The Late Late Show (season 51) The Late Late Show (season 51) The 51st season of The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show, began on 7 September 2012 and concluded on 31 May 2013. Ryan Tubridy's fourth season as host, it aired on RTÉ One each Friday evening from 21:30. However, he did not complete the entire season, and former host Pat Kenny made an unexpected return as presenter on 1 February 2013, announced RTÉ on 30 January 2013. In September 2012, Tubridy announced his intention to quit after three more seasons as host, and accepted a reduction in his pay to €373,000. U.S.
The Late Late Toy Show included a special appearance by "The X Factor" finalists Union J, Aston and Kayleigh from RTÉ documentary "Apartment Kids" championing toys for small spaces, a remote-controlled James Bond car and a PlayStation game written by J. K. Rowling. The highlight moment of the show happened when young Alex Meehan on a pedal powered tractor came out before spontaneously speaking Irish to Ryan Tubridy. When Tubridy responded by asking him "any craic" Alex answered "Níl" before pedalling off the stage. The 2013 edition took place on 29 November. The show was streamed on rte.ie live worldwide, anyone anywhere in the world