kelly|Live! with Regis and Kelly]]''.<ref name=nydn-2005>{{cite news|last=Huff|first=Richard|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2005-01-02/news/18290435_1_times-square-dick-clark-kelly-ripa|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|accessdate=31 December 2011|title=At Least Regis Didn't Drop The Ball On Eve Show|date=January 2, 2005}}</ref>


===2006: Dick Clark's return, Ryan Seacrest joins ''Rockin' Eve''===
===2006: Dick Clark's return, Ryan Seacrest joins ''Rockin' Eve''===
In August 2005, ABC announced that Dick Clark would return to the show for its 2006 edition, joined by a new co-host, television personality and ''[[American Idol]]'' host [[Ryan Seacrest]]. The special would mark Dick Clark's first television appearance since the stroke.<ref name=ap-seac>{{cite news|title=Dick Clark, Ryan Seacrest, will usher in the New Year|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_AFaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DksNAAAAIBAJ&dq=ryan%20seacrest&pg=3871%2C3822206|newspaper=Victoria Advocate|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=31 December 2011|first=Jeff|last=Wilson|page=4C|date=August 17, 2005}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[People Magazine]]'' in December 2005, Seacrest revealed that while Clark had not completely recovered from the stroke, and that his speech was not exactly like how it was beforehand, Clark had made great progress since the original diagnosis.<ref name=people-seacrest>{{cite web|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|title=Ryan Seacrest: Dick Clark Ready to 'Rock'|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1144549,00.html|publisher=People.com|accessdate=31 December 2011}}</ref> Clark and Seacrest would be joined by pop singer [[Hilary Duff]] to host the Hollywood segments of the program.<ref name=wp-nyre2006>{{cite news|title=Television: Saturday: New Year's Eve Programming|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/30/AR2005123001360_pf.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=31 December 2011|date=December 31, 2005|first=John|last=Maynard}}</ref>
In August 2005, ABC announced that Dick Clark would return to the show for its 2006 edition, joined by a new co-host, television personality and ''[[American Idol]]'' host [[Ryan Seacrest]]. The special would mark Dick Clark's first television appearance since the stroke.<ref name=ap-seac>{{cite news|title=Dick Clark, Ryan Seacrest, will usher in the New Year|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_AFaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DksNAAAAIBAJ&dq=ryan%20seacrest&pg=3871%2C3822206|newspaper=Victoria Advocate|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=31 December 2011|first=Jeff|last=Wilson|page=4C|date=August 17, 2005}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[People Magazine]]'' in December 2005, Seacrest revealed that while Clark had not completely recovered from the stroke, and that his speech was not exactly like how it was beforehand, Clark had made great progress since the original diagnosis.<ref name=people-seacrest>{{cite web|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|title=Ryan Seacrest: Dick Clark Ready to 'Rock'|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1144549,00.html|publisher=People.com|accessdate=31 December 2011}}</ref> Clark and Seacrest would be joined by pop singer [[Hilary Duff]] to host the Hollywood segments of the program.<ref name=wp-nyre2006>{{cite news|title=Television: Saturday: New Year's Eve Programming|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/30/AR2005123001360_pf.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=31 December 2011|date=December 31, 2005|first=John|last=Maynard}}</ref>


During the program, Dick Clark made limited on-air appearances, but still conducted his traditional countdown, and also recollected on his recent experiences:
During the program, Dick Clark made limited on-air appearances, but still conducted his traditional countdown, and also recollected on his recent experiences:
{{cquote|Last year I had a stroke. It left me in bad shape. I had to teach myself how to walk and talk again. It's been a long, hard fight. My speech is not perfect but I'm getting there.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Year's Eve is a comeback for Clark|url=http://articles.boston.com/2006-01-02/news/29241617_1_dick-clark-new-year-s-rockin-eve-american-bandstand|agency=Associated Press|date=January 2, 2006|work=Boston.com|first=David|last=Bauder}}</ref> |quote}}
{{cquote|Last year I had a stroke. It left me in bad shape. I had to teach myself how to walk and talk again. It's been a long, hard fight. My speech is not perfect but I'm getting there.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Year's Eve is a comeback for Clark|url=http://articles.boston.com/2006-01-02/news/29241617_1_dick-clark-new-year-s-rockin-eve-american-bandstand|agency=Associated Press|date=January 2, 2006|work=Boston.com|first=David|last=Bauder}}</ref> |quote}}


