Tonight with Craig Doyle was broadcast every Saturday night during the spring season directly after the main evening news.

The guests for the first programme were La Toya Jackson, Louis Walsh and actress Victoria Smurfit.

Following the completion of both The Saturday Night Show and Tonight with Craig Doyle, it was decided to recommission the former for a second series.

Sinead Ryan of the Evening Herald said that Doyle "is the latest contestant in RTÉ's version of The Apprentice", referring to the different presenters changing around in that slot.

Tonight with Craig Doyle was broadcast from Studio 4 in the RTÉ Television Centre at Donnybrook, Dublin 4.