Of course we all love "American Bandstand" and "Pyramid," but this is pretty great, too. RIP, Dick Clark.

Live from Lincoln Center: Bernstein and Gershwin (8pm, UNC-TV) - A New Year's Eve gala with the New York Philharmonic, music director Alan Gilbert and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet features works by Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin.

New Year's Rockin' Eve: 40th Anniversary Party (8pm, ABC) - Jenny McCarthy and Fergie celebrate 40 years of "Rockin' Eve" history.

New Year's Eve with Carson Daly (10pm, NBC) - Carson Daly hosts with scheduled performances from Drake, Jessie J, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green, the Roots, and Tony Bennett. Also, a comedy performance by Jimmy Fallon, a 2011 music recap by Brian Williams, and sideline reports from J.B. Smoove. Those last three names mean this is the one I'm probably watching.

Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve ... (10pm, ABC) - The full title of this show is a paragraph long, but it's just the usual New Year's show with Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest (mostly Seacrest). From Times Square in New York with performers Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Pitbull, Florence and the Machine, Nicki Minaj, LMFAO, Beyonce, and many more.

New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin (11pm, CNN) - Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin host CNN's coverage, which has reporters in New York, Key West, and Nashville.

American Country New Year's Eve Live (11pm, Fox) - New Year's from Las Vegas with performances by Lauren Alaina, Rodney Atkins, and Toby Keith.

Coldplay New Year's Eve: An Austin City Limits Special (11pm, UNC-TV) - Coldplay plays old hits and songs from their 2011 album "Mylo Xyloto."

All American New Year (11pm, Fox News) - All Americans, all the time! Look for Americans Trace Adkins and Big & Rich.

Note: It looks like the NBC and ABC shows take a break at 11 p.m. for local news and then resume at 11:30. WRAL's 11 o'clock newscast will run until 12:05 a.m. to cover the dropping of the acorn in downtown Raleigh.

Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On (9pm, HBO) - Bette Midler performs in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace, accompanied by singing trio the Staggering Harlettes, the dancing Caesar Salad Girls, and a 13-piece band.

Tom Arnold: That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It (9pm, Showtime) - Tom Arnold, most famous for his marriage to and divorce from Roseanne Barr, performs a new stand-up set talking about his path from Iowa to Hollywood, his four marriages, and the friends he's made while working on more than 70 movies and TV shows.

Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (10pm, ABC) - Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest host from Times Square in New  York City with correspondent Jenny McCarthy, while Fergie hosts in Los Angeles. Performers include Ke$ha, Taio Cruz, Willow Smith, and Train.

New Year's Eve with Carson Daly (10pm, NBC) - Carson Daly rings in 2011 with Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, and My Chemical Romance.

New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin (11pm, CNN) - Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin host coverage from Times Square and across the country. This telecast is usually the one to watch if you want to see Kathy Griffin say inappropriate things on live television.

WRAL News (11pm, WRAL) - WRAL will have an extended news broadcast tonight to cover the dropping of the giant acorn in downtown Raleigh. And they'll have a special in-studio guest answering questions from viewers: North Carolinian Jane Bright, a contestant on this past season's "Survivor: Nicaragua." 

Ellen's Somewhat Special Special (9pm, TBS) - Ellen Degeneres hosts a variety show featuring everyone from musicians to magicians. Recorded at the 2010 Just For Laughs festival in Chicago.

Daytime Emmy Awards (9pm, CBS) - Regis Philbin hosts the 37th annual Daytime Emmy Awards honoring soaps, daytime talk shows, children's shows, and other daytime programming. TV legend Dick Clark is honored in a tribute that includes Ann-Margret,  Frankie Avalon, Garth Brooks, Cher, Barry Manilow, and Marie Osmond.

True Blood (9pm, HBO) - Sookie goes to Mississippi looking for Bill after Eric gets a werewolf to protect her and Jason looks toward a career in law enforcement.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band London Calling (9pm, VH1 Classic) - Bruce and the band play in London's Hyde Park at Hard Rock Calling Festival on June 28, 2009.

Hung (10pm, HBO) - In the second season premiere, Tanya gets pimping advice from a professional to use as leverage in her partnership with Ray and Lenore. "Entourage" debuts Season 7 immediately after, at 10:30.

Team Coco Presents Conan's Writers Live (10pm, TBS) - Andy Richter hosts a special featuring several of Conan O'Brien's writers, and a musical performance by comedian Reggie Watts. Recorded at the 2010 Just For Laughs festival in Chicago.

The Gates (10pm, ABC) - Nick investigates the death of the former police chief of The Gates, and vampiress Claire wants to put the past behind her.

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (10pm, ABC) - Dick Clark is essentially Mr. New Year's Eve, but Ryan Seacrest will pull most of the weight hosting their joint project. Fergie, Jennifer Lopez, and Daughtry are among the entertainers scheduled to perform.

New Year's Eve with Carson Daly (10pm, NBC) - Look for Green Day, Rihanna, and Jay-Z.

Billboard's New Year's Eve Live (11pm, Fox) - Carmen Electra hosts Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta, and Sean Kingston. I'm sorry, but yawn. 

WRAL News First Night Raleigh (11pm, WRAL) - WRAL will have special coverage from Downtown Raleigh's First Night, so tune in here if you want to see the Acorn drop.

New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin (11pm, CNN) - And bingo, we have a winner. For the thrill of pure unpredictability, this is the show to watch tonight. What's more fun than watching entertainment's biggest loudmouth completely mortify CNN's golden boy? And because of her previous New Year's on-air episode, Griffin told Craig Ferguson last week that CNN made her sign a contract in which she promised that if she uses profanity again, she has to write the check back to them. She says it wasn't that big of a check, so ... 

TV Week is reporting that among the contenders to replace "The Guiding Light" is yet another version of the classic game show "The $25,000 Pyramid."

This one would be produced by Sony and Michael Davies, the man behind "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and might be an hour long.

Sony and CBS wouldn't comment so the source for the story is "two people familiar with the situation." (That was the source for the first Guiding-Light-is-history rumor and you see how that went.)

While "Pyramid" is a contender to replace "Light," it's not CBS' only option. The network is said to be considering contenders produced in-house, including talk shows.

I liked the old Dick Clark Pyramid and Donny Osmond wasn't bad as host either. It would be interested to see if they can update the game without destroying it.