Public curiosity over Dick Clark's condition and his return to television helped ''Dick Clark's 'New Year's Rockin' Eve 2006'' draw in over 20 million viewers throughout the night, and a scored a 7.1 [[audience share]] among the key demographic of 18-49 year-olds. Afterward, ABC executives also confirmed that Ryan Seacrest would stay as a co-host for the program.<ref name=nyt-nyre2006>{{cite news|last=Carter|first=Bill|title=Dick Clark's Return Is a Ratings Victory for ABC|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/arts/television/07clar.html?pagewanted=print|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=31 December 2011|date=January 7, 2006}}</ref>
Public curiosity over Dick Clark's condition and his return to television helped ''Dick Clark's 'New Year's Rockin' Eve 2006'' draw in over 20 million viewers throughout the night, and a scored a 7.1 [[audience share]] among the key demographic of 18-49 year-olds. Afterward, ABC executives also confirmed that Ryan Seacrest would stay as a co-host for the program.<ref name=nyt-nyre2006>{{cite news|last=Carter|first=Bill|title=Dick Clark's Return Is a Ratings Victory for ABC|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/arts/television/07clar.html?pagewanted=print|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=31 December 2011|date=January 7, 2006}}</ref>


Reaction to Clark's appearance was mixed. While some TV critics (including Tom Shales of ''[[The Washington Post]]'', in an interview with the [[CBS Radio Network]]) felt he was not in good enough shape to do the broadcast, stroke survivors and many of Clark's fans praised the MC for being a role model for people dealing with post-stroke recovery.<ref>{{cite news|title=Clark inspires stroke victims in TV return|date=January 4, 2006|first=Jocelyn|last=Noveck|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Fort Wayne (Ind.) Journal-Gazette|quote=Stroke survivors and their advocates said Tuesday they were cheered and inspired by Dick Clark's New Year's Eve appearance, ringing in 2006 a year after his debilitating stroke.}}</ref> [[The New York Times]]' [[Brian Stelter]] compared Ryan Seacrest's new role on ''Rockin' Eve'' to being like a "[[traffic cop]]", "tossing to bands and correspondents and to Mr. Clark for the countdown." <ref name="2012Edition"/>
Reaction to Clark's appearance was mixed. While some TV critics (including Tom Shales of ''[[The Washington Post]]'', in an interview with the [[CBS Radio Network]]) felt he was not in good enough shape to do the broadcast, stroke survivors and many of Clark's fans praised the MC for being a role model for people dealing with post-stroke recovery.<ref>{{cite news|title=Clark inspires stroke victims in TV return|date=January 4, 2006|first=Jocelyn|last=Noveck|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Fort Wayne (Ind.) Journal-Gazette|quote=Stroke survivors and their advocates said Tuesday they were cheered and inspired by Dick Clark's New Year's Eve appearance, ringing in 2006 a year after his debilitating stroke.}}</ref> [[The New York Times]]' [[Brian Stelter]] compared Ryan Seacrest's new role on ''Rockin' Eve'' to being like a "[[traffic cop]]", "tossing to bands and correspondents and to Mr. Clark for the countdown." <ref name="2012Edition"/>
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To further reflect Ryan Seacrest's increasing role as host of the broadcast, the special was officially re-titled '''''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest''''' beginning in 2009. In the years following, Clark would continue to make limited appearances during the show itself, which still included his traditional countdown at midnight.<ref name="2012Edition"/> For the third consecutive year, [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] hosted the pre-taped Hollywood segments.
To further reflect Ryan Seacrest's increasing role as host of the broadcast, the special was officially re-titled '''''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest''''' beginning in 2009. In the years following, Clark would continue to make limited appearances during the show itself, which still included his traditional countdown at midnight.<ref name="2012Edition"/> For the third consecutive year, [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] hosted the pre-taped Hollywood segments.


