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Local New Year's Eve coverage

Don CT said:
Judging by the ratings nobody was ever watching Daly.
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I liked his show better than Ryan's. He made a good host. But Ryan and Jenny are okay.

None of these shows has good music except right after midnight. I know I've heard some at times, but in general it's just garbage.

The whole cast on Ryan's show was singing along with Sinatra, but I prefer just hearing him. But it was time for bed and I didn't even bother. I'm just glad they continue to play Guy Lombardo at the big moment.
 
2019 is just days away! And for those who are making New Year's Eve plans:
ABC airs New Year's Rockin Eve in primetime from 8-11pm, breaks for news, goes back for the ball drop, and stays on for music performances until after 2:00am ET.
Carson Daly will be back on NBC after being absent last year. 'A Toast to 2018!' will air at 8PM, followed by Times Square coverage from 10-11, break for news, and back for the ball drop and other segments until 12:30. Chrissy Teigen, Keith Urban and Leslie Jones will co-host.
Steve Harvey will return for FOX's New Year's Eve celebration, also from Times Square. 8-10PM, then 11PM-12:30.
CBS, of course, airs Colbert/Corden reruns as we turn from 2018 to 2019.
Univision has hours worth of coverage in 'Feliz 2019!'
CNN has Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper returning for Times Square. I'll be watching it, if everything works out with DIRECTV installation next week. Always a tradition here to START the USA countdown with Times Square, not the other way around tape-delayed. Fox News is airing 'All American New Year' again as well.

Local coverage:
New Year's at the Needle returns to KING Seattle - will be streaming this of course, at midnight. 8 minutes of fantastic Space Needle fireworks - one thing I miss about living on the coast.
Lone Star NYE returns to KXAS Dallas, and syndicated to 15 or 20 other stations in TX, OK, LA and KS.
Las Vegas fireworks are syndicated from KLAS to a few other Nexstar stations including KOIN Portland and KGPE Fresno.
I do NOT see fireworks from Baltimore on WJZ's schedule this year. Nor do I see the Idaho Potato Drop on KTVB, but that might change. (And it's currently the ONLY Mountain time celebration on television.) First Night Pittsburgh will air on KDKA.
WLS is airing the Navy Pier fireworks from Chicago. There's a few others out there, I think.
Am I missing anything new?
 
crainbebo said:
2019 is just days away! And for those who are making New Year's Eve plans:
ABC airs New Year's Rockin Eve in primetime from 8-11pm, breaks for news, goes back for the ball drop, and stays on for music performances until after 2:00am ET.
Carson Daly will be back on NBC after being absent last year. 'A Toast to 2018!' will air at 8PM, followed by Times Square coverage from 10-11, break for news, and back for the ball drop and other segments until 12:30. Chrissy Teigen, Keith Urban and Leslie Jones will co-host.
Steve Harvey will return for FOX's New Year's Eve celebration, also from Times Square. 8-10PM, then 11PM-12:30.
CBS, of course, airs Colbert/Corden reruns as we turn from 2018 to 2019.
Univision has hours worth of coverage in 'Feliz 2019!'
CNN has Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper returning for Times Square. I'll be watching it, if everything works out with DIRECTV installation next week. Always a tradition here to START the USA countdown with Times Square, not the other way around tape-delayed. Fox News is airing 'All American New Year' again as well.

Local coverage:
New Year's at the Needle returns to KING Seattle - will be streaming this of course, at midnight. 8 minutes of fantastic Space Needle fireworks - one thing I miss about living on the coast.
Lone Star NYE returns to KXAS Dallas, and syndicated to 15 or 20 other stations in TX, OK, LA and KS.
Las Vegas fireworks are syndicated from KLAS to a few other Nexstar stations including KOIN Portland and KGPE Fresno.
I do NOT see fireworks from Baltimore on WJZ's schedule this year. Nor do I see the Idaho Potato Drop on KTVB, but that might change. (And it's currently the ONLY Mountain time celebration on television.) First Night Pittsburgh will air on KDKA.
WLS is airing the Navy Pier fireworks from Chicago. There's a few others out there, I think.
Am I missing anything new?
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KRON 4 Im Aware will air both the San Francisco edition of the New Years celebrations along with simulcasts of KLAS coverage of the New Years Specials for Nexstar Productions.
 
