New Year's Eve Live

For the Fox New Year's Eve program that sometimes aired under this same title, see Fox New Year's Eve specials.
New Year's Eve Live
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time305 minutes
Original release
NetworkCNN
ReleaseDecember 31, 2001 (2001-12-31) –
present
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New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen is an annual New Year's Eve television special broadcast by CNN and CNN International. It primarily focuses on coverage of the "ball drop" event held at New York City's Times Square, while also featuring coverage of festivities in other areas of the U.S. and around the world.[1]

Anderson Cooper has been hosting New Year's Eve Live since 2002. From 2007 to 2017, comedian Kathy Griffin was Cooper's co-host, providing bawdy comic relief; Griffin was dismissed from the program and CNN in May 2017, and replaced by Andy Cohen beginning with the 2017–18 edition. The program has become known for its sometimes raucous and controversial moments.[2]

  1. ^ "Cooper, Griffin To Ring In CNN's New Year". December 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "CNN's Upcoming New Year's Eve Live Coverage Will be Tamer Than in Past Years". www.adweek.com. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-22.