Normal People smashed RTE records overtaking Love/Hate and Young Offenders in Player streams online.
The finale of Normal People concluded on RTÉ One on Tuesday and received an overnight average of 319,000 viewers with a 33 percent share, an increase of 20,000 viewers from the previous week.
This figure will grow even more as the final week of Normal People continues to bring in catch-up viewing.
But over the past six weeks, the screen adaption of the Sally Rooney novel of the same name set a new record on RTÉ Player with 3.3 million streams, gaining the highest number of streams for any show within a short space of time.
The previous record was held by Love/Hate Season 4, which received 1.2 million streams in 2013.
Young Offenders Series 2 secured 1.05 million streams in 2019, while Dublin Murders attracted a total of 560,000 streams.
The coming of age tale captured the hearts of the nation and catapulted Kildare lead man Paul Mescal, 24, to fame, following his first television role as Connell.
The smash Irish hit has been hailed an international success with an impressive celebrity fan base including Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Mia Farrow, Kourtney Kardashian, Katy Perry and James Corden to name a few.
The show has been the centre of attention since it first aired in Ireland on Tuesday 28 April , proving hugely popular for 15-34s.
It also had the strongest drama opening ever on the RTÉ Player with over 352,000 streams.
Consolidated figures in the opening week saw over 375,000 viewers watch the first instalment of Normal People with a 33 percent share.
Week 2 of the drama had over 420,000 viewers and a 36.4 percent share.
The third week received the highest consolidated figure of over 484,000 viewers and a 42 percent share.
Week 4 attracted 410,000 viewers with a 36 percent share.
