Tubridy Tonight (season 5) Tubridy Tonight (season 5) The fifth and final season of "Tubridy Tonight" commenced airing on 27 September 2008 and completed broadcasting on 30 May 2009. The series, hosted by Ryan Tubridy, aired on RTÉ One on Saturdays nights following the . At the end of this series, Tubridy took over from Pat Kenny as host of "The Late Late Show" on Friday nights on the same channel. Musical guests throughout the series included Fall Out Boy, The Saturdays, Sugababes, Gabriella Cilmi, Take That, The Script, Lady GaGa, Petula Clark, Bell X1, The Blizzards, Dolores O'Riordan, Boyzone, Melody Gardot and Spandau
Ryan Tubridy had lost over 110,000 listeners since the move. After finishing "The Tubridy Show" on 16 July 2010, he began presenting "Tubridy" on RTÉ 2fm on 20 August 2010, surprising listeners by starting the programme three days earlier that what was originally scheduled for 23 August. His first guest on the programme was Bono. His RTÉ Radio 1 slot was filled by John Murray. "Tubridy" became synonymous with declining listenership figures, a 40% collapse of which by 2011 coincided with increased listenership figures for its rival "The Ray D'Arcy Show". In May 2011, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland upheld a complaint