CNN limits drinking for New Year’s Eve hosts

It’s going to be a dry New Year’s Eve for Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper.

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00:00Andy Cohen confirmed that he and Anderson Cooper will not be drinking on air during

00:04CNN's New Year's Eve special this year. The CNN duo is known for their boozy New Year's Eve

00:09antics, which has led to moments like Cohen calling a competing show hosted by Ryan Seacrest

00:14a quote, group of losers, and calling out former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

00:18The only thing that Democrats and Republicans can agree on is what a horrible mayor he has been.

00:27So sayonara, sucker!

00:30In November, CNN announced that it would limit alcohol consumption on its New Year's Eve

00:34broadcast to quote, uphold the network's respectability and credibility. Seacrest,

00:38the longtime host of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, commented on the network's decision.

00:43Quote, I don't advocate drinking when one is on the air, he said. I don't know how

00:46that started as a tradition, but it's probably a good idea to scale back, CNN.