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How would you fix RTE 2 ?

Cliff Walker

What should rte2 do to improve ratings ? Should they aim at a slightly older viewership ? I think Brendan o connors new chatshow would have been more suitable as an new flagship program for rte2. I also think they should reduce repeats, getting rid of muck like the republic of telly and also get rid of that shacking buttocks from their idents

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Elmo

RTÉ could air League Sunday, soccer republic and against the head at 7 Monday, Wednesday and Thursday taking into account champions league on Tuesday.

They could repeat each at 8 on News Now.

They could repeat each The following Saturday morning on RTÉ One or late nights on RTÉ2

RTÉ2 could also air both The works presents... and other voice in prime time.

First run - Prime Time
Repeats - late nights / news now / daytime

topmanamillion

FRIENDO wrote: »

I record the show and watch it when it suits me.
I've no problem with the time it's on, as we know most of the results as most games have been played the previous Friday.

Fair play and all that but I suspect you`re a fan of the league anyway.
The whole point of a highlights show was to get new fans, which would mostly be kids.
Who wont be up at 11:30 on a Monday night.

Lt Dan

FRIENDO wrote: »

I record the show and watch it when it suits me.
I've no problem with the time it's on, as we know most of the results as most games have been played the previous Friday.

Yes, but, if they put it on around Monday 8pm (since they seem to have given up on comedy ala 2000-2008) the kids might watch it

FRIENDO

Elmo wrote:

So it'd make no difference to you or RTÃ‰ if it aired at 7pm.

Yes that's correct, being a shift worker I record all programmes I find of interest.

However if I was at home at 7pm, I'd probably find someone else in the house wanting the TV at that time.

The fact that LOI has moved to mostly Friday night football will always be a factor that we would never have a proper highlight show,
if the games had stayed on Sunday's afternoons we could of had a proper highlight show to watch that evening, with many supporters fresh in the mind for the game, and following the results of the day.

lertsnim

It would make more sense to run it directly after Against The Head.

Elmo

FRIENDO wrote: »

I record the show and watch it when it suits me.
I've no problem with the time it's on, as we know most of the results as most games have been played the previous Friday.

So it'd make no difference to you or RTÉ if it aired at 7pm.

FRIENDO

topmanamillion wrote:

RTE 2 is shown Soccer Republic at 11:30pm on Monday nights.

I record the show and watch it when it suits me.
I've no problem with the time it's on, as we know most of the results as most games have been played the previous Friday.

topmanamillion

RTE 2 is shown Soccer Republic at 11:30pm on Monday nights.

For those unfamiliar, its a League of Ireland highlights show which isn't cheap to make. They have to send cameras to various grounds around the country, employ commentators plus a studio panel of Peter Collins and 1 or 2 pundits, as well as all the usual studio background staff.

Regardless of your views on the national league, this is a monumental waste of money. Either put the programme on when kids/supporters i.e its target audience can see it or just don't bother with it at all.

Elmo

The Parish Priest. wrote: »

It's crazy when you think about the giant ratings podge and rodge used to get in the mid 00s , now nothing but live sport does the business for them

RTÉ 2 was a lot better from 2000 to about 2008, just repeats now.

The Parish Priest.

It's crazy when you think about the giant ratings podge and rodge used to get in the mid 00s , now nothing but live sport does the business for them

The Parish Priest.

From next week they are swapping Neighbours and The Simpsons AGAIN, this is at least the third time they have tried this but they always end up swapping them back after about 3 months

The Parish priest

I think they should consider showing hollyoaks on rte 2, It would be a better fit than friends reruns imo

brick man

Elmo wrote:

Thanks have to say I gave up looking at RTE2s figures.

I wonder since Bill Malone left as controller of RTE2 are they refocusing it to a 15 to 44 age group even the xmas schedule is totally different to last year less blockbuster films than last year

Elmo

flutered wrote: »

imagne the crying on rte tv and radio if any minister made this decision

So basically rather than making any decision the ministers decide not to make a decision for fear of making people at RTE annoyed? in essence no decision means ... NO.

