The Two Johnnies for 2fm Drive

In Q3 2021 Jenny Greene had 122,000 listeners

In Q3 2022 The 2 Johnnies have 122,000 listeners

Game On has not added any new listeners either - 33,000 a year ago and today.

No "Johnny Bounce" yet.

Same time slot in Q3 2021 and Q3 2022 6-7pm. 33,000 listeners. Can't find any figures from its 2 hour days right now.

Sure. Game On is surely a show for Radio One evenings. An hours music at that time would probably double the audience.

But that's the judgement if RTEs big radio brain, Dan Healy for you.

Well, they (RTE) have greater resources to do a decent job. At the moment "Arena" on Radio 1 has a similar number of listeners as Game On. That's off the back of 200,000 plus listening to Drivetime. Normal folk don't want to hear nobody actors or composers shiteing on about their "craft".

They kind of "own" Second Captains, don't they? Why not put them on 7-8pm, then John Creedon and then Arena sometime before Late Date Starts?

Anyway, that's a bit off topic. Sorry.

Off the Ball has 43,000 over 3 hours 7-10pm.

For context, John Creedon has over 45,000 over 2 hours 8-10pm

I think a decent sports show would do better after Drivetime and would hold on to a few more than Arena does. But yes, of course numbers are going to be a frction of those available before 7pm.

And yes, Healy could make the 2 Johnnies numbers look a lot better by leaving them on till 7pm.

You also have to remember that RTÉ is a public service broadcaster so they have to air programming that fits that, Arena's start time of 7pm is really the earliest RTÉ can have such a show on without effect their numbers, that slot is given to them out of pure tokenism from RTÉ.

IMO a simulcast on Extra and the News channel along with a repeat on RTÉ2 would give far more prominence to Game On than its current slot, while giving back much need space to 2FM for music.