Kildare family help new TV3 show Gogglebox to impressive first season ratings

The Gruffertys from Kildare weren’t impressed with her style, with mum Laura saying: “It’s a little bit OTT for Winning Streak, she must be going to Coppers”.

placeholder image — The Gruffertys from Kildare weren’t impressed with her style, with mum Laura saying: “It’s a little bit OTT for Winning Streak, she must be going to Coppers”.

Gogglebox was one of TV3's most popular shows in 2016 as the hit Channel 4 TV show was brought to the Irish channel to entertain viewers who were fans of the English version of the show.

The station announced their top shows of the year today, and though an episode of Coronation Street on December 19 attracted the highest viewership(489,200) of the year, Gogglebox consistently delivered high figures throughout the series.

The show peaked in its second week when a total of 196,900 people tuned in, and the figures dropped below 150,000 on just two occasions during the 13 episodes that were aired in 2016.

Part of the success of Gogglebox is down to the Grufferty family from Athy, who have been regulars on the show during the year. Laura and Des are joined by their daughter Danielle on the couch as they take in some of what Irish television has to offer on a weekly basis.

And there was good news for Gogglebox fans in November as it was announced that the hit show has been commissioned for a second season in 2017.