Ringing in the new year together for the fourth time, Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen will co-host CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live from New York City’s Times Square.
Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen will help CNN viewers say goodbye to 2020 and usher in 2021 on Thursday, December 31st starting at 8pm ET.
At 12:30am ET, they will hand over to CNN’s Brooke Baldwin and Don Lemon, who will continue the celebration as the Central Time Zone rings in the New Year.
Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen will be live from Times Square where celebrations will be historic this year due to the pandemic. Unlike prior years which had large crowds of revelers, this year’s event will be closed to the public.
Aligned with the continued Coronavirus Crisis, CNN said that it “encourages all to watch from the safety of their own homes, as there is no public audience for this in Times Square.”
CNN performances and appearances will include John Mayer, Snoop Dogg, Patti Labelle, Jimmy Buffett, Carole Baskin, Josh Groban, Leslie Jordan, Dulce Sloan, Desus & Mero, Kylie Minogue, Aloe Blacc, Goo Goo Dolls and Jon Bon Jovi.
The program will also feature CNN’s Ana Cabrera, Stephanie Elam, Randi Kaye, Richard Quest, Gary Tuchman, and Bill Weir from locations around the world.
Viewers will be encouraged to participate live and share their New Year’s greetings using #CNNNYE, and CNN may feature them on the bottom ticker throughout the evening.
The CNN live stream will be available on CNN.com’s homepage and across mobile devices via CNN’s apps for iOS and Android.
It can also be viewed on CNNgo (at CNN.com/go on your desktop, smartphone, and iPad, and via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TV, Chromecast and Android TV).