Ah, forgot about KRON's show. I think that's the same program (New Year's Live) that used to be syndicated to several west coast stations in the mid 1990s, co-produced by stations in Las Vegas, Seattle (KIRO, when they were UPN), SF, and I think Los Angeles. KNDO was the affiliate in central Washington. Now it's nothing but New York tape-delays, especially since 2016-17 when Northwest Cable News went defunct, prior to NYE 2016, NWCN simulcasted KING's fireworks show for the entire Northwest.
I still think it's BS that KING doesn't have the balls to syndicate to KGW and KREM, and make a deal with Cowles or Sinclair to carry it on KNDO or KIMA. If Lone Star NYE can be syndicated to 20 stations in the Central Time zone, so can Seattle, for Pacific time.
I keep seeing promos (once again) for Jason Valentine's special reports at Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Pendleton, on KVEW (ABC). He'll be breaking in here and there during Ryan Seacrest, but I remember last year they failed to show any local midnight countdown even split-screened. I sent KVEW an email last week (if they were going to have a local countdown in addition to Times Square) and have not heard back at all. Not a good sign...
 
Already mentioned it, Lone Star NYE. They did it last year too, to about 20 different affiliates in the Central time zone.
 
crainbebo said:
Already mentioned it, Lone Star NYE. They did it last year too, to about 20 different affiliates in the Central time zone.
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to be honest, i think Lone Star NYE is the sucessor to Big D NYE, which was held at Victory Part outside the WFAA Victory Park studios and Cumulus Dallas studios and the American Airlines Center.. the Lone Star NYE is filmed i think all over the DFW area
 
I like Carson Daly. Ryan Seacrest is okay too and I even like Jenny McCarthy. I wish there was national coverage without this so-called music. Just give me old people dancing to Guy Lombardo when you're not in Times Square.
 
Happy New Year East Coast!
Just saw on KTVB's Facebook page, they will again be showing the Idaho Potato Drop at 11:30-Midnight MT. Boise is the only city in the Mountain time zone that doesn't show Times Square delayed 2 hours. It's quite the laughable celebration (a glowing potato) but good to have something to look forward to at 11PM local!
 
Not local, but I heard good music as I walked back in the room and was surprised to find out it was Keith Urban. I didn't think I liked him.

While I was getting ready for bed I heard more good music and, while there was the kind of junk you normally hear before anyone said it, I heard the name Christina Aguilera. Maybe she did both songs. I have this memory of her doing a good song one New Year's Eve.

Kool and the Gang "performed" at the Rose Parade. It sounded too perfect, too much like the actual recordings. But I suppose it's possible they were actually singing and playing instruments. Now that's music.

And even better is what I heard from Brett Eldredge on the Kathie Lee and Hoda show after I turned the TV on for the parade. With the one guy jamming on stand-up bass. I thought Christmas was over but I'm glad he didn't think so.
 
2020 is less than a week away! Some highlights of New Year's Eve on television:

National coverage:
ABC will have the usual Ryan Seacrest Rockin' Eve '20. Lucy Hale will co-host, with Billy Porter in New Orleans. There will be *no* Jenny McCarthy in Times Square unlike previous years. She announced in October that she will not co-host NYRE for 2020. Coverage will go all throughout primetime with a break at 11 ET/PT for news and back from 11:35-2:13AM. Performers include Green Day, Dan + Shea, Paula Abdul, and Salt 'n Pepa.
NBC has A Toast to 2019 with Hoda & Jenna and several celebrity guests. At 10PM Carson Daly comes on for NBC New Year's Eve 2020 from Times Square. Also there will be some segments from Nashville. They go off at 12:30 ET/PT, so no Central time countdown even though they will be broadcasting part from Nashville. I guess for TV they 'celebrate' at 11:00 CT.
Nothing but repeats at CBS, like usual.
Steve Harvey is on FOX from Times Square, with Maria Menounos and Rob Gronkowski and several musical guests.
Univision has Feliz 2020! for Spanish viewers.
CNN will have Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen with New Year's Eve Live, from Times Square. This is what I usually watch on NYE as it's live for PT. 8:59PM PT ball drop.
Fox News has *NO* All-American New Year this year. Just repeats.

