Nineteen of the Top 20 programmes watched by Adults last year were on RTÉ Television and 17 of them were home-produced by RTÉ:
| Rank & Programme |
Average TV Rating |
Average Share |
| 1. The Late Late Toy Show |
26.8 |
66% |
| 2. RTÉ News: Nine O’Clock |
21.3 |
51% |
| 3. Prime Time Investigates |
21.1 |
49% |
| 4. All Ireland Hurling Final |
19.5 |
67% |
| 5. Killinaskully – The Emergency Part I |
19.3 |
46% |
| 6. Fair City |
19.2 |
47% |
| 7. Buyer Beware! |
19.1 |
47% |
| 8. Whistleblower |
19.0 |
44% |
| 9. All Ireland Football Final |
18.9 |
67% |
| 10. The Rose of Tralee |
18.8 |
47% |
| 11. Coronation Street |
18.5 |
48% |
| 12. RTÉ News: Six One |
18.3 |
58% |
| 13. Prime Time |
18.1 |
45% |
| 14. Rugby: Munster v All Blacks |
18.1 |
43% |
| 15. Desperate Housewives |
17.7 |
42% |
| 16. Tubridy Tonight |
17.7 |
50% |
| 17. Eastenders |
17.2 |
40% |
| 18. Winning Streak |
17.1 |
42% |
| 19. Eurovision Song Contest Qualifier |
16.8 |
43% |
| 20. Bertie |
16.8 |
40% |
Source: AGB Nielsen Media Research / Arianna
Based on All Channels, 1st January – 31st December 2008
Averaging Option: Any day, any time, best episode
Minimum Programme Duration: 15 mins |
