In 2017, the top 20 most watched programmes across all channels in Ireland aired on either RTÉ One or RTÉ 2 (TAM Ireland, Feb 2018). Irish audiences prefer home-produced programmes to international production. Across nearly all genres, RTÉ programmes are consistently the most popular among home audiences.

The typical Irish adult watches 3 hours and 13 minutes of TV per day, with live coverage accounting for 89% of that time (TAM Ireland, Feb 2018).