The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2017.
Events
- 8 January â Dancing with the Stars makes its debut on RTàOne.
- 9 January â TV3 Group reveals a new on-air presentation, featuring the number 3 superimposed on various natural and urban landscapes across Ireland. A new logo is also revealed along with new promos and on-screen graphics. Similarly, new identities are introduced to 3e and its rebrand of UTV Ireland to be3.
- 12 January â Viewing figures indicate that The Late Late Toy Show was the most watched programme of 2016 in Ireland with a total of 1,571,600 viewers.
- 2 February â The Irish Post acquires Irish TV, saving the channel from closure.
- 8 March â Irish TV goes off the air. Its Sky slot is subsequently bought by Viacom International Media Networks Europe to launch Spike +1.
- 26 March â Aidan O'Mahony and dance partner Valeria Milova win the first series of Dancing with the Stars.
- 10 May â It is confirmed that Derval O'Rourke will return to the coaching panel for the fifth season of Ireland's Fittest Family, the first time she has participated in the series since season two.
- 1 June â It is announced that rugby player Donncha O'Callaghan will join Ireland's Fittest Family as the fourth coach.
- 6 July â RTàOne extends its on-air hours, the channel now starting at 6:00am rather than the later 6:20 am.
- 27 July â Vincent Browne presents his last edition of Tonight with Vincent Browne, with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as a guest.
- 8 October â An Irish version of Blind Date, hosted by comedian Al Porter, is debuted on TV3.
- 22 November â In the final episode of Series 3 of Gogglebox Ireland, the cast of Daddy's Home 2 - Mel Gibson, John Lithgow, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg - appear as a guest 'family' on the show and review Ireland's Fittest Family, Fair City and Stetsons and Stilettos.
Debuts
RTÃÂ
TV3
Changes of network affiliation
Ongoing television programmes
1960s
1970s
1980s
- Fair City (1989âÂÂpresent)
- ' (1989âÂÂpresent)
1990s
2000s
2010s
Ending this year
See also
References
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