Revealed: Patrick Kielty's Toy Show debut was Ireland’s most-watched TV show of 2023

We went mad for sport last year and a few Irish programmes also made the list

Patrick Kielty pictured during the opening of the 2023 Late Late Toy Show. Picture" Andres Poveda / RTÉ̇

Details of the most-watched television programmes in Ireland last year have been released, with new Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty coming out on top for his Toy Show debut.

Newly-released viewing figures by TAM Ireland/Nielsen Media show a sport-heavy top 10 programmes for the past 12 months, with four Rugby World Cup games, two episodes of the Sunday Game and two Six Nations matches joining two episodes of the Late Late Show — the Toy Show and Kielty’s first show as host — in the top slots. Sporting events made up over 60% of the top 50 programmes for last year.