TV Guide 2026-01-17

This week's big one:

• Gladiators series 3. Legend's in it (BBC1, Saturday).

Oh, and two more.

• Junior Bake Off final (C4, Mon-Friday).
• The Traitors final (BBC1, Wed, Thu, Friday).

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

• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
• Masterchef The Professionals (RTÉ1, 12.05) Continuing the 2022 series.
• Gladiators (BBC1, 5.45) Giant has the battle of his life, Legend's nose is put out of joint, and a brutal new event is unveiled.
• Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 6pm) Emma, Ebona, Dan.
• The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV, 7pm) Spooks special, with Ben Shephard from Bedrock.
• The Weakest Link (BBC1, 7.45) Steve Pemberton, Cherry Healey, Sian Welby, Jason Mohammad, Ashley Storrie, Dean McCullough, Sanjeev Kohli, Charley Marlowe.
• The 1% Club (ITV, 8.30).
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 10pm) Highlights from the week.

• Sound Mate (Radio Ulster, 1.30) Conor Keys and Ruairi Woods. Moved from Saturday by a live event.
• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 4.30) Heat 3.
• Dancing With the Stars (RTÉ1, 6.30).
• Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
• The Floor (ITV, 7pm).
• The Great Pottery Throwdown (C4, 7.45) Puzzle jugs.
• Limitless Win (ITV, 8pm).
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15) Mon: Stafford. Thu: not Scot. Fri: "Blooming Good Deals", garden-related items.
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm).
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Jo Good, who you may remember from Xfm when it was worth listening to.
• Time is Money (ITV, 3pm).
• Deal or No Deal (ITV, 4pm).
• Junior Bake Off (C4, 5pm) Finals week: Mash, Japan, party, posh, summer.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm).
• House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Nadia Jae, Tamzin Outhwaite, Nigel Planer, Steen Raskopoulos.

• Gladiators Epic Pranks (CBBC, 5.45) Viper re-brands into a flying unicorn. Did somebody summon Swift Wind?
• The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 6.30).
• Celebrity Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) James Cracknell, Jen Brister, Craig Rowe, Bradley Riches.
• Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm) The All-Important Third Place Play Off.
• House of the Year (BBC1 NI, 8pm) Heat 3.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Group phase 2.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
• Out of Order (Comedy Central, 9pm) Josh Pugh and Layton Williams.

• Gladiators Epic Pranks (CBBC, 5.45) A substitute Hammer, because the original got his thumb caught in a thimble and fell asleep for a hundred years.
• You Heard it Here First (Radio 4, 6.30) Frank Skinner, Dianne Buswell, Ivo Graham, Bella Hull.
• QI XL (BBC2, 9pm) Willy Nilly, with Josh Widdicombe, Catherine Bohart, Russell Kane.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).

Another episode of Mr Beast's Big Budget Shenanigans appears on Amazon at some point.

• Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld, 2am; repeated Artsworld, 8pm) St James' Park.
• Gladiators Epic Pranks (CBBC, 5.45) Cyclone, Legend, and Sabre run a hotel check-in desk.
• Deal or No Deal Banker's Best Battles (ITV, 7.30) Such is the success of Millionaire Hot Seat that it's vanished after two weeks, replaced by Stephen Mulhern and some clips.
• The Traitors (BBC1, 8pm) A move nobody saw coming, even though it's been brought into the castle by Claudia's Removal Company straight from their massive pantechnicon.
• Y Deis (S4C, 8.25) More six-sided fun.
• Síorstil (TG4, 8.30) Cocktail dresses tonight.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
• The Traitors Uncloaked (BBC1, 9.05) Leanne and Jake, but also Kate Garraway.
• Survivor (TG4, 11.20) Epic Boss Girl Move.

• The Traitors (BBC1, 8pm) A unique opportunity to the faithful.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
• The Traitors Uncloaked (BBC1, 9pm) The comedian Ed Gamble is joined by his fan club.

• Gladiators: Epic Pranks (CBBC, 5.25) Two new episodes.
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Stephen Bush, Lucy Porter, and others.
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8pm) Jo Brand, Josie Gibson, Beverley Knight, Alasdair Beckett-King.
• The Traitors (BBC1, 8.30) Finals time, then. Signed on the Red Button.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Jon Richardson and Roisin Conaty play Rob Beckett and Kiell Smith-Bynoe, with Lou Wall. It'll do Numbers on catch-up.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
• The Traitors Uncloaked (BBC1, 9.45) Comedian Ed Gamble hosts the reunion show from a theatre somewhere.
• Taskmasterclass (C4, 10pm).

• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15 weekdays) First shown in autumn 2022.
• Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9pm Mon) Penelope Keith, Miles Kington, Sinead Cusack, Ian Ogilvy, 1977.
• Face the Music (BBC4, 9.30 Mon) Angela Down, Robin Ray, John Julius Norwich, and guest Bernard Haitink.

• Lego Masters Australia (E4, 6am Sat).
• Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 5.05am Sun).
• The Traitors (BBC2, 3am Mon, 3.30am Tue, 2.20am Wed).
• Junior Bake Off (E4, 7am Mon-Fri).
• Taskmasterclass (C4, 12.05am Tue).
• Deal or No Deal (ITV, 5.05am Tue-Sat).
• The Money List (RTÉ1, 3am Thu) From last autumn.
• Pottery Throw Down (C4, 3.15am Thu).
• Gladiators (BBC2, 12.05am Fri).
• The Traitors (BBC Red Button, 8.30 Fri) Live with BBC1.

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

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

9am Deal or No Deal 10am Tipping Point 1pm Lingo 2pm Tenable 3pm In With a Shout 4pm Riddiculous 5pm Deal or No Deal 6pm Lingo 9pm Parents' Evening 10pm Tipping Point 12.50am Tenable

As Saturday except

9pm Epic Game Show