 The fourth season began on 20 October 2008 and ended on 14 April 2009 and was the last to be filmed in then original Ballydung Manor set.Season five was a truncated season shot in the Stickit Inn set.As part of RTÉ's 2018's autumn launch it was announced that The Podge and Rodge Show would be returning after an eight-year break for a sixth season with new co-host Doireann Garrihy starting on 22 October 2018.