<Li> 2010--11 - present, aka "Pendulum": As the seconds also in yellow in a new typeface zoom out, they reveal the next second as they disappear from the screen . A pendulum can also be seen, swinging as the numbers also coated with radiation zoom out from a red "warp" background . A silver art deco border adorns the screens . The upper segment shows an analog clock displaying the current time . At some points, fireworks were added to maintain the theme . At midnight, the pendulum shatters and the words "Happy New Year!" flip out . The timer debuted on the 2010--11 edition of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and made a brief appearance in the 2011 movie New Year's Eve . The countdown's theme was based on the clock on the Paramount Building . (For 2010--11, the Toshiba logo was on the upper portion of the lower Toshibavision screen; it was on the lower portion for 2011--12, which would eventually switch to the upper portion . Also, the upper Toshibavision analog clock was two seconds late for 2011--12 . For accuracy purposes, the second hand was removed from the top screen for 2011--12 . The second hand was again removed for 2012 - 13, but returned in 2013 - 14 . However, the second hand was again two seconds late . (This countdown theme is now used for global countdown celebrations in the Square .) </Li> <P> Hourly Countdowns are used as practice to ready the crowd for the main countdown at midnight . Their theme and design reflect those as mentioned above . Some of the hourly countdowns started fifteen seconds before the hour . Since 2008, it has started at twenty seconds . </P> <P> As a public event, the festivities and ball drop are broadcast as part of New Year's Eve television specials originating from Times Square on several major U.S. television networks and cable channels . By far the most notable of these is Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve; created, produced, and originally hosted by the entertainer Dick Clark until his death in 2012, and currently hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy, the program first aired on NBC in 1972 before moving to ABC, where it has been broadcast ever since . New Year's Rockin' Eve has consistently been the most - watched New Year's Eve special in the U.S. annually, peaking at 22.6 million viewers for its 40th edition in 2012 . Following the death of Dick Clark in April 2012, a crystal engraved with his name was added to the 2013 ball in tribute . </P> <P> Across the remaining networks, NBC broadcasts New Year's Eve with Carson Daly, hosted from Times Square by Carson Daly of The Voice and Last Call, and Spanish - language network Univision broadcasts Feliz!, hosted from Times Square by Raúl de Molina of El Gordo y La Flaca . On cable, CNN carries coverage of the festivities, known as New Year's Eve Live, which had been hosted by Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen from Times Square . Fellow news channel Fox News Channel carries All - American New Year, most recently hosted by Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Bill Hemmer from Times Square . </P>

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