RTE Repeats

20% of all RTÉ ONE programming between 6pm and 11pm (AKA Prime Time) were repeats, according to an FOI from the broadcaster to CCÉ News. RTÉ2\'s for the same period averaged a whopping 45%. In the same year just 12 people complained about repeats on the service according to an RTÉ spokesperson.

Across the 5 hours of television in Prime Time RTÉ2 has on average 2hours and 15mins of repeats.

Over on RTÉ One this falls to 1 hour. However, when you take into consideration that RTÉ broadcast at least 2 hours of news and current affairs during this time period, along with an hour of soap and at least an hour of weekly chat shows, over the course of a 52 week period on average, this 1 hour of new programming sits among just 2 hours of TV, or 50% of programming outside of regular schedules.

RTÉ also advised the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland that it aired What Are You Eating? 5 times in 2016. Meaning just over a months break between each rerun of the series.

This compares to BBC One repeats of 4% in peak hours and 25% on BBC Two. While Channel 4 has 12% of repeats in peak hours.

RTÉ have also released details of the number of information requests (comments/complaints) as outlined in the table below. Of these comments just 12 related to the vast number of repeats on RTÉ in 2016.