Festive Five TV Highlights for New Year's Eve Updated / Thursday, 31 Dec 2020 20:46 TV Editor Tonight's top New Year’s Eve TV includes Kathryn Thomas and Deirdre O' Kane hosting the NYE Countdown Show, there’s a Mrs Brown's Boys New Year Special, and Jools Holland’s annual Hootenanny . . . NYE Countdown Show, 10.45pm, RTÉ One Kathryn Thomas and Deirdre O' Kane front a celebration of homegrown talent from Dublin's famed Gaiety Theatre. Sharon Shannon and her band will be the house band for the evening, Jerry Fish will bring his unique energy to the stage and Mary Coughlan will g...