On December 2, 2009, [[American Idol (season 8)|season 8 ''American Idol'']] runner-up [[Adam Lambert]] issued a statement claiming that his bookings to perform on ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' and ABC's late night talk show ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' were cancelled under pressure by ABC in response to his controversial performance at the [[2009 American Music Awards]] (which were also produced by Dick Clark Productions). Neither ABC nor Dick Clark Productions ever confirmed whether or not Lambert had indeed been booked.<ref name=2010NewYear>{{cite web|title=Rock Out with Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve 2010|url=http://www.limelife.com/blog-entry/Rock-Out-with-Dick-Clarks-Rockin-New-Years-Eve-2010/29591.html|date=December 31, 2009|first=Jeffery|last=Racheff|work=Limelife.com}}</ref><ref name=thr-lambert>{{cite web|title=ABC cancels Adam Lambert's "Kimmel" performance|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/12/03/us-lambert-idUSTRE5B213720091203|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref>
On December 2, 2009, [[American Idol (season 8)|season 8 ''American Idol'']] runner-up [[Adam Lambert]] issued a statement claiming that his bookings to perform on ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' and ABC's late night talk show ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' were cancelled under pressure by ABC in response to his controversial performance at the [[2009 American Music Awards]] (which were also produced by Dick Clark Productions). Neither ABC nor Dick Clark Productions ever confirmed whether or not Lambert had indeed been booked.<ref name=2010NewYear>{{cite web|title=Rock Out with Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve 2010|url=http://www.limelife.com/blog-entry/Rock-Out-with-Dick-Clarks-Rockin-New-Years-Eve-2010/29591.html|date=December 31, 2009|first=Jeffery|last=Racheff|work=Limelife.com}}</ref><ref name=thr-lambert>{{cite web|title=ABC cancels Adam Lambert's "Kimmel" performance|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/12/03/us-lambert-idUSTRE5B213720091203|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref>


For '''''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2010''''', the show's concert segments were hosted for the fourth consecutive year by [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] from [[America's Party]] on the [[Las Vegas Strip]] and featured performances by [[The Black Eyed Peas]], [[Colbie Caillat]], [[Robin Thicke]], [[Keri Hilson]], [[Selena Gomez]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[David Guetta]], and [[Orianthi]].<ref name=2010NewYear/> [[Jennifer Lopez]] and [[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry]] performed live in Times Square during the special, while ''[[Good Morning America]]'''s [[Melissa Rycroft]] reported on the festivities there.<ref name=2010NewYear/> During the ball drop at one minute to midnight, there is a slight change. Instead of the usual digital clock that shows the current time, the countdown as seen on the [[Toshiba]] billboard was shown on the lower right-hand side of the screen, via camera. <ref>{{cite web|title=New Years Ball Drop 2010|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLY25fgyN3s|work=[[YouTube]]|publisher=BASH953/ YouTube, LLC/ [[American Broadcasting Company{{!}}ABC]]|accessdate=9 April 2012}}</ref>
For '''''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2010''''', the show's concert segments were hosted for the fourth consecutive year by [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] from [[America's Party]] on the [[Las Vegas Strip]] and featured performances by [[The Black Eyed Peas]], [[Colbie Caillat]], [[Robin Thicke]], [[Keri Hilson]], [[Selena Gomez]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[David Guetta]], and [[Orianthi]].<ref name=2010NewYear/> [[Jennifer Lopez]] and [[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry]] performed live in Times Square during the special, while ''[[Good Morning America]]'''s [[Melissa Rycroft]] reported on the festivities there.<ref name=2010NewYear/> During the ball drop at one minute to midnight, there is a slight change. Instead of the usual digital clock that shows the current time, the countdown as seen on the [[Toshiba]] billboard was shown on the lower right-hand side of the screen, via camera. <ref>{{cite web|title=New Years Ball Drop 2010|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLY25fgyN3s|work=[[YouTube]]|publisher=BASH953/ YouTube, LLC/ [[American Broadcasting Company{{!}}ABC]]|accessdate=9 April 2012}}</ref>
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Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
File:New-YEar-rockin-eve-logo-2012.jpg
Created byDick Clark
Presented byDick Clark (1974-2012)
Ryan Seacrest (2005-present)
Fergie
Jenny McCarthy
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes39
Production
Running time(Primetime, 10:00–11:00 p.m.) 60 minutes
(Part One, 11:35 p.m.–1:05 a.m.) 90 minutes
(Part Two, 1:05–2:05 a.m.) 60 minutes
Production companyDick Clark Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC (December 31, 1972–December 31, 1973)
ABC (December 31, 1974–December 31, 1998; December 31, 2000–present)
ReleaseDecember 31, 1972 – present

