| What's on Now & Next (2026-04-17) | |||
| 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] |
16:30 | The Simpsons | Marge has plastic surgery in an effort to lose weight, but a mix-up results in her being given breast implants instead - much to Homer's delight. With the guest voices of Adam West and Burt Ward, stars of 1960s TV series Batman |
| 17:00 | The Goldbergs | Barry accidentally records over one of Beverly's prized family videotapes - her treasured keepsake from his fifth birthday party. Meanwhile, Adam and Murray build a robot together, but the project comes between them when they experience creative differences | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
16:00 | Help Me Buy a Home | Buyers agent Liz O'Kane records the unfiltered realities Irish people face in the search for a home, taking a raw and honest look at the emotional rollercoaster, challenges and hard-won joys of buying a property |
| 17:00 | Judge Judy | Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin | |
| TG4
[104] |
16:30 | Gilmore Girls | Rory reluctantly gives in to her mother's urging and agrees to attend a formal dance at Chilton, dragging Dean along to be her partner. Against all expectations, the event goes swimmingly - even though Paris embarrasses herself by accidentally revealing her date is her cousin, who had to be paid to come |
| 17:22 | An Aimsir Láithreach | National and international weather forecast | |
| Virgin Media Two
[105] |
16:00 | 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 |
| 17:00 | 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] |
16:10 | The Royal | Suspicion falls on Adam over missing hospital funds and Mike attends a meeting to assess the mental welfare of a 50-year-old man (guest Andrew Dunn) who still lives with his mother. Elsewhere, Gordon's former father-in-law pays an unexpected visit with sobering news and Ken makes a confession to his colleagues. Guest starring Michael Jayston |
| 17:10 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | A wealthy banker goes missing while walking from his country house to the village post office. Poirot, who has acquired a parrot and developed a taste for conjuring tricks, bets the baffled Inspector Japp £5 he can solve the mystery without leaving his own apartment. David Suchet stars | |
| BBC One
[108] |
16:30 | The Finish Line | Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene host the quiz in which George, Beth, Joyce, Matthew and Ria race in moving podiums across the studio floor to try to win £5,000. The contenders battle across a series of fast-paced qualifiers and head-to-head races where the aim of the game is simple - to make it to the finish line before their rivals. The winner then races against the track itself in an attempt to win the cash prize |
| 17:15 | Pointless | Alexander Armstrong is joined by co-host Tom Allen for the quiz in which contestants try to score the fewest points possible by giving the least obvious correct answers to questions. At the end of each round, the team with the most points is eliminated until the final two pairs battle for a cash prize | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
16:00 | A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now? | In northern Italy, ambitious pair Kevin and Laura battle against the odds to finish their tricky renovations in time for the arrival of their first retreat guests. In Spain, cameras are back with B&B owners Kirsty and Simon as they try to extend their season. Meanwhile, new parents Vicky and Aurelian rise to the challenge as they open a bakery in France |
| 17:00 | Chateau DIY | In the Loire Valley at Château La Grande Maison, Ben and Billie's unfinished apartment gets their hearts racing as try to complete it for a decadent Valentine's Day event. At the Château Trois Cloches, Chris and Jolyon are tackling a full façade transformation. Near Bordeaux at Château Méaume, Mark and Sandra juggle a full gîte renovation with managing a vineyard and tractor lessons | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
16:30 | The Simpsons | Mr Burns cuts health care benefits for his employees, so Marge buys healing crystals to treat Bart's ADD and decides to sell them to support her family when they appear to work |
| 17:00 | America's Next Top Model | The remaining contestants head to Santa Monica pier, where they are required to model clothes designed by the Kardashians on a moving carousel in high heels. Guest judge La Toya Jackson helps the girls with the photoshoot theme, while behind the scenes, Shannon devises a way the house phone can be shared equally, but ends up in tears when her idea is challenged by Bianca. | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
03:00 | Top of the Pops | Mark Goodier presents the chart show from April 21, 1994, featuring Crash Test Dummies, Bitty McLean, CJ Lewis, the Pretenders, Erasure, Crystal Waters, Deacon Blue, Toni Di Bart and Prince |
| 19:00 | Top of the Pops | Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast September 10, 1999. Including performances from Shaft, Enrique Iglesias, Shania Twain, The Offspring, and Lou Bega | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
16:50 | Four in a Bed | Wendy Johnson and John Shields welcome their rival hoteliers to the Pack Horse, an American diner-themed B&B in Lincolnshire, for the second round of the competition. A horse-riding session turns sour when Steve Reed takes a dislike to Nick Lawler, and matters get worse over dinner - before a pancake shortage at breakfast causes problems for the hosts |
| 17:20 | Four in a Bed | Steve and Sigrid Reed host at their Glenwalden B&B in Blackpool. They hope ballroom dancing will entertain the guests, some of whom object to the pink flock wallpaper and knitted toilet roll holders. Nick Lawler seems to be warming to the owners, but one of them suspects his change of heart is all part of a cunning plan | |