| What's on Now & Next (2026-08-17) | |||
| RTE One
[101] [HD:135] |
15:50 | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Sister Boniface finds herself on the hunt for a killer doll when a local toymaker is discovered stabbed to death in a locked room |
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| 16:45 | Home Rescue: The Big Fix | Designer Dee, builder Pete and their team help Monica in Swords restore her home as an 'open house' for the whole family | |
| RTE2
[102] |
16:30 | The Simpsons | Bart takes pity on Mrs Krabappel and nominates her for the prestigious Teacher of the Year competition held in Florida, making Principal Skinner fear she will find another job if she wins. With the guest voice of Little Richard |
| 17:00 | Young Sheldon | When Sheldon is no longer academically challenged at Medford High School, he audits a college class taught by his pen pal Dr John Sturgis. Wallace Shawn and Michael Cudlitz guest star alongside Iain Armitage | |
| Virgin Media One
[103] |
15:00 | Vera | Crime drama starring Brenda Blethyn. The detective investigates a fire that rips through a holiday park on the Northumberland coast, destroying three cabins. A young woman's body is discovered and the resort's owner, Jim Viner, fears the victim is his sister Deena when he returns from a weekend away with his daughter Clare. With Jim's suspicions confirmed, a police report then reveals Clare's boyfriend Ryan and his friends had been partying near the scene hours before the blaze started, but where are they now, and where is Deena's best friend Sally? Co-starring Kenny Doughty, Cush Jumbo and Jon Morrison |
| 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] |
16:35 | Gilmore Girls | Taylor puts Kirk in charge of the firelight festival, but he soon starts to crumble under the pressure. Jess tries to keep a low profile, but keeps bumping into Rory, and Lane moves into the Gilmore house to avoid her mother. Emily has to organise a charity benefit, but struggles to fill the event - so Lorelai and Jason step in |
| 17:27 | 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 | The Chase | Harry from Lincoln, Alex from Leicester, Patricia from Hitchin and Rachel from Wellingborough work together as a team to face one of the country's finest quiz brains - watch as Bradley Walsh hosts and they try to take a Chaser down for thousands of pounds | |
| Virgin Media Three
[106] |
16:15 | Coronation Street | Lucy's presence stirs up conflict on the street, Sarah finds an ally among her fellow jailbirds, and Idris helps out with the lunchtime rush to convince Alya to sell him her share of the business |
| 16:45 | Wycliffe | The detective applies his professional know-how to a fatal shooting, and soon begins to suspect that the dead man's brother-in-law may know more about the case than he is letting on - a theory borne out by forensic tests on the murder weapon. Jack Shepherd stars as the dour detective, with Helen Masters and Jimmy Yuill | |
| BBC One
[108] |
16:30 | The Answer Run | Olivia Rodrigo or Sabrina Carpenter? Wales or Iceland? 1980s sport of 1990s sport? As today's teams battle it out, every answer is a 50-50 shot. Jason Manford hosts |
| 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. 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 Nish Kumar | |
| Channel 4
[111] [HD:142] |
16:00 | The Great B&B Challenge | Six couples compete to win a five-bedroom B&B in the heart of rural France. In the first episode, three of the couples take the keys to rental properties they will run as B&Bs for the week. They each have just a few hours to furnish and dress the rooms ready for their first guests' arrival |
| 17:00 | Chateau DIY | At the Chateau du Puits Es Pratx, Tim and Sasha attempt to transform a murky pond into a gleaming water feature to rehouse their 80 goldfish. Near Poitiers, Alison and Zion put their creativity to the test by adding a Moroccan twist to their new bridal suite. And Becky and Mark are in a tight squeeze as they battle to fit an enormous bespoke spiral staircase centrepiece into their gîte | |
| E4
[112] [HD:162] |
16:30 | Modern Family | Haley turns 21, so the adults hit a bar, where Claire is desperate to appear more of a pal than a nagging, uptight mum, and Cameron and Mitchell are distressed when their 'cool' credentials come up short. Phil and Jay's quick pitstop to buy a present takes a disastrous turn, too, while back at home, Alex, Manny and Luke are left to babysit Lily |
| 17:00 | The Simpsons | Marge and Homer sneak away on a second honeymoon, but Bart and Lisa are determined to deny them their privacy and start following them wherever they go. Meanwhile, Grampa catches the eye of a dashing Cuban man | |
| BBC Four
[117] |
02:05 | Art on the BBC | Michelangelo was not merely a giant of the Renaissance. He was also one of the era's most controversial personalities. Art historian Sona Datta explores six decades of BBC archive to discover how TV has influenced our understanding of him. Sona reveals how TV has tried to reconcile Michelangelo's art with his difficult personality, bringing to life the story of a man who rose from humble beginnings to favoured artist of the rich and powerful |
| 19:00 | The Architecture the Railways Built | Tim Dunn goes behind the scenes at London's King's Cross station and finds out about the disused funicular railway hidden in the Avon Gorge in Bristol, blasted out of the cliff | |
| More4
[118] [HD:168] |
16:20 | Four in a Bed | The B&Bers spend a third consecutive visit in Cornwall, at ex-military man Jo's The Olde Malthouse in Tintagel, where a number of B&Bers are wowed by the heritage charm |
| 16:50 | Four in a Bed | The final visit of the week takes the B&Bers to Sherborne in Dorset, and The Britannia Inn, run by husband-and-wife team Lee and Hannah. Doubts about the décor get things off to a bad start for a handful of guests, while the controversial pricing at breakfast leaves Kirstie questioning whether she's getting enough bang for her buck | |