Once again, there was near unanimous praise for the Tommy Tiernan show from viewers

Fast becoming one of the TV highlights of the week.

We’re only two weeks into the new series of the Tommy Tiernan show on RTÉ 2 and it’s already being hailed as one of the best things the national broadcaster has done in ages. There was a brilliant reception for the first episode of the new season last week but Tommy banished any worries about a difficult ‘second episode syndrome’ with another entertaining offering on Thursday night . Fellow chat show host Ray D’Arcy, animator Richie Baneham and identical triplets Alison, Laura and Nichola Crimmins, all models with the Assets Modelling Agency, were Tommy’s guests on the night and, as usual, he was unaware of who he’d be talking to until they showed up on stage. https://twitter.com/RTEOne/status/819676871281561601 RTÉ were at pains to remind viewers of that before last night’s show, clarifying that Tommy was aware of the musical act on the night – Gavin James – after eagle-eyed viewers spotted an Aslan drum kit in the background before last week’s show. https://twitter.com/RTEOne/status/819669563218530305 https://twitter.com/RTEOne/status/819669636039983104 Once that was out of the way, the social media audience was virtually unanimous in their praise for the show for the second week in succession; seems like Tommy is a natural at this chat show lark. You can watch Episode Two of the Tommy Tiernan Show on the RTÉ Player here. https://twitter.com/NadineORegan/status/819685581122838528 https://twitter.com/joseph1c/status/819695242593058816 https://twitter.com/scrahallia/status/819715798512136192 https://twitter.com/podgemci/status/819700265465053184 https://twitter.com/MattyTaylor73/status/819680515863310336 https://twitter.com/philipoconnor/status/819673491414876161 https://twitter.com/philipoconnor/status/819674012158742529 https://twitter.com/Piomaher1979/status/819682973922590720 https://twitter.com/garvangrant/status/819683268786262020