Popularity ranking · Ireland

The 100 most popular TV Channels in Ireland

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv channels in Ireland, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2.1k tv channels tracked in Ireland, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Sky Sport, CNN Newsroom and RTÉ Sport lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 12M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 295k, and the largest, Sky Sport, reaches around 8.9M people in Ireland. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Ireland who actively engage with each tv channel, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Ireland and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

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
76 Film4 62k 39.8 56.1%
77 Yes (Israel) 62k 43.3 54.3%
78 A&E (TV channel) 60k 44.7 46.9%
79 Channel 4 News 60k 41.6 62.6% TV series
80 MSNBC 56k 49.2 48.5%
81 IGN 56k 29.4 32.1%
82 TMC (TV channel) 55k 43.7 48.2%
83 HBO (Asia) 54k 41.1 31.1%
84 CBC News 54k 46.7 76.5%
85 Merlin (TV series) 54k 39.9 55.2% TV series
86 Pro TV 53k 35.1 34.8%
87 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 53k 49.0 46.1%
88 WAVE (TV) 53k 43.1 58.0%
89 Canal+ 51k 42.4 27.4%
90 Kelley Blue Book 51k 37.9 39.8%
91 Cartoon Network 51k 40.4 58.9%
92 Create (TV network) 51k 50.5 79.4%
93 Good Food 50k 49.2 100.0%
94 Documentary Channel (TV channel) 49k 41.4 53.4%
95 Real Time (Italy) 47k 42.1 75.5%
96 CBBC (TV channel) 47k 43.4 61.7%
97 City (TV network) 46k 43.5 32.2%
98 TF1 46k 41.4 29.4%
99 TGR 46k 48.2 52.3% TV series
100 Bayerischer Rundfunk 45k 45.2 48.0%

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Frequently asked questions

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

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Ireland and ranks each tv channel 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 channel in Ireland?

Sky Sport currently leads with an estimated audience of 8.9M people in Ireland.

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