Local/regional
Nexstar will air KLAS-TV's Las Vegas New Year's Eve in 15 markets this year. This includes KZJO (JoeTV) in Seattle, which recently became a Nexstar-owned station and is pending a sale to Fox Television Stations for the O&O status. Several local hosts from KLAS-TV.
Lone Star NYE will be aired in about 20 markets throughout the Central time zone, with KXAS Dallas being the flagship of course. Many of these stations are NBC (like KTAL Shreveport and KFDX Wichita Falls), so they will air Carson Daly live at Times Square midnight followed by 'their' celebration.
KTVB Boise has the glowing Idaho Potato Drop....one of the more amusing celebrations and the only one aired live in MT time (11PM PT). We watch it every year!
WJZ-TV Baltimore has local fireworks from Baltimore's harbor again this year. I don't see First Night Pittsburgh on KDKA however.
More local fireworks from the Navy Pier on WLS in Chicago.
WBTS (Boston NBC) will air First Night Boston this year. Wasn't it on WBZ for a long time?
KING-TV Seattle continues their tradition of New Year's at the Needle, with the Evening hosts (like Jim Dever) emceeing the broadcast. I watch it every year...love the fireworks at the Space Needle. 10 minute show this year to ring in 2020!
KRON San Francisco is an affiliate for KLAS's show, but will break at 11:30 for New Year's Live!, the local Bay Area celebration with fireworks and entertainment.
Am I missing any more?
 
ABC just better have Barbara Walters announce our incoming year! Maybe she could say it at 11:58 PM, just before the ball starts coming down! :rolleyes:
 
vchimpanzee said:
I just want Times Square and people dancing to Guy Lombardo at the Waldorf-Astoria. Now THAT'S music!
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Going on 43 years ago when Guy Lombardo's (and Ben Grauer's) final CBS NYE aired. Everyone in the Waldorf-Astoria dressed up in tuxs and fancy dresses, and the big band music playing away. I've watched the '80s and early '90s Happy New Year America broadcasts on YouTube and compared them to Dick Clark. CBS looked like a parody of themselves post-Guy Lombardo, except for a seldom few, like Al Jarreau and Kermit the Frog together in '85-'86. Should have kept the Frog as host. Brent Musburger was a decent host too. I guess it was more about the musical performances and less about the 'host.'
I try not to watch Ryan and the other network NYE celebrations too much, and just focus on local celebrations. Usually better than the New York stuff. At least with CNN Andy & Anderson take the mics off around 45 seconds to go and just let the crowd noise take over through Auld Lang Syne, New York, New York and America the Beautiful.
 
crainbebo said:
Going on 43 years ago when Guy Lombardo's (and Ben Grauer's) final CBS NYE aired. Everyone in the Waldorf-Astoria dressed up in tuxs and fancy dresses, and the big band music playing away. I've watched the '80s and early '90s Happy New Year America broadcasts on YouTube and compared them to Dick Clark. CBS looked like a parody of themselves post-Guy Lombardo, except for a seldom few, like Al Jarreau and Kermit the Frog together in '85-'86. Should have kept the Frog as host. Brent Musburger was a decent host too. I guess it was more about the musical performances and less about the 'host.'
I try not to watch Ryan and the other network NYE celebrations too much, and just focus on local celebrations. Usually better than the New York stuff. At least with CNN Andy & Anderson take the mics off around 45 seconds to go and just let the crowd noise take over through Auld Lang Syne, New York, New York and America the Beautiful.
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I didn't know they added a third song. I go to bed when Sinatra starts singing simply because it's late, as much as I like the song.

