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If not quite as traumatising as Gary Barlow replacing Simon Cowell on X Factor, the unveiling of two new judges on Home of the Year (RTÃ One, 8.30pm) nonetheless rates as a mid-scale seismic shock in the sleepy land of Irish reality television.
Joining the returning Hugh Wallace for this cheerfully intrusive tour of the kitchens and living rooms of the great Irish public are interior designer Suzie McAdam and architect Amanda Bone (replacing Deirdre Whelan and Patrick Bradley).
Theyâre straight into the action in an opening episode that serves as a reminder why Home of the Year is such a solid ratings winner. And that, of course, is because we are a nation of inveterate snoopers. Granted the power of invisibility most of us would use it not to sneak into the cinema or rob a bank, but to immediately nip next door and cast a withering eye over the neighbourâs new fitted kitchen.