Dec 31, 2025 9:51pm PT CBS’ ‘New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash’ Special Faces Mid-Show Outage 'Matlock' episode briefly runs until the live broadcast from Music City was restored By Cynthia Littleton Plus Icon Cynthia Littleton Business Editor @Variety_Cynthia Latest CBS’ ‘New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash’ Special Faces Mid-Show Outage 11 minutes ago Warner Bros. Discovery Board Poised to Reject Paramount’s Latest Offer, Stay the Course With Netflix 1 day ago Snoop Dogg, Lainey Wilson, Huntr/x and Andrea Bocelli Deliver Christmas-Themed Halftime Show for Netflix’s NFL Lions-Vikings Telecast 6 days ago See All CBS faced a technical snafu that knocked the live broadcast of “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash” off the air for about 12 minutes on Wednesday night. In the interim the network ran an episode of “Matlock,” an abrupt shift that greatly confused viewers who had tuned in for a selection of country music superstars performing from Nashville and other locations in the lead-up to midnight.
