2017 in Irish television

Events

• 8 January – Dancing with the Stars makes its debut on RTÉ One.
• 9 January – TV3 Group reveals a new on-air presentation featuring the number 3 superimposed on various natural and urban landscapes across Ireland. A new logo is also revealed along with new promos and on-screen graphics. Similarly, new identities are introduced to 3e and its rebrand of UTV Ireland to be3.
• 12 January – Viewing figures indicate that The Late Late Toy Show was the most watched programme of 2016 in Ireland with a total of 1,571,600 viewers.
• 2 February – The Irish Post acquires Irish TV, saving the channel from closure.
• 8 March – Irish TV goes off the air. Its Sky slot is subsequently bought by Viacom International Media Networks Europe to launch Spike +1.
• 26 March – Aidan O'Mahony and dance partner Valeria Milova win the first series of Dancing with the Stars.
• 6 July – RTÉ One extends its on-air hours, the channel now starting at 6:00am rather than the later 6:20 am.
• 27 July – Vincent Browne presents his last edition of Tonight with Vincent Browne, with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as a guest.
• 8 October – An Irish version of Blind Date, hosted by comedian Al Porter, is debuted on TV3.

  Debuts

RTÉ

• 1 January – Striking Out on RTÉ One
• 5 January – The Tommy Tiernan Show on RTÉ One
• 8 January – Dancing with the Stars on RTÉ One
• 14 May – on RTÉ One
• 19 September – Mr. Mercedes on RTÉ One
• 24 September – Acceptable Risk on RTÉ One
• 2 October – / Pablo on RTÉ Jr.
• 9 November – Ireland's greatest sporting moment on RTÉ Two

  Changes of network affiliation

Ongoing television programmes

1960s

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• The Late Late Show

  1970s

• The Late Late Toy Show
• RTÉ News on Two
• The Sunday Game

  1980s

• Fair City

• 1990s

• Would You Believe
• Winning Streak
• Prime Time
• Nuacht RTÉ
• Nuacht TG4
• Ros na Rún
• TV3 News
• Ireland AM
• Telly Bingo

  2000s

• Nationwide
• TV3 News at 5.30 – now known as the 5.30
• Against the Head
• news2day
• Other Voices
• Saturday Night with Miriam
• The Week in Politics
• Xposé
• At Your Service
• Championship Live – Now rebranded as GAA on 3
• Operation Transformation
• 3e News
• Dragons' Den
• Two Tube''

  2010s

• Jack Taylor
• Mrs. Brown's Boys
• The GAA Show
• MasterChef Ireland
• Irish Pictorial Weekly
• Today
• The Works
• Deception
• Celebrity MasterChef Ireland
• Second Captains Live
• Claire Byrne Live
• The Restaurant
• Red Rock
• TV3 News at 8
• Ploughing Live

  Ending this year

• 6 January – Ireland Live
• 27 July – Tonight with Vincent Browne

  Deaths