Oh, Don…
You had one job to do and you blew it.
The CNN crew bringing in the New Year completely blew the countdown for the Central Time Zone.
NYE Problems
CNN has been under the scope for its New Year’s Eve production already.
If you recall, last year, a few members of the team had a bit too much to drink on the air.
This year, CNN reportedly instituted a drink rule to make sure that did not happen again.
However, Don Lemon was too busy throwing out beads that he completely blew the Central countdown…
CNN has redeemed itself by ringing in the new year in New Orleans with "Back That Azz Up" and not acknowledging the stroke of midnight in any way pic.twitter.com/tieCeHc4sA
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) January 1, 2023
To make matters even worse, Anderson Cooper and his security team blew right through a Newsmax live shot…
WATCH: Anderson Cooper and his CNN security team barged through the Newsmax live shot on New Year's Eve, pushing people out of the way pic.twitter.com/Xkjku0RyxI
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 2, 2023
So much for professional courtesy.
Not the start to the New Year for which CNN was hoping.
Source: Fox News