WEEKEND TV : New Year’s Eve Specials Set to Welcome ’96

The last weekend of 1995 promises to ring in the new year.

The festivities begin Sunday at 7 p.m., when Tia and Tamera Mowry (“Sister, Sister”) host the “New Year’s Eve Bash With the Animaniacs,” on KTLA-TV Channel 5.

“Nick New Year’s Eve” features a five-hour broadcast from Orlando, Fla. Lori Beth Deneberg (“All That”) and Mike Marona (“The Adventures of Pete & Pete”) are the hosts, with guest Linda Ellerbee, Sunday at 8 p.m. on Nickelodeon.

At 11 p.m., check out “New Year’s Live!” on KCAL-TV Channel 9, “New Year’s in Vegas” on KTTV-TV Channel 11 or “Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians” on KOCE-TV Channel 50.

NBC will offer “New Year’s Eve With ‘Friday Night,’ ” at 11:30 p.m. on Channels 4 and 36.

ABC joins Dick Clark in New York’s Times Square with “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve ‘96,” at 11:30 p.m. on Channels 7, 3 and 42.

Harmonic voices converge as Boyz II Men sing on “New Year’s Eve Coast-to-Coast at Universal Studios,” at 11:30 p.m. on KCOP-TV Channel 13.

Montel Williams, Louis Mandylor and Paige Turco host “Happy New Year, America 1996,” at 11:35 p.m. on CBS (Channel 2).

For parade lovers, Mariska Hargitay and Pat O’Brien host “The Fiesta Bowl Parade” from Phoenix, today at noon on Channel 2.

On Sunday, there’s the “King Orange Jamboree Parade,” at 8 p.m. on Channel 2.

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Public Affairs: TODAY: “Today” looks at Rose Bowl fever on the Northwestern campus and clearing holiday debt, 6 a.m. (4)(36). . . .

Predictions for 1996 are made on “To the Contrary,” 1 p.m. (28). . . .

A 1995 review and a 1996 preview with House Speaker Newt Gingrich are offered on “Evans & Novak,” 2:30 p.m. CNN. . . .

Fatherhood in the United States is discussed on “John McLaughlin’s One on One,” 2:30 p.m. (28). . . .

Topics on “Capital Gang Saturday” include the budget battle and forecasts for ‘96, 4 and 10:30 p.m. CNN.

SUNDAY: “Sunday Today” offers a 1995 year-end review and visits two children who were injured in the Oklahoma City bombing, 6 a.m. (4)(36). . . .

“Meet the Press” looks at Congress and its freshman class, 7 a.m. (4)(36). . . .

“Sunday Morning” reviews 1995 and offers a postcard from Nebraska, 7:30 a.m. (2). . . .

The budget and predictions for 1996 are the topics on “Face the Nation,” with Rep. John Kasich (R-Ohio), Ken Duberstein, former White House chief of staff, sportswriter Frank Deford and columnist Frank Rich of the New York Times, 9 a.m. (2). . . .

“The McLaughlin Group” gives out awards for 1995 and discusses changes in political philosophy,9 a.m. (4). . . .

“Tony Brown’s Journal” offers a discussion on light-skinned African Americans, 9:30 a.m. (28). . . .

The next generation is the topic on “Both Sides With Jesse Jackson,” 9:30 a.m. CNN. . . .

Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) and Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican National Committee, discuss the budget and what’s ahead in 1996 on “This Week With David Brinkley,” 10 a.m. (7)(42); 11:30 a.m. (3). . . .

“Life & Times” reviews 1995 and gives projections for 1996, 10:30 a.m. (28). . . .

“Reliable Sources” reports on the media’s best and worst moments of 1995, 3:30 p.m. CNN. The budget gridlock, a 1995 review and new year’s predictions are the topics on “Capital Gang Sunday,” 4 p.m. CNN. . . .

“Crossfire Sunday” reports on the baby boomers turning 50, 4:30 p.m. CNN. . . .

“60 Minutes” profiles neurosurgeon Thoralf Sundt, the leader of the Mexican Indian peasant movement and author Randy Shilts (“And the Band Played On”), 7 p.m. (2).

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Specials and Movies: Warren Buffet, believed to be the wealthiest person in the United States, gives a lecture on picking stocks, the secrets of successful people and corporate managers he admires on “Warren Buffet Talks Business,” tonight, 6 p.m. (50).

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Sports: Golf: World Championship of Golf, today, 12:30 p.m. ESPN. . . . Hockey: Kings at Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Sunday, 1 p.m. (9). . . . Pro Football: Falcons at Packers, Sunday, 9:30 a.m. (11); Colts at Chargers, Sunday, 1 p.m. (4)(36).

For a complete list of sports see Section C.