Nashville Bash, New Years Eve show on CBS a ratings success (home, living in)

[PHofKS]

From Axios, bullet points;

1. The special averaged 8.31 million viewers in primetime, more than doubling last year's audience, according to a news release.
2. The first block of primetime programming for the special outranked the same portion of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" on ABC by 18%.
3. The live event also drew a record crowd of 215,000 attendees, according to organizers.

That's the Nashville brand at work.

[bus man]

Here on the East Coast, my wife and I watched coverage of the ball drop in Times Square, NY, like we do every year. But after that happened, we were channel surfing and came upon the Nashville show. We had never before seen television coverage of this event out our way, but we stuck around and watched it until the musical note dropped, signifying 1:00 a.m. on our clock. I guess one can say that Nashville is getting more and more exposure, if their "local" New Year's Eve event is being televised nationally.

By the way, what's the specific location in Nashville where the event was held? We were trying to figure it out but couldn't.

[PHofKS]

Originally Posted by bus man

Here on the East Coast, my wife and I watched coverage of the ball drop in Times Square, NY, like we do every year. But after that happened, we were channel surfing and came upon the Nashville show. We had never before seen television coverage of this event out our way, but we stuck around and watched it until the musical note dropped, signifying 1:00 a.m. on our clock. I guess one can say that Nashville is getting more and more exposure, if their "local" New Year's Eve event is being televised nationally.

By the way, what's the specific location in Nashville where the event was held? We were trying to figure it out but couldn't.

For extreme security reasons, this event has been held in the Bicentennial Park just north and below the State capitol Building in downtown for a few years now. It is a block wide by 3 block long park that can be fenced in with checkpoints at the gates. They felt that the event might attract attention from the wrong kind of people and moved it to this location. It used to be downtown on Lower Broad where the bars are.
It is large enough to hold 200,000+ spectators apparently.

[GWoodle]

Originally Posted by bus man

Here on the East Coast, my wife and I watched coverage of the ball drop in Times Square, NY, like we do every year. But after that happened, we were channel surfing and came upon the Nashville show. We had never before seen television coverage of this event out our way, but we stuck around and watched it until the musical note dropped, signifying 1:00 a.m. on our clock. I guess one can say that Nashville is getting more and more exposure, if their "local" New Year's Eve event is being televised nationally.

By the way, what's the specific location in Nashville where the event was held? We were trying to figure it out but couldn't.

The e vent was shifted to Bicentennial Mall Park. The site is a free state park. On the south end is a map of Tennessee. After the NFL draft was held here organizers needed a better space for the 200,000+.

Yes, Nashville is getting more & more exposure as party city.

[Transplant99]

I think there is nothing better for Nashville than to hold the event at Bicentennial Park. Enough with Broadway.

[oobanks]

I think it's great exposure for Nashville indeed, but i'm beginning to see after living in City for 3 years now, these type of events do now show the Diversity of Music City and how we really live here. It needs to change. Of course its the home of Country Music which is great but that's not what the true Nashville is all about, its a mixture of Genre in music and how people here really live in real life. It's mainly a tourist theme of only Country music that is always shown and on display. I think that's why everyone that comes to Nashville for the first time thinks that's the only thing this city is all about and it couldn't be further from the truth. It's honestly not real life living in the City. Nashville is just like every other Big diverse city in the US outside the tourist trap and that deserves to be Celebrated with the Country Music!

[GWoodle]

Originally Posted by oobanks

I think it's great exposure for Nashville indeed, but i'm beginning to see after living in City for 3 years now, these type of events do now show the Diversity of Music City and how we really live here. It needs to change. Of course its the home of Country Music which is great but that's not what the true Nashville is all about, its a mixture of Genre in music and how people here really live in real life. It's mainly a tourist theme of only Country music that is always shown and on display. I think that's why everyone that comes to Nashville for the first time thinks that's the only thing this city is all about and it couldn't be further from the truth. It's honestly not real life living in the City. Nashville is just like every other Big diverse city in the US outside the tourist trap and that deserves to be Celebrated with the Country Music!

AFAIK the event is sponsored & organized by the Country Music Association CMA. With all of the labels here you get representatives from each one. So country music dominates the show. For the artists if they don't have billing at Nissan Stadium or Bridgestone Arena may be the only time they have a gig in Nashville. Not everyone gets to play at Grand Ole Opry. Only some acts play at the Ryman.

Not sure if CMT has any role in the event to bring in crossover artists.

[oobanks]

Originally Posted by GWoodle

AFAIK the event is sponsored & organized by the Country Music Association CMA. With all of the labels here you get representatives from each one. So country music dominates the show. For the artists if they don't have billing at Nissan Stadium or Bridgestone Arena may be the only time they have a gig in Nashville. Not everyone gets to play at Grand Ole Opry. Only some acts play at the Ryman.

Not sure if CMT has any role in the event to bring in crossover artists.

That makes more sense now,,,

[Normashirley]

My ancient self would like to thank Lynard Skynard for such a great performance. Were it not for them, I probably would’ve been asleep by 10:00 PM.

FWIW, I used to love watching Dick Clark’s New Years Eve, but thru the years it has changed and is not to my liking.

[N.Cal]

Originally Posted by GWoodle

AFAIK the event is sponsored & organized by the Country Music Association CMA. With all of the labels here you get representatives from each one. So country music dominates the show. For the artists if they don't have billing at Nissan Stadium or Bridgestone Arena may be the only time they have a gig in Nashville. Not everyone gets to play at Grand Ole Opry. Only some acts play at the Ryman.

Not sure if CMT has any role in the event to bring in crossover artists.

I believe that the event is produced by Music City Inc., the foundation of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp, for the city of Nashville.