Many have compared Tommy Tiernan to the late Gay Byrne for his conversational knack to get the best out of guests while also touching on sensitive topics.
Now RTÉ bosses have been given food for thought by official figures showing that his chat show has, for the first time, attracted more viewers than The Late Late Show, hosted by Ryan Tubridy.
Last Saturday’s Tommy Tiernan Show pulling in 12,000 more viewers than the flagship talk show. It was a first for the Navan comedian and Derry Girls actor since his show’s 2017 launch.
The chat show — which has a novel format where the affable host doesn’t know who his guests will be until they walk out — pulled in 453,000 viewers on Saturday.
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