1981 American TV series or program
MTV New Year's Eve specials Starring Various hosts and performers Country of origin United States Production Running time Late night: Typically 60 minutes (11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m) or moreOriginal release Network MTV Release December 31, 1981 (1981-12-31 ) – December 31, 2014 (2014-12-31 )
From 1981 through 2014,MTV airedNew Year's Eve specials . The special was first held in 1981 asMTV's New Year's Eve Rock N' Roll Ball , which featured a concert from the Hotel Diplomat in mid-Manhattan featuringBow Wow Wow ,Karla DeVito , andDavid Johansen (a photo of which was used as the cover art for his subsequent live albumLive It Up ).[ 1] For its early editions, theRock N' Roll Ball was hosted by MTV VJs; the 1986–87 edition would instead be hosted byJoe Piscopo and carry anAncient Rome theme.[ 2]
Later specials were typically broadcast from MTV'sOne Astor Plaza studios inTimes Square , covering the nearbyball drop . They would initially be hosted byCarson Daly ofTotal Request Live until his departure toNBC (where he would go on to hostNew Year's Eve with Carson Daly ).[ 3]
During the late 1990s, 2000s, and part of the early 2010s, the special was heavily promoted and featured top musical acts and celebrities. By its final years, the specials had been downsized in comparison. The network decided not to carry a special at the end of 2015 leading into 2016, choosing to carry a marathon of the viral clip seriesRidiculousness instead, and thecold opening of the winter premiere ofTeen Wolf at midnight; the network and parent companyViacom in general went through a number of staff and budget cutbacks in 2015 due to declining ratings.[ 4]
1981–82:MTV's New Year's Eve Rock N' Roll Ball [ 1] 1982–83:MTV's Second Annual New Year's Eve Rock N' Roll Ball [ 5] 1983–84:MTV's 3rd Annual New Year's Eve Rock N' Roll Ball 1984–85:MTV's 4th Annual New Year's Eve Rock N' Roll Ball 1985–86:MTV's 5th Annual New Year's Eve Rock N' Roll Ball 1986–87:Nero 's Eve Rock N' Roll Ball, with performersAndy Taylor ,Beastie Boys ,Dave Edmunds ,Lone Justice , andThe Georgia Satellites . The network also announced the winner of a contest awarding a nearly $400,000 prize package during the special, which notably included 100 acres of unincorporated land nearWheeler, Texas (dubbed "MTV Town", with a "general store " including a supply of products from sponsorNabisco ).[ 6] [ 2] 1987-88:MTV's Subway to L.A. 1988–89:MTV's Big Bang '89 [ 7] 1989–90:MTV's Dawn of the Decade House Party 1990–91:MTV's New Year's Eve World Party : with performersBon Jovi andSkid Row from theTokyo Dome ,Scorpions fromDeutschlandhalle in Berlin, andThe Black Crows ,Cinderella , andVanilla Ice fromThe Ritz in New York City.[ 8] 1991–92:MTV '92 1992–93:MTV Drops the Ball '93 1993–94:Janet's Live New Year Jam: a half-hour special featuring live performances byJanet Jackson from her concert atMadison Square Garden , followed by coverage of the ball drop in Times Square. The special was preceded byMTV's Live and Loud , a pre-recorded concert special fromPier 48 in Seattle headlined byNirvana .[ 9] [ 10] In 2013, Nirvana would release anuncut recording of the performance onDVD to mark the 20th anniversary of their final albumIn Utero .[ 10] 1997-98:MTV Live From Times Square 1998–99:MTV New Year's Eve Live. Hosts:Carson Daly andJennifer Love Hewitt . Performers:Green Day ,Method Man ,Limp Bizkit (WithEverlast during "Jump Around "). House DJ:Kid Rock . Guests:Aaliyah ,Katie Holmes ,98° . Correspondents:Ananda Lewis ,Jesse Camp ,Dave Holmes . 1999–2000:MTV 2|Large Millennium Countdown . Hosts:Carson Daly ,Christina Aguilera ,Kathy Griffin . Correspondents:DJ Skribble ,Tyrese ,Chris Connelly ,Kurt Loder ,Dave Holmes . Performers:Blink-182 ,No Doubt ,Bush ,98° ,Goo Goo Dolls , Christina Aguilera. DJ:Mark Ronson . 2000–01:New Year's Eve 2001 2001–02:NYE 02 2002–03:New Year Pajama Party 2003–04:MTV's New Year's Eve 2004 2004–05:Iced Out – New Year's Eve 2005 2005–06:New Year of Music 2006–07:MTV Goes Gold – New Year's Eve 2007 2007–08:Tila Tequila 's MTV New Year's Eve Masquerade 2008 . Co-hosts:Damien Fahey ,Lyndsey Rodrigues . Performers:Mary J. Blige ,Kid Rock ,Fabolous ,Paramore ,Good Charlotte ,Wyclef Jean ,Boys Like Girls ,Flo Rida . House DJ:Travie McCoy . Guests: Cast members ofA Shot at Love with Tila Tequila ,Perez Hilton . 