There are so many ways you can celebrate the end of a year and the start to a new one: You can brave the streets of Times Square to be at the center of the madness, go out in a sparkly outfit to a local bar or pull a Carrie and Miranda, stay in and order Chinese food — all good options. If you want to take the cozy-on-the-couch route, here are some TV specials to watch:

Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper will be back on CNN to roast each other and gab with fun guests for “New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen.” After much back and forth with the network, the duo will be able to drink on air this year, so fingers crossed we get more Cooper giggles than usual. Correspondents will also report live from Florida, Arizona and the Bahamas. While there are sure to be some surprises, we know that Patti LaBelle, Amy Sedaris and 50 Cent will all be making appearances. Starting at 8 p.m. on CNN.

Somewhere near Cohen and Cooper, ABC will host their annual “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest.” Carrie Underwood is set to close out 2024 with her performance, and the Jonas Brothers, TLC and others will also be getting onstage. At the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, Fla., Cardi B will keep the party going. Starting at 8 p.m. on ABC.

CBS’s festivities are headed down south and getting a bit country. “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash” will take place in the Tennessee capital with Keith Urban, Kane Brown and Jelly Roll performing. And at midnight, there will be fireworks. Starting at 8 p.m. on CBS.

Instead of live coverage, NBC will air “The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year’s Special,” in which Meyers reflects on the year past, or whatever he can remember of it, by looking back at one of his most popular segments. 11:35 p.m. on NBC.

Though we will officially be in 2025 at this point, the “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony” will honor all the 2024 inductees. The actual ceremony took place in October, but this program shows Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band and others as they get their flowers. Thursday at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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