irelands fittest family

I'd hate to see it cancelled great family watching.

If cutting costs think they should stop paying 'celebs' fees to be on shows such as the dancing.

Fantastic final tonight so close and weather conditions really thew it.

Well done to those families sure will hear of those teenagers having sporting success again in future like Mona McSharry

If this is cancelled by RTE i'd be certain TV3 would pick it up.

I'm pretty sure I've read that "Fittest Family" has been packaged and sold/distributed to other countries (Germany/Croatia/Hungary/Finland) so I don't see it not getting snapped up. The format is a winner.

They did explain why - it was an absolute mudfest, we'd still be watching this time next week if they didn't put the ropes there!

If they're going to make the ramps "the highest ever, EVER" in every successive series, in fairness they should put ropes on them - this series was mostly family members throwing themselves at ramps and sliding back down.

What a finish though! You could see them slipping and sliding in the mud - that must have been a horrendous course to do.

Heartbreaking for whoever lost out in that final.

I really enjoyed it, brilliant effort from all 4 families tonight. And I think it is RTÉ's loss if they choose not to keep the series. I'd love to know how much each of the leaders is paid. Davy's shouting does my head in, Anna wasn't as loud as usual this series. Congratulations to the 🏆 winners.

Odd that they're looking for contestants again?

Davy's reaction to his family winning was brilliant. Great final

What a nail-biter of a finish. I was gutted for the 2 young lads on Anna's team but delighted that Davy's team won. I just couldn't warm to AG.

Exactly - it's a spread across all disciplines.

I'm always amused by these "oh, but it suits X, because the events are all/mostly Y" - the events are varied, the teams vary, and the ones who can cope best across the board are the ones who come out on top.

Which tends to be the light, strong ones.

I thought that youngfella was one of the best competitors I've ever seen on the show.

I hadn't even noticed the other family throughout the rounds. I was rooting for the Fitzsimons.

Also, being "glad they lost" is a bit mean-spirited. actually, a lot mean-spirited.

When are you entering, so we can diss your efforts on public forums?

But it does annoy me. Being "glad they lost", and feeling the need to publicly post that mean-spirited sentiment for all to see, is really annoying.

So, when are you entering for the show again?

Why would I be entering the show? You have derailed this thread with your nonsense.

Very enjoyable final last night , thought the famailies this year werent as strong as other years but still good old fashioned entertainment on a Sunday evening to watch.

Be very dissapointed if RTE discontinue this show, one of the few things i watch on RTE.

Fitzsimons family absolutely gutted, they were brilliant! So so close a cracking final! Maybe if they weren't so amazing in backs against the wall they would have had a tiny bit more in the tank.

Thought the Finnegans were a great family, the son was probably the strongest individual, the twins were savage and the dad probably the weakest of the adults but he gave it everything

The Fitzsimons were very focussed on the youngest fella, you'd feel sorry for Kai

Although I'd prefer to go for a pint with Sonia instead of Anna any day of the week, I'm not sure Sonia has the best personality for a show like this. I think she'll be very like Nina Carberry.