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11th Dec 2014

Love/Hate absolutely dominates the top ten most-watched TV shows in Ireland in 2014

The crime drama claims an amazing five spots in the top ten…

Alan Loughnane

The crime drama claims an amazing five spots in the top ten…

RTE’s hugely successful show managed to pop up in second, third, fourth, fifth and eighth spot on the list with over one million people tuning into the finale alone.

But who claimed top spot on the list? Do you even need to ask?

Of course it was The Late Late Toy Show presented by Ryan Tubridy which featured the soundest man around and JOE man-crush, Ed Sheeran. We have no qualms in saying it was our favourite Toy Show for years…

Sport featured strongly on the list with Ireland’s dramatic victory in Paris to claim the Six Nations taking a very respectable sixth place on the list.

The final two spots were reserved for the football and hurling All-Ireland Finals. The drawn hurling final was one of the best games of hurling we’ve seen and it seems like plenty others thought the same as it came in at tenth spot on the most-watched list.

The full line up is below…

Most-watched programmes in 2014:

1 The Late Late Toy Show (RTE One) – 1.357m

2 Love/Hate finale (RTE One) – 1.005m

3 Love/Hate Oct 5, season 5 debut (RTE One) – 979,000

4 Love/Hate Nov 2, Siobhan meets Pauly’s uncle (RTE One) – 962,000

5 Love/Hate Oct 19, Fran is inside but not for long (RTE One) – 880,000

6 RBS Six Nations, March 15, Ireland’s championship win (RTE 2) – 878,000

7 2014 FIFA World Cup Final, Germany Vs Argentina, July 13 (RTE 2) – 858,000

8 Love/Hate Oct 12, Nidge is back with Pauly’s help (RTE One) – 852,000

9 The Sunday Game Live GAA Football Final, Sept 21 (RTE 2) – 826,000

10 The Sunday Game Live GAA Hurling Final, Sept 7 (RTE One) – 784,000

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