Lemon also shared a college story about coming home with 'not a lot of clothes on' and rapped 'I got that bubbly' on air

He later held up Mardi Gras beads to the camera and told Griffin 'this is how we get people naked'

Baldwin grabbed the beer out of Lemon's hand and said she was 'cutting him off' after he commented on Griffin's 'rack'

CNN anchor Don Lemon won the love of Twitter last night as he rung in the New Year on-air with crawfish, a hot tub and, according to viewers, more than a little to drink.

'We are not drunk! Well Brooke is not drunk,' Lemon exclaimed as he hosted the network's New Year's Eve special with correspondent Brooke Baldwin at the bar Tipitina's in New Orleans.

There was still nearly three hours on the countdown clock as Lemon told Kathy Griffin, who was hosting with Anderson Cooper in New York's Times Square, that she had a 'nice rack'.

More than a few viewers at home believe CNN anchor Don Lemon may have been intoxicated while covering New Years Eve in New Orleans with correspondent Brooke Baldwin

There was still nearly three hours on the countdown clock as Lemon told Kathy Griffin, who was hosting with Anderson Cooper in New York's Times Square, that she had a 'nice rack'

'I didn't know you had all of that going on up there', Lemon said as Griffin laughed and Cooper shook his head

'I didn't know you had all of that going on up there', Lemon said as Griffin laughed and Cooper shook his head.

'Cutting him off, cutting him off!' Baldwin said as she grabbed Lemon's plastic cup of beer and told the camera 'let's go this way'.

Cooper could only look at the camera in shock as Lemon talked about his level of intoxication with half an hour on the countdown clock and then, holding Mardi Gras beads, said 'Kathy, here's how we get people to take their clothes off'.

Lemon's antics weren't only reserved for his coworkers as he was unafraid to speak his mind and share stories while interviewing revelers at the bar.

'Keep it clean for television', he told one couple who kissed on-air. Then as they told him they were celebrating their anniversary Lemon exclaimed 'You got married? Why on earth would you ever do that.'

'Cutting him off, cutting him off!' Baldwin said as she grabbed Lemon's plastic cup of beer out of his hand

Later Lemon rapped on-air while Baldwin poured them glasses of champagne, singing 'I got that bubbly, I got that bubbly' after asking her if she had seen the popular Vine video of the same name

There were no inebriated tweets on his own account, but Lemon did retweet a user who asked just how much he may have overindulged on the job

'What's wrong with you? Why did you get married?' he continues, before pushing the couple aside and telling them 'alright move out of the way, let me talk to some more interesting people'.

In another interview, Lemon approached one man, who had the initials 'AA' on a sticker on his shirt, and asked 'Does this mean you're an alcoholic?'

Lemon then proceeded to tell the group, and viewers at home, a story about the last time he was in Tipitinas when he was a student at Louisiana State University.

'I was in college,' he says. 'And I ended up going home with not a lot of clothes on.'

Lemon even rapped on-air, asking Baldwin if she had seen a popular Vine video as she pours them glasses of champagne.

Lemon was happy to warm up in the hot tub while interviewing revelers at the bar Tipitina's

Lemon also shared some insights with Baldwin, including that his resolution was to 'keep getting older' and that 'it's been a great year for a lot of folks, been a sad year for some people'

'I got that bubbly, I got that bubbly, I got that I got that, I got that bubbly,' he sings from the video as Baldwin tells him 'I don't know who that is.'

And as the two discussed if they were going to share a midnight kiss, Lemon told his peer 'People are worried about the sexual tension between us'.

Lemon also shared some insights with Baldwin, including that his resolution was to 'keep getting older' and that 'it's been a great year for a lot of folks, been a sad year for some people'.

The anchor's antics won the approval of many viewers at home, who took to Twitter to share that they hope an inebriated Don Lemon makes more appearances in 2016.

The anchor's antics won the approval of many viewers at home, who took to Twitter to share that they hope an inebriated Don Lemon makes more appearances in 2016

'Don Lemon drunk is the only Don Lemon I want from now on,' tweeted one user.

Another user wrote that alcohol made Lemon 'likable' and that 'he should drink on-air more often'.

'Don Lemon is straight up hammered on CNN right now and it's my new favorite show', tweeted another user while another declared the anchor should be drunk for every TV show he does.

Lemon's own Twitter was fairly tame, but he did retweet a question one user asked.

'How drunk is Don Lemon right now?'