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December 31, 2017 - January 6, 2018 WHATS UP! T5 BY ANDREW WARREN TV Media Out with the old: It's been a roller-coaster of a year, but it's time to send off 2017 and wel- come in 2018, and everyone knows what that means. It's party time, and as usual, the major TV networks have com- peting New Year's Eve celebra- tions that all promise to ring in the new year in style. Fox is in New York's Times Square for this year's celebra- tion, and a prolific TV host is on hand to host the network's coverage of the festivities. "Fox's New Year's Eve with Steve Harvey: Live from Times Square" may be a mouthful, but the title sums up the special pretty perfectly. With Fox joining the fray, Times Square sure is going to be packed this year. "Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" returns to ABC to usher in another year, with Seacrest ("American Idol") and Jenny McCarthy ("The View") returning as hosts, a position that Seacrest took over follow- ing Clark's ("American Band- stand") passing in 2012. Whereas ABC's and NBC's New Year's specials are contin- uations of a long-running tradi- tion, Fox's move to New York is a change in New Year's plans. For the past three years, the network has aired "Pitbull's New Year's Revolution" from Miami, Florida, but that special was canceled this year in favor of the Harvey-hosted Times Square celebration. Harvey, of course, should fit perfectly well into his new role — after all, hosting is what the comedian is all about these days. He currently hosts the daytime talk show "Steve," game shows "Family Feud," "Celebrity Family Feud" and "Steve Harvey's Funderdome," variety shows "Little Big Shots" and "Little Big Shots: Forever Young," and will host "Show- time at the Apollo" when that series returns in 2018. All three New Year's specials broadcast from New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve, Sunday, Dec. 31. Still searching for truth: Ten seasons and two movies in, the truth is still very much out there. For nine seasons, from 1993 to 2002, "The X-Files" was television's premiere science fiction drama, and in 2016 it staged a tentative revival with six new episodes that were met with mixed reviews. There are still plenty of un- answered questions, though, and Mulder and Scully are still on the case. David Duchovny ("Californication") and Gillian Anderson ("Hannibal") return as newly reinstated FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in a new season of "The X-Files," premiering Wednesday, Jan. 3, on Fox. The 10-episode season picks up not long after season 9's shocking conclusion, with the horrific plan whose founda- tions had been laid over the course of the entire series final- ly coming to fruition. Luckily for them, Mulder and Scully aren't working alone to stop the threat to humanity itself and uncover the truth behind it, with a cast of old faces and new ones helping them — and hin- dering them — in their investi- gations. Mitch Pileggi ("Dallas") re- turns as assistant FBI director Skinner, a powerful and reliable ally for the two leads, while William B. Davis ("Continu- um") also returns to his role of the enigmatic Cigarette Smok- ing Man, Mulder and Scully's nemesis. Annabeth Gish ("Brotherhood"), Lauren Am- brose ("Six Feet Under"), Rob- bie Amell ("The Flash") and Karin Konoval ("War for the Planet of the Apes," 2017) also return throughout the season to their original roles. There've been plenty of re- vivals over the past few years, but with so many unanswered questions remaining, the new season of "The X-Files" may fi- nally get close to the truth. The new season premieres Wednes- day, Jan. 3, on Fox. Child's play: Anyone with kids knows that they can some- times say the most unpredict- able things, but often enough there's a nugget of truth inside what comes out of their mouths. At least that's the premise be- hind a new game show from British comedian and actor Ricky Gervais ("Derek"). The creator and star of the original British version of "The Office" co-hosts "Child Sup- port," which premieres Friday, Jan. 5, on ABC. He shares host- ing duties with former child ac- tor Fred Savage ("The Wonder Years") in the new game show, with the pair splitting up duties in the unique take on the quiz show genre. In "Child Support," contes- tants must correctly answer 10 questions to earn the biggest possible prize, but if they get one wrong, they have a lifeline: a panel of five kids who have been asked the very same ques- tions by Gervais. It definitely smacks of Fox's "Are You Smart- er Than a 5th Grader?," right down to also being hosted by a comedian, but with trivia ques- tions that aren't limited to an el- ementary school curriculum. "Child Support" premieres Friday, Jan. 5, on ABC. AULD LANG SYNE BALL DROP BUBBLY CALENDAR CELEBRA- TION CHAMPAGNE CHEERS CLOCK CONFETTI DANCING EVE FAMILY FESTIVITIES FIREWORKS FRIENDS HOLIDAY IN WITH THE NEW JANUARY MIDNIGHT MUSIC PARADE PARTY RENEWAL RESOLUTION RING IN SPARKLERS TOAST TRADITION VOWS YEAR Happy New Year! Steve Harvey hosts "Fox's New Year's Eve with Steve Harvey: Live from Times Square" WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page T23 A/Elder Law Practice 2 x 3