Overview
- The Times Square special begins at 8 p.m. ET on CNN and typically runs until about 12:30 a.m. ET.
- Streaming is available via CNN.com/AllAccess as well as the CNN mobile and TV apps, with cable-free options on DirecTV Stream, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo and Sling.
- Stephen Colbert is set to appear, with performances including Robyn in Times Square and Shakira from Hard Rock Live in South Florida, plus Bryan Adams, Florence + The Machine, RAYE, Brandi Carlile, Aloe Blacc, Patti LaBelle and Michelle Williams.
- The comedy lineup features B.J. Novak, Leanne Morgan and Sarah Sherman, and additional appearances include Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell and mentalist Oz Perlman.
- CNN will report from multiple locations with Richard Quest in Times Square, Randi Kaye in New Orleans, Stephanie Elam in the Bahamas, Isabel Rosales in Greater Lauderdale and Harry Enten in Prescott, and Andy Cohen has confirmed the hosts will be drinking on air.