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The Irish TV viewing numbers from 1997 will give you ’90s nostalgia whiplash

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We dug up the stats for the most-viewed shows on Irish TV in 1997 - was 'Home and Away' really that popular?!

Gaybo on the set of 'The Late Late Toy Show'that aired on January 23rd saw 928,000 viewers tune in, while the January 20th episode of 'Home And Away' picked up 709,000 viewers.

Airings of various films were hits on Irish TV in 1997, with big viewing figures reported for the likes of 'Forrest Gump', 'The River Wild', 'In The Line Of Fire', 'Home Alone 2' and 'Jaws'. That same month, an episode of 'Crimeline' saw 951,000 tune in, while 819,000 turned the dial to 'Kenny Live' on January 18th.

4% were able to pick up BBC 2 and Channel 4, while only 3% ponied up the cost of a Sky subscription, with the channel only present in 3% of houses.

 

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