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Viewers faithful and then some to Traitors Ireland

Host Siobhán McSweeney (front) and the 24 stars of The Traitors Ireland
Host Siobhán McSweeney (front) and the 24 stars of The Traitors Ireland

The Traitors Ireland and its companion show The Traitors Ireland Uncloaked have together reached over 2.1 million people on television to date, with the series generating over four million streams and counting on RTÉ Player, RTÉ has announced.

Figures just released show each episode of The Traitors Ireland drew an average audience of 557,000 and a 50% share (live and VOSDAL - viewed on the same day as live).

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The series also had an average 70% share among 18–44-year-olds over the past four weeks.

Tuesday night's final had 732,000 viewers - a 57% share - and 89,000 live streams as Oyin, Kelley, and Vanessa were crowned winners.

The Traitors Ireland Uncloaked has 590,000 streams to date.

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Gráinne McAleer, Commissioning Editor, Factual and Documentary Series, RTÉ, said: "We are thrilled that each episode of The Traitors Ireland was viewed by so many across linear TV and on the RTÉ Player.

"We were particularly delighted with the number of 15-34-year-olds who tuned in and with the volume of viewers who also wanted to catch up and hear more on The Traitors Ireland Uncloaked.

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"The series was brilliantly produced by Kite Entertainment, and the collaboration between Kite and RTÉ really paid off, reminding viewers that our remit is to entertain as well as inform.

"The Traitors Ireland would have been nothing without our brilliant players who threw themselves completely into the game and distracted and entertained the country for the month of September.

"There was someone for everyone in the cast, and we're really proud of the fact that the audience responded wholeheartedly to that."

Seán Mac Giolla Phádraig, Managing Editor of Video, RTÉ, said: "The Traitors Ireland is a series that everyone involved can be very proud of.

"We've been particularly delighted to see the strength of talent across the different disciplines that worked for Kite Entertainment to produce the series. It really is a world-class production.

Vanessa Ogbonna, Oyin Adeyemi, Kelley Higgins attend The Traitors Ireland finale screening
Tuesday night's final had 732,000 viewers - a 57% share - and 89,000 live streams as (L-R centre) Vanessa, Oyin, and Kelley were crowned winners

"We've also been really pleased to see the passion for and dedication to the series from teams across RTÉ from The Oliver Callan Show on RTÉ Radio 1 to the team in RTÉ sales; and from promotions, marketing, social media and communications to technology, who all worked really hard to bring our audiences the best possible The Traitors Ireland experience.

"We're also delighted at the response of audiences to The Traitors Ireland Uncloaked, a co-production between Kite Entertainment and the RTÉ Lab.

"Both series have set a new benchmark for collaboration between companies in the independent sector and RTÉ, and we're really excited about the potential in this as we continue to build on our offering to our audiences."

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