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31st Dec 2017

These are the best TV shows and movies to watch on New Year’s Eve

The perfect excuses not to head out are here!

Laura Holland

The Graham Norton Show is well worth a watch this evening

The perfect excuses not to head out are here!

We’re all for a great New Years Eve night out on the tiles, but the temptation of a cosy night in with a bottle of bubbly, to ring in the new year, is too hard to pass up on.

The selection of what’s on just before midnight this year are so good you will probably have to flick between channels just so you don’t miss anything.

Here’s what to watch this New Years Eve:

We Bought A Zoo – Channel 4 – 1:55pm 

Are We There Yet – TV3 – 4:10pm

The Crystal Maze: Celebrity Christmas Special – Channel 4 – 8pm

Richard Ayoade is joined by a host of celebrities as they tackle the Crystal Maze.

Into The Woods – BBC Two – 8pm

Alan Carr’s New Year Specstacular – 9pm

Alan is back with his New Year special, and will be joined by David Guetta, Danny Dyer, Mel B and Greg Davies.

Mrs Brown’s Boys CSI: Mammy – RTÉ One 9:45pm

The Graham Norton Show – BBC One – 10:20pm

Graham will be joined by Zac Efron, Hugh Jackman, Zendaya, Gary Oldman and Suranne Jones.

The Imelda May New Year’s Eve Special – RTÉ One – 10:20pm

Imelda will be joined by special guests to say goodbye to 2017.

Jool’s Annual Hootananny – BBC Two -11:20pm

Jools will be joined by Jessie Ware, Beth Ditto, Ed Sheeran and many others.

NYE Countdown Concert – RTÉ One – 11:50pm