The Late Late Toy Show was the most watched TV show on 2015 on Irish television.
Ryan Tubridy welcomed a boatload of kids and their toys to Montrose on November 27th and drew in a TV audience of 1.5 million, which was a 72% share of the available viewing audience.
TV3 make up most of the rest of the top five with their coverage of the Rugby World Cup, with the Dublin v Kerry All-Ireland Final fifth in the TAM ratings.
Two of Ireland Euro 2016 qualifiers cracked the top 10, but surprisingly not the greatest victory of them all – the 1-0 win over Germany at the Aviva Stadium failed to even make the top 20.
With RTÉ producing just eight and a half hours of homegrown drama last year, only a single episode of the hit-and-miss Charlie troubles the list.
The Top 20 Progammes of 2015:
1. The Late Late Toy Show – RTÉ One
2. Rugby World Cup: Ireland v France – TV3
3. Rugby World Cup: Ireland v Argentina – TV3
4. Rugby World Cup: Ireland v Italy – TV3
5. Sunday Game Live: Dublin v Kerry All Ireland Football Final – RTÉ2
6. Charlie – RTÉ One
7. Euro 2016 Qualifier Playoff: Ireland v Bosnia – RTÉ2
8. Euro 2016 Qualifier: Ireland v Poland – RTÉ2
9. Mrs Brown’s Boys: Mammy’s Widow’s Memories – RTÉ One
10. Rugby World Cup: Ireland v Romania – TV3
11. RBS 6 Nations: Ireland v England – RTÉ2
12. Mrs Brown’s Boys: Mammy’s Christmas Punch – RTÉ One
13. Sunday Game Live: Kilkenny v Galway All Ireland Hurling Final – RTÉ2
14. RTÉ News: Nine O’Clock – RTÉ One
15. The Late Late Show – RTÉ One
16. Rugby World Cup: England v Australia – TV3
17. The Voice of Ireland – RTÉ One
18. Sunday Game Live: Dublin v Mayo Football Semi Final – RTÉ2
19. Sunday Game Live: Dublin v Mayo Football Semi Final Replay – RTÉ2
20. Room to Improve – RTÉ One
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