Anderson and Andy are back for their seventh year as co-hosts of CNN's annual celebration. Sara Sidner and Cari Champion take over the celebration at 12:30 am ET to count down as the Central Time Zone rings in the New Year from Auditorium Shores in Austin, Texas."There's no one I'd rather spend New Year's Eve with and nowhere I'd rather be at midnight than New York's Times Square!" said Cooper. Andy Cohen, "Spending New Year with my dear friend Anderson is my idea of a great time and a happy tradition that I look forward to all year long." Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen ring in 2024, along with CNN correspondents reporting from celebrations across the country. Richard Quest reports from the crowds of Times Square, Stephanie Elam from Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas, Randi Kaye from Key West, Florida, Gary Tuchman and his daughter Lindsay from Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Boris Sanchez from Miami, Florida. The show features musical performances from Enrique Iglesias, Maroon 5, the Jonas Brothers, Flo Rida, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, Rod Stewart, and Paul Anka. Live interviews also help ring in the New Year with Patti Labelle, Jeremy Renner, Neil Patrick Harris, Bowan Yang & Matt Rogers, Ronald Gladden, Bridget Everett, Henry Winkler, Eva Longoria, John Mayer, and a special appearance from David Blaine.