Just a notation that this will be the first year that we will be minus BOTH Jerry Lewis and Dick Clark(RIP) on their long standing shows. Labor Day weekend and New Years Eve will never be the same.
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2012...two traditions no longer. Telethon and New Years Rockin' Eve.
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Pab Sungenis said:
That's why I emphasized the word "BOTH".
KML-224 said:
Yes, Jerry Lewis is still with us. I put "RIP" next to Dick Clark to differentiate.
KML-224 said:
and tape delayed to midnight local time even outside the Eastern time zone in many places
azumanga said:
the concerts are pre-recorded, but the ball drop is live in the Eastern Time Zone at least
That depended on the station, especially if they normally delayed Nightline and Kimmel anyway.
Which made me think, on ABC have there been any stations that delayed New Year's Rockin' Eve by 30 minutes since that's what they normally do with Nightline and put the ball drop at 11:30 or 12:30? :
Which made me think, on ABC have there been any stations that delayed New Year's Rockin' Eve by 30 minutes since that's what they normally do with Nightline and put the ball drop at 11:30 or 12:30? :
Rockin New Years was always live for the first 38 minutes on WLS-TV (10:30 - 11:08pm), then they would switch to their local New Years countdown, then would air the taped portion of the Rockin' New Years show after midnight (where it was cutoff to air the local countdown), then continue until I believe 1 or 1:30am. For the Chicago countdown, fireworks are shot off from Navy Pier & Buckingham Fountain.
New Year's Eve traditions have continued for years since the death of Guy Lombardo; somehow, I think we will be able to soldier on without Dick Clark, too. :
There were only two more "Guy Lombardo New Year's Eve" shows after his death. By 1979/1980 CBS had pushed the Royal Canadians out the door for a new "Happy New Year America" broadcast which itself ran for another 16 years.
The main draw for "New Year's Rockin' Eve" was not Ryan Seacrest, it was Dick Clark. With Clark gone there is an opening for NBC to revamp their coverage or for CBS to restart their coverage and probably cut deeply into Seacrest's numbers. Play their cards right, and one of the other networks could own New Year's the way ABC has owned it since Guy Lombardo's death.
The main draw for "New Year's Rockin' Eve" was not Ryan Seacrest, it was Dick Clark. With Clark gone there is an opening for NBC to revamp their coverage or for CBS to restart their coverage and probably cut deeply into Seacrest's numbers. Play their cards right, and one of the other networks could own New Year's the way ABC has owned it since Guy Lombardo's death.
firepoint525 said:New Year's Eve traditions have continued for years since the death of Guy Lombardo; somehow, I think we will be able to soldier on without Dick Clark, too. :
Do they still have the tradition at the Waldorf with the Royal Canadians every year (untelevised nationally, of course, but maybe shown live in the NYC market on, say, WPIX)?
ixnay
It's sad that Dick Clark has gone to the great Rockin' Eve in the Sky, but I live in one of not too many markets today, that still does a local New Years' show. KING 5 shows "New Years' At The Needle" at 11:35PM on 12/31, live from the Space Needle with fireworks at 12:00 of course. Over in Yakima, it seems like no one cares. All channels don't show anything local.
And wasn't there a West Coast New Years' celebration, syndicated? I think there was...
-crainbebo
And wasn't there a West Coast New Years' celebration, syndicated? I think there was...
-crainbebo
crainbebo said:
Yes; it was New Year's Live! from KRON in San Francisco (when they were still with NBC). KTVF used to air that followed by Happy New Year America.
But I think the new places to be on New Year's Eve are Carson Daly on NBC and Anderson Cooper/Kathy Griffin on CNN; unlike Dick in his last few years, they're right there in Times Square braving the elements.
crainbebo said:
Seattle is lucky to have a local celebration on KING! Phoenix, a similar-sized market, doesn't have a local celebration. So, we are stuck with three hour old coverage from the East Coast. I'm surprised that CNN hasn't tried to do something in every timezone: say New York with Anderson/Kathy, then move to Central in Chicago, then Denver, and then San Fran/LA for Pacific. They could do a short 15-20 minutes show from the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones.
Regardless, isn't ABC going to air a pre recorded message or two of Dick Clark wishing us all a Happy New year? (with no year stamped, and most likely repeated year after year...)
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