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Thousands of viewers switched off Tommy Tiernan’s Saturday night chat show, it has been revealed.
According to figures released by RTÉ, approximately 358,000 people tuned in to the comedian on Saturday night, which was 53,000 less, compared to the audience of the previous week.
The previous week, the audience consisted of approximately 411,000 viewers.
Tommy Tiernan was joined by the writer Gerry Kelly, as well as Derry Girls comic Siobhán McSweeney and the Stone Lifter David Khan.
The show’s ratings went down as 53,000 people tuned out on Saturday night.
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