Toy Show claims most viewers

‘The Late Late Toy Show’ retained the crown at the top of the Irish TV viewing chart with over 1.7 million viewers and an impressive €6.6million raised for good causes on the night of The Lion King themed show.

Throughout 2021, Irish viewers watched over 3.7 billion hours of TV and continued to choose Irish content above all else available.

RTÉ was home to 44 of the 50 most watched TV programmes in 2021, as audiences turned to RTÉ in their droves for its unique offering of live sport, entertainment, trusted news, local Irish drama as well as, gripping factual programmes and documentaries.

The average Irish adult in a TV home, watched TV for 2 hours 47 minutes every day, almost 20 hours a week in 2021.

RTÉ Player continues to grow its on-demand content offering of boxsets and curated catalogue and saw a substantial 48% increase in time spent streaming in 2021 compared to the previous year.

Irish drama proved a huge draw for audience in 2021 as viewers turned to RTÉ’s unique offering of the best of local TV writing, acting, and producing.

Hit crime drama ‘Kin’ proved the top favourite among viewers of all TV dramas in 2021, with 687,000 viewers watching on RTÉ One, and a phenomenal 2.5 million streams on RTÉ Player.

RTÉ One on Sunday nights became the must-watch home of new Irish drama in 2021 with ‘ Hidden Assets’ (537,000 viewers) and ‘Smother’ (481,000) also both featuring among the Top 50 most watched programmes. While audiences continued their love for RTÉ local drama from Carrigstown with ‘ Fair City’, as it was streamed over 3.3 million times on the RTÉ Player last year.