This is how many people tuned in to watch the Rose of Tralee this year

Over half a million viewers tuned in to watch the Rose of Tralee this year on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.

The 2023 International Rose of Tralee selection drew a peak of 576,000* viewers as New York Rose Róisín Wiley was announced as the winner of 2023 pageant.

Hosted by presenters Kathryn Thomas and Dáithí Ó Sé, an average audience of 497,000** tuned in after the Nine O’Clock News on Tuesday night.

Across the two days of the festival, an average audience of 406,000** tuned in.

The show also had a 1-minute reach of over 1.3 million**** across both nights.

The Rose of Tralee has proved to be increasingly popular among 15-34 audiences as it grew from 45.5% to 53.7% this year.

RTÉ Player has a total of 139,600 streams to date across both nights in Ireland and 69 countries around the world including the UK, the US, Spain, France, Australia, New Zealand and more.