RINGING IN NEW YEAR CHANNEL BY CHANNEL.Byline: - Valerie Kuklenski In homes across America, it isn't the new year until the television says so. Here's how to ring in 2005 on the tube (streamers Streamers is a play by David Rabe. The last in his Vietnam War trilogy that began with The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and Sticks and Bones , noisemakers and goofy hats optional): ``The Chronicles of Riddick'' (On Demand) starring Vin Diesel makes its pay-per-view premiere, with or without its predecessor, ``Pitch Black.'' ``Countdown With the Stooges'' (noon, AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. ) is a 12-hour marathon of Three Stooges shorts A list of short subjects the Three Stooges made between 1933 and 1959. Moe, Larry and Curly started making shorts with Ted Healy at MGM in 1933. They moved to Columbia Pictures in 1934 to begin their successful series of 190 shorts. , followed by two features: ``Have Rocket Will Travel'' at midnight and ``The Three Stooges Three Stooges U.S. comedy team. It was originally formed as a vaudeville team in 1923 by brothers Moe and Shemp Howard (1897–1975, 1900–55), who performed with “Ted Healy and His Stooges. Meet Hercules'' at 3 a.m. ``100 Memorable TV Moments'' (7 p.m., TV Land), a five-hour countdown. ``Seventh Annual Viewer's Choice'' (7 p.m., Disney Channel) is a five- hour block reflecting the programming tastes of kid and tween tween n. A child between middle childhood and adolesence, usually between 8 and 12 years old. [Blend of teen1 and between.] couch potatoes. ``101 Crimes of Fashion'' (8 p.m., E!) spotlights wardrobe faux pas of those who should know better. ``New Year's Rockin' Eve'' (10 p.m., ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , Channel 7) has Regis Philbin, the best pinch-hitter in the business, sitting in for the ailing Dick Clark high above Times Square. Music acts include Big & Rich, Earth, Wind & Fire, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan and - is she live or is she Memorex? - Ashlee Simpson. Get well soon, Dick! ``NBC's New Year's Eve With Carson Daly'' (10 p.m., NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Channel 4) begins what is expected to be an annual event. Guests include Avril Lavigne, Duran Duran, Brian Williams (yes, the anchor) and, live from his Florida party, Donald Trump. ``MTV's Iced Out New Year's Eve 2005'' (10:30 p.m., MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. ) encroaches on Clark's Times Square turf and even cribs from his guest roster. Lindsay Lohan and assorted MTV VJs welcome Simple Plan and Good Charlotte as well as Green Day, Snoop Dogg, Ja Rule and Jimmy Eat World. ``New Year's Eve: Live From Times Square with Ryan Seacrest'' (11 p.m., Fox Channel 11) counts down America's Top 40 and unveils Usher's new ``mini-movie.'' ``The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'' airs live back East anyway (but airs 11:35 p.m., NBC Channel 4 here) to observe the New Year in real time. Guests include Motley Crue, which promises a ``special announcement'' during the show, and Blue Man Group. ``Late Night With Conan O'Brien'' (12:35 a.m., NBC, Channel 4) counts down to midnight in the Central time zone to make folks in Milwaukee and Topeka feel special. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) Conan O'Brien will count down to the new year, but only the Central time zone will see it before midnight. (2) The Blue Man Group appears on Jay Leno's New Year's Eve broadcast. (3) Snoop Dogg celebrates on ``MTV's Iced Out New Year's Eve 2005.'' |
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