{"id":218959,"date":"2026-01-01T03:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T08:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/01\/01\/cbss-new-years-eve-live-nashvilles-big-bash-briefly-switched-to-matlock-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T03:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T08:06:53","slug":"cbss-new-years-eve-live-nashvilles-big-bash-briefly-switched-to-matlock-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/01\/01\/cbss-new-years-eve-live-nashvilles-big-bash-briefly-switched-to-matlock-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS\u2019s \u2018New Year\u2019s Eve Live: Nashville\u2019s Big\u00a0Bash\u2019 Briefly Switched to\u00a0\u2018Matlock\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tIf 2025 felt like a nightmare from start to finish, CBS delivered one final twist with a glitchy New Year\u2019s Eve Live: Nashville\u2019s Big\u00a0Bash<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe five-hour special<\/a> featured some of the biggest names in country<\/a>, from Jason Aldean to Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Dwight Yoakam, Bailey Zimmerman, and a change in the schedule that no one saw coming. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe televised event Wednesday night, Dec. 31 went offline for roughly 12 minutes, according to various reports and scores of comments on social media, which the network covered by running an episode of Matlock<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to Variety<\/a>, the interruption occurred about 50 minutes into the show, as Lainey Wilson was mid-song. A CBS studio voice attributed \u201ctechnical difficulties,\u201d the broadcast cut to commercials, and an episode of Matlock<\/em> filled the dead air.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen the CBS got its train back on the tracks, hosts Bert Kreischer and Hardy apologized, before \u201cRedneck Woman\u201d singer Gretchen Wilson took the stage.<\/p>\n

\n\tSocial media has been unforgiving. \u201cWhat the f\u2014 are you guys doing,\u201d writes Ryder on X. \u201cTrying to watch the Nashville Big Bash and it\u2019s jumping all over the place. Was watching Lainey Wilson perform and it froze then a news ad and then Matlock then back to ads. What the hell???\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother user with the handle Wild About Musik writes, \u201cWhat a huge mess up!!!\u201d.<\/p>\n

\n\tCBS has yet to issue a statement on the technical blunder, which beamed out from Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park.<\/p>\n

\n\tNew Year\u2019s Eve Live: Nashville\u2019s Big Bash\u00a0<\/em>was executive produced by Robert Deaton and Mary Hilliard Harrington in partnership with Music City Inc., the foundation of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. The special was directed by Sandra Restrepo, and aired from 8p.m.-10 p.m. ET\/PT and 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. ET\/PT on CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs previously reported, the\u00a0New Year\u2019s Eve Live: Nashville\u2019s Big Bash<\/em>\u00a0official, in-person watch party was held at Luke Combs\u2019 Category 10 in Nashville.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch snippets from the concert special below. <\/p>\n

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