[chinamug]

Amid the ongoing controversy (it’s not been off the front pages / news site headlines in Ireland in the past week) a few nuggets today about Patrick Kielty’s incarnation of the Late Late - it’s a thirty episode order, which is a substantially shorter season than the traditional 40 weeks or so, and the contract is for three years.

Back in Gay's time (up to the 90's) 30 or so episodes would have been the normal run for the Late Late.  If you exclude Christmas/New Year and Good Friday 30 weeks would cover 7 or so months of the year.