I guess people are just calling it "New York, New York", but the song that actually has that title has the words "the Bronx is up and the Battery's down."
 
crainbebo said:
2020 is less than a week away! Some highlights of New Year's Eve on television:

National coverage:
ABC will have the usual Ryan Seacrest Rockin' Eve '20. Lucy Hale will co-host, with Billy Porter in New Orleans. There will be *no* Jenny McCarthy in Times Square unlike previous years. She announced in October that she will not co-host NYRE for 2020. Coverage will go all throughout primetime with a break at 11 ET/PT for news and back from 11:35-2:13AM. Performers include Green Day, Dan + Shea, Paula Abdul, and Salt 'n Pepa.
NBC has A Toast to 2019 with Hoda & Jenna and several celebrity guests. At 10PM Carson Daly comes on for NBC New Year's Eve 2020 from Times Square. Also there will be some segments from Nashville. They go off at 12:30 ET/PT, so no Central time countdown even though they will be broadcasting part from Nashville. I guess for TV they 'celebrate' at 11:00 CT.
Nothing but repeats at CBS, like usual.
Steve Harvey is on FOX from Times Square, with Maria Menounos and Rob Gronkowski and several musical guests.
Univision has Feliz 2020! for Spanish viewers.
CNN will have Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen with New Year's Eve Live, from Times Square. This is what I usually watch on NYE as it's live for PT. 8:59PM PT ball drop.
Fox News has *NO* All-American New Year this year. Just repeats.

Local/regional
Nexstar will air KLAS-TV's Las Vegas New Year's Eve in 15 markets this year. This includes KZJO (JoeTV) in Seattle, which recently became a Nexstar-owned station and is pending a sale to Fox Television Stations for the O&O status. Several local hosts from KLAS-TV.
Lone Star NYE will be aired in about 20 markets throughout the Central time zone, with KXAS Dallas being the flagship of course. Many of these stations are NBC (like KTAL Shreveport and KFDX Wichita Falls), so they will air Carson Daly live at Times Square midnight followed by 'their' celebration.
KTVB Boise has the glowing Idaho Potato Drop....one of the more amusing celebrations and the only one aired live in MT time (11PM PT). We watch it every year!
WJZ-TV Baltimore has local fireworks from Baltimore's harbor again this year. I don't see First Night Pittsburgh on KDKA however.
More local fireworks from the Navy Pier on WLS in Chicago.
WBTS (Boston NBC) will air First Night Boston this year. Wasn't it on WBZ for a long time?
KING-TV Seattle continues their tradition of New Year's at the Needle, with the Evening hosts (like Jim Dever) emceeing the broadcast. I watch it every year...love the fireworks at the Space Needle. 10 minute show this year to ring in 2020!
KRON San Francisco is an affiliate for KLAS's show, but will break at 11:30 for New Year's Live!, the local Bay Area celebration with fireworks and entertainment.
Am I missing any more?
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WKRN-2 Nashville (ABC) will break away from Seacrest sometime after 11:00 CT for their 3rd or 4th straight year of "Music Note Drop" coverage.
 
crainbebo said:
Nexstar will air KLAS-TV's Las Vegas New Year's Eve in 15 markets this year. This includes KZJO (JoeTV) in Seattle, which recently became a Nexstar-owned station and is pending a sale to Fox Television Stations for the O&O status. Several local hosts from KLAS-TV.
KING-TV Seattle continues their tradition of New Year's at the Needle, with the Evening hosts (like Jim Dever) emceeing the broadcast. I watch it every year...love the fireworks at the Space Needle. 10 minute show this year to ring in 2020!
KRON San Francisco is an affiliate for KLAS's show, but will break at 11:30 for New Year's Live!, the local Bay Area celebration with fireworks and entertainment.
Am I missing any more?
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It's always interested me that neither the SF or Seattle shows have been broadcast at least regionally. For that matter, why has there never been a major celebration out of LA, the way Las Vegas had nationally for a few years? It's the obvious place to hold one?
 
installLSC said:
It's always interested me that neither the SF or Seattle shows have been broadcast at least regionally. For that matter, why has there never been a major celebration out of LA, the way Las Vegas had nationally for a few years? It's the obvious place to hold one?
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That's easy. The Las Vegas event is put on by the city's convention group. They pay for it. If they held a similar thing in LA, where would they do it? What would it promote? They already have the Rose Bowl and the big Parade in Pasadena. Plus its on the west coast. Midnight on the west coast is 3AM in the east. Way too late for national coverage. Times Square is just too easy and too convenient.
 
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