You are reading an exclusive WrapPRO article for free. Want to level up your entertainment career? Go here for more information. CNN's New Year's Eve special with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen rang in the New Year with its biggest midnight audience since 2021.

Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen will return for the eighth consecutive year to host CNN's New Year's show, live from Times Square.

Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper were the chaotic duo we needed to ring in the new year, as they made NSFW jokes during CNN’s New Year’s Eve special.

CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen” airs live today, Tuesday, Dec. 31 starting at 8 p.m. Eastern. If you cut ties with cable but want to ring in the new year with Cohen and Cooper, you can watch it for free on DirecTV Stream. You can also stream the special on Sling which offers half off your first month.

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There are a bunch of shows you can watch on December 31 2024 before the ball drops. One of them is New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen on CNN, which has had some awesome performers over the years. This time? The list is equally star-studded. Here’s a list of who you’ll see sing or do some comedy:

Or at least that’s what went down during Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen’s live New Year’s Eve special for CNN on Tuesday. Toward the tail end of the night, the duo — who have been covering New York City’s annual ball drop in Times Square for the past eight years and typically pass the time getting progressively drunker on air — were waiting for musician Diplo to arrive for a DJ set.

Cooper and Cohen both had the same favorite moment of the night—actor Ralph Fiennes’ bizarre monologue about the “demure” meme. “​​I just lost it; I thought it was s

No matter how crummy the year was, ending it with gay besties Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper getting sloppy drunk live on CNN on New Year's Eve is sure to put a smile on your face. And this year is no different!