Readers have had their say on the greatest Irish chat show host of all time and there was a clear winner.
Irish TV has had more than its fair share of world class chat show hosts over the years, so we asked you, our readers, who is the greatest of them all?
The poll named: Gay Byrne, Pat Kenny, Ryan Tubridy, Tommy Tiernan, Miriam O' Callaghan, Shay Healy, Gerry Ryan and Angela Scanlon.
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Irish Mirror readers have named former Late Late great Gay Byrne as their favourite RTÉ chat show host of all time - with Tommy Tiernan coming in at a close second.
When chat shows come to mind, so does Gay Byrne (RIP). Uncle Gaybo dominated the national conversation for decades at the helm of The Late Late Show.
Readers voted in a landslide for the very first host of The Late Late Show, whose spell at the held spanned from 1962 until 1999. He received 1,180 or 48% of the entire vote.
Tommy Tiernan, who has captivated audiences with the first seven seasons of his latest Saturday night chat show, has come in at a close second, as his show continues to go toe to toe with the Late Late show in terms of viewership figures.
The Navan comedian, whose show averages 400,000 viewers per week, received 808 or 33% of the overall share of the votes.
Gerry Ryan, who was most noted for his radio slot but had a crack at the Late Late show host, with Tommy Tiernan as a guest before his chat show days, came in a cool third.
The late popular presenter, who passed away in 2010, received 171 votes (6.9%).
Ryan Tubridy, who has really grown into the Late Late Toy Show each year and led an evolution of the weekly Friday night Late Late, came in fourth, with 118 votes (4.8%)
The remaining chat show hosts received the following votes: Pat Kenny (3.2%), Miriam O' Callaghan (1.5%), Angela Scanlon (1.1%) and Shay Healy (1%).
What do you think about the results of the poll? Have your say in the comments.
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