Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen will officially return in 2025 on CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live.”
This marks the dynamic duo’s eighth consecutive year as co-hosts of the network’s NYE coverage, where they will broadcast live from Times Square in New York City beginning at 8 p.m. ET. In addition to airing on CNN, “New Year’s Eve Live With Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen” will also stream live on Max.
Tonight’s guests include 50 Cent live from his Las Vegas residency, Sting, Meghan Trainor, Shania Twain, Diplo and Lil Jon. Mickey Guyton will sing “Imagine” live from Times Square and Patti LaBelle, Whitney Cummings, Amy Sedaris, Sasheer Zamata, Ziwe and Adam Devine will also perform.
Cohen already hinted at it in October Variety that he and Cooper would be back on television to celebrate the start of 2025 – and that they would be drinking. “You bet,” Cohen said. “After what Anderson did during that hurricane, I’m not just giving him tequila, I’m throwing it at him.” (Cohen was, of course, referring to the viral moment when Cooper was hit by a flying object while covering Hurricane Milton for CNN in Florida.)
The two often generate a lot of talk during their New Year’s Eve broadcast, especially after alcohol was brought back on air last year. In November 2022, then-CNN CEO Chris Licht said the network would scale back the drinking, but after a sobering celebration in 2023, it was scaled back for Cohen, Cooper and their viewers to enjoy.