The Tonight Show (Irish TV programme)

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| genre = Current affairs programme

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| presenter = Claire Brock (2021-2024)
Matt Cooper (2017-2021)
Ivan Yates (2017-2020)
Ciara Doherty (2020-2024)

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| country = Ireland

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| location = Virgin Media TV3 HD Studio,
Ballymount, Dublin

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| runtime = 45 minutes

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| channel = Virgin Media One

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The Tonight Show is an Irish news analysis, current affairs and politics programme broadcast on Virgin Media One (formerly known as "TV3") since September 2017.{{cite news|title=TV3 announces host of new shows as part of New Season launch|url=https://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/250375/TV3-announces-host-of-new-shows-as-part-of-New-Season-launch|accessdate=28 September 2017|work=Xpose.ie|publisher=TV3 Group|date=30 August 2017}} The series is currently without a permanent host after Claire Brock & Ciara Doherty left in November 2024, a few months after the show was reduced to 2 shows a week from the previous 4 a week.{{Cite web|last=Ward|first=Shauna|date=29 August 2021|title=Virgin Media's Claire Brock announced as new host of The Tonight Show after Matt Cooper's shock departure|url=https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/tv-film/claire-brock-announced-new-host-24863879|access-date=30 August 2021|website=rsvp live}} Ivan Yates and Matt Cooper original hosted the show.{{cite news|last1=Brophy|first1=Daragh|title=Confirmed: Ivan Yates and Matt Cooper will be taking over from Vincent Browne|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/ivan-yates-matt-cooper-tonight-show-3572290-Aug2017/|accessdate=28 September 2017|work=thejournal.ie|date=30 August 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Slattery|first1=Laura|title=TV3 bets on 'Ireland's Got Talent' in new season of shows|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/tv3-bets-on-ireland-s-got-talent-in-new-season-of-shows-1.3203718|accessdate=28 September 2017|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=30 August 2017}} Ivan Yates left the show on 23 July 2020,{{Cite web|title=Ivan Yates' last ever Tonight Show|date=23 July 2020 |url=https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2020/07/23/ivan-yates-last-ever-tonight-show/}} while on the 10 August 2021, Matt Cooper announced that he would also be leaving the show.{{Cite web|last=Bray|first=Allison|date=10 August 2021|title=Matt Cooper announces he is leaving The Tonight Show|url=https://independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/matt-cooper-announces-he-is-leaving-the-tonight-show-40738930.html|access-date=30 August 2021}} The show replaced similar programme titled Tonight with Vincent Browne.