2008–09:FNMTV Presents: A Miley-Sized Surprise 2009–10:MTV News Presents: Top 9 of '09 – Host Adrienne Bailon and the cast ofJersey Shore . Guests: Cast ofThe Buried Life ,Shailene Woodley , andJosie Loren . Produced byMTV News from the small Downtown studio portion of MTV Studios and outside in Times Square covering the nine biggest stories of 2009. 2010–11:MTV New Year's Bash 2011 . Host:Whitney Cummings . Guests: Cast ofJersey Shore . Pre-taped ball drop withSnooki inside fromSeaside Heights . Correspondents: Kevin Manno andJulie Alexandria . Performers:Flo Rida . Guests:Ashley Benson ,Shay Mitchell . Pre-taped segments fromBobby Moynihan ,Nick Kroll , andKeenan Cahill . 2011–12:MTV NYE In NYC 2012 – Hosts:Demi Lovato andTyler Posey . Performers: Demi Lovato,Selena Gomez & the Scene ,Jason Derulo ,Mac Miller andJ. Cole . 2012–13:MTV's Club NYE 2013 – HostsSnooki ,JWoww ,Jeff Dye . Performers:Ke$ha ,Ne-Yo ,Sean Kingston ,Rita Ora andConor Maynard . Guests:Tyler Blackburn ,Keegan Allen , choreographer Binkie,Nikki Glaser andSara Schaefer . House DJ: The Knocks 2013–14Girl Code Presents: New Year's Code —Special episode ofGirl Code at 10pm ET. Hosts: live hosting in Times Square fromCarly Aquilino andCharlamagne Tha God during the episode and for the hour after. Guests: Cast ofVampire Acacdemy (Zoey Deutch ,Cameron Monaghan , andDominic Sherwood ).[ 14] 2014–15:MTV's New Year's Eve 2015 – HostsVictoria Justice andCharlamagne . New filmed segments withGirl Code andGuy Code comedians, includingCarly Aquilino ,Andrew Schulz andDamien Lemon .[ 15] Notes
^a b Blackwood, Nina; Goodman, Mark; Hunter, Alan; Quinn, Martha (2019-05-14).VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave . Simon and Schuster.ISBN 978-1-4516-7813-0 . ^a b Denisoff, R. Serge.Inside Mtv . Transaction Publishers.ISBN 978-1-4128-2630-3 . ^ "Carson Daly stakes his claim on New Year's Eve" .Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . December 31, 2004. Retrieved5 January 2013 .^ Littleton, Cynthia (23 December 2015)."MTV Skips New Year's Eve Special For 'Teen Wolf' Teaser, Marathons" .Variety .Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved2 January 2016 . ^ Mann, Court (2020-05-05)."A huge archive of MTV's first decade was just put online" .Deseret News . Retrieved2023-08-20 . ^ Archives, L. A. Times (1986-12-30)."MTV GIVING AWAY 'TOWN' IN TEXAS" .Los Angeles Times . Retrieved2023-08-20 . ^ By (1988-12-09)."BOBBY BROWN CONTINUES HIS SURPRISING CHART RUN" .Sun Sentinel . Retrieved2023-08-20 . ^ "Plenty of celebrations come to you on the tube" .Baltimore Sun . 1990-12-31. Retrieved2023-08-20 .^ "JANET JACKSON, SOAPS, ASTAIRE, COUNTRY CABLE IN NEW YEAR" .Washington Post . 2024-02-26.ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved2024-03-15 .^a b Montgomery, James (September 20, 2013)."Nirvana's Legendary Live and Loud Concert: The Stories You Don't Know" .MTV . Archived fromthe original on September 24, 2013. RetrievedSeptember 27, 2013 . ^ "UPDATE: Miley Cyrus at Irvine's Beckman High tonight" .Orange County Register . 2008-12-31. Retrieved2023-08-20 .^ "Miley Cyrus gives New Year's concert from Irvine" .Orange County Register . 2008-12-31. Retrieved2023-08-20 .^ "Breaking News – MTV Closes Out 2008 with a Surprise-Filled Bash Featuring One of Music's Biggest Stars, Miley Cyrus, Taking Over a Lucky Fan's Home to Celebrate New Year's Eve | TheFutonCritic.com" . thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved2015-12-18 .^ "MTV IS RINGING IN 2014 WITH THE "GIRL CODE PRESENTS: NEW YEAR'S CODE" SPECIAL STARTING DECEMBER 31 AT 10:00 P.M. ET/PT" . thepub.viacom.com.Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved2015-12-18 .^ "RING IN 2015 WITH "MTV'S NEW YEARS EVE 2015" FROM THE HEART OF TIMES SQUARE HOSTED LIVE BY "EYE CANDY" STAR VICTORIA JUSTICE AND CHARLAMAGNE FROM "GUY CODE" " .thepub.viacom.com . 11 December 2014. Archived fromthe original on 2015-12-22. ?
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