New figures have revealed who received the most views while hosting The Late Late Show between Ryan Tubridy and Patrick Kielty.
According to figures, there has been an average of 45,000 more viewers each week thanks to the Co.Down native.
The comedian will host the final Late Late show of his debut season on Friday, May 10.
New figures released in the Sunday Independent showcased that 22 episodes of The Late Late Show in the 2023/2024 season had an average audience of 452,000, with a 39 per cent share.
These figures are in contrast to Ryan’s final season, which had an average audience of 407,000 with a 38 per cent share from the same number of episodes last year.
RTÉ bosses are said to be “over the moon” with the performance so far of the presenter who is married to Cat Deeley.
The comparison, which was carried out by the national broadcaster’s in-house data team, also revealed that the hosts were equal in their audience share at 39pc.
However, Patrick had a clear advantage in emerging as the winner in this comparison, as his show is shorter and only runs until 11.05pm each Friday.
Ryan’s show was 30 minutes longer and ran until 11.35pm at night.
Asked why, a spokesperson for RTÉ said: “We have given the figures as they should be presented, in line with industry standards, providing the most accurate and comparative data. The weekly figures were released on request at the time. We are issuing ratings for the full show, as that is the format in which it is presented and watched by the audience.”
The show’s TikTok account has also skyrocketed and views are up from 5.23m to 34.66m when compared to the same time last year.
An RTÉ spokesperson said: “We are delighted that The Late Late Show is reaching new audiences across all platforms.
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“Patrick Kietly’s first season has been well received on linear, on the RTÉ player and across all The Late Late Show social platforms.”
