RTÉ News Fails to Help Ratings
RTÉ average share of the audience was down 7% month-on-month, on an annual basis it was down 2% in July 2020. Virgin Media was up 10% month-on-month, but down 13% year-on-year. Both services are limited by the number of new home-produced shows available to them, with RTÉ News taking an earlier break in mid-July, resulting in the cutting of their main-evening news to 30 minuntes, usually this happens in August.
TG4 had an audience share of 2%, while eir Sport 1 had 0.8%.
RTÉ ONE saw a monthly drop of 10%, it had an audience share of 18%, up 20% from this time last year, helped by RTÉ's coverage of the corona-virus.
RTÉ2 was up 1% since last month, with little or no news on the channel it had a 4% share, it was down by 47% from July 2019, the hemorrhage of viewers due to its lack of normal summer time sports coverage.
RTÉ ONE +1 and RTÉjr had 1.21% and 0.39% respectively. RTÉ2 +1 had 0.19% in July 2020.
Virgin Media one had an audience share of 11%, a 6% increase from June, and a 3% increase from July 2019.
Virgin Media TWO has a 4% share, down 1% from last month. It was down 45% from Julu 2019, its hemorrhage due to the postponement of Love Island.
Meanwhile, Virgin Media THREE was at 2%, up 10% from June and up 2% from July 2019. Virgin Media one +1 had an audience share of 0.34%.
While Virgin Media Sport had an audience share of 0.08%.
English channels had 59% share of the audience in July 2020.
| Channel | June 2020 | Monthly Change | Yearly Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTÉ ONE | 17.85% | -10% | 20% |
| RTÉ ONE +1 | 1.21% | -1% | 22% |
| RTÉjr | 0.39% | 26% | -44% |
| RTÉ2 | 3.86% | 1% | -47% |
| RTÉ2 +1 | 0.19% | 0% | 6% |
| RTÉ Total | 23.5% | -7% | -2% |
| VMT one | 10.53% | 6% | 3% |
| VMT one +1 | 0.34% | 6% | 6% |
| VMT TWO | 3.44% | -1% | -45% |
| VMT THREE | 1.65% | 10% | 2% |
| VMT SPORT | 0.08% | -43% | - |
| VMT Total | 16.04% | 4% | -13% |
| TG4 | 1.63% | 1% | 7% |
| eir Sport 1 | 0.08% | -11% | -58% |
| Total | 41.25% | -3% | -7% |
| Other | 58.75% | 2% | 5% |