Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper are bringing the festive fun to New Year’s Eve again in 2025, ensuring we ring in 2026 in the best way! The hosts, who are also great friends, are returning to New York City’s Times Square for CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen.”
How to Watch CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live
CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen” will be available to stream on CNN’s subscription platform at CNN.com/AllAccess, Parade reports. It can also be watched through the CNN mobile app and on Pay TV.
The show will officially begin at 8:00 p.m. ET, but CNN will start its coverage an hour earlier at 7 p.m. ET, showing viewers performances from cities around the world celebrating their countdowns to 2026. Richard Quest will do live coverage from Times Square and
The duo will guide “viewers into 2026 with an evening filled with music, laughter, and live coverage of celebrations from around the world,” a news release for the New Year’s Eve show states, USA Today reports.
Who Is Performing?
This year, Cohen and Cooper will be joined by late host Stephen Colbert. There will also be a bunch of performers to make the night memorable. They will include Robyn live from Times Square. Shakira’s performance will be aired from the Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, South Florida. Other performances will include Bryan Adams from Madison Square Garden, Florence + The Machine, RAYE, Brandi Carlile, Aloe Blacc, Patti LaBelle, Michelle Williams, and Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell.
Ahead of “New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen,” the hosts have been sharing content on social media and generating excitement. This includes a video clip posted on Instagram by Colbert. The caption reads, “Counting down to midnight one pour decision at a time.”
Fans flooded the comment section with their thoughts. “I live for them on NYE,” a comment reads. “BRING ON THE GIGGLES,” another person wrote.
Other fan reactions include, “New bucket list item: do a shotski with Andy and Anderson,” “Not going to lie, now more than ever before we definitely need you two lovely, wonderful people to lift our spirits,” and “I can hardly wait for Anderson’s giggles, love you guys.”
Fans cannot wait for the best duo on television to host the New Year’s Eve celebration once again. Bring on Anderson Cooper’s giggles!
