TV Guide 2025-07-19

Television's most popular pop music quiz returns, The Hit List (Sat, BBC1). The writers have emerged blinking into the light from Ikea, and Only Connect starts a new run (Mon, BBC2). We've a new series of Game On, Grandparents! (CBBC, weekdays) Lego Masters Down Under arrives on E4 (Sun), and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is back (C4, Fri).

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Schedules are accurate at the time of publication; check against EPG for late changes.

• Masterchef (RTÉ1, 11.45am) The 2022 civilian series.
• Four in a Bed (C4, 12.15) Five episodes.
• Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 4pm).
• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 4.30) Toby Anstis, Paula Radcliffe, Rav Wilding, Vanessa Feltz.

• The Hit List (BBC1, 5.45) New civilian episodes start here.
• The Wheel (BBC1, 6.30) A classic episode with Harry Redknapp.
• Joker's Wild (Rewind TV, 7pm) Three classic episodes.
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 7.30) Brendan Cole, Lauren Oakley, Mark Watson, Ignacio Lopez, Terri Dwyer, Dawn Hope, Mwaksy Mudenda, Barney Harwood.
• Blankety Blank (BBC1, 8.20) Schedule B means the episode description is BLANK.
• The Weakest Link (BBC1, 8.55) Whose list is toppling over?
• Love Island Unseen Bits (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).

• Take a Hike (BBC2, 7.40am) Another chance to see the walking show.
• Bake Off The Professionals (C4, 8.55am) Repeat from last week.
• Ninja Warrior (ITV, 11.30am) Repeat of a previous series.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon).
• Sewing Bee (BBC2, 2pm) Repeat from last week.
• Round the Islands Quiz (Radio 4, 4.30) North England vs Northern Ireland, ending their pool with the Midlands.
• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 5pm) Break the Ice. First in a new series.

• Joker's Wild (Rewind TV, 5.30) Two more classic episodes.
• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5.35; not STV) Sunetra Sarker, Matty Lee, David Arnold, Lord Basil Brush, repeat.
• Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
• Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase with Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 7pm) Joining Stephen Mulhern in this repeat are Mark Bonnar, Alexandra Burke, and Claire Sweeney.
• Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) The show continues. Love Island Aftersun follows at 10pm on VM2 and ITV2.

• Game On, Grandparents! (CBBC, 8.35am) A new run of the cross-generational computer game show.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15) New on Monday (Hele) and Friday (Wetherby). Repeats elsewhere.
• !mpossible (BBC2, 1pm); Unbeatable (BBC2, 1.45); The Tournament (BBC2, 2.30).
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Claire Sweeney. Repeat around 6am next day.
• Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase with Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 2pm); Lingo (ITV, 3pm); Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) Repeats; The Chase (ITV, 5pm) Repeats.
• Bridge of Lies (BBC1, 4.30); Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
• House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm) Repeat with Hannah Cockroft, Neil Morrissey, Penny Smith, Rhys Stephenson.
• Jokers Wild (Rewind TV, 7pm) Two teams of top comics compete for laughs on a randomly selected topic. Barry Cryer hosts from the mid-1970s.

• Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
• I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30) To the Butterworth Hall in Warwick, with Harry Enfield, Miles Jupp, Lucy Porter, and Marcus Brigstocke. The guest host is Jack Dee.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Men's euro from 2000 to 2024, Truman Capote, Gilmore Girls, LS Lowry.
• Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm) Whitley Baes vs Caraxians, first in the new series.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Heat 2: UCL vs SOAS.
• Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) The show continues.
• Have I Got a Bit More News Old for You (BBC1, 10.40; Wales 12.10am, not NI) Jason Manford, Jess Phillips, Glenn Moore.

• The Food Quiz (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
• Bake Off The Professionals (C4, 8pm) Floating cakes.
• Sewing Bee (BBC1, 9pm) Cycle wear becomes party clothes. May air on Wednesday because of a live event.
• Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) The show continues.
• QI (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) Repeat: Radioactive, with Joe Lycett, Shazia Mirza, Øyvind Vinstrå, and Josh Widdicombe.

• Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) The show continues.
• The Traitors (RTÉ2, 10.30) "Hello, Traitors". New for viewers in Ireland.

• The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
• Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) The show continues.
• Survivor (TG4, 9.30) "Spicy Jeff".
• The Traitors (RTÉ2, 10.35) A huge bombshell is dropped, that'll be the last time they serve eggs for breakfast.

• The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
• Wales' Home of the Year (BBC1 Wales, 8pm) Repeat from 2024.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Richard Ayoade and Harriet Dyer play Bob Mortimer and Tom Allen, with Joe Wilkinson and Ian Smith.
• Love Island (VM1 and ITV2, 9pm) The show continues.

• Lingo (ITV Quiz, 9am every day)
• The Money List (RTÉ2, 1.20am Wed).
• Sewing Bee (BBC2, 2.10am Wed).
• Ninja Warrior (ITV, 5.05am Wed).
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 8am Wed).

7am The Chase 8am Pointless Celebrities 9am Bruce's Price is Right 10am Generation Game 11.20am Family Fortunes 12 noon Dickinson's Real Deal 1pm Strike it Lucky 3pm Bullseye 4pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase

7am The Bidding Room 9am Tenable 11am Play Your Cards Right 12 noon Pointless Celebrities 1pm Through the Keyhole 2pm Millionaire 4pm Tenable 6pm The Chase

7am The Chase 10am House of Games (3) 11.20am Famous Family Fortunes 12 noon Who Wants to be a Millionaire 1pm The Bidding Room 2pm Family Fortunes 3pm Bullseye 4pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5pm The Bidding Room 6pm Tenable 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 1am The Crystal Maze 2am The Chase 5am Bullseye

9am Lingo 10am Tipping Point 1pm Lingo 2pm Pictionary 3pm Tenable 5pm Deal or No Deal 6pm Lingo 8pm Deal or No Deal 9pm Tipping Point 12 midnight Pictionary

Other weekday archive game shows on ITV2: 12.05 Dinner Date 6pm Celebrity Catchphrase 7pm Deal or No Deal.