According to The Hollywood Reporter, the New Year's Eve countdown shows on ABC, Fox and NBC all suffered year-to-year declines Monday night. As usual, ABC's New Year's Rockin' Eve led the way.
The 2017 Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve hit a multiyear high, as bitterly cold weather in much of the country kept more people inside and watching TV. Monday's broadcast came in a little ahead of 2016's (2.5, 8.26 million).
NBC averaged 1.1 among adults 18-49 primetime with A Toast to 2018! and NBC's New Year's Eve; Fox's New Year's Eve With Steve Harvey delivered a 0.9 in primetime. CBS (0.4) and The CW (0.2) aired reruns.
ABC's dominance extended into late night, where all three networks were also down. New Year's Rockin' Eve drew an 8.3 household rating in metered markets and a 6.5 in adults 18-49 for ABC, off 26 and 22 percent, respectively, versus 2017 numbers. NBC (4.8 households, 2.7 in 18-49) slipped 8 percent versus its last New Year's Eve special in 2016, and Fox (3.8 households, 3.0 in 18-49) came down 22 percent in households and 14 percent in the demo.
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Baffled viewers flooded Twitter with complaints about NBC's coverage and its hosts as the countdown unfolded on Monday night.
Some called the network's coverage a 'complete disaster' and others suggested it was the 'worst New Year's Show ever'.
Many complained about NBC failing to broadcast a countdown clock or the ball drop in Time's Square.
Viewers also took aim at one of the hosts, Chrissy Teigen, after she briefly explained vaginal steaming to co-host Carson Daly about 15 minutes before midnight.
The model shared photos on social media earlier this year of her carrying out the remedy, which is said to cleanse the vagina and help regulate menstruation and ease period cramping.
It involves sitting or squatting over a bowl of steaming, herb-infused water for between 20 and 60 minutes. The remedy, which surged in popularity after Gwyneth Paltrow promoted the benefits back in 2015, can cost roughly $75 per 30 minutes in some spas.
The Daily Mail also reported CNN hosts of the New Year's Eve celebration in New York City Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper butted heads with Times Square security after event organizers told them that CNN would not be invited back next year if they didn't relinquish their umbrellas.
Rain lashed Manhattan as revellers in Times Square rang in the New Year and adhered to strict security measures that did not allow umbrellas in the area.
Early on in their CNN broadcast, Cohen and Cooper were huddled underneath a single umbrella before the Watch What Happens Live host went off-camera for a minute and returned to announce that someone with the Times Square Alliance, which organized the festivities, had told him to ditch his umbrella because it's a security risk.
Cohen responded with a lengthy rant about how absurd it was that the person allegedly threatened to revoke CNN's credentials in 2020 if they don't comply, blasting: 'This is some grade A BS!'
And according to The Daily Wire, CNN's Anderson Cooper downed multiple shots of tequila during CNN's New Year's Eve coverage on Monday night, which led to some bizarre antics, including telling actress Faye Dunaway about his mom's sex life.
Anderson Cooper talks about his mom's sex life, says she "hooked up with" Marlon Brando: “She and Carol Matthau both watched the movie and both made a deal they were going to ‘meet up’ … Carol got it first and then set it up for my mom. It was a ‘one night date.” pic.twitter.com/406dGiFUgO— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) January 1, 2019
After downing one particular round of shots, Cooper began making obnoxious sounds as he complained about the alcohol: "Ah! Gaw! Ah! Aw! It’s like burning your lungs! Aw!" Cooper said, along with awkward hissing sounds.
Later in the night, while talking with Dunaway about famous men she'd worked with, Cooper brought up his mother's sex life, claiming that she "hooked up with" Marlon Brando.
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