TV Guide 2026-01-03

Headlines for this week:

• The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, Sun)
• The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV, Sat and Sun)
• Pointless (BBC1, nightly from Mon)
• Millionaire Hot Seat (ITV, nightly from Tue)
• The Big Fat Quiz of Telly (C4, Fri)

Details in the daily listings.

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

There's live sport next weekend, so something of a stop-gap feel to this schedule. The Traitors continues on BBC1, with ITV offering new Wheel of Fortune. Over on Channel 4, Taskmaster's New Year's Treat concludes. One fixture for the next few weeks: The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV).

• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Rather entertaining episode last week, with lots of game show hosts doing battle – and for three of them, victory proved impossible.
• Masterchef The Professionals (RTÉ1, 11.50am) Continuing the 2022 series.
• Sound Mate (Radio Ulster, 1.30) Justine Stafford, Dave Elliott, Diona Doherty, Alan Irwin.
• Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV, 5.30) It's almost a decade since this was a civilian show. Natalie Cassidy, Sam Aston, and Lou Sanders.
• The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV, 6.30) Red Panda, Moth, Disc Jockey, Sloth, Gargoyle, and Can of Worms.
• The Weakest Link (BBC1, 7pm) Josh Widdicombe, Sue Cleaver, Nicola Adams, Maryam Moshiri, Banjo Beale, Charlotte Hawkins, Curtis Davies, Julie Lin.
• The Traitors (BBC1, 7.45) Episode three, and something happens.
• Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 8pm) Yemi, Richard, Aimee compete for easy money.
• The Traitors Uncloaked (BBC1, 9pm) Charlotte from last year, Cat Burns, and folk from the main show have a chat. The comedian Ed Gamble is there to make the show he wants and damn anyone else.
• Taskmaster's New Year Treat (C4, 9pm) Continuing from last night, with Big Zuu, Jill Scott, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Sam Ryder, and Susie Dent.

• World's Strongest Man (5Action, 9am) All six episodes from the final, finishing at 3.30.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1pm).
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.30); Picture Slam (BBC1, 6.15).
• The 1% Club (ITV, 9pm).
• The Most Embarrassing Game Show Moments (C5, 10.30).

New series tonight of The Great Pottery Throwdown (C4), The Floor (ITV), and Ireland's Dancing with the Stars (RTÉ1).

• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 4.30) Paul Gambaccini's music quiz returns.
• Dancing With the Stars (RTÉ1, 6.30) With: Niamh Kavanagh, Paudie Moloney, Katelyn Cummins, Michael Fry, Stephanie Kelly, Eric Roberts, Philip Doyle, Tolü Makay, Amber Wilson, Anne Cassin, Jordan Dargan, and Brian Kennedy. The hosts are Jennifer Zamparelli and Laura Fox. Judges are Oti Mabuse, Brian Redmond, Arthur Gourounlian, Karen Byrne.
• The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV, 6.30) Tonight, with Arctic Fox, Conkers, Toastie, Teabag, Yak, and Monkey Business.
• Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm) The annual contest of bardic brilliance begins here.
• The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 7.30) Our new group make a soup set and galleried jars.
• The Floor (ITV, 8pm) Rob Brydon from Destination X hosts yet another name that thing contest.
• Taskmaster Bleeped (E4 Extra, 8pm) New Year's Treat, without the swearing.

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 10am).

Lots of daytime shows return: Dickinson's Real Deal, Deal or No Deal, Junior Bake Off, and we've new Pointless. Northern Ireland's House of the Year is also back.

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15) Mon: Detling. Thu: Scot 3pm. Fri: 75 years of The Archers.
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm) Nottingham.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) The lovely Debbie McGee starts series 93.
• Time is Money (ITV, 3pm).
• Deal or No Deal (ITV, 4pm).
• Junior Bake Off (C4, 5pm) Cake, cookies, pizza, dessert, pastry.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm).
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Judi Love in the corner.
• House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Huge Davies, Amy Dowden