{"id":21870,"date":"2025-12-23T07:39:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T03:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/?p=21870"},"modified":"2025-12-23T07:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T03:39:49","slug":"cnn-to-ring-in-2026-with-new-years-eve-special-live-from-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/2025\/12\/23\/cnn-to-ring-in-2026-with-new-years-eve-special-live-from-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN To Ring In 2026 With New Year\u2019s Eve Special Live From Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">For the first time, CNN will deliver multi-hour live coverage from <a href=\"https:\/\/abudhabiverse.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abu Dhabi<\/a> as part of its annual global New Year&#8217;s Eve broadcast, which culminates in\u00a0<i><u><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com\/2025\/12\/15\/cnn-to-ring-in-2026-with-anderson-cooper-and-andy-cohen-live-from-times-square\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com\/2025\/12\/15\/cnn-to-ring-in-2026-with-anderson-cooper-and-andy-cohen-live-from-times-square\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen<\/a><\/u><\/i>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">Coverage kicks off at 4:10pm GST on 31 December, as anchor and Managing Editor of CNN Abu Dhabi\u00a0<b>Becky Anderson<\/b>\u00a0welcomes New York City-based CNN anchor\u00a0<b>John Berman<\/b>\u00a0on his first visit to the emirate, and reveals that she has arranged a series of challenges and adventures for him to experience during his trip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">In the lead up to midnight, the pair will embark on a series of high-octane activities. They visit Ferrari World Abu Dhabi on Yas Island to take on the &#8216;Formula Rossa&#8217;, the world&#8217;s fastest roller coaster, before heading to the Yas Marina Circuit \u2013 which hosts the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix \u2013 to try out the real thing, in Formula 3000 cars, live on air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">They dive into the Liwa Festival to take on a whirlwind of cultural challenges \u2013 everything from dune bashing to falconry \u2013 and Berman even takes on a scavenger hunt across Abu Dhabi&#8217;s cultural icons. Joined by a local guide, he&#8217;ll uncover artifacts at the newly opened Natural History Museum and Zayed National Museum, as well as the Louvre Abu Dhabi and teamLab Phenomena.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">From 9pm to 11:45pm GST, Anderson and Berman host a special live show from the iconic Saadiyat Nights. They&#8217;ll be joined virtually by CNN correspondents around the globe as well as special guests \u2013 including dancing robots and local artistic talent. The show will also include live check-ins with the Sheikh Zayed Festival, which is attempting this year to break the Guinness World Record for the longest fireworks display.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1MsoNormal\">The program will complement CNN&#8217;s broader multi-platform coverage of New Year&#8217;s Eve across the globe, which kicks off in earnest at 4pm GST,\u00a0offering audiences a front row seat to the world&#8217;s biggest moments as they unfold globally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time, CNN will deliver multi-hour live coverage from Abu Dhabi as part of its annual global New Year&#8217;s Eve broadcast, which culminates in\u00a0CNN&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen. Coverage kicks off at 4:10pm GST on 31 December, as anchor and Managing Editor of CNN Abu Dhabi\u00a0Becky Anderson\u00a0welcomes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21870"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21875,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21870\/revisions\/21875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}