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10th Jan 2019

The top 50 most watched things in Ireland for 2018 have been revealed

Rudi Kinsella

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It was a good year for television, in fairness.

2018’s Late Late Toy Show topped the list of the most watched thing on Irish TV last year, as the 2017 edition did the previous year.

An incredible 1.5 million people tuned in to see Ryan Tubridy and company showcase the best toys available for Christmas.

The first episode of Room to Improve had an impressive audience of 860,000 who watched on RTÉ, who took 40 of the top 50 spots.

When it comes to sporting events, it turns out we quite like rugby here in Ireland.

975,000 peopled tuned in to see our boys take on England, while 926,000 watched the incredible win over New Zealand in November.

The most watched game from the World Cup was Croatia vs England in the semi-finals. It’s almost as if we wanted to see them lose…

You can see the top 50 in full here:

1. The Late Late Toy Show
2. Six Nations: England V Ireland
3. Guinness Series Live: Ireland V New Zealand
4. 2018 FIFA World Cup: Croatia V England
5. Room To Improve
6. Sunday Game Live (All Ireland Hurling Final): Galway V Limerick
7. Sunday Game Live (All Ireland Football Final): Dublin V Tyrone
8. RTE News: Six One
9. Six Nations: Ireland V Scotland
10. RTE News: Nine O’Clock
11. Eurovision Song Contest Final 2018
12. Mrs Brown’s Boys – Exotic Mammy
13. I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here
14. Six Nations: Ireland V Wales
15. 2018 FIFA World Cup Final: France V Croatia
16. Mrs Brown’s Boys – Mammy’s Motel
17. The Late Late Show
18. 2018 FIFA World Cup: Colombia V England
19. Whistleblower: The Maurice McCabe Story
20. 2018 FIFA World Cup: France V Belgium
21. The Young Offenders Christmas Special
22. Dancing With The Stars
23. Six Nations: France V Ireland
24. Champions League Live: Real Madrid V Liverpool
25. Six Nations: Ireland V Italy
26. Guinness Series Live: Ireland V Argentina
27. Sunday Game Live (Semi-Final Hurling): Cork V Limerick
28. Striking Out
29. Guinness Series Live: Ireland V USA
30. Taken Down
31. Coronation Street
32. 2018 FIFA World Cup: Russia V Croatia
33. 2018 FIFA World Cup: Tunisia V England
34. Ireland’s Got Talent
35. Champions League Live: Roma V Liverpool
36. 2018 FIFA World Cup: Sweden V England
37. 2018 FIFA World Cup: England V Belgium
38. Six Nations: France V England
39. Fair City
40. The Young Offenders
41. Pope Francis In Ireland
42. The Rose Of Tralee International Festival 2018
43. 2018 FIFA World Cup: Croatia V Denmark
44. LIVE: Manchester City V Liverpool
45. We Won The Lotto
46. 2018 FIFA World Cup: Brazil V Switzerland
47. One Day: How Ireland Eats
48. LIVE: Liverpool v Roma
49. Operation Transformation
50. Prime Time