[4] Little White Lie follows the story of a luckless actor named Barry who has recently split from his girlfriend.

[5][6] One-in-four of the Irish population watched Little White Lie which was aired over a bank holiday weekend.

The average audience share was 336,000 or 26.5% of available viewers, labelled as a "disappointing turn-off" by the tabloid Evening Herald which pinpointed the "considerable hype" and advertising efforts which had taken place in the preceding weeks.

Another RTÉ spokesperson defended the ratings, saying that "this was a drama and would not be comparable to other programmes on this usual slot on a Monday night".

The drama seemed to disappoint viewers and critics alike, as visible in newspaper reports and on online discussion boards shortly after the broadcast.