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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…

It’s beginning to look a lot like after-Christmas: Fox has set the lineup for its thrid annual Fox’s New Year’s Eve With Steve Harvey: Live from Tmes Square special. Maria Menounos and NFL Ex-Pat Rob Gronkowski will co-host the evening, which will feature a performance by Village People as the group tries to set a…

Andy Cohen is back for a third year as Anderson Cooper's co-host for CNN's New Year's Eve coverage live from Times Square in New York City. Watch a MinusL-produced promo for the annual ringing-out celebration above. New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen will begin at 8 PM ET on Tuesday, December 31…

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…