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TV Guide 2026-01-10

This week's top five are all new series:

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

Saturday 10 January 2026

  • Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
  • Masterchef The Professionals (RTÉ1, 11.50am) Continuing the 2022 series.
  • Sound Mate (Radio Ulster, 1.30) Justine Stafford, Dave Elliott, Martin Angelo, Enya Martin.
  • Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 6pm) Phil, Jamie-Lee, and Helen.
  • The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV, 7pm) Sports special, with Freddie Flintoff from Bullseye.
  • The Weakest Link (BBC1, 8pm) Dermot O'Leary, Charlene White, Lauren Layfield, Anthony Ogogo, Joe Baggs, Mark Heyes, Mhairi Black, Zeze Millz. Liable to be postponed if a live event fails to finish on time.
  • The 1% Club (ITV, 8.30) [howls at the host]

Sunday 11 January

  • Counterpoint (Radio 4, 4.30) Heat 2.
  • Dancing With the Stars (RTÉ1, 6.30).
  • Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
  • The Floor (ITV, 7pm) You know what this show needs? Group challenges.
  • The Great Pottery Throwdown (C4, 7.45) Book ends and bricks.
  • Limitless Win (ITV, 8pm) Sunday night is quiz night on the ITV network.
  • Taskmaster Bleeped (E4 Extra, 8pm) New Year's Treat part two, without the swearing.

Daytime

  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15) Mon: "Come rain or shine", a weather special. Thu: not Scot. Fri: Kelso.
  • Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm) Nottingham.
  • Countdown (C4, 2.10) Mark Durden-Smith, one of the three best Survivor hosts.
  • Time is Money (ITV, 3pm).
  • Deal or No Deal (ITV, 4pm).
  • Junior Bake Off (C4, 5pm) Cake, biscuit, bread, dessert, pastry.
  • The Chase (ITV, 5pm).
  • Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Judi Love and Gethin Jones in the corner.
  • House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Hammed Animashaun, Adam Buxton, Lisa Snowdon, Lorna Watson.

Monday 12 January

  • The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 6.30) Ian Smith (comedian), Lucy Porter, Maisie Adam, Ed Byrne (comedian).
  • Celebrity Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) JB Gill, Susie McCabe, Lucy Shepherd, Richie Anderson.
  • Millionaire Hot Seat (ITV, 7.30).
  • Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm) Semi-final 2: Pitchers vs Worker Bees.
  • House of the Year (BBC1 NI, 8pm) Heat 2.
  • University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Group phase 1.
  • Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) A new series of the old format.

Tuesday 13 January

  • You Heard It Here First (Radio 4, 6.30) Chris McCausland asks comedians to decipher clues from audio assistance software.
  • QI XL (BBC2, 9pm) Wet and Windy, with Chris McCausland, Zoe Lyons, Ed Byrne (The Unbelievable Truth).
  • Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).

Wednesday 14 January

Another episode of Mr Beast's Knock Yourself Out appears on Amazon at some point.

  • Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld, 2am; repeated Artsworld, 8pm) Derwentwater starts the series, with new judge Eva Langret joining Tai Shan Schierenberg and Kathleen Soriano. The host remains Stephen Mangan.
  • Millionaire Hot Seat (ITV, 7.30).
  • The Traitors (BBC1, 8pm) Put your faith in a friend?
  • Y Deis (S4C, 8.25) More six-sided fun.
  • Síorstil (TG4, 8.30) Amateur designers transform second-hand and recycled materials into high-fashion outfits. Tonight: the signature garment.
  • Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
  • The Traitors Uncloaked (BBC1, 9.05) Maddy and (we hope) Clare Balding.
  • Survivor (TG4, 11.20) One Glorious and Perfect Episode; series 47 is under way, first shown on CBS in autumn 2024.

Thursday 15 January

  • Millionaire Hot Seat (ITV, 7.30).
  • The Traitors (BBC1, 8pm) A living nightmare for the players.
  • Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
  • The Traitors Uncloaked (BBC1, 9pm) Alexander and Linda, and superfan La Voix.

Friday 16 January

  • Blue Peter (CBBC, 5pm) The annual Gladiators takeover.
  • Gladiators: Epic Pranks (CBBC, 5.25) Two new episodes.
  • The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Fresh from his successful* tour of Australia, Andy Zaltzman re-takes the host's chair.
  • Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 7.30; NI 10.40) Meera Syal, Henning Wehn, Martine McCutcheon, Gary Wilmot.
  • Millionaire Hot Seat (ITV, 7.30).
  • The Traitors (BBC1, 8pm) Deflecting scrutiny.
  • The Traitors Uncloaked (BBC1, 9pm) Comedian Chris Ramsey joins Kas and the eliminatees.
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Jon Richardson and Judi Love play Rob Beckett and Katherine Parkinson, with contributions from Spencer Jones.
  • Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
  • Taskmasterclass (C4, 10pm) Greg Davies examines the state of comedy, Alex Horne provides data, and Romesh Ranganathan sits in a tree.

Sign language interpretation

  • Lego Masters Australia (E4, 6am Sat).
  • Get Set Galactic (Cbeebies, 2.20pm Sat, Sun).
  • Taskmaster (C4, 2am Sun and 1am Wed) New year's treat.
  • Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 5.05am Sun).
  • The Traitors (BBC2, 2.40am Mon, 3.40am Mon, 3.25am Wed).
  • Junior Bake Off (E4, 7am Mon-Fri).
  • Deal or No Deal (ITV, 5.05am Tue-Sat).
  • The Money List (RTÉ1, 4am Thu) From last autumn.
  • Pottery Throw Down (C4, 3.45am Fri).

Challenge

Saturday - Sunday

7am The Chase 9am Total Wipeout 12 noon Tenable 2pm Blankety Blank 3.20 Family Fortunes 4pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 2am The Chase

Monday - Friday

7am The Chase 9am Tenable 11am The Chase 2pm Bridge of Lies 3pm Millionaire 4pm The Chase 5pm The Bidding Room 6pm Tenable 8pm The Chase 10pm Tenable 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight Millionaire 1am The Chase 4am Bullseye

ITV Quiz

Saturday - Sunday

9am Deal or No Deal 10am Tipping Point 1pm Lingo 2pm Tenable 3pm Beat the Chasers 4pm Riddiculous 5pm Deal or No Deal 6pm Lingo 9pm Parents' Evening 10pm Tipping Point 12.50am Tenable

Monday - Friday

As Saturday except

3pm In With a Shout 9pm Epic Game Show