3-2-1!
ABC's "New Year's Rockin' Eve" hasn't always had host Dick Clark's name in the title. Who had that honor on the special's second broadcast on "____'s New Year's Rockin' Eve 1973"?
A) America
B) The Bee Gees
C) Elton John
D) KISS
E) Three Dog Night
[Out with the old wrong answers and in with the new correct answer at the bottom of the column.]
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TV Barn's TV Picks for Thursday, December 28, 2006 through January 1, 2007
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings
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Talk show information is available at www.interbridge.com/lineupsdate.html and charlierose.com.
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THURSDAY
6:30 p.m.
"Common and Will.i.am Present: Freedom Writers Live" (MTV)
7 p.m.
"Trial by Choir" (TLC)
8 p.m.
"Office Tigers" (Sundance) lick their fur.
"Anthony Bourdain" (Travel): Indonesia
9 p.m.
Robert and Alison hope to remove all signs of the "Afterlife" (BBC America) from a haunted apartment.
"TNA iMPACT!" (Spike)
"The First 48" (A&E)
"Surgery Saved My Life" (Discovery): "Brain Surgery"
10 p.m.
EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY
"My Boys" (TBS)
"Blog Wars" (Sundance)
"Crimes That Shook the World" (Discovery): "The Green River Killer"
"Miami Manhunt" (A&E)
"UFC 66 Countdown: Liddell vs. Ortiz" (Spike; see also 11)
"The Whole Truth?" (MSNBC)
"Trip of a Lifetime" (Travel): Hawaii
11 p.m.
"UFC: All Access" (Spike, followed by "Inside the UFC" at 11:30)
"Death in the Hollywood Hills" (MSNBC)
Charlie Rose (tentative): Sandy Weill, Anthony O'Reilly
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FRIDAY
6 p.m.
Nickelodeon has three hours of "SpongeBob SquarePants," including some new episodes.
"Our Generation" (History): "The Draft"
7 p.m.
"Take Home Chef" (TLC; also 7:30)
"Shootout!" (History): "Return to Fallujah"
"In Video" (BET Jazz; also 7:30): Mariah Carey & Tamia
8 p.m.
"Dateline" (NBC) investigates the lights on a Friday night from the high school football program in Pampa, Texas.
"Office Tigers" (Sundance)
"Best of SmackDown 2006" (CW)
9 p.m.
"My Family" (BBC America) goes on a blind date.
"20/20: The Year Caught on Tape" (ABC)
"NOW" (PBS)
"Man vs. Wild" (Discovery): "Desert Island"
"My War Diary" (Military)
9:40 p.m.
"Worst Week of My Life" (BBC America)
10 p.m.
Christopher Lloyd stars in Clive Barker's "Valerie on the Stairs" ("Masters of Horror," Showtime) as an author who finds his (deadly) Muse.
"Paula's Party" (Food): "Lovin' Spoonfuls"
"Dogfights" (History): "Death of the Japanese Navy"
"Club J Concerts" (BET Jazz): Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
10:20 p.m.
"The Robinsons" (BBC America)
11 p.m.
"Hardware" (BBC America)
Charlie Rose (tentative): John Doerr, Jerry Yang, Reed Hastings, Scott McNealy
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SATURDAY
6 p.m.
"Blood Diamonds" (History)
8 p.m.
"Top Chef" (NBC)
"Jane: Mystery Dinosaur" (Discovery)
"i Health Presents ... Healthy Body, Healthy Mind" (i)
"Crime & Punishment" (MSNBC)
9 p.m.
"Austin City Limits" (PBS): The Raconteurs and Cat Power
"America's Most Wanted" (Fox): "Top 10 Fugitives of 2006"
"Dateline" (NBC)
10 p.m.
"Body of Evidence: From the Case Files of Dayle Hinman" (Court)
"Trading Spaces" (TLC)
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SUNDAY
6 p.m.
"Cold Case Files" (A&E; also 7)
7 p.m.
