GARTH BROOKS: LIVE AT NOTRE DAME! SET TO RE-AIR AS 9.7 MILLION VIEWERS TUNED IN TO FIRST BROADCAST

GARTH BROOKS: LIVE AT NOTRE DAME! SET TO RE-AIR AS 9.7 MILLION VIEWERS TUNED IN TO FIRST BROADCAST

Primetime Television Special Will Be Rebroadcast On Friday Dec. 28 At 8pm ET/PT On CBS

Nashville, TN – Dec. 13th, 2018 – Nearly 10 million viewers tuned in to the first broadcast of GARTH: LIVE AT NOTRE DAME! earlier this month, and it was announced today that CBS is set to rebroadcast the primetime television special. It will air on Friday, Dec. 28 (8:00PM-10:00PM, ET/PT). The concert special “with ratings in high places” (Forbes) received rave reviews, with 9.7 million viewers eagerly watching it live and with DVR.

The special captured Brooks while he performed the first live concert ever held at the legendary Notre Dame Stadium, at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, on Saturday, Oct. 20. Just shy of 85,000 fans filled the stadium in spite of snow, sleet, rain and wind.

About Garth Brooks:
In October, Garth Brooks sold out the first ever concert at Notre Dame Football Stadium. The concert, “GARTH: LIVE AT NOTRE DAME!” was filmed for television and aired December 2nd on CBS.  On November 20th, Garth released The Anthology Part III, LIVE. It’s an exciting, detailed, insider look at the electrifying concerts of Garth Brooks and includes the new live album, TRIPLE LIVE. Garth Brooks also just debuted his new music, “Stronger Than Me,” at the CMA Awards. It was a surprise serenade to wife, Trisha Yearwood, that left everyone in tears. The already announced Garth Brooks Stadium Tour stops for next year include, The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, MO on March 9th, State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ on March 23rd, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on April 20th and Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA on May 18th.

Garth Brooks has been awarded CMA Entertainer of the Year six times, a first for any artist. He is also the first artist in history to receive 7 Diamond awards for the now seven albums certified by the RIAA at over 10 million album sales each and remains the #1-selling solo artist in U.S. history certified by the RIAA with over 148 million album sales. He has received every accolade the recording industry can bestow on an artist. Garth has been inducted into the International Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame and most recently, the Musicians Hall of Fame. Last year, Garth finished the three and a half year long, Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood. Forbes said of the tour, “Garth Brooks’ World Tour Solidifies His Status As The Best Arena Act Alive.” The tour smashed records previously held by such acts as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and even Garth Brooks. The tour played 79 cities, 390 concerts with over 100,000 tickets sold in over 20 cities. The tour sold over 6.3 million tickets, making it the biggest North American tour in history and the biggest American tour in the world.

Garth also has Inside Studio G, a weekly Facebook Live series. It airs every Monday on Garth’s Facebook page at 7:00 PM EST.

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