Here Are The Awkward Moments From All Of The 2025 New Year's Eve Specials

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Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper getting drunk connected camera ne'er gets old.

Each year, assorted TV networks ringing successful the caller twelvemonth with their ain New Year's Eve specials — and astir each time, they travel with astatine slightest a fewer painfully awkward oregon hilarious moments. This twelvemonth wasn't immoderate different. From on-air mishaps to cringeworthy performances, present are 12 awkward moments from the 2025 New Year's Eve specials.

1. Andy Cohen went connected a chaotic rant celebrating the extremity of Eric Adams's mayoral term, arsenic Anderson Cooper visibly tried — and failed — to halt him.

After the shot dropped and aft having a few, Andy Cohen goes disconnected astir he's relishing the extremity of Mayor Eric Adams' clip arsenic New York City mayor.
Anderson Cooper desperately tried to get retired of framework but the cameraman does him soiled and goes wide. pic.twitter.com/rmzWi5upN4

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) January 1, 2026

@NickFondacaro / CNN / Via Twitter: @NickFondacaro

2. Jonathan Bennett's husband, Jaymes Vaughan, ripped his pants.

"Just felt thing teardrop connected stage."

3. Mariah Carey was once again called retired for her NYE performance, with immoderate viewers accusing her of lip-syncing and looking stiff onstage.

Tweet jokingly criticizes Mariah Carey's New Year's Eve show for deficiency of signifier presence, mentioning staring and lip-syncing

4. Don Lemon was talking with his mic upside down.

Don Lemon successful a glittering outfit with a crown speaking into a microphone astatine a lively event

5. He said helium had 4 shots — past held up 5 fingers.

@KarluskaP / Don Lemon / Via Twitter: @KarluskaP

9. The All-American Rejects were called retired online for what viewers described arsenic an "off key" and "pitchy" performance of "Move Along."

10. Pitbull mistakenly wished viewers a Happy 2027.

Tweet asking if Pitbull mentioned "2027" with crying look emojis

11. CBS's programme seemed to beryllium plagued by aggregate tech issues.

@CBS what is going connected with the New Year's Eve Nashville show? It freezes during a performance, past cuts to commercials, past into immoderate unusual country from Matlock.... LMAO

— No Frills (@letsdothis1129) January 1, 2026

@letsdothis1129 / Via Twitter: @letsdothis1129

Wow what a horrible time for @CBS they chopped disconnected Gary Danielson during his last broadcast and present determination New Year's eve large bash successful Nashville is having issues and isn't showing. Terrible time for them

— Nolan McLean Enthusiast (@Mcleanlover1) January 1, 2026

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