

This year, CNN star Anderson Cooper will return with co-host Andy Cohen of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live.

CNN CNNĬNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast hosted by Anderson Cooper has become a holiday institution in recent years. local time as part of the live stream of their local NBC affiliate.

Subscribers to AT&T TV Now ($55+ per month after a seven-day free trial), Fubo TV ($29.99+ per month after a three-day free trial), Hulu with Live TV ($54.99+ per month after a seven-day free trial), and YouTube TV ($64.99 per month after a seven-day free trial) can watch the broadcast starting at 10 p.m. The show will feature musical performances from X Ambassadors, Brett Eldredge, Ne-Yo, Leslie Odom Jr., Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, and more, along with the traditional ball drop. NBC’s New Year’s Eve 2020 will also broadcast live from Times Square, with returning host Carson Daly joined by actress and Dancing With the Stars veteran Julianne Hough as his co-host and DJ Stephen “tWitch” Boss of The Ellen Degeneres Show as a special correspondent. local time as part of the live stream of their local ABC affiliate. Subscribers to AT&T TV Now ($55+ per month after a seven-day free trial), Fubo TV ($29.99+ per month after a three-day free trial), Hulu with Live TV ($54.99+ per month after a seven-day free trial), and YouTube TV ($64.99 per month after a seven-day free trial) can watch the broadcast starting at 8 p.m. Other hosts will check in from New Orleans ( Pose‘s Billy Porter) and Los Angeles (pop singer Ciara), but the focus will be trained on Times Square as the ball drops. ABC ABCĪBC’s long-running New Year’s Eve celebration, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, will return this year with host Ryan Seacrest broadcasting live from Times Square alongside actress and co-host Lucy Hale. The Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment (which represents the owners of One Times Square) are the organizers of Times Square New Year’s Eve.There’s also a more traditional live webcast from the Times Square website. The New Year’s Eve Ball is a geodesic sphere 12 feet in diameter that weighs nearly six tons - covered with 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles. Event organizers said all broadcast activities will follow New York State’s guidance for media production during the COVID-19 emergency, including observing testing protocols and screenings and requiring participants to remain masked at all times except when performing. This year marks the first time since 1907 that the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop will not host crowds of spectators. TV networks scheduled to broadcast elements of the Times Square celebration include ABC (“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” with Ryan Seacrest), Fox (“New Year’s Eve Toast & Roast of 2021”), NBC (“New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly”), Univision (“¡Feliz 2021!”) and CNN (“New Year’s Eve Live” with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen).Īlongside the ball drop, 2,000 pounds of multicolored confetti will be blasted into Times Square at midnight, which will include thousands of wishes from individuals who have submitted them at the Times Square Virtual Wishing Wall. The apps’ virtual New Year’s Eve experience includes augmented reality features the ability to select multiple camera feeds from Times Square and live video from celebrations across the U.S. The 12th annual Times Square NYE webcast also will be available on apps (for iOS and Android) from Jamestown Properties, the company that owns One Times Square. Jonathan Bennett (of Food Network’s “Holiday Wars” and “Halloween Wars”) will return as host of Times Square New Year’s Eve. The Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration also will feature performances by Gloria Gaynor, Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, Anitta, Billy Porter, Cyndi Lauper, Jimmie Allen, Machine Gun Kelly, the Waffle Crew and the USO Show Troupe.
