Carly Rae Jepsen and Neon Trees are among the talent that’s been added to ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” hosted by Ryan Seacrest.
The additions, scheduled to be announced today, include Jepsen and Neon Trees performing in Times Square — with Brandy, Flo Rida, Karmin, OneRepublic and Pitbull doing likewise in LA.
Also added to the show is a two-hour tribute to the late Dick Clark, which will air from 8 to 10 p.m. that night and will be hosted by Fergie and Jenny McCarthy (who’ll be joined by Seacrest). It will include clips and reminiscences of Clark, who passed away last April at the age of 82.
Seacrest returns at 10 to host the rest of the broadcast, live, from Times Square with Taylor Swift et al. Even more artists are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
And, speaking of ABC . . . “GMA Saturday,” riding the momentum of its weekday sister, has claimed its first-ever November sweeps victory, finishing the month first in total viewers (3.7 million) and the all-important news demo of adults 25-54 (1.3 million). The show — hosted by Dan Harris, Bianna Golodryga, Ron Claiborne and Ginger Zee — was up 400,000 in total viewers over November 2011 and over 200,00 viewers in adults 25-54 over last November.
“GMA Sunday” also averaged 3.5 million viewers — its best-ever November sweeps numbers (it’s hosted by the same on-air staff).
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VH1’s Angela “Big Ang” Raiola is teaming with celebrity publicist Johnny Donovan to produce a fundraiser supporting the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The event, unfolding tomorrow night (8 p.m.-midnight) at Angelina’s Ristorante on Staten Island (399 Ellis St.), will be hosted by Vinnie Medugno, aka “Mr. Staten Island,” with the roster of expected attendees including the cast of “Big Ang”; “Mob Wives” stars Drita D’Avanzo, Carla Facciolo and Renee Graziano; Elizabeth Vashisht (VH1’s “Tough Love”); and “Big Brother vets Alex Coladonato and Jojo Spatafora.
There will also be a special musical performance by Lucas Prata, with wine by Gnarly Vine of New Rochelle and cupcakes by Kim Massi (Food Network’s “Confections of a Rockstar”).
Tickets start at $150.
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Last, but not least:
* Singer/actress Leandra Ramm is holding a viewing party for her episode of “My Life is a Lifetime Movie” tomorrow (8-11 p.m.) at Gizzi’s (16 West 8th) with a live musical performance by blues guitarist Meyer Rossabi. Her episode airs tomorrow night at 10 on Lifetime . . . A special episode of “Coast Guard,” airing Dec. 5 (8 p.m.) on The Weather Channel, takes a behind-the-scenes look at how 14 crew members were rescued from the HMS Bounty off the coast of North Carolina during Hurricane Sandy. Two crew members died, one body was recovered but the ship’s captain was never found.