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (formerly Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve) is an annual television program that airs every New Year's Eve on ABC. Its host, creator and namesake was entertainer Dick Clark, who hosted every show except one from 1974 until his death in 2012. Regis Philbin hosted the 2005 telecast due to Clark suffering a stroke less than a month before. Ryan Seacrest has been the program's co-host since the 2006 telecast, with Clark hosting in a limited role from 2006–2012. The show features performances from various contemporary artists, as well as coverage of the dropping of the Times Square Ball in New York City's Times Square. The program airs live in the Eastern Time Zone, and then on tape delay in the other areas of the United States so that the show is correlated to when midnight strikes in the other respective time zones.

Starting in December 31, 2000, a pre-show of New Year's Rockin' Eve had aired in primetime, featuring additional musical performances and live updates from Times Square.

Format

New Year's Rockin' Eve is primarily broadcast from New Year's Eve festivities at New York City's Times Square. The program consists of live coverage of the festivities, along with musical performances at Times Square featuring popular musicians, and culminating with the long-running 60 second ball drop at midnight. Since the New Year's Eve 2001 edition, its coverage has begun with New Year's Rockin' Eve Primetime, an hour-long show airing at 10:00 PM ET. The show is later followed by the main New Year's Rockin' Eve broadcast at 11:35 PM local time, which is often tape-delayed (by either local affiliates or ABC's west coast feed) in order to allow the countdown to correspond with the local time zone. When the Ball Drop occurs at 11:59 PM (which has traditionally been accompanied by Dick Clark welcoming the new year), some stations may also air split screen coverage of a local new year's event (such as the Buffalo Ball Drop or Atlanta's Peach Drop).

Since 2005, Ryan Seacrest has hosted the live show outside in Times Square itself (along with a celebrity correspondent providing additional reports from attendees), while Dick Clark co-hosts and makes appearances from a set in the Times Square Studios.

Following midnight, the show continues on with pre-taped concert segments from a studio in Hollywood (except in the 2009/2010 edition, which was held at America's Party in Las Vegas, Nevada). Since the 2006/2007 edition, these concert segments have been hosted by Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson of The Black Eyed Peas.

In terms of years on air, Clark's string of being the permanent host of the series, 38 years, is the second-longest of any host of an American entertainment television program, behind only Jerry Lewis, who hosted the MDA Labor Day Telethon from 1966 through 2010. Both Lewis and Clark are ahead of Don McNeill and Bob Barker, both of whom lasted 35 years. (Though Don Francisco has spent 49 years as host of Sábado Gigante, that show has only been based in the United States for 25 of those years.) However, Barker and McNeill hosted daily programs, not annual shows as Lewis and Clark have.

History

Before Rockin' Eve

Before Dick Clark, the best-known New Year's Eve shows on radio and then television were hosted by bandleader Guy Lombardo, who hosted 21 consecutive New Year's Eve shows from 1956 to 1976 on CBS, and for a time in syndication. Lombardo's first radio broadcast on New Year's Eve was heard on December 31, 1928 over CBS Radio, and for a time he even split hosting duties by broadcasting on CBS Radio before midnight EST and on NBC Radio after midnight. Lombardo would host 48 straight New Year's Eve broadcasts until his death in 1977, and famously performed "Auld Lang Syne" by his Royal Canadians as the clock struck midnight, ushering in the start of a New Year.[2][3]

Once the Lombardo orchestra began their annual television shows, there would be a live segment from Times Square, which was (and still is) the focal point of the nation's largest New Year's celebration. In the early years of Lombardo's television specials, pioneer broadcast journalist Robert Trout reported on and counted down to Midnight in New York's Times Square; but for most of Lombardo's years on television, another legendary newsman, Ben Grauer, had the honor.

