Fox New Year's Eve specials
Fox's annual New Year's Eve broadcasts from 1991 to 2020.
From 1991 to 2020, the Fox television network aired New Year's Eve specials with varying hosts and formats. Many editions featured music performances and coverage of the Times Square ball drop, though some focused on festivities in Las Vegas or Miami. The specials included a millennium broadcast hosted by Fox News Channel anchors Brit Hume and Paula Zahn.
Quick Facts
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episodes
- 12
- Executive producers
- Bob Bain
- Producer
- Paul Flattery
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada (2002–04, 2008–13), Times Square, New York
- Network
- Fox
- First aired
- 31 December 2002
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Early specials
The first special, Fox New Year's Eve Live, aired on December 31, 1991, with hosts Penn and Teller and performances by Guns N' Roses, Sam Kinison, and Southside Johnny. The 1992–93 edition included coverage from New York, Chicago, and Walt Disney World, with appearances by Martin Lawrence, Elton John, and Bobcat Goldthwait. For 1993–94, Fox aired New Year's Eve '94 hosted by Richard Jeni, featuring George Carlin, the cast of Living Single, and Sinbad. The 1995–96 special, New Year's Eve in Vegas, was hosted from the Flamingo Hilton by Kim Fields Freeman and John Henton, with musical acts including Bonnie Raitt, Bryan Adams, and Van Halen. The 1996–97 edition, Sinbad's Dynamite New Year's Eve, featured the implosion of the Hacienda resort at midnight ET, with Michael Buffer delivering a variation of his catchphrase. The 1997–98 special, When New Year's Eve Attacks!, included a car dropping stunt. For 1998–99, Billboard New Year's Eve Live aired with highlights from the Billboard Music Awards and performances by Hanson and LeAnn Rimes.
New Year's Eve Live
For 2002–03, Fox broadcast America's Party: Live from Las Vegas, hosted by Ryan Seacrest from The Venetian, with performances by Ashanti, Sheryl Crow, and prerecorded sets by Bon Jovi and The Rolling Stones. The format returned for 2003–04 with Outkast and Metallica. In 2004–05, the special moved to Times Square as New Year's Eve: Live from Times Square, still hosted by Seacrest. After Seacrest moved to ABC's New Year's Rockin' Eve, Regis Philbin hosted the 2005–06 edition, renamed New Year's Eve Live. Cat Deeley hosted the next two editions, with the 2006–07 special featuring Daughtry and Toni Braxton. Beginning with 2008–09, the special returned to Las Vegas with a different host each year, all emanating from Mandalay Bay. The 2008–09 edition, hosted by Spike Feresten and Mark Thompson, included performances by Daughtry, David Cook, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, plus a motorcycle jump by Robbie Knievel over the volcano outside The Mirage.
Pitbull's New Year's Revolution
From 2014–15 through 2016–17, Fox aired Pitbull's New Year's Revolution, created and produced by rapper Pitbull. The special was broadcast from Bayfront Park in Miami and featured live performances by Pitbull and other musicians, with later editions focusing on hip-hop and R&B acts. The inaugural broadcast included taped performances at the Thompson Hotel on Miami Beach by The Band Perry, Becky G, Enrique Iglesias, Fall Out Boy, and Fifth Harmony, culminating in a free live concert by Pitbull at Bayfront Park. The special was co-produced by Endemol North America and Pitbull's production company Honey I'm Home.
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In November 2017, Fox announced a new special hosted by Steve Harvey, New Year's Eve with Steve Harvey: Live from Times Square, produced by IMG. The inaugural edition featured performances by the Backstreet Boys, Celine Dion, Flo Rida, and Neil Diamond, who led a live performance of "Sweet Caroline." Keven Undergaro and Maria Menounos were married on-air in a ceremony officiated by Harvey. The special was renewed for 2018–19 with Menounos as co-host, performances by Florence + the Machine, Jason Aldean, and Sting, and appearances by Ken Jeong and the Fox NFL Sunday panel. The 2019–20 edition included the Backstreet Boys, The Chainsmokers, The Killers, and the Village People, who attempted a world record for the largest "Y.M.C.A." dance. WWE wrestlers Elias, R-Truth, and Mojo Rawley appeared to promote Friday Night SmackDown. The primetime portion of the 2020 edition drew 2.8 million viewers.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes of Fox New Year's Eve specials are there?
Fox New Year's Eve specials has 12 episodes.
When did Fox New Year's Eve specials end?
Fox New Year's Eve specials last aired on 31 December 2013.
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