Making the Worst of a Good Friday: The Late Late Show-Friday 15th April 2022

Apparently from 1000 panel homes but we're said homes are , I don't know but I've also been suspicious of ratings figures and in particular Irish TV ratings , little of it makes an sense .

I believe its done ( "Independently ") of broadcasters but given the figures used to partially justify some eye watering and tax payer funded salaries and Fee's, I agree more scrutiny is required.

That being the 'top' story on the Rte website shows how 'supported' Tubridy is- in the organization, I mean, not real life. He's been doing the hosting 'thing' for 20 years (keep in mind he had a show before this, Tubridy Tonight). And two stints on the Rose of Tralee, so yea, 20 years.

Still manages to be a total amateur.

But they tried to make it like 'she' was the problem. The entire interview took up barely 6 or 7 minutes. Once he crashed it, it wasn't possible to pull it back. Just ridiculous.

My sense is he'll play it safe next week, perhaps interview himself 🤔

Perhaps play a prolonged Video montage with accompanying patronising monologue tracing the history of his apparent brilliance over the past twenty Gruelling (for viewers) years of his broadcasting prowess in order to deflect and remind the nation how lucky we are to have him 🤔

It's also possible, his Bitterness and petulance over the shocking reaction to his stupidity, arrogance and moronic performance last week all across social and print media will have consumed him to such an extent he'll retaliate and subject the nation to another Country and Western special 🤔

Troubling times ahead I fear folks.

Not sure how reliable the ratings figures are. But even going by RTE's own published figures for 2021, the LLS is not faring so great. Only three shows in the entire year pulled in more than 440K viewers (one being of course the Toy show).

Bear in mind a significant part of this calendar year was spent with the entire country in 5km lockdown and people were watching a lot more TV than normal, so those are not very impressive figures.

I think LLS is on borrowed time really, there's a certain generation of older viewers who will stay loyal but that can only last for so long. They cut the running time by about 30 mins. in recent months which highlights the format just doesn't work, nor do they have the quality of interesting guests. They should really have gone further and cut it to maximum 1hr 20 mins, they simply have too much filler and can't meet the near 2 hours run time.

Friday's show was hopeless and full of so much filler; talking to Ukranians and Tubs moralizing about the horrors of the war (as if anyone needs that lecture), McAleese and Luke O'Neill waffling on with the same old repetition, and yet another Country & Irish segment. Really bad.

The only interview of any substance was the actress from Derry Girls and Tubs made a complete mess of it.

Late Late Show Segements 2021/2022: 116

Friends of RTE: 29 (25%)

Sport: 11 (9%)

Music: 11 (9%)

Misery (Illness / death): 26 (22%)

Other: 39 (34%)

*Bonus* Toy Show mention: 10/26 (38%) - lost track of this tbh.

Special Episodes:

1 - Geldof Birthday (463,000 viewers)

2 - Toy Show (1,560,000 viewers)

3 - A song for Europe (455,000 viewers, down 57,000 on the previous week)

4 - Saint Valantines' day special (353,000 viewers)

5 - Marion Keys eulogy (382,000 viewers)

6 - Ukraine fundraising (451,000 viewers)

7 - Ukraine II (403,000 viewers)

8 - Saint Patrick's day (446,000 viewers)

9 - Daffodil day cancer special  (419,000 viewers)

01/04 - Pre climb (390,000 viewers)

08/04 - (362,000 viewers)

Low points: Olympic sport segments, Billy Connolly, Mario Rosenstock, Irelands Call, Marion Keys, Late Late Show award to the Ukrainian people, agressive defense vs Jamie-Lee O'Donnell.

High Points: Geldof Birthday, Lyra, Lisa Fallon, Karen Weekes transatlantic rower.

Ryan Tubridy second year in a row: "Better days are ahead, mark my words"

Riffin' Ryan's analysis of "Belfast": "To shake hands with the ghost of your old childhood."

Thank god, he's not pointing, so to speak 😏

Surely it wouldn't have been that big 🤔, pointing device, so to speak 😁

Had to google it there- Marian Keyes eulogy? Had to check she wasn't dead.

Don't forget the moment he did a show where he did eulogies for people who died from Covid that week. He was quickly told, by the audience, to 'Shut the hell up, you idiot!!!', and this was the opener to the show. It was followed up by stories of depression, and suicide. Just misery all around.

I'm suspicious of the Toy Show numbers, we know they've inflated them before. Counting 'viewers from across the globe' to inflate the numbers.

They might inflate their online number but TAM Ireland calculate the live Irish audience. Which they then add the +1 figures to and the repeats !