The first New Year's Eve special on television was broadcast on December 31, 1941 on WNBT New York, and consisted of entertainment broadcast from the Rainbow Room, atop the RCA Building in New York's Rockefeller Center.[4]

Due to World War II, there would be no more New Year's Eve specials on television until December 31, 1945. WNBT produced a remote broadcast of festivities in Times Square. While NBC had begun to feed programs to WRGB in the Albany area and WPTZ in Philadelphia, information is unavailable as to whether either or both of these stations broadcast the program, or if it was seen just locally in New York.[5]

Unless New Year's Eve fell on a weekend, NBC would carry a special New Year's version of The Tonight Show each year beginning in 1954, including coverage of the arrival of the New Year in Times Square.

Prior to the premiere of New Year's Rockin' Eve, Dick Clark had hosted one New Year's Eve special for ABC—a special episode of American Bandstand which aired on December 31, 1959.[6]

Early years, rise in popularity

In 1972, Dick Clark produced his first New Year's Eve broadcast for NBC. The special, Three Dog Night's Year's Rockin' Eve 1973, aired on December 31, 1972, and was hosted by the members of the rock band Three Dog Night. The program also featured performances by Blood, Sweat & Tears, Helen Reddy and Al Green, pre-recorded from the ballroom of the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California.[6][7] Clark produced the telecast with a younger audience in mind, titling it New Year's Rockin' Eve in order to emphasize the fact that the show would be a contrast from Guy Lombardo's specials. He had felt that Lombardo's broadcasts had alienated younger viewers due to its reliance on big band music and "people dancing cheek-to-jowl in their tuxedos and funny hats."[3]

The second special, New Year's Rockin' Eve 1974, also on NBC, was hosted by comedian George Carlin and featured musical performances by The Pointer Sisters, Billy Preston, Linda Ronstadt and Tower Of Power—which were also pre-recorded from the Queen Mary.[8] Beginning on the 1975 edition, the program moved to ABC, and Clark assumed hosting duties. Following Guy Lombardo's death in 1977, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve quickly became a television tradition of its own—Dick Clark would host the special for thirty-three straight years.[6][9][10]

Into the millennium: ABC 2000 Today

Main article: ABC 2000 Today

For coverage of the year 2000, New Year's Rockin' Eve was not broadcast. Instead, Dick Clark participated in ABC News's day-long telecast, ABC 2000 Today, which as a part of a international broadcast consortium, televised New Year's Eve celebrations from around the world welcoming the year 2000. Dick Clark would join overall host Peter Jennings and ABC News reporter Jack Ford as correspondents for the festivities from Times Square. Clark's role in the broadcast was similar to his role on New Year's Rockin' Eve, including his traditional countdown alongside Ford at midnight on the east coast. However, unlike New Year's Rockin' Eve, it was also broadcast live across the entire country instead of tape-delayed for other time zones, as ABC 2000 Today covered midnight festivities in other cities for the remainder of the night, as they had done throughout the day.[11]

Clark, Ford, and Jennings were among a total of more than 1,000 members of the ABC News division that were part of the broadcast. They were all under the direction of ABC's Roger Goodman.[12] The ABC 2000 Today telecast overall also received a Peabody Award.[13]

2005: Dick Clark's stroke, effects on Rockin' Eve

On December 6, 2004, it was reported that Clark had been hospitalized after suffering from a minor stroke. While Clark had stated in a prepared statement that he would host the program for its 2004-05 edition, reports soon surfaced that the stroke may have been serious enough to prevent him from hosting.[14] Soon afterward on December 14, it was officially announced that Dick Clark would not be hosting New Year's Rockin' Eve 2005, and that Regis Philbin would instead fill in for him. In a statement, Clark said that he was thankful that Regis was able to quickly step in on short notice to host the show, and hoping that he would do a good job.[10]

