Gerry Ryan Tonight | |
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Also known as | The Gerry Ryan Tonight Show |
Genre | Light entertainment |
Presented by | Gerry Ryan |
Country of origin | Ireland |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 83 |
Production | |
Producer | Charlie McCarthy |
Production locations | Studio 1/4, RTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 |
Running time | 30–45 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Network 2 |
Original release | 9 January 1995 – 26 March 1997 |
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