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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Entertainment
John Patrick Kierans

Return of The Young Offenders on RTE attracts over 370,000 viewers

Over 370,000 viewers tuned in to see the return of The Young Offenders on RTE last night.

Fans were delighted to see lovable rogues Conor and Jock come back to our screens in hilarious fashion, preparing for the impending arrival of Jock's baby.

The episode, which represent a 26% share and reached an audience of over 500,000, saw Jock try to mind an egg as part of a bet with Siobhan's dad and their principal Barry Walsh, in order to prove he can be a good father.

Meanwhile, Conor and Linda managed to get themselves into a bit of a sticky situation in Barry's office...

The Young Offenders (Twitter)

There were an additional 38,000 streams on the RTE Player since last night.

The figures represent a rise of 93,600 from the first episode of season one last year.

Irish writer Paul Howard took to Twitter after the episode, and said: "Loved the new Young Offenders tonight."

Another user said: "Series 2 of #TheYoungOffenders doesn’t let up on the chaotic, surreal, hilarious and the unbelievably sweet.

"Cement it up there with Father Ted and Derry Girls in the league of beloved Irish TV shows. It’s going nowhere."

A third said: "Absolutely blitzed Season 2 of The Young Offenders.

"Cork's finest, boy. And a cameo from Roy Keane! Great Irish comedy."

Another added: "There aren't too many shows my son will watch with me (without being forced to...) but we will always watch #theyoungoffenders together. So happy it's back."

A fifth said: "Season 2 of #theyoungoffenders is everything you want it to be! Series 3 on the cards? I hope so!"

A sixth added: " #theyoungoffenders is by far the best thing on Irish television at the minute."

A seventh said: "Once again, #YoungOffenders had me howling with laughter."

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