How’s this for a nationwide party? ET Canada’s New Year’s Eve at Niagara Falls was a ratings juggernaut on Wednesday night / Thursday morning, boasting an audience of over 4.2 million viewers. And yes, that’s a 29% increase over last year, making it A) Canada’s top-rated program at the stroke of midnight, and B) the highest-rated ET Canada New Year’s Eve broadcast ever.
The sixth annual celebration — which aired coast-to-coast on Global — was hosted by ET Canada’s own Cheryl Hickey, Rick Campanelli, and Sangita Patel. And how about those musical guests? Keith Urban, Nick Jonas, Shawn Mendes, and Lights rocked the Falls with a series of electrifying performances. To boot, the Nickelback boys gave a preview of their Rdio Session at the Orange Lounge (scheduled to air January 5 on ET Canada).
And here’s the icing on the cake: the official show hashtag #ETCanadaNYE became Twitter’s number one trending topic in Canada.
“Wow, what a night! ET Canada proved once again why it is the nation’s powerhouse entertainment program by delivering a seamless show that went unrivaled by any other live Canadian program,”; said Phil Piazza Vice President, Content Acquisitions, Global TV Programming & Entertainment Tonight Canada, Shaw Media. “From Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman sharing a midnight kiss, to a worldwide exclusive performance by Nick Jonas and Shawn Mendes singing Lean on Me, there were so many incredible highlights from the night too long to list.”;
