{"id":62378,"date":"2023-11-29T18:55:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T23:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=62378"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:55:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T23:55:39","slug":"queen-of-the-party-elle-king-and-entertainment-tonights-rachel-smith-return-to-host-new-years-eve-live-nashvilles-big-bash-a-star-studded-entertainment-special-airing-sunday-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/29\/queen-of-the-party-elle-king-and-entertainment-tonights-rachel-smith-return-to-host-new-years-eve-live-nashvilles-big-bash-a-star-studded-entertainment-special-airing-sunday-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen of the Party Elle King and &#8220;Entertainment Tonight&#8217;s&#8221; Rachel Smith Return to Host &#8220;New Year&#8217;s Eve Live: Nashville&#8217;s Big Bash,&#8221; A Star-Studded Entertainment Special, Airing Sunday, December 31 on CBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62379\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/New-Years-Eve-Live-Nashvilles-Big-Bash.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/New-Years-Eve-Live-Nashvilles-Big-Bash.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/New-Years-Eve-Live-Nashvilles-Big-Bash-300x168.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>CBS Presents NEW YEAR&#8217;S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE&#8217;S BIG BASH, hosted by GRAMMY\u00ae-nominated artist Elle King and ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT&#8217;s Rachel Smith. Additionally, King joins the performance lineup and will play her hits live from the Bicentennial Mall stage. The five-hour star-studded celebration to ring in the new year will air LIVE from Music City, Sunday, December 31 (7:30-10:00 PM, ET\/PT, 10:30 PM-1:05 AM, ET\/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs)*. <a href=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/c\/130535\/1758003\/3065\">Get the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME\u00ae plan for $11.99 a month. 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