"Football Night in America" (NBC)
"New Year Sing-Along Bowl-A-Thon" (Disney)
"Notarized: Top 100 Video Countdown of 2006" (BET)
"BETJ: The Coolest Moments of 2006" (BET Jazz)
"Beyond the Break: Behind the Scenes Special" (Noggin)
7:30 p.m.
"Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" (Nickelodeon)
8 p.m.
"Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve with the New York Philharmonic" ("Live From Lincoln Center," PBS)
"Resolutionaries" (TLC; also 9 & 10): "Get Organized," "Quit Smoking," "Lose Weight"
"Last Call 2006! Top 50 Countdown" (BET Jazz)
8:15 p.m.
NFL Football, teams TBA (NBC)
11 p.m.
"Lisa Williams: Life Among the Easily Deceived" (Lifetime)
THE COUNTDOWN
* "Great Performances" (PBS, 10 p.m.) presents "Garrison Keillor's New Year's Eve Special with Guy's All-Star Shoe Band"
* "Dick Clark's Prime Time New Year's Rockin' Eve 2007" (ABC, 10 p.m.; continues after local news) with Ryan Secrest and Rihanna, KT Tunstall, Rascal Flatts, the stars of "Jersey Boys," Christina Aguilera, Fergie, Natasha Bedingfield, Meat Loaf, RBD and Ludacris
* "New Year's Eve '06 with Cat Deeley" (Fox, 11 p.m.) with Toni Braxton and Chris Daughtry
* "MTV Goes Gold: New Year's 2007" (MTV, 11 p.m.) with Gwen Stefani, AFI, Chamillionaire, Ciara, Lady Sovereign, Nas, Pussycat Dolls and Three 6 Mafia
* "Anderson Cooper LIVE From Times Square" (CNN, 11 p.m.)
* "New Year's Eve With Carson Daly" (NBC, CNBC, Bravo, MSNBC, 11:30 p.m.; preshow at 11 on Bravo and MSNBC) with Tommy Lee, Dave Navarro, OK Go and Panic! At the Disco
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MONDAY
7 p.m.
"Boiling Points" (MTV; also 7:30)
8 p.m.
"Wildfire" (ABC Family) returns for a third season, dealing with the results of the Breeders' Cup win.
"Beach Patrol" (Court; also 8:30)
"Antiques Roadshow" (PBS): Honolulu, HI
8:30 p.m.
Fiesta Bowl (Fox)
9 p.m.
Walter Cronkite hosts "From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2007" ("Great Performances," PBS) with Zubin Mehta and the Vienna Philharmonic.
"Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst" (Sundance)
"High Stakes Poker" (GSN)
"WWE Monday Night RAW" (USA)
"Warren Miller's Higher Ground" (Starz Edge)
10 p.m.
"Dr. 90210" (E!) begins the search for his abusive father and a minister requests a penile implant.
"Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" (Travel): Ireland (season 2 clip show at 9)
"Next" (MTV)
"Iron Chef America" (Food): Bobby Flay vs. Johnny Vinczencz
10:30 p.m.
"Exposed" (MTV)
11 p.m.
"High Maintenance 90210" (E!; premiere)
"World Series of Blackjack" (GSN)
12:25 a.m.
"Confection" (IFC)
12:30 a.m.
"2007 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations" (IFC)
Charlie Rose: 2006 necrology
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JANUARY TWOSDAY
ABC: "Big Day"
Fox: Orange Bowl
NBC: "Dateline," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
PBS: "Independent Lens: A Fish Story"
FX: "Dirt" (premiere)
Bravo: "Inside the Actors Studio: Matt Damon"
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IN DAYS OF AULD LANG SYNE
Dick Clark ensured that joy was brought to the fishes in the deep blue sea (as well as you and me) on E) "Three Dog Night's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1973."
-- posted by Jon Delfin
Three Dog night was the band but who was the host and where was it held?
Joni & Cha che from happy days
on the queen mary docked in LA
Posted by: Roger | September 28, 2007 at 03:49 PM