Plot Synopsis

Hosted by Anderson Cooper, NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE is an annual special that originates from Times Square in New York City, with CNN correspondents reporting from across the United States.
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On Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from 8pm-12:30am ET (live)/5-9:30pm PT (live), Anderson Cooper and eight-time co-host Andy Cohen ring in 2025 on NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE WITH ANDERSON COOPER AND ANDY COHEN. Cooper and Cohen are live from Times Square and are joined by CNN correspondents with music, comedy and some surprise guests, including Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson (live from his residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas), Sting, Meghan Trainor, Shania Twain, Diplo, Roy Wood Jr., Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black from CNN's HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, Lil Jon, Mickey Guyton who performs "Imagine" live from Times Square, Patti LaBelle, and comedians Whitney Cummings, Amy Sedaris, Sasheer Zamata, Ziwe, Adam Devine, and more.

Throughout the night, CNN reporters provide live coverage of celebrations across the country, including Richard Quest from the crowds in Times Square and inside Madame Tussauds, Randi Kaye from Key West, Florida, Stephanie Elam from Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas, and Gary Tuchman from Prescott, Arizona.

At 12:30am ET/9:30pm PT, CNN's Sara Sidner, Harry Enten, and Cari Champion take over the celebration, counting down to the new year as the Central Time Zone rings in 2025 from Auditorium Shores in Austin, Texas.