Ciara hosts ABC’s Los Angeles potion of the party with performances from Avril Lavigne and Travis barker, big Boi, Don Omar, French Montana, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Maneskin, Masked Wolf, OneRepublic, Walker Hayes and AJR and Daisy the Great.
Also on “Rockin’ Eve,” Roselyn Sanchez hosts the first Spanish-language countdown from Puerto Rico, where Daddy Yankee performs. Billy Porter will host festivities in New Orleans.
Another network’s New Year’s fare has a country music twang. “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash” (CBS, 8 and 11:30 p.m.) with performances from Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Elle King, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Cole Swindell and the Zac Brown Brown.
Even public television has a musical event, with Chita Rivera hosting “United in Song: Celebrating the American Dream” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) from Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, with performances from David Archuleta, Paulo Szot, Midori, Lea Salonga, Pepe Romero, Deborah Cox, Judy Collins, cascade Pope, Brandee Younger, the American Pops Orchestra and members of the Washington Ballet.
The other broadcast network, Fox, has canceled its planned “New Year’s Eve toast & Roast 2022” due to the Omicron.
I’ll mention Fox News’ “All American New Year” (Fox News, 8 p.m.) if only to note its anemic talent roster: Trace Adkins, half of Montgomery Gentry, the lead singer of Kansas and two guys from Sister Hazel.
“CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live” (CNN, 8 p.m.) by contrast boasts performances by Katy Perry, Patti LaBelle, Duran Duran, Amanda Gorman, Patti LuPone and Earth, Wind and Fire, among others. The main event will be the Times Square banter and booze between hosts Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, who will cut to reports from Las Vegas, Key West, Puerto Rico and Minneapolis.
True crime is branded with the holiday on three consecutive episodes of “New Year’s Evil” (Investigation Discovery, 8 p.m.).
Elsewhere, a fourth season starts for the surprisingly resilient “Cobra Kai” (Netflix, streaming).
“Queer Eye” (Netflix, streaming) returns for its sixth season, based out of Austin.
Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt and Richard Armitage star in the new crime drama from the UK, “Stay Close” (Netflix, streaming) about past secrets that threaten to be revealed.
‘How to With John Wilson” (HBO, 10 p.m.) ends its second season a little too soon with hints on “How to Be Spontaneous.”
The sneak peek from HBO Max to cable tonight has a pair of episodes of Ridley Scott’s “Raised by Wolves” (HBO2, 10 p.m.).
“Gary Owen: Black Famous” (Showtime, 9 p.m.), is the comic’s fifth standup special.
Turner Classic Movies has its annual New Year’s Eve Thin Man marathon with “The Thin Man” (8 p.m.), “After the Thin Man” (9:45 p.m.), “Another Thin Man” (11:45 p.m.), “Shadow of the Thin Man” (1:45 a.m.), “The Thin Man Goes Home” (3:30 a.m.) and “Song of the Thin Man” (5:15 a.m.).
During the day are musical numbers with “Annie Get Your Gun” (7:30 a.m.), “Lili” (9:30 a.m.), “That’s Entertainment!” (11 a.m.), “That’s Entertainment! II” (1:30 p.m.), “That’s Entertainment! III” (3:45 p.m.) and “That’s Dancing!” (6 p.m.).
In college football, it’s Wake Forest vs. Rutgers (ESPN, 11 a.m.) in the Gator Bowl, Washington State vs. Central Michigan (CBS, noon) in the Sun Bowl, Cincinnati vs. Alabama (ESPN, 3:30 p.m.) in the Cotton Bowl and Georgia vs. Michigan (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) in the Orange Bowl. The Arizona Bowl was cancelled due to COVID.
Basketball includes Portland at Lakers (NBA, 10:30 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest: Kumail Nanjiani, Vanessa Hudgens. The View: Andy Grammar, Darlene Love (rerun). Ellen DeGeneres: Julianne Moore, Chloe Fineman (rerun). Drew Barrymore: Jason Biggs, Ego Nwodim (rerun). Kelly Clarkson: Salma Hayek, Lauren Ridloff (rerun). Tamron Hall: Roy Wood Jr., Ali Wentworth, Logan Browning, Marque Richardson (rerun). Wendy Williams: Remy Ma, Fat Joe. The Real: Soleil Moon Frye (rerun).
Late Talk
Reruns: Jimmy Fallon: Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Sebastian Maniscalco, Jenny Lewis. Seth Meyers: Patti LuPone, James Acaster, Joy Crookes.