The Late Late Show is Ireland's most popular and prestigious television show and is the longest running chat show in the world. Originally conceived as a short filler programme for the summer schedule in 1962 on the then fledgling Irish broadcaster Telefís Éireann, The Late Late Show has gone on to become an Irish institution and today is still the most popular programme on television in Ireland. Pat Kenny became host of The Late Late Show in September 1999, taking over from Gay Byrne. Gay was the programme's first presenter in 1962, and apart from one season when Frank Hall presented the show while Gay worked with the BBC, it was a continuous run of almost 37 years. Ryan Tubridy hosted The Late Late Show from September 4th 2009.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | 2 | ||
| Season 1 | July 1962 | 1 | |
| Season 21 | April 1984 | 1 | |
| Season 25 | December 1987 | 3 | |
| Season 30 | December 1992 | 1 | |
| Season 31 | December 1993 | 1 | |
| Season 32 | October 1994 | 1 | |
| Season 36 | May 1999 | 1 | |
| Season 38 | February 2000 | 1 | |
| Season 44 | December 2006 | 1 | |
| Season 46 | September 2008 | October 2008 | 8 |
| Season 47 | September 2009 | May 2010 | 38 |
| Season 48 | September 2010 | April 2014 | 38 |
| Season 49 | September 2011 | June 2012 | 39 |
| Season 50 | September 2012 | May 2013 | 35 |
| Season 51 | September 2013 | May 2014 | 37 |
| Season 52 | September 2014 | March 2015 | 25 |
| Season 53 | September 2015 | May 2016 | 37 |
| Season 54 | September 2016 | May 2017 | 37 |
| Season 55 | September 2017 | May 2018 | 37 |
| Season 56 | September 2018 | May 2019 | 37 |
| Season 57 | September 2019 | November 2019 | 13 |
| Season 59 | September 2021 | May 2022 | 37 |
| Season 60 | September 2022 | May 2023 | 36 |
| Season 61 | September 2023 | May 2024 | 32 |
| Season 62 | September 2024 | November 2024 | 11 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
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| Specials | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 510 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
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| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 510 |
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