RT Television Tops Christmas 0

RT Television Tops Christmas 2012 28 December 2012: RT topped the ratings for Christmas 2012 as more of the Irish viewing public tuned in to RT Television than any other station with Mrs Browns Boys proving to be a runaway success, taking top spots on both Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

On Christmas Day the top-rated programme across all Irish channels was Mrs Brown's Boys The Virgin Mammy on RT One with an average of 972,000 viewers and a 47% share of all Irish viewers, while Mrs Brown's Boys Mammy Christmas hit the top spot for Christmas Eve viewing with an average of 851,000 viewers and 51% share.

Overall nine of the Top 10 most watched programmes on Christmas Day were on RT Television. RT Six-One News was the second most watched programme on Christmas Day with 580,000 viewers while Eastenders on RT One took the third spot with over 496,000 viewers. Home-grown drama was popular with Irish viewers on Christmas night as Fair City pulled in 427,000 viewers putting it in sixth place. In seventh place the Christmas night RT Nine O'Clock News was watched by 392,000 viewers. And Ray D'Arcy's special edition of School Around The Corner proved popular with viewers attracting 316,000 to book the ninth spot.

RT 's movie premieres proved hugely popular with Up taking the fourth spot and 466,000 viewers, while It's Complicated had 383,000 viewers to put it in eighth place and Alice In Wonderland ranked tenth with 252,000 viewers.

On Christmas Eve, eight of the most watched programmes were on RT Television. With Mrs Brown holding top spot, the second spot went to RT Six-One News with over 518,000 viewers. For One Night Only Sharon Shannon was ranked third with an average of 466,000 viewers. Eastenders hit fifth position with 425,000 viewers and the ever popular Carols From The Castle presented by Mary Kennedy came in at seventh spot with over 361,000 viewers. RT News Nine O'Clock News ranked eighth with 356,000 viewers. Comedy on RT Two proved popular on Christmas Eve with the Father Ted Christmas Special watched by 305,000 viewers. And movie favourite Home Alone hit tenth spot with 260,000 viewers.

St Stephen's Day viewing showed a similar pattern with eight of the Top 10 programmes on RT Television. Top spot went to RT Six-One News with 543,000 viewers, while Eastenders came in third place with 460,000 viewers. The Zoo Christmas Special proved popular with 429,000 viewers, ranking it in fourth place. RT News Nine O'Clock News hit fifth spot with 381,000 viewers. Movies took the remaining places in the Top 10 with Madagascar Escape 2 Africa in seventh place with 326,000 viewers, Four Christmases ranked eighth with 315,000 viewers, The Sound of Music at nine with 220,000 viewers and Johnny English on RT Two in tenth place overall at 201,000 viewers.

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