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THE LATE LATE Toy Show has been viewed more than 1.6 million times since it aired last Friday, a figure that includes those who tuned in live and people who have watched it since then.
Over the weekend, the RTÉ Player broke its Toy Show record with 622,000 streams in Ireland and abroad, including Irish Sign Language streams.
Audiences from 139 countries, including streams from all 50 states in the US and all eight Australian territories, tuned in to see the Home Alone themed show. Overall, 21% of live streams came from outside of Ireland, RTÉ said.
“I can’t believe it’s over for another year but I’m still buzzing from a magical Toy Show last Friday night,” Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty said.
“As always that’s down to the amazing kids who knocked it out of the park with their performances, their toy demos and bringing their unique personalities, and to you at home for watching and sharing the love on the night.”
Alan Tyler, head of entertainment, comedy and music at RTÉ said the Toy Show is “a truly unique programme”.
“Where else in the world will you find toys, kids, puppies, stunts, performances, books, costume changes, Christmas, Patrick Kielty and live TV all rolled into one?
“We are delighted that the hard work and dedication shown by everyone involved in Toy Show has once again connected so well with audiences of all ages both at home and abroad,” Tyler said.
“We are also humbled and hugely grateful to the Irish public who gave so generously to Toy Show appeal, directly affecting the lives of Children and families across the country. We will be back next year to do it all again!”
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Perhaps they will learn from the strange ad breaks.
What kind of numbers was ‘ barter account ‘ turbidy pulling in??? More or less??
@Frank Mc Carthy: They should write a musical, called “Toy Show, The Musical! I’d say it would be a sell out.
@Frank Mc Carthy: sure do a bit of research and let us know. Be sure to go back before COVID to get a representative sample, I suggest 2018 to 2024, and present in graphical format please – a simple line graph with time on the x axis should do the trick. Thanks!
@Kevin Kerr: you ‘reaching’ there brenny?
@Frank Mc Carthy: ‘Teaching’ not ‘reaching’. Someone needs to.
@Jack Hayes: “reaching” brenny, simples, lol
@Frank Mc Carthy: translation: do your own effing research
@Kevin Kerr: he doesn’t have time,sure he works full time here on the journal.
It was great the last two years without Tubrity
@den: Your easily pleased
Toy Show is a joke. They say it’s for kids. It’s on at 9.30pm-11.30pm. All the prizes they give away, they give to the adults. Have it on at 7.30 and give the freebees to the kids.
Listen, I’m gay and I refuse to watch RTE. Legally.
@Stephen: I’m straight. I’m going to post that on every article on this site because everyone really cares…
@Stephen: Gay? Perhaps. A bell-end, for sure.
@Donna Fallon: if that’s all Stephen ever posts, you can just mute him/her/them. That’ll save you replying every time.
Btw, thanks for your posts on other articles in general, good reads, always insightful if a bit personal.
@Jerry LeFrog: Oh, be nice.
@Jack Hayes: You’re on again insulting other people and being as offensive as you can be? Wow,you must have a great life looking in the mirror every day and thinking you are the world’s most special gobdaw
@Stephen: it should be “look”, because we’re reading, not listening.
@P. V. Aglue: I’m blind and use Siri to read the page to me. Apologies. Also, I’m not sure if I’m Caucasian. Nobody will tell me.
@Jerry LeFrog: You are so right Jerry… I apologise to Stephen and anyone else who I offended. It’s honestly not in my nature to be rude I don’t know why I was triggered by another person’s posts it just seemed like that contributor was trying to be decisive against sexual orientation.
@Stephen: how’s business at the steel mill, Steve?
Anybody in the audience get any flip flops other than tins of biscuits
I really can’t see what other people can see I thought it was useless as that presenter is no good
Tried watching it on the RTE player but it didn’t work for me, even tried updating it. Can’t understand why RTE can’t sort it out and make it reliable for everyone.
@Doodoo: probably because the IT department is full of nieces and nephews of the RTE mafia.
Utterly incompetent
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