Here’s how to watch the New Year’s Eve festivities in Canada

The brand new 12 months is quick approaching and if you wish to benefit from the fireworks, countdowns, and awkward reside performances with out ever leaving your cozy setup, you’ve bought loads of choices.

Right here’s a information to the very best methods to observe the festivities from the consolation of your sofa.

22 MINUTES NEW YEAR’S EVE PREGAME SPECIAL

Chortle your means into 2025 with an hour of skits from CBC’s longest-running comedy collection, “The Hour Has 22 Minutes.” Aba Amuquandoh, Chris Wilson and Mark Critch and the remainder of the ensemble solid shall be joined by buddies together with comic Colin Mochrie and “The Nice Canadian Baking Present” host Alan Shane Lewis. Wilson’s impressions of Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre are sure to affix the enjoyable.

8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBC Information Community, CBC Gem and the CBC Information YouTube channel

CANADA LIVE! COUNTDOWN 2025

CBC says it’s delivering the last word coast-to-coast celebration, counting right down to the brand new 12 months throughout all six of Canada’s time zones. A few “The Nationwide” anchors will steer the proceedings — Adrienne Arsenault, who’ll be joined by singer Jann Arden in Toronto, and Ian Hanomansing, teaming up with comic Ali Hassan in Vancouver.

8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBC Information Community, CBC Gem and the CBC Information YouTube channel

NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE WITH ANDERSON COOPER AND ANDY COHEN

Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen are again for his or her eighth consecutive 12 months co-hosting CNN’s New 12 months’s bash from Occasions Sq. in New York Metropolis. Together with loads of quippy one-liners and tipsy confessions, count on performances by Shania Twain, 50 Cent, Sting, Diplo and extra.

8 p.m. ET on CNN

DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST

This marks the twentieth consecutive 12 months of Ryan Seacrest internet hosting the long-running particular conceived by “American Bandstand” host Dick Clark. When you surprise the place the final twenty years went, Rita Ora will be part of as co-host in New York because the occasion leads as much as the large ball drop in Occasions Sq.. Performers will embrace Alanis Morissette, the Jonas Brothers, T-Ache, and Lenny Kravitz.

8 p.m. ET on ABC

NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH

Nation music’s largest stars descend upon Music Metropolis for this five-hour particular hosted by Grammy Award-winner Keith City and “Leisure Tonight” host Rachel Smith. Publish Malone, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Miranda Lambert, and Shaboozey shall be among the many many acts hitting the stage. Nashville will ring within the New 12 months with the East Coast at midnight, then preserve the nice instances rolling by Central Time with the town’s well-known Music Observe Drop on the Bicentennial Mall stage.

8 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount Plus

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Dec. 31, 2024

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press