New Year's TV Specials: What to Watch

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As the countdown to 2017 begins, grab those champagne goggles and pick your perfect Dec. 31 special in 3...2...

Updated on December 30, 2016 04:01PM EST

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New Year’s Eve Live With Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013 — Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

The Vibe: If you like Will & Grace, you’ll love thinking about watching Will & Grace after you’re done hearing Cooper and Griffin bicker.

The Dress Code: Cocktail attire; bring your own chyron.

The Details: 8 p.m. ET on CNN

02 of 05

Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution

Pitbull's New Year's Eve Revolution 2015 — Johnny Louis/Getty Images

The Vibe: This music-filled special from Miami is perhaps the only one where the words to “Auld Lang Syne” are more decipherable than its headliner.

The Dress Code: Tuxedo or bathing suit; shaved head optional.

The Details: 11 p.m. ET on Fox

03 of 05

A Toast to 2016! with Kathy Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb

BELLA New York Holiday Issue Cover Party & Holiday Shopping Event — Bennett Raglin/WireImage

The Vibe: Champagne is a type of wine, right? It better be, lest TODAY’s morning divas aren’t properly bubbly as they Riesling in the New Year with a look back at 2016’s best stories — and stay up past their bedtime.

The Dress Code: Earth tones, chunky necklaces, and sleeveless dresses (weather permitting).

The Details: 8 p.m. ET on NBC

04 of 05

New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly

New Year's Eve 2013 With Carson Daly — Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images

The Vibe: Here’s the night’s best drinking game: Take a shot each time you see an ad for The Voice; when you see Blake Shelton perform, take two. (Warning: serious drinkers only.)

The Dress Code: Mel B is cohosting, so...leopard-print casual?

The Details: 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC

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Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2017

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2015 — Mike Coppola/Getty Images

The Vibe: The tradition continues with five and a half rollicking hours of Seacrest trying to interview Mariah Carey in a Times Square wind tunnel.

The Dress Code: The opposite of whatever Jenny McCarthy is wearing.

The Details: 8 p.m. ET on ABC