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DECEMBER 31

2017

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DAVE CHAPPELLE: “EQUANIMITY” AND “THE BIRD REVELATION”

Netflix, 3:00 a.m. ET

SPECIAL PREMIERES: Earlier this month, Dave Chappelle and Netflix announced they were doubling down on their year-end plans. Instead of presenting one new Chappelle stand-up special to end 2017, they’re presenting two – titled, respectively, Equanimity and The Bird Revelation.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE MARATHON

Syfy, 4:00 a.m. ET

The annual New Year’s marathon of Twilight Zone episodes is back – one of the best annual TV traditions still around, and right now the best and most prominent way for young viewers to be introduced to, and hooked by, this classic Rod Serling anthology series. Whenever you tune to Syfy today, or tomorrow, Rod will be there.

BREAKING BAD MARATHON

AMC, 2:00 p.m. ET

…And on weekends all from now until the end of January 2018, Walter White will be there too. Every Saturday and Sunday until then, AMC is working its way, in sequence, through mini-marathons of the entire run of Breaking Bad, to honor its 10^th anniversary next month. Bryan Cranston stars – and one of the supporting players, Bob Odenkirk, now is starring in his own spectacular spinoff, Better Call Saul, which returns for a new season later next year.

THE FOUR: BATTLE FOR STARDOM

Fox, 8:00 p.m. ET

SNEAK PREVIEW: Fox is following American Idol with its latest stab at a musical competition show – and though The Four won’t launch officially until Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, Fox gives viewers a sneak preview tonight.

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC NEW YEAR’S EVE: BERNSTEIN CELEBRATION

PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET

I attended one of this year’s New York Philharmonic salutes to Leonard Bernstein, but this time I don’t even have to leave the house. (And on New Year’s Eve, I don’t want to.) Tonight’s program is a celebration of the music Bernstein provided for Broadway shows, including, of course, West Side Story. Check local listings.

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

CNN, 8:00 p.m. ET

Out with the old, in with the new! For this year’s New Year’s Eve Live on CNN, the old co-host, the one who has spent years aggressively embarrassing Anderson Cooper, is Kathy Griffin – who is “out” because of the controversy that followed her ill-conceived Donald Trump “bit.” So who’s “in”? Andy Cohen.

FOX'S NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH STEVE HARVEY

Fox, 11:00 p.m. ET

Another New Year’s Eve TV celebration – this one on Fox, hosted by Steve Harvey.

DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2018

ABC, 11:30 p.m. ET

And another one, hosted by Ryan Seacrest, with cringing co-host duties provided by Jenny McCarthy, seen here last year, on the same show as Mariah Carey’s lip-sync meltdown. And Carey is back, to Carey on and try to redeem herself on live TV…

THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW

BBC America, 12:00 a.m. ET

And finally, a new, very welcome addition to the New Year’s Eve roster: a special program from abroad, hosted by the very likable, always entertaining Graham Norton. His guests? Zac Efron, Zendaya, Hugh Jackman, Gary Oldman and others.

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