Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper were the chaotic duo we needed to ring in the new year, as they made NSFW jokes during CNN’s New Year’s Eve special.

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You are reading an exclusive WrapPRO article for free. Want to level up your entertainment career? Go here for more information. CNN's New Year's Eve special with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen rang in the New Year with its biggest midnight audience since 2021.

The booze was flowing again on CNN for New Year's Eve, leading to a number of hilarious, unscripted moments from Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper's hours-long coverage.

CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen” airs live today, Tuesday, Dec. 31 starting at 8 p.m. Eastern. If you cut ties with cable but want to ring in the new year with Cohen and Cooper, you can watch it for free on DirecTV Stream. You can also stream the special on Sling which offers half off your first month.

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Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen will return for the eighth consecutive year to host CNN's New Year's show, live from Times Square.

Or at least that’s what went down during Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen’s live New Year’s Eve special for CNN on Tuesday. Toward the tail end of the night, the duo — who have been covering New York City’s annual ball drop in Times Square for the past eight years and typically pass the time getting progressively drunker on air — were waiting for musician Diplo to arrive for a DJ set.

"there is no universe where i ever choose going to the club on nye over sitting on my couch watching andy cohen and anderson cooper get drunk on cnn"—@lau_lauren