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, though they had Anderson Cooper and Carroll.[15] Mayor Michael Bloomberg also spoke with Regis on Dick Clark's absence during the show, noting that "it isn't that we don't like Regis, but we want [Clark] back next year."[16] After the broadcast, the New York Daily News's Richard Huff critiqued Regis Philbin's "suitable — although not spectacular" performance as being outside his usual element; starting off stiff, but slowly becoming looser and more confident in his role throughout the night. Ruff also believed that Philbin would have performed better if had an in-studio co-host to interact with as with his daytime talk show Live! with Regis and Kelly.[16]

2006: Dick Clark's return, Ryan Seacrest joins Rockin' Eve

In August 2005, ABC announced that Dick Clark would return to the show for its 2006 edition, joined by a new co-host, television personality and American Idol host Ryan Seacrest. The special would mark Dick Clark's first television appearance since the stroke.[17] In an interview with People Magazine in December 2005, Seacrest revealed that while Clark had not completely recovered from the stroke, and that his speech was not exactly like how it was beforehand, Clark had made great progress since the original diagnosis.[18] Clark and Seacrest would be joined by pop singer Hilary Duff to host the Hollywood segments of the program.[19]

During the program, Dick Clark made limited on-air appearances, but still conducted his traditional countdown, and also recollected on his recent experiences:

Last year I had a stroke. It left me in bad shape. I had to teach myself how to walk and talk again. It's been a long, hard fight. My speech is not perfect but I'm getting there.[20]

Public curiosity over Dick Clark's condition and his return to television helped Dick Clark's 'New Year's Rockin' Eve 2006 draw in over 20 million viewers throughout the night, and a scored a 7.1 audience share among the key demographic of 18-49 year-olds. Afterward, ABC executives also confirmed that Ryan Seacrest would stay as a co-host for the program.[21]

Reaction to Clark's appearance was mixed. While some TV critics (including Tom Shales of The Washington Post, in an interview with the CBS Radio Network) felt he was not in good enough shape to do the broadcast, stroke survivors and many of Clark's fans praised the MC for being a role model for people dealing with post-stroke recovery.[22] The New York Times' Brian Stelter compared Ryan Seacrest's new role on Rockin' Eve to being like a "traffic cop", "tossing to bands and correspondents and to Mr. Clark for the countdown." [9]

2009-2011: Ryan Seacrest's success

To further reflect Ryan Seacrest's increasing role as host of the broadcast, the special was officially re-titled Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest beginning in 2009. In the years following, Clark would continue to make limited appearances during the show itself, which still included his traditional countdown at midnight.[9] For the third consecutive year, Fergie hosted the pre-taped Hollywood segments.

On December 2, 2009, season 8 American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert issued a statement claiming that his bookings to perform on New Year's Rockin' Eve and ABC's late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! were cancelled under pressure by ABC in response to his controversial performance at the 2009 American Music Awards (which were also produced by Dick Clark Productions). Neither ABC nor Dick Clark Productions ever confirmed whether or not Lambert had indeed been booked.[23][24]

For Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2010, the show's concert segments were hosted for the fourth consecutive year by Fergie from America's Party on the Las Vegas Strip and featured performances by The Black Eyed Peas, Colbie Caillat, Robin Thicke, Keri Hilson, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, David Guetta, and Orianthi.[23] Jennifer Lopez and Daughtry performed live in Times Square during the special, while Good Morning America's Melissa Rycroft reported on the festivities there.[23] During the ball drop at one minute to midnight, there is a slight change. Instead of the usual digital clock that shows the current time, the countdown as seen on the Toshiba billboard was shown on the lower right-hand side of the screen, via camera. [25]

For Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2011, Ke$ha and Taio Cruz performed live from Times Square. Also, after a year's hiatus, the pre-taped musical performances recorded in Hollywood returned. For the fifth consecutive year, singer Fergie appeared as hostess, this year of the pre-taped segments taped in Hollywood. Actress Jenny McCarthy appeared as a hostess of the Times Square festivities.[26] Once again, the official countdown as seen on Toshiba's billboard was shown on the lower right-hand side of the screen instead of the usual digital clock during the ball drop.

