Popularity ranking · Ireland

The 100 most popular TV Shows in Ireland

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv shows in Ireland, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 136 tv shows tracked in Ireland, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Strictly Come Dancing, CNN Breaking News and Loose Women lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 766k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 25k, and the largest, Strictly Come Dancing, reaches around 343k people in Ireland. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Ireland who actively engage with each tv show, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Ireland and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Ireland who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Ireland. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Ireland, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Ireland. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Strictly Come Dancing 343k 46.0 69.7% TV show
2 CNN Breaking News 240k 43.4 68.6% TV show
3 Loose Women 184k 45.1 71.8% TV show
4 Dancing with the Stars 181k 44.8 82.0% TV show
5 The Simpsons 152k 37.7 54.8% TV show
6 Neighbours 129k 46.5 68.9% TV show
7 Match of the Day 123k 41.3 21.5% TV show
8 America's Got Talent 86k 46.1 53.3% TV show
9 American Idol 75k 42.5 68.8% TV show
10 Saturday Night Live 72k 32.5 62.8% TV show
11 Geordie Shore 62k 29.9 75.1% TV show
12 Cheers 62k 43.3 48.1% TV show
13 WWE Raw 51k 38.0 18.3% TV show
14 Big Brother (TV series) 48k 32.9 66.0% TV show
15 SketchUp 45k 38.9 50.6% TV show
16 Ugly Betty 40k 47.9 56.1% TV show
17 Garfield 40k 41.9 61.8% TV show
18 The Daily Show 40k 43.4 55.7% TV show
19 Mamamia 38k 44.3 100.0% TV show
20 Shark Tank 34k 44.8 59.7% TV show
21 Dance Moms 31k 34.4 74.3% TV show
22 Dancing on Ice 30k 45.0 79.9% TV show
23 Scrubs (TV series) 27k 37.2 70.4% TV show
24 The Voice 27k 29.6 78.1% TV show
25 Supernanny 26k 39.5 89.4% TV show

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular tv shows compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Ireland and ranks each tv show by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest tv show in Ireland?

Strictly Come Dancing currently leads with an estimated audience of 343k people in Ireland.

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