KLAS New Year’s Eve Special Airing Across 14 Cities

KLAS, Nexstar Media’s CBS affiliate in Las Vegas (DMA 39), will host Countdown to 2020: Live from Las Vegas, a live New Year’s Eve special tonight from 8 p.m. to 12:35 a.m. PT.

KLAS and Nexstar Media stations in 14 cities across nine states will broadcast the live show, reaching nearly 18 million U.S. households. In addition, local viewers may access a live-stream of Countdown to 2020: Live from Las Vegas as well as exclusive bonus content online at 8newsnow.com.

The four-and-a-half-hour broadcast will ring in 2020 with viewers in Nevada, California, Washington, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Hawaii and Oregon.

KLAS’s award-winning New Year’s Eve program will feature musical performances from Las Vegas headliners, special entertainment, a countdown to midnight across all four time zones and spectacular fireworks from seven hotel casino rooftops along the Vegas strip.

The exclusive, Emmy Award-winning broadcast will feature live reporting from multiple locations including the Hard Rock Café on the Las Vegas Strip, South Point Hotel and the famous Fremont Street Experience, where more than 300,000 revelers will be ringing-in the new year in downtown Las Vegas. The broadcast will also have live shots from Honolulu as they celebrate.

“Countdown to 2020: Live from Las Vegas is high-quality entertainment and the type of exclusive local content our viewers come to expect from our talented teams at 8 News Now and Las Vegas Now,” said Lisa Howfied, KLAS general manager.

“No other media platform connects people to their communities more effectively than local broadcast television and as the country’s largest station group, Nexstar is proud to continue the longstanding tradition of KLAS-TV’s New Year’s Eve programming special, live from Las Vegas,” said Tim Busch, president of Nexstar Broadcasting.

“We look forward to hosting and delivering an extraordinary night of unforgettable entertainment to millions of households throughout the Southwest, Pacific Northwest, and California both on-air and online at 8newsnow.com.”

Here is a list of the stations carrying Countdown to 2020: Live from Las Vegas:

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