Hanging out on New Year's Eve hasn't been in Nancy O'Dell's game plan for much of the last decade.
As one of the regular hosts of the Tournament of Roses Parade coverage in Pasadena, Calif., on New Year's Day for the past decade, O'Dell was often fast asleep the night before, just as many Americans were ramping up their partying.
That's going to change this time around: O'Dell is hosting Fox's "New Year's Eve Live," which begins at 11 p.m.
"I'm just going to be super excited because I haven't brought New Year's Eve in in so long," O'Dell said. "So I'm really looking forward to being part of it. Yes, I've not been able to watch that, but in my mind, I was so jealous that they all get to bring in New Year's."
She'll have some competition for viewers on Friday night. In addition to Fox, which will base O'Dell in Las Vegas, ABC will air "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest," getting underway at 10 p.m. Jenny McCarthy will be on hand to report from Times Square, Fergie will host segments from L.A., and Clark will do the countdown from ABC's studios. Ke and Taio Cruz will be among the performers.
NBC will air "New Year's Eve with Carson Daly" starting at 10 p.m., with performances by Nicki Minaj, My Chemical Romance and Lil Wayne. The "Today" show's Natalie Morales and Amy Robach will also be joining Daly.
Bravo will ring in the new year starting at 10:30 with "Watch What Happens Live: Andy's New Year Party," hosted by Andy Cohen and featuring guests Sandra Bernhard, Megan McCain, "Real Housewives" stars Tamra Barney, Lisa Vanderpump and other celebrities.
Megyn Kelly and Bill Hemmer will host the Fox News Channel's celebration, starting at 11 p.m. in Times Square and featuring performances by Katharine McPhee and Rick Springfield.
Anderson Cooper and the controversial comic Kathy Griffin will be in Times Square again for CNN, with coverage starting at 11 p.m. Each year they've hosted, Griffin has slipped and said something that offends some.
"Once again, I'm terrified to be co-hosting CNN's New Year's Eve show with Kathy Griffin," Cooper said in a statement. "It's often bitterly cold, and yet after being with her for a few minutes on live television, I find myself drenched in sweat."
Speaking of dangerous, MTV has tapped comic Whitney Cummings to host its New Year's Eve show, which starts at 10:30 and will feature the cast of "Jersey Shore," including a moment when Nicole (Snooki) Polizzi will be dropped in a ball.
"Pauly D will DJ the night," Cummings says. "It's the only job he can spell."
"They want to bring a roast element," she adds. "This year is going to be so insane. I'm going to be bashing everyone."
The hosts of MTV's "The Seven," Kevin Manno and Julie Alexandria, will be reporting on the festivities in Times Square. There will also be a performance by Flo Rida.
As for O'Dell, hosting a New Year's Eve show has been one of her career goals, and it's one more step in what's looking to be a good year for her. She's also been named to replace Mary Hart on "Entertainment Tonight" when Hart steps away at the end of the season, and she's got a show on Oprah Winfrey's new OWN cable channel.
"I just think there's something very magical and special about a New Year's Eve show," O'Dell says. "It's celebrating a new year, a new life, something different, a chance for renewal, all about resolutions."
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