Latest in New Year’s Eve

Maybe Andy Cohen is looking to follow the latest trend of being “sober curious.” The Watch What Happens Live host clarified to Page Six that he won’t be partying in his typical fashion when he and Anderson Cooper host CNN’s annual New Year’s Eve broadcast. Related Story Ryan Seacrest…

Ryan Seacrest, who was dissed by an inebriated Andy Cohen on CNN’s New Year’s Eve show last year, supports the network’s decision to cut back on on-camera drinking during its coverage of the last night of the year. “I don’t advocate drinking when one is on the air,” Seacrest told Entertainment Weekly…

Shaquille O’Neal is ringing in the new year with his own virtual reality special in partnership with Meta. The Shaq-tacular Spectacular is an interactive VR New Year's Eve countdown that will feature performances by Cardi B, Ludacris, Lil Yachty, Killer Mike, Whipped Cream, and DJ Diesel (aka…

Andy Cohen will return to CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage for 2022, a network spokesperson said, as Cohen addressed some of the alcohol-fueled on-air rants he made while hosting the most recent event with Anderson Cooper. “I can confirm that Andy will be back next year,” the spokesperson said. Some of Cohen’s moments…

Miley Cyrus almost wore a costume more fitting for the New Year’s baby. During her live New Year’s Eve television show from Miami, the singer lost her skimpy top while strutting onstage at the start of the song “Party in the U.S.A.” Realizing that she was about to see more than the ball drop, she turned and headed…

New York City’s famed New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will proceed, Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed Thursday, but with tighter restrictions due to the Omicron outbreak. Capacity is one big change. In a normal year, about 58,000 people can stand inside one of the viewing areas enclosed by metal gates and…

Timed to today’s debut of original movie Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas, the Roku Channel has added a range of holiday programming and features. Among the offerings is the new end-credit song called “North Star,” which was co-written by Mary Steenburgen and performed by Tori Kelly. (Troy Verges and Caitlyn Smith also…

CBS will twang in the new year with Bobby Bones and Rachel Smith, who are set as the respective host and co-host of its holiday special New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash. Airing from 8-11 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. ET/PT and crossing multiple times zones, the five-hour welcoming of 2022 — and “see ya” to…

New York City will welcome back Times Square revelers for the traditional New Year’s Eve ball drop – but only if the partiers are vaccinated against Covid and wearing masks. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the return to semi-normal holiday routine at a press conference with the Times Square Alliance today, saying at…

Happy Distanced New Year. The iconic ball drop celebration in New York’s Times Square will go virtual this year, organizers announced today. "More than ever in these divided and fear-filled times, the world desperately needs to come together symbolically and virtually to celebrate the people and things we love and to…

Don Lemon is always entertaining on CNN’s live New Year’s Eve coverage. With 2019 drawing to a close Tuesday night, the CNN anchor joined Brooke Baldwin in Nashville for a night of NYE punditry, drinking and overall fun. As a singer crooned, Lemon offered (unsolicited?) backing vocals. The newscaster belted out a tune…

It’s New Year’s Eve and we’re counting down to the most venerable of holiday traditions — the Times Square ball drop to usher in 2020. Security is high for the iconic ball drop, with drones monitoring Times Square for the first time in its history, and thousands of police both in plainclothes and in uniform keeping an…