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# most-watched

All time
These were the most-watched TV shows in Ireland last year
Sporting events dominated the top ten slots, while RTÉ programmes accounted for 42 of the 50 most-watched shows.
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Jan 12th 2020, 6:00 AM
# The greatest toy show
Late Late Toy Show most watched programme on Irish TV so far this year
The show was watched in over 100 countries around the world.
23.6k
49
Dec 3rd 2018, 4:24 PM
# Channel 4
Derry Girls is the most-watched TV show ever in Northern Ireland
The comedy, set in the 1990s during The Troubles, has received rave reviews.
29.2k
45
Feb 22nd 2018, 10:36 AM
# Sunday Game
All-Ireland final is most-watched Irish programme so far this year
Dublin’s narrow victory over Mayo was watched by more than one million people.
14.7k
38
Sep 18th 2017, 8:12 PM
# Popular
All-Ireland Football Final the most-watched show on Irish television so far this year
The match attracted 49,100 more viewers than last year’s game between Kerry and Donegal.
6.5k
13
Sep 21st 2015, 10:25 PM
# most-watched
Toys, sport and Love/Hate top the 20 most watched list for 2012
The Toy Show topped the list with Mrs Brown’s Boys, GAA and RTE news also ranking highly.
10.2k
28
Jan 11th 2013, 1:12 PM
# square eyes
TV's most popular: The Eurovision, leaders' debate and... Mrs Brown's Boys
RTE broadcast 48 of the 50 most-watched TV moments so far this year as current affairs, comedy, soaps and State visits had us glued to the box.
1.2k
20
Aug 5th 2011, 11:41 AM