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CNN’s New Years Eve Special, in which Anderson Cooper tequila shots on the hour and Andy Cohen melted down when de-umbrella-d by Times Square security, thumped Fox News Channel and MSNBC. Cohen’s second year co-hosting CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper clocked 1.82M viewers from 8 PM until 12:30 AM. FNC…

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 drew an 8.3 household rating in the metered markets and a 6.5 adults 18-49 rating in the local people meters Monday night from 11:30 PM to 1:15 AM, the time period that included the ball drop in New York’s Times Square. The annual ABC telecast was the top…

Andy Cohen stood up to authority about 80-minutes into CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage, when the Times Square Alliance forced him to close up his clear umbrella in the pouring rain. “Andy has taken a turn,” co-host Anderson Cooper warned viewers of his commercial-break transformation. “It’s more than drizzling in Times…

The Times Square ball drop is one of the most enduring rituals of New Year’s Eve. Since 1907, the year the lighted ball first descended, it’s been the harbinger of a new year for millions of people. This year, journalists will be honored as the special guests by the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment…

President Donald Trump celebrated New Year's Eve with a Fox News Channel phone interview, where talk naturally turned to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren official announcement earlier in the day that she had officially formed a 2020 White House race exploratory committee. "She did very badly in proving that she was…

After Kathy Griffin was fired last year from hosting CNN’s annual New Year’s Eve event after holding up a fake severed, bloody head of Donald Trump, we thought everyone has moved on from the incident. However, Griffin took to Twitter to spill some tea about her gig at CNN. In a long and interesting Twitter thread…

Editors’ Note: This story first ran on December 26. If you’re planning on ringing in the New Year with some familiar TV faces you’ll have plenty to choose from. New Year’s Eve regulars Ryan Seacrest, Carson Daly, Steve Harvey, Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen will be among those hosting countdown specials that will air…

No big surprise here, but Fox News will wrap up 2018 with an exclusive interview with POTUS Donald Trump. It will air as part of Fox News Channel's All-American New Year, co-hosted by Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery and Pete Hegseth tonight live from Times Square in New York City. According to FNC, Trump will discuss the…

Security will be taking to the air in Times Square during this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration. The NYPD will deploy drones in the popular New Year’s Eve destination in an effort to fight against potential terror attacks. This is a first for the celebration. The will fly overhead and join more than 1,200 cameras…

In a time when the term “fake news” is being thrown around and the United States has been added to the list of one of the most dangerous countries to be a journalist, it’s nice to know that there is one silver lining: this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be dedicated to the freedom of…

There will be no Mar-a-Lago New Year’s celebration for President Donald Trump, according to his new chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney. Because of the partial government shutdown, Trump has scrapped plans to travel to his Florida estate, Mulvaney told Fox & Friends today. The President previously canceled plans to spend…

Even though it’s been days since the big ball dropped in Times Square, you couldn’t fault CNN executives for popping a few corks today. The news giant says New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen was its most-watched NYE special ever and was No. 1 among all cable nets in the late-Sunday/early Monday time…