1.4 million tune in to RT Does Comic Relief with over 5.5 million raised
01/07/2020
Viewership reached its peak at 9:40pm with 638,000 people tuning in, while donations peaked between 10pm and 11pm, with almost 11,000 coming in per minute ( 10,916).
The marathon four hour show which was a celebration of Irish creative talent was a massive hit with international audiences. It was watched on RT Player in over 100 countries including Egypt, Thailand and Venezuela. RT Does Comic Relief clips on RT Player attracted almost 500,000 streams*.
Over on RT 's social platforms, #RTEComicRelief videos generated 2.5million views across all RT channels on Facebook, with Hozier, The Derry Girls and Jam Media's animation of Christy Moore's The Voyage being popular amongst users.
On Twitter, #RTEComicRelief videos on RT channels generated 2.025 million views, with Normal People attracting 937k views. The Instagram audience put Westlife, Derry Girls and Normal people in their top 3 most watched videos with a total of 450k views.
Executive Producer of RT Does Comic Relief, Michael Hughes said: I'd like to thank all of the artists and everyone who contributed to Friday night both in front of and behind the scenes. We had an incredibly short run in to pull the show together in challenging circumstances, but everyone pulled out all the stops to make it happen, from across RT and the independent production sector.
RT Player views between Friday night and Sunday show that RT Does Comic Relief was streamed 93,700 times over the weekend.
We knew before the show that we had an incredible group of artists lining up for RTE Does Comic Relief but the sheer breadth of Irish creative talent on show on the night was mind blowing. I'm so incredibly thankful to all the amazing artists and creative contributors who gave us such beautiful, funny and moving works, and who did so with such generosity and good will. We are indebted. I also want to thank the brilliant team at RT for their tireless efforts in realising such an ambitious show. This will result in real and tangible support for our charities and community and voluntary groups supporting those most in need as a result of Covid 19 - Deirdre O'Kane, on behalf of the Comic Relief Ireland Steering Group.
Viewers who logged on to RT Player and viewed rte.ie/entertainment streamed Normal People Confess to Fleabag's Hot Priest' 85,200 times between the two sites.
Donations are still open at rte.ie/comicrelief and the fund now stands at a total of 5,570,657.20**.
Tina Roche, CEO of The Community Foundation for Ireland said, Thank you so much to the thousands of families and businesses who donated on Friday night. We are so grateful for all your support and know that it will make a huge difference to so many charities who have been struggling to raise funds and provide services to the most vulnerable in our communities. The good news is you can still donate online at www.rte.ie/comicrelief. Every donation makes a difference and means we can help more people.
Note:
All figures quoted, unless otherwise stated, are live +Vosdal.
* 489,000 streams
**Funds total is now at 5,570,657.20 with Government funding included. Before Government contribution the Irish public have helped to raise 2,785,328.60.
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About The Community Foundation for Ireland
The Community Foundation for Ireland believes in a fair, caring and vibrant Ireland for now and the future. We work with individuals, families, corporates and other trusts and foundations to enable strategic and impactful giving.
We have been in existence since 2000 and last year we gave out 8.15 million to communities in Ireland and abroad. We have extensive experience of grant-making from working with over 4,000 non-profit organisations at a national, regional and local level throughout Ireland and overseas. With over 1,800 community foundations globally, the community foundation model is proven and effective model for social change.
All funds raised from the RT Does Comic Relief campaign will be ring-fenced and distributed by the Community Foundation for Ireland as grants following an open call which will be held in July/August 2020. The fund will be used to support communities around Ireland in the recovery and rebuilding stage after the Covid-19 lock down, helping society to adjust to the new realities. The open call will invite charities and community and voluntary groups to apply for grants to help them support those most in need due to Covid-19.
For more information, please visit www.communityfoundation.ie
About Comic Relief's activities in Ireland
Comic Relief's activities in Ireland have been spearheaded by comedian Deirdre O'Kane, TV producer Darren Smith, Talent Agent Jane Russell, Advertising Exec Patrick Hickey, Accountant Ciaran Medlar and Lawyer David Phelan. This group is working in conjunction with RT , Comic Relief International and the Community Foundation for Ireland (CFI) across all aspects of the campaign. The group founders have previously staged three gala nights of stand-up comedy at the 3Arena; the shows raised more than 600k, which has been distributed by CFI to a variety of Irish charities such as Focus Ireland, The Simon Community and Trocaire.
RT Does Comic Relief' is a licensee of Comic Relief Limited. Since its inception in 1985, Comic Relief has raised over £1 billion to support people living incredibly tough lives both in the UK and internationally. Through humour and stories of hope, we've shown that people can make a massive difference. We fund amazing organisations who are working on the ground t
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