Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper Return for CNN ‘New Year’s Eve Live:’ Here’s What to Know About This Year’s Show and Performers
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Quick Answer: Watch CNN New Year’s Eve Live online without cable with DirecTV Stream or Sling TV
Andy Cohen is back to co-host CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper, and after Cohen’s viral comments about the network’s so-called “drinking ban” last year, viewers will be eagerly tuning in this year to see what will transpire.
What will this year’s festivities hold? There’s only one way to find out. Here’s how to watch CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper.
When Does CNN’s New Year’s Eve Show Air?
CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper airs tonight, Sunday, December 31 beginning at 8pm ET / 5pm PT.
The show will once again be broadcast live from New York’s Times Square, and Cohen and Cooper will be on from 8pm until 12:30am ET on January 1. From there, they’ll hand things over to CNN’s Sara Sidner and Cari Champion, who will be live in Austin to ring in the New Year in the Central Time Zone.
How to Watch CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live
You’ll need a cable package with CNN in order to watch Cohen and Cooper’s New Year’s Eve Live on TV. Don’t have cable? Watch CNN’s New Year’s Eve countdown through DirecTV Stream, which offers 75+ live TV channels that you can stream on your phone, smart TV or online (including CNN).
DirecTV Stream packages start at $69.99/month but the service is offering a 5-day free trial you can grab here to watch the CNN New Year’s Eve show online for free.
DirecTV Stream also includes channels like ABC, NBC and FOX, so you can use the service to switch between the CNN New Year’s Eve live stream, Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve on ABC and other end-of-year specials on TV.
Sling TV is another streaming service that will let you watch CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live special online. Sign up for Sling and watch Cohen and Cooper’s show on any device through the Sling app.
Both the Sling Blue and Sling Orange packages include CNN. Sling normally costs $40 a month but the streamer has a holiday offer that gets you access for half price.
Who Is Performing on CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live Show?
While Cohen and Cooper may be drawing most of the headlines for this year’s CNN special, the New Year’s Eve show will also feature some big performances, from artists like Enrique Iglesias, Maroon 5, the Jonas Brothers, Flo Rida, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Rod Stewart. There will also be live appearances from Patti Labelle, Jeremy Renner, Neil Patrick Harris, Bowen Yang and magician David Blaine.
Cohen and Cooper will be joined live in New York by CNN correspondent Richard Quest, plus Stephanie Elam from Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas, Randi Kaye from Key West, Florida, Gary Tuchman and his daughter Lindsay from Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Boris Sanchez from Miami, Florida.
Live stream CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live show online for free on DirecTV Stream here.