CNN tells Don Lemon not to get drunk during New Years Eve show

CNN ordered a more sober Don Lemon for its New Year’s Eve broadcast this year.

New network CEO Chris Licht informed staffers during a town hall this week that CNN would tone down the anchors’ on-air boozing for the company’s New Year’s special, ending a longstanding zany tradition.

Licht told employees he felt on-camera drinking eroded the credibility of CNN. Fair. But what credibility does CNN have to erode? Unfortunately, Licht didn’t explain that part of the equation.