Among the performers who also appeared were Avril Lavigne, along with her new single "What The Hell", Natasha Bedingfield who performed her latest single "Strip Me", Jennifer Hudson, Ne-Yo, Train, Mike Posner, Willow Smith, Jason Derülo, Far East Movement, La Roux, Ke$ha, Drake, and closing the show, the supergroup NKOTBSB (the combined Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block).[26]

2012: Celebrating 40 years and future after Dick Clark's death

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012, was once again hosted by Ryan Seacrest, with Dick Clark co-hosting what would become his last appearance on the program. Fergie co-hosted for the sixth consecutive year for the pre-taped Hollywood segments, while comedian Jenny McCarthy returned for her second year corresponding in Times Square.[27] Musical guests in Times Square included Lady Gaga (who also joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg in activating the ball drop), Justin Bieber, Beyoncé, Pitbull and Hot Chelle Rae.[27] This year, a custom made countdown took over the showing of the Times Square countdown.[28]

Performers in the Los Angeles segments included Taio Cruz, Nicki Minaj, Florence + the Machine, LMFAO, Gym Class Heroes, Blink-182, OneRepublic, The Band Perry, will.i.am, Christina Perri,[27] and Robin Thicke.[9]

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the premiere of New Year's Rockin' Eve, the 2012 edition was also preceded by a two-hour retrospective special, which focused on memorable music performances from the show's history.[9]

Clark died on April 18, 2012 after suffering a heart attack. ABC has not yet commented on the future of New Year's Rockin' Eve.[29]

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  2. ^ Collins, Scott (December 25, 2006). "Past, Present, and...Future?". Los Angeles Times. p. E1.
  3. ^ a b Moore, Frazier (December 26, 2001). "Next week to be 25th New Year's Eve without Guy Lombardo". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
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  5. ^ "For Service Men and Women". New York Times. December 31, 1945. p. 22.
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  7. ^ Billboard Magazine: 10. November 18, 1972 http://books.google.ca/books?id=NQ8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=three+dog+night+%22Queen+Mary%22&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=three%20dog%20night%20%22Queen%20Mary%22&f=false. Retrieved 2 March 2012. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ Sullivan, James. Seven dirty words: the life and crimes of George Carlin. p. 145.
  9. ^ a b c d e Stelter, Brian (December 31, 2011). "4 Decades Later, He Still Counts". New York Times. p. C1. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  10. ^ a b de Moraes, Lisa (December 14, 2004). "Dick Clark Hands Off The Big Ball Drop". The Washington Post. p. C1. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  11. ^ ABC News (2000). ABC 2000 Today: Millennial Celebrations Throughout the World, Full 24 Hour Transcript, 12/31/1999–01/01/2000. New York: ABC News.
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  13. ^ "Peabody Winners Include 2 New Series". The New York Times. April 3, 2000. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
  14. ^ Gay, Verne (December 9, 2004). "Stroke Sidelines Dick Clark". Newsday.
  15. ^ "CNN LIVE EVENT/SPECIAL New Year's Eve Special". CNN.com. December 31, 2004.
  16. ^ a b Huff, Richard (January 2, 2005). "At Least Regis Didn't Drop The Ball On Eve Show". New York Daily News. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  17. ^ Wilson, Jeff (August 17, 2005). "Dick Clark, Ryan Seacrest, will usher in the New Year". Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. p. 4C. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  18. ^ Silverman, Stephen M. "Ryan Seacrest: Dick Clark Ready to 'Rock'". People.com. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  19. ^ Maynard, John (December 31, 2005). "Television: Saturday: New Year's Eve Programming". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  20. ^ Bauder, David (January 2, 2006). "New Year's Eve is a comeback for Clark". Boston.com. Associated Press.
  21. ^ Carter, Bill (January 7, 2006). "Dick Clark's Return Is a Ratings Victory for ABC". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  22. ^ Noveck, Jocelyn (January 4, 2006). "Clark inspires stroke victims in TV return". Fort Wayne (Ind.) Journal-Gazette. Associated Press. Stroke survivors and their advocates said Tuesday they were cheered and inspired by Dick Clark's New Year's Eve appearance, ringing in 2006 a year after his debilitating stroke.
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  24. ^ "ABC cancels Adam Lambert's "Kimmel" performance". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
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