RTE brought a small proposal to Minister Rabbitte to move RTEjr off RTE2 over 4 years ago and it remains withdrawn but pending. what kind of governance is that?

Elmo

brick man wrote: »

Week ending 18/12/16 dragons den got 82000 viewers over 15 on rte 2 number 8 on their top 20 programmes I have seen over the weeks others popping up . Info via medialive

Thanks have to say I gave up looking at RTE2s figures.

brick man

Week ending 18/12/16 dragons den got 82000 viewers over 15 on rte 2 number 8 on their top 20 programmes I have seen over the weeks others popping up . Info via medialive

flutered

Elmo wrote: »

Withdrawn but remains pending !

To refuse the then minister would have had to make a decision, he didn't

imagne the crying on rte tv and radio if any minister made this decision

Elmo

The Parish priest wrote: »

I guess American sitcoms and whatever else Bill Malone had on that slot just weren't bringing in the viewers. They need to get rid of those tacky idents asap imo

I haven't seen any of these shows in the top 20. Though 7 to 9 is the soap hours

The Parish priest

brick man wrote: »

As Elmo says it has been the case for a while and do appear in the top 20 rte2 programming

I guess American sitcoms and whatever else Bill Malone had on that slot just weren't bringing in the viewers. They need to get rid of those tacky idents asap imo

brick man

The Parish priest wrote:

I have noticed from next weeks listings that a good few RTE One shows that aren't exactly youth oriented are bring repeated on RTE 2 in the evening 7.30=9pm slot Nevin Maguire, The Zoo, dragons den, The shelbourne, firefighters.

Elmo wrote:

been the case on an off for the past few months.

As Elmo says it has been the case for a while and do appear in the top 20 rte2 programming

The Parish priest

Maybe they should bring back James Bond movies on Wednesday evenings ?

Elmo

The Parish priest wrote: »

I have noticed from next weeks listings that a good few RTE One shows that aren't exactly youth oriented are bring repeated on RTE 2 in the evening 7.30=9pm slot Nevin Maguire, The Zoo, dragons den, The shelbourne, firefighters.

been the case on an off for the past few months.

The Parish priest

I have noticed from next weeks listings that a good few RTE One shows that aren't exactly youth oriented are bring repeated on RTE 2 in the evening 7.30=9pm slot Nevin Maguire, The Zoo, dragons den, The shelbourne, firefighters.

Cliff Walker

Rte2 show foreign films ? They used to have a token one per week after midnight but i think they stopped that about 7 years ago.

Capt'n Midnight

BailMeOut wrote: »

sell it off and privatise it.

And end up with another quality station like TV3 or UTV ?

RTE2 shows foreign films that would never appear on either of them.

Is there anything on RTE2 that has anything to do with it being 'National Broadcaster'.

Considering that one of the original aims was show imported programs for parts of the country that couldn't get UK TV that's hardly surprising.

icdg

It will be the last Summer Olympics the BBC will be offering such a service, because of the Eurosport deal.

twinklerunner

icdg wrote: »

No they aren't - in a surprising move they've removed them. A huge but transparent RTE News Now DOG though.

Thank goodness for BBC's eight Olympics channels in HD. Leaves RTÉ in the ha'penny place

icdg

No they aren't - in a surprising move they've removed them. A huge but transparent RTE News Now DOG though.

Elmo

Good to see them use rte news now for Rio extra coverage, not at a TV but I assume they are still using the tickers and graphics that surround RTÉ NN

Rick_

icdg wrote: »

They'd have to run 12 minutes of promos to give you that clock face schedule you want. That'd just cause other complaints.

I hardly think it's unreasonable to have a programme that's listed to start at 7pm actually start at 7pm, not 7:05pm. Most other broadcasters can manage to do it, so why not RTÉ? If they have to show a few extra promos in each ad break then I don't see the problem with that. If it means the first 5 minutes of a recording doesn't have to be fast forwarded until you actually get to the start of the programme then I'm all for it.