Andy Cohen, the charismatic television host and producer, is preparing to co-host CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast alongside Anderson Cooper. With the annual tradition known for its lively and entertaining atmosphere, Cohen hopes that this year, he and Cooper will be allowed to enjoy some drinks outdoors, unlike last year when alcohol consumption was significantly reduced.
During a conversation at BravoCon with MY! News‘ Justin Sylvester, Cohen addressed the topic of alcohol on the broadcast, saying, “Hopefully, I won’t hide it. I haven’t heard anything yet, but come on, they have to let us drink. It’s New Year’s Eve. That didn’t go well last year in terms of viewer happiness for our drink. “People really cared and I hope CNN gives them what they want.”
Cohen also argued for some leniency, humorously saying, “Give the dads some juice.”
In recent years, CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast has been known for its moments of joy and occasional excess. Last year, the program took a more sober approach in response to previous incidents.
The previous year, during the broadcast, Andy Cohen made headlines for comments made about Ryan Seacrest, who hosts Dick Clark’s rocking New Year’s Eve on ABC. After the band Journey performed on the ABC show, Cohen referred to them as “Ryan Seacrest’s group of losers performing behind us.”
Acknowledging the error in judgment, Andy later apologized and said, “The only thing I regret saying, the only thing is that I criticized the ABC broadcast, and I really like Ryan Seacrest, and he’s a great guy. And I really regret saying that, and he was just stupid and drunk and sorry.”
In response to past incidents and viewer feedback, CNN made changes to the broadcast to reduce on-air alcohol consumption.
Not enough was said about drunk Andy Cohen attacking horrible former New York City mayor Bill DeBlasio on national television 😂😂😂😂
absolutely golden pic.twitter.com/OUwsbomGme
— krys marie 🦋 (@krysscarr) January 1, 2022
Ryan Seacrest, host of the rival New Year’s Eve broadcast on ABC, commented on the change in a December 2022 interview with Entertainment Weekly. He mentioned that he doesn’t “advocate drinking when there’s something on the air” and added that he thinks it’s “probably a good idea” for CNN to reduce alcohol consumption during the broadcast. However, he acknowledged that viewers might have a different perspective, saying, “But I think they had something to say about my show at one point, and I’m sure because of the alcohol because I don’t think they said what we would say about our artists if they weren’t there.” drinking.”
As the New Year’s Eve broadcast approaches, fans are eagerly anticipating whether Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper will get their wish and add some celebratory spirit to their already entertaining and insightful coverage of the annual event.
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