| What's on Now & Next (2026-10-06) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
16:00 | Today | Daily magazine show featuring entertainment and celebrity news, consumer advice, and Ireland's biggest giveaways. Presented by Dáithí Ó Sé and Sinéad Kennedy |
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| 17:25 | Telly Bingo | Lottery game show, presented by Declan Buckley | |
| RTE2
[102] |
17:00 | Young Sheldon | Meemaw and Sheldon fall out when she refuses to take him to the lecture, so the youngster makes his own plans. Meanwhile, Georgie tries to impress Veronica with expensive jewellery after he starts selling candy at school. Iain Armitage and Montana Jordan star, with the voice of Jim Parsons |
| 17:30 | The Big Bang Theory | Trouble arises when Amy learns that Sheldon has applied for a one-way mission to colonise Mars. Meanwhile, Leonard surprises Penny with a gift, and Raj decides to snoop around Emily's flat after she is called back to work during their evening together. Comedy, starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco | |
| 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 | Wanting to make a good impression with Logan's powerful father, Rory learns everything she can about him before starting work as an intern at one of his newspapers. When Lorelai discovers that Emily and Richard have invited Logan to Friday night dinner, she ends her boycott of family gatherings in order to get to know Logan better. Meanwhile, Lorelai gets an interesting job offer, and Luke tries to persuade Taylor to close the Stars Hollow museum |
| 17:22 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
17:00 | The Chase | Bradley Walsh presents as Paul from Glasgow, Denise from Hampshire, Louise from Nottingham and Colin from Surrey 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 |
| 18:00 | 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] |
16:50 | The Royal | A family hunting expedition ends in a youngster's tragic death, and Ken clashes with Harper over the hospital laundry. Meanwhile, staff at the Royal persuade a devout Catholic mother to be sterilised - much to the disgust of her priest. Drama, starring Robert Daws, Linda Armstrong and Michael Starke |
| 17:55 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | An American businessman fears his life is in danger while travelling on the Orient Express from Istanbul to Paris, and offers fellow passenger Poirot $10,000 for protection. After rejecting the proposal, the sleuth wakes up the following morning to learn the man has been stabbed to death while the train was held up by heavy snow in Serbia. Racing against time to find the killer among the passengers, Poirot must look to the past to solve the crime, and is faced with a decision that will haunt him for ever. David Suchet takes the title role in the murder mystery, with guest stars Hugh Bonneville, David Morrissey and Eileen Atkins | |
| BBC One
[108] |
16:30 | Bridge of Lies | Friends Sharon, Dave, Steve and Alan take part. One by one, they must cross the Bridge, stepping on the truths and avoiding the lies. Ross Kemp hosts |
| 17:15 | Pointless | Quiz show in which four 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. At the end of each round, the team with the most points is eliminated until the final two pairs battle for a cash prize. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and Michael Ball | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
17:00 | Four in a Bed | Jan and Deb aim to dazzle their guests at their Somerset pub The Sheep and Penguin. But while some of the rivals are wowed by the décor, others don't think the cleanliness is up to scratch. In the afternoon, the B&Bers enjoy a singing lesson - only for the harmony to be shattered by one of the guest's ultra-competitive streak |
| 17:30 | Come Dine with Me | It's the second evening in the West Country and Peppe hosts an authentic Italian night. The bad news is, one of his guests doesn't like Italian food at all. Meanwhile, Richard discovers the host's pet hamster Dexter - who may or may not be a serial killer | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
17:00 | The Simpsons | Marge writes a novel and succeeds in getting it published to critical acclaim in the Springfield community. Homer is delighted - until he finds out its plot, which portrays him as an uncaring husband. With the guest voices of authors Tom Clancy and Thomas Pynchon |
| 17:30 | The Simpsons | At the Springfield library, Marge stimulates the children's interest in history by relating extraordinary tales featuring the wives of Henry VIII, the Lewis and Clark expedition and the early life of Austrian composer Mozart | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:55 | Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village | Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the hidden villages of London. Despite many rural settlements like Hornsey and Dagenham being swallowed up by the expansion of London, Hampstead residents successfully fought to preserve their village heritage, while in recent years Londoners have created a new breed of urban villages like Crouch End and Walthamstow |
| 19:00 | Secrets of Bones | Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod explores how having a skeleton has helped vertebrates to colonise and dominate almost every habitat on Earth. He begins his journey by looking at the influence of bones on size, revealing how they are capable of supporting large animals, with the strongest bone able to withstand 109 tons of pressure | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
16:50 | Car S.O.S. | Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend take on a wreck of a VW dune buggy. The vehicle is owned by a father of three from East Yorkshire, who wanted it to be a retirement project but his plans were put on hold when he became a full-time carer for his wife |
| 17:50 | Car S.O.S. | Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend restore an 80s Ford Escort XR3i to surprise a diehard Leeds United fan on his 21st birthday. Along the way, Tim uses science to prove that convertibles offer a more thrilling driving experience than their hardtop counterparts | |