Republic of Telly(2009)
Overview
Republic of Telly is a TV review and magazine programme on Irish public broadcaster, RTÉ Two. Presented by comedian Kevin McGahern, the programme is intended as a satirical examination at television, mocking various Irish and British TV channels, including sketches and special guests making an appearance from the shows. An added feature of the show is its correspondents Jennifer Maguire and Bernard O'Shea. Maguire conducts vox pops and celebrity interviews, whereas O'Shea conducts "live on the spot reports". Series two also introduced comedians The Rubberbandits as reporters, bizarre weathermen and agony aunts. The series has contributed to the chart success of The Rubberbandits single "Horse Outside", as well as "Everybody's Drinkin'" and "Big Box Little Box" by Damo and Ivor.
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No imageSeason 1
11 episodes • 2009
Season 1
11 episodes • 2009
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Oct 26, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Nov 2, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Nov 9, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Nov 16, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Nov 23, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Dec 14, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Dec 21, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Feb 22, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Episode 9 | Mar 15, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Episode 10 | Mar 22, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Episode 11 | Mar 29, 2010 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
21 episodes • 2010
Season 2
21 episodes • 2010
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Oct 20, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Oct 27, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Nov 3, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Nov 10, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Nov 17, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Nov 24, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Dec 1, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Dec 8, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Episode 9 | Dec 15, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Episode 10 | Dec 22, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Christmas Special | Dec 26, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Episode 12 | Mar 7, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Episode 13 | Mar 14, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Episode 14 | Mar 21, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Episode 15 | Mar 28, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Episode 16 | Apr 4, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Episode 17 | Apr 11, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Episode 18 | Apr 18, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Episode 19 | Apr 25, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Episode 20 | May 2, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Episode 21 | May 9, 2011 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 3
12 episodes • 2011
Season 3
12 episodes • 2011
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Oct 17, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Oct 24, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Oct 31, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Nov 7, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Nov 14, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Nov 21, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Nov 28, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Dec 5, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Episode 9 | Dec 12, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Episode 10 | Dec 19, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Episode 11 | Apr 9, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Episode 13 | Apr 23, 2012 | 0.0 |
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18 episodes • 2012
Season 4
18 episodes • 2012
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Oct 22, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Oct 29, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Nov 5, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Nov 12, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Nov 19, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Nov 26, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Dec 3, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Dec 10, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Episode 9 | Dec 17, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Episode 10 | Mar 4, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Episode 11 | Mar 11, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Episode 12 | Mar 18, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Episode 13 | Mar 25, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Episode 14 | Apr 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Episode 15 | Apr 8, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Episode 16 | Apr 15, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Episode 17 | Apr 22, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Episode 18 | Apr 29, 2013 | 0.0 |
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5 episodes • 2014
Season 5
5 episodes • 2014
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Jan 1, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Nov 18, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Dec 9, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Dec 16, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Episode 9 | Dec 23, 2013 | 0.0 |
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