Arlene Foster's live coverage of the Twelfth of July parades last year was considered a success for GB News.
The Battle of the Boyne anniversary was victorious in the battle for TV ratings, peaking at almost 100,000 viewers and beating rivals Sky News.
Like a blockbuster film sequel they went all out this year, with nearly two-and-a-half hours of coverage compared to an hour last summer.
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But does bigger necessarily mean better? Or was this outing the difficult second album?
At the very least the band was back together, with Baroness Foster anchoring proceedings, historian Dr Gavin Hughes accompanying, and reporter Dougie Beattie and actor Charlie Lawson mingling with the crowds.
The extended live coverage from Belfast was supplemented with several pre-recorded reports, ranging from a historical look at the Siege of Derry to last weekend's parade in Rossnowlagh, Co Donegal.
There was also live footage of an Orange parade in Liverpool, which gave us the first shout of "no surrender" of the day.
In attendance was Ron Bather, Grand Master of the Loyal Orange Institution of England, who said they stand for "civil and religious liberty for all".
"We're often mistaken that we're bigoted, but we're not bigoted," he said, insisting they have Catholic friends.
Earlier, footage of a bonfire in Kilkeel, Co Down, prompted Baroness Foster to ask about the historical significance of the tradition.
But there was no mention of safety concerns surrounding some towering bonfires, nor an effigy of her former Stormont colleague Michelle O'Neill being placed on a pyre in Co Tyrone.
Although pre-records, news bulletins and weather updates helped in padding out proceedings, it is questionable whether so much live coverage was really necessary.
The programme hit almost the halfway point before the Belfast parade reached GB News' live cameras on Bedford Street where Baroness Foster and Dr Hughes were stationed on a riser.
And when it finally arrived their commentary was sparse, with long periods of only blaring drums filling the airtime.
At one point Baroness Foster, a former DUP leader, interviewed the current DUP deputy leader Gavin Robinson (exclusive: he's was having a great time) and also gave a shout out to her former Stormont special adviser.
Dame Arlene nevertheless proved popular with the crowd and passing bandsmen, with her presence prompting many waves, cheers and shouts of, "Yeeooo!"
On several occasions the former First Minister had to apologise for what she described as the "colourful language" from some passers by.
A jubilant man in a Union flag bucket hat at Shaftesbury Square saying, "I f***ing love it", into roving reporter Mr Beattie's microphone also led to an apology.
Embarrassing live TV gaffes aside, the coverage was again hampered by the same distracting technical issues as last year.
Cameras were sometimes trained on Baroness Foster even though Dr Hughes was speaking. Footage of the parade appeared frantic as lenses zoomed in and out trying to catch both wide shots and smaller close-up moments.
There were some stilted, awkward handovers between the live locations, while commentary was drowned out due to the close proximity of the marching bands.
GB News' programming of course deserves praise for its ambition. Many viewers will welcome the continued coverage after BBC Northern Ireland last year axed its live show.
And judging by the gushing "GB views" Baroness Foster read out during the coverage, many seemed happy with what they were watching.
While downpours on the Twelfth may not have dampened spirits, for some the amateurish production may have made this show a washout.
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