| What's on Now & Next (2026-10-16) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
15:30 | Today | Daily magazine show featuring entertainment and celebrity news, consumer advice, and Ireland's biggest giveaways. Presented by Dáithí Ó Sé and Maura Derrane |
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| 17:40 | Nuacht | The latest news headlines | |
| RTE2
[102] |
17:00 | Young Sheldon | Pastor Jeff and Robin make hesitant plans to marry, seeking Mary 's help for a cheap, small, bare-bones wedding. George Sr and Meemaw struggle to manage the Cooper household, while Missy flushes a fried chicken down the toilet which causes it to overflow. US comedy, with Lance Barner, Annie Potts and Zoe Perry |
| 17:30 | The Big Bang Theory | Penny struggles with Leonard's confession that he kissed another woman when he was away on his North Sea research expedition. After driving all the way to Las Vegas, she must now decide whether she wants to go through with the wedding. Back home, Sheldon doesn't know how to act after Amy tells him she wants them to take a relationship break | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
17:00 | Judge Judy | Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin |
| 17:30 | News at 5.30 | The latest national and international news stories from the Virgin Media News team | |
| TG4
[104] |
16:30 | Gilmore Girls | Richard regrets letting Rory drop out of Yale and tries to make amends, but Logan misinterprets his intentions. Taylor sets about changing all the street names in Stars Hollow |
| 17:22 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
17:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as Roy from Fareham, Danny from Sheffield, Eileen from London and Carmen from Halifax pit their wits against one of the ruthless Chasers in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds. They work as a team and play strategically to answer general knowledge questions against the clock and race down the game board to the exit without being caught |
| 18:01 | Tipping Point | Ben Shephard hosts the quiz in which contestants answer questions to win turns on an arcade-style machine. Dropping tokens down a choice of four chutes, they hope to knock piles of them off a moving shelf - and the more they collect, the greater the prize fund. The player who has won the least amount is then eliminated, and the last one standing competes for a £10,000 jackpot | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
16:45 | The Royal | Goodwin's medical skills are brought into question when he wrongly accuses a cafe of making a local jazz band ill and a dinner party turns murderous for Ormerod and Weatherill when their host reveals his wife is trying to kill him. The Health Authority announce plans to reorganise management at the Royal, leaving Mr Harper less than keen to reapply for his job, so Ken and Alun hit upon a plan to convince him otherwise |
| 17:55 | Agatha Christie's Marple | A series of scandals makes for an interesting few days in the quiet village of St Mary Mead, and most seem to revolve around a blustering local colonel, whose brusque manner and short temper make him unpopular with his fellow villagers. When he is found dead with a bullet through the head, Miss Marple and the reluctant DI Slack investigate. Whodunit, starring Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple, with Jane Asher, Jason Flemying, Derek Jacobi and Miriam Margolyes | |
| BBC One
[108] |
16:30 | Celebrity Bridge of Lies | Ross Kemp presents a celebrity edition of the high-stakes quiz, with Sam Quek, Dion Dublin, Joanna Page and Melvin Odoom playing to win money for their chosen charities. They must cross the bridge by stepping on the truths and avoiding the lies, earning money for each correct answer |
| 17:15 | Pointless | Quiz show in which five pairs of contestants have to score the fewest points possible by giving the least obvious answers to questions posed to 100 people before the show. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and Andi Oliver | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
17:00 | Four in a Bed | Payment day looms as the B&Bers finally find out what they've been paid and who's won - but not before they've bickered about breakfasts, scolded each other's scores and clashed over cleanliness |
| 17:30 | Come Dine with Me | On the final night in Sheffield, property developer Ambrose serves up his favourite, tried-and-tested dishes. The evening starts with a bang when many of the guests mistake his 'no dress code' to mean they can turn up naked. As soon as the meal starts the knives are out with Leon suggesting that Ambrose thinks he's got it in the bag already. He then gets a barrage of questions from Sally on every micro detail of the meal, but seems unphased by it all. The group feel like they see a new side to Ambrose when he tells them that he plays for an international gay rugby team, but his real passion is fostering children. The dessert doesn't turn out as well as he'd hoped, and the questions keep coming but he's happy to admit that he came into the competition to win | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
17:00 | The Simpsons | After making a mess of a speech at work, Homer tries to bolster his public speaking skills by turning to improvisational comedy. Marge decides to upgrade Bart's tumbledown treehouse, but tensions arise when Bart questions her building skills |
| 17:30 | The Simpsons | Marge receives a jail sentence for child neglect after letting Bart go to the park unsupervised. While prison serves as a welcome break from her hectic home life, Homer struggles to hold the fort in her absence | |
| BBC Four
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03:15 | Top of the Pops | Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on June 16, 2000. With music by York featuring Chris Rea, Daphne and Celeste, Travis, Gabrielle, Angelic, Fat Les 2000, Kelis, Muse, B-15 Project, Whitney Houston and George Michael, Richard Blackwood and Sonique |
| 19:00 | Top of the Pops | Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on June 9, 2000. With music by S Club 7, Stephen Gately, Pink, York featuring Chris Rea, Dr Dre and Eminem, Trevor and Simon, Mary Mary and Sonique | |
| More4
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16:50 | Car S.O.S. | Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend head off to Loughborough, Leicestershire, to take on a 1992 Saab 900 Turbo that's in desperate need of repair. The car belongs to Saab enthusiast and former electrical engineer Pravesh. Sadly, due to ill health, Pravesh has been left with little strength to work on the car, so it's been left to rot. His family believe getting his Saab back on the road would give him the boost he needs |
| 17:50 | American Pickers | Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz make waves when they hit the road in a one-of-a-kind rocket car | |