NBC rings in new year with live specials 'New Year's Eve Game Night with Andy Cohen,' 'NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly'

NBC is ringing in the new year with a pair of live specials: "NBC's New Year's Eve Game Night with Andy Cohen" is set to air at 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, from 30 Rock. Then, following local news, "NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly" will air at 11:30 p.m. from Times Square with a performance by international recording superstar and "The Voice" coach Gwen Stefani.

Immediately following "Game Night," Cohen will join Daly on the 11:30 p.m. telecast in Times Square.

Eight celebrities will participate in "NBC's New Year's Eve Game Night With Andy Cohen," where they will join in the fun as they face off in hilarious party games based on "Hollywood Game Night," in addition to newly created New Year's Eve-themed games created especially for this special.

Cohen, the Emmy Award-winning host and executive producer of "Watch What Happens Live," Bravo's hit late night interactive talk show, will host the hour-long episode. 

The upcoming fourth season of "Hollywood Game Night," hosted by two-time Emmy Award-winning host Jane Lynch, will premiere Tuesday, Jan. 5 (8 p.m.).

On "NBC's New Year's Eve With Carson Daly," Stefani will sing her current single "Used to Love You" (Interscope Records), which is currently available for digital download and streaming via digital subscription services.