New Year91裸聊视频檚 Eve will look much different this year on CBC-TV.
Canada91裸聊视频檚 public broadcaster told The Canadian Press on Friday (Dec. 29) that 91裸聊视频渇inancial pressures91裸聊视频� have led the network to cancel this year91裸聊视频檚 countdown, which inched towards midnight with musical performances and a fireworks show.
This year, CBC plans to air a new 91裸聊视频淛ust For Laughs91裸聊视频� special hosted by comedian Mae Martin on Sunday at 11 p.m. in most markets. The hour-long taped show will not include a countdown.
It will befollowed at midnight by episodes of 91裸聊视频淐omedy Night with Rick Mercer91裸聊视频� as the new year rolls in. The programs also stream on CBC Gem.
It91裸聊视频檚 a notable change for CBC, which has long been a reliable stop for viewers on the momentous night.
For more than two decades, the Royal Canadian Air Farce hosted a New Year91裸聊视频檚 Eve special until it was cancelled in 2019.
A representative for CBC said the broadcaster first began producing a live countdown special in 2017, kicking off a new tradition to mark Canada91裸聊视频檚 sesquicentennial year.
The program swept across the country91裸聊视频檚 time zones to feature musical performers on the ground in key cities. Mercer was a focal point many of those years as the night91裸聊视频檚 emcee.
91裸聊视频淪ince that time, this live special format has become increasingly expensive to produce,91裸聊视频� said CBC spokesperson Kerry Kelly in an email.
Homegrown New Year91裸聊视频檚 Eve specials have been hard to come by in recent years.
This year, Citytv will continue to air U.S.-produced 91裸聊视频淒ick Clark91裸聊视频檚 New Year91裸聊视频檚 Rockin91裸聊视频� Eve with Ryan Seacrest,91裸聊视频� after whittling down its local New Year91裸聊视频檚 programming a decade ago.
Global TV, which for some years broadcast live from Niagara Falls, Ont., has planned to run a repeat of its political conversation show 91裸聊视频淭he West Block,91裸聊视频� after the local news, to ring in 2024.
CTV will repeat the entertainment news magazine special 91裸聊视频渆talk Presents: A Toast to 202391裸聊视频� in some markets and classic TV shows in others.
At least one local station has taken to producing its own program this year.
Hamilton91裸聊视频檚 CHCH-TV, which is available over much of Ontario, will bring back its New Year91裸聊视频檚 Eve special with a countdown hosted by former MuchMusic VJ Rick Campanelli, with appearances by performers that include July Talk and U.S. Girls.
David Friend, The Canadian Press
