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THE LATE LATE SHOW ***FINAL***

The Late Late Show, Ryan Tubridy Image Name: The Late Late Show, Ryan Tubridy Description: The Late Late Show, Ryan Tubridy Copyright: RTÉ
The Late Late Show, Ryan Tubridy Image Name: The Late Late Show, Ryan Tubridy Description: The Late Late Show, Ryan Tubridy Copyright: RTÉ

Ryan Tubridy presents the longest running chat-show in the world. The show provides a mixture of entertainment, music, in-depth interviews and discussions on the stories that have the nation talking.
The Late Late Toy Show was, yet again, a huge hit with viewers young and old, attracting an average consolidated audience* of 1,556,400 viewers and an audience share** of 72 per cent. It was the most watched programme on Irish television in 2015 and the second most watched show on Irish television this century.

The Late Late Show Country Music special was also a winner, pulling in an average consolidated audience of 719,400 viewers, with half the available audience watching the likes of Big Tom, Nathan Carter and Philomena Begley entertain the nation.

In February this year, the show drew wide praise for its second Valentine’s Special. A boisterous audience looking for love cheered on as Ryan hosted dating games and a panel on the perils of modern dating as well as welcoming titans of the 80s power ballad Chris de Burgh, Bonnie Tyler and Johnny Logan. The show was enjoyed by an average consolidated audience of 618,000 viewers and achieved a 43 per cent share.

The show continues to draw big international names and this year the couch has been graced by Hollywood royalty including Richard Gere enjoying an unforgettable singalong, Kevin Hart and Ice Cube and locals-done-good Colin Farrell and Saoirse Ronan.

The highest rating Late Late Show of 2016 so far was the February 19th edition featuring Alicia Douvall, Oliver Callan and Paul Williams. It had an average consolidated audience of 678,800 viewers, a share of 47 per cent and a reach of 1.26 million***.

 

NOTE TO EDITORS:

 

Ratings Source: TAM Ireland Ltd / Nielsen TAM

*Share – The percentage of the total audience watching television at the time

**Average consolidated audience – consolidated data incorporates VCR, DVDR and PVR playback viewing that took place within 7 days of the original broadcast. This time-shifted viewing is added to the live data to produce consolidated viewing data. Consolidated data is available 8 days after the original transmission date. This data is the ‘TAM Gold Standard’ used by the industry to report and trade on.

***Reach – this is the number of viewers who tuned into a programme for a minute or more.