THE LATE LATE TOY SHOW

Late Late Toy Show 2015 Image Name: Late Late Toy Show 2015 Description: 28/11/2015 Toy tester Anna Hickey Castleconnell, Co Limerick with Ryan Tubridy pictured on the 'Beauty and the Beast' themed RTÉ The Late Late Toy Show 2015. Pic: Andres Poveda
RTÉ Late Late Toy Show 2015 Image Name: RTÉ Late Late Toy Show 2015 Description: 28/11/2015 Ryan Tubridy as 'Lumiere' on the 'Beauty and the Beast' themed RTÉ The Late Late Toy Show 2015 performind ‘Tale as Old as Time & Be Our Guest' for the opening. Pic: Andres Poveda
Toy Show reveal 09 Image Name: Toy Show reveal 09 Description: ***Embargoed untill 6am 26/11/2015*** Repro Free: 26/11/2015 Ryan Tubridy and some of the cast of this year’s Late Late Toy Show pictured as they revealed that Beauty and the Beast is the theme of this year’s show. Ryan is pictured with "Chip" Luke O'Connor (4) from Dulbin, ‘Cogsworth’ Jem O’Connor (9) from Navan and ‘Mrs Potts’ Megan Larney (10) from Monaghan. Picture Andres Poveda ENDS For further info contact: Gareth Naughton Gareth.naughton@rte.ie 0879792822 "Chip" Luke O'Connor (4) from Dulbin, ‘Cogsworth’ Jem O’Connor (9) from Navan and ‘Mrs Potts’ Megan Larney (10) from Monaghan.

Broadcast Details: Friday 2nd December, 9.35pm

The Late Late Toy Show, returns with host Ryan Tubridy and a host of singers, dancers and demonstrators ready to entertain the nation in what promises to be one of the biggest nights on Irish television in 2016.

The Late Late Toy Show, RTÉ One, Friday, December 2nd at 9.35pm 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… Too soon? It’s never too soon to get into the Christmas spirit and this year’s The Late Late Toy Show, presented by Ryan Tubridy, is kicking the festive season off with style with a show set to feature the most ambitious opening number in its 40-plus year history.

The theme remains a secret until the final day but Toy Show producers have promised that this year’s spectacular is going to be something to behold. In fact, it is so big that they have had to draft in students from IADT Dun Laoghaire to help make their incredible vision become a reality.

The Late Late Toy Show producer Katherine Drohan revealed: “This year’s opening number is the most ambitious we have ever staged. More than 60 students from IADT Dun Laoghaire are working on special pieces to feature in the opening of the show. Sworn to secrecy, these students have been working tirelessly on the project for weeks now. The giant characters they are creating will be an integral part of an opening that will stretch the limits of The Late Late Toy Show studio and the imagination”.

As always, the real stars of the show are the hundreds of children from across the country who will sing, dance and demonstrate their way into the hearts of the nation. Will anyone top Fear the Deere? Is there another heartwarming horologist on the horizon? Tune in Friday, December 2nd to find out.

Last year’s Beauty and the Beast-themed Late Late Toy Show was the belle of the ball with Irish viewers with a total consolidated* audience of 1.56 million viewers and is the second most watched programme on Irish television this century.

Ratings Source: TAM Ireland Ltd / Nielsen TAM

*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 eight days after the original transmission date. This data is the ‘TAM Gold Standard’ used by the industry to report and trade on.