Ryan Seacrest says it's a 'good idea' that CNN is cutting back on alcohol during its New Year's Eve broadcast

• Ryan Seacrest is all for CNN scaling back on its alcohol consumption during its New Year's Eve coverage.
• "I don't advocate drinking when one is on the air," he told Entertainment Weekly.
• Last year, CNN cohost Andy Cohen made a jab at Seacrest and his show while on air.

Ryan Seacrest will once more be hosting ABC's "Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve" this year from Times Square, and likely will not have to worry about any jabs from the competition, which he felt was caused by the host's drinking too much alcohol.

CNN announced that this year it will scale back the on-air alcohol consumption of its hosts Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper as they ring in the new year. This comes on the heels of Cohen's comments last year calling Seacrest's show "losers" while on air.

"I don't know how that started as a tradition, but it's probably a good idea," he told Entertainment Weekly of cutting back on alcohol. "I don't advocate drinking when one is on the air."

"There's some pretty respectable people or at least one, right? I think there's a serious journalist and then a friend of mine who has a lot of fun, but it's probably a good idea," Seacrest said, jokingly referring to Cohen.

"Although the viewers probably wish they would drink more. But I think they had something to say about my show at one point, which was I'm sure from the alcohol because I don't think they would say what they said about our performers if they weren't drinking."

During last year's CNN broadcast, Cohen referred to the ABC show across the stage as "Ryan Seacrest's group of losers that are performing behind us" as Journey performed on "Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve."

"I mean, with all due [respect], if you've been watching ABC tonight, you've seen nothing. I'm sorry," Cohen added.

The Entertainment Weekly interview marks the first time Seacrest has made any public comments about Cohen's remarks.

But Seacrest admitted he doesn't mind seeing the competition get sloppy on air.

"I might send them some Casa Dragones Tequila just to tempt them while they're on the air," Seacrest said of the CNN hosts.

Seacrest also told EW that he and his crew don't drink until their show ends after 1 a.m.

"I try to find a restaurant that will serve dinner," Seacrest said of what he typically does afterward. "I'm actually exhausted by the time it gets to 1:35, but I'm starving cause I don't eat before the show. And we have a very civilized, eight-person dinner with elevated street food, finger foods, and a great bottle of Italian wine."