TV Guide This Week
Eurovision Song Contest grand final on Saturday (BBC1, RTE1, BBC Radio 2, RTE Radio 1 at 8pm). We've also got the return of Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30 Monday), an updated version of Most Shocking Talent Show Moments (C5, 9pm Thursday), and Countdown moves to 3.15 (C4 weekdays).
Schedules subject to change.
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Contents |
Saturday 18 May
| 0855 | CBBC | Hole in the Wall | |
| 0925 | CBBC | Horrible Histories | |
| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | |
| 1130 | BBC2 | Just a Minute | Paul is joined by Liza Tarbuck, Gyles Brandreth, Miles Jupp. |
| 1200 | TV5 | A Table! | |
| 1400 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | SD. |
| 1430 | ITV | Famous Family Fortunes | |
| 1450 | BBC2 | Antiques Road Trip x2 | Scotland only; NI one episode at 1930. |
| 1515 | ITV | The Chase | Vintage episodes. |
| 1535 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1610 | C4 | Come Dine with Me x5 | |
| 1655 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1720 | BBC1 | Celebrity Mastermind | Michael Vaughan, Simon Armitage, Andi Osho, Richard Arnold. |
| 1750 | BBC1 | Pointless Celebrities | With Faye and H from Steps, subject of Clarification of the Year 2012 (see below). |
| 1800 | DAVE | Total Wipe Us Out | |
| 1900 | RTE1 | Winning Streak | Repeated 1315 tomorrow. |
| 1930 | DAVE | QI | |
| 1930 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent | Also TV3. Repeated 1450 tomorrow. Britain's Got More Talent follows on ITV2 at 2045 and TV3 at 2145. |
| 2000 | BBC1 | Eurovision Song Contest | The grand final, with Graham Norton. Also RTE1 (Marty Whelan), RTE Radio 1, and BBC Radio 2 (Ken Bruce, with Sara Cox hosting an after-party afterwards.) |
| 2015 | TG4 | Survivor | |
| 2045 | ITV | The Cube | Carl and Claire. |
| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week night | |
| 2130 | S4C | Sion a Siân | |
| 2130 | BBC2 | QI XL | Intelligence. Scotland 2230. |
| 2250 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint |
Sunday 19
| 0720 | WTCH | Scream Extreme | |
| 0810 | WTCH | Total Wipe Out Down Under | US editions at 0905 and Dave at 1100. |
| 0825 | CBBC | Splatalot | |
| 1020 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | SD. |
| 1030 | CBBC | Trade Your Way to the USA | |
| 1105 | CBBC | Ultimate Sports Day | |
| 1204 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth | |
| 1315 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Scotland 1305, not NI. |
| 1345 | Mor4 | Four in a Bed x5 | |
| 1450 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent | TV3 1550. |
| 1630 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. |
| 1655 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1655 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me Ireland x5 | |
| 1740 | DAVE | QI x2 | |
| 1800 | SCIF | Robot Combat League | The Sci-Fi Channel's show. |
| 1900 | STRP | Masterchef India | Star Plus's big show. |
| 1915 | ITV | Catchphrase | Marian, Paul, and Lucy. UTV prefers to broadcast an agricultural show, and airs this show at 2335 Fri. |
| 1915 | TV3 | Famous Family Fortunes | |
| 1915 | Rad4 | The Write Stuff | John O'Eastleigh and Jane Thynne. |
| 2100 | DAVE | Have I Got News for You Night | |
| 2200 | 4MUS | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week Looks Back At | Foot and drink. SD. NI also has "Britain" at 0000. |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Weekdays
| 1100 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Repeats. |
| 1125 | CBBC | The Slammer | |
| 1130 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Some episodes SD. |
| 1140 | RLLY | Celebrity Masterchef | |
| 1155 | CBBC | My Genius Idea | |
| 1240 | C4 | 1001 Things You Should Know | A new slot for Sandi's teatime giveaway. |
| 1330 | BBC2 | The Weakest Link | SD. Not Tu; Scot We 1530, Th 1230. |
| 1400 | ITV | May the Best House Win | |
| 1415 | C4 | Four Rooms | Mo, Tu only. |
| 1415 | BBC2 | Classic Mastermind | Approx time. Wales not Tu, Scot 1330 We, 1345 Th. SD. |
| 1445 | C4 | Countdown | Janet Street-Porter (Jo Brand on Fri). |
| 1445 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake Off | |
| 1500 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | Some episodes SD. |
| 1500 | BBC1 | Perfection | SD. |
| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. |
| 1600 | ITV | Tipping Point | |
| 1630 | BBC1 | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is | |
| 1700 | ITV | The Chase | |
| 1700 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | North Somerset. Repeats. |
| 1715 | BBC1 | Pointless | |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | |
| 1900 | BBC2 | Antiques Road Trip | |
| 1900 | RLLY | Masterchef Australia | |
| 2000 | STRP | Masterchef India | Airing on Star Plus (subscription on some platforms.) |
| 2000 | CHAL | Family Fortunes | Les Dennis's first series. |
Monday 20
| 1500 | Rad4 | Counterpoint | |
| 1725 | TG4 | Bog Stop | |
| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute New! | Paul Merton, Pam Ayres, Kevin Eldon, Graham Norton. |
| 1900 | LIV | The Biggest Loser Us x2 | |
| 2000 | C5 | Motor Morphers | Beet harvester. |
| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Cartophiles v Celts. |
| 2100 | DAVE | Have I Got News for You | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Not NI. |
| 2235 | BBC1 | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | Wales 2305, Scot 2335, NI 0035 Thu morning. |
| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday 21
| 1730 | CBBC | Gory Games | |
| 1805 | S4C | Cog1nio | |
| 1900 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 1900 | BBC3 | Total Wipeout | |
| 2000 | TV3 | Celebrity Come Dine With Me | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2100 | ITV | Who Wants to be a Millionaire? | The People Play (3/2). |
| 2200 | 5STR | Fear Factor | |
| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2200 | BBC3 | Sweat the Small Stuff | |
| 2230 | E4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2240 | DAVE | QI x2 |
Wednesday 22
| 0110 | BBC2 | The Apprentice | Signed. Scotland 0140. |
| 0905 | BBC2 | The Great British Sewing Bee | Signed. |
| 1332 | RSco | The Guessing Game | Des Clarke and Maeve Higgins. |
| 1700 | CITV | Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge | |
| 1725 | TG4 | Bog Stop | |
| 1930 | S4C | 100 O Blant | |
| 2000 | DAVE | School of Hard Sums | Miles Jupp and Stephen Mangan. |
| 2000 | ITV | Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr | The Door's Jennie McAlpine and Chris Farr; athlete Sally Gunnell and Jon Bigg; shopkeepers Joey Essex and Sam Faiers. |
| 2050 | DAVE | Have I Got a Bit More News for You | |
| 2100 | BBC1 | The Apprentice | Farm shop. Or, can these people sell milk to the cows? You're Fired follows on BBC2 at 2200. |
| 2150 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You? | |
| 2200 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2230 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2235 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Matthew Hoggard, Matt Holland, Lizzie Armitstead, Paul Sculthorpe. Wales 2305, Scot, NI 2335. |
| 2305 | BBC1 | Room 101 |
Thursday 23
| 1930 | BBC4 | Top of the Pops | Featuring the winning entry to Eurovision. |
| 2000 | SCIF | Robot Combat League | |
| 2100 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2100 | C5 | Most Shocking Talent Show Moments Newish | An updated repeat from 2011. |
| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | Wretch 32, Jaime Winstone, Myleene Klass, Dave Berry. |
| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
Friday 24
| 1900 | DAVE | Have I Got A Bit More News for You | |
| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Surrey. |
| 2030 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You? | Matt Dawson, Mel Giedroyc, Josh Widdicombe, Dermot O'Leary. |
| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News for You | Jacob Rees-Mogg and Josie Long. |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | |
| 2100 | TV3 | Take Me Out | The UK version. |
| 2200 | CHAL | Fun House | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Horrible: Dara, Addison, Sean Lock. NI 0105. |
| 2230 | CHAL | Knightmare | |
| 2240 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Channel abbreviations
| 4MUS | 4 Music |
| ALBA | BBC Alba |
| BBC1 | BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted) |
| BBC2 | BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted) |
| BBC3 | BBC3 |
| BBC4 | BBC4 |
| BBCH | BBC-HD |
| C4 | Channel 4 |
| C5 | Channel 5 |
| CBBC | CBBC Channel |
| CBBS | Cbeebies |
| CHAL | Challenge |
| DAVE | Dave |
| ESPT | Eurosport |
| ESP2 | Eurosport 2 |
| HTV | HTV (ITV in Wales; Wales only unless noted) |
| ITV | ITV1 (Network unless otherwise noted) |
| ITV2 | ITV2 |
| ITV3 | ITV3 |
| ITV4 | ITV4 |
| LIV | Sky Living |
| LIV2 | Sky Living It |
| MOR4 | More 4 |
| PICK | Pick TV |
| Rad1 | BBC Radio 1 |
| Rad2 | BBC Radio 2 |
| Rad3 | BBC Radio 3 |
| Rad4 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Rad5 | BBC Radio 5 |
| Rd4X | BBC Radio 4Xtra |
| RCym | BBC Radio Cymru |
| RSco | BBC Radio Scotland |
| RUls | BBC Radio Ulster |
| RWal | BBC Radio Wales |
| RTE1 | RTE1 (Irish) |
| RTE2 | RTE2 (Irish) |
| RTR1 | RTE Radio 1 (Irish) |
| S4C | S4C |
| SKY1 | Sky 1 |
| SKYA | Sky Atlantic |
| STV | STV (ITV1 in North and Central Scotland) |
| TV3 | TV3 (Irish) |
| TV5 | TV5 Monde (Europe) |
| TG4 | TG 4 (Irish) |
| UTV | Ulster Television (ITV1 in Northern Ireland) |
| WTCH | Watch |
Other stations explained in the programme description.
AudioD - Audio Description for the blind.
Signed - in-vision British Sign Language translation.
Shows on BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV2, E4, Sky Living, and Sky One are in HD unless specified as SD. Shows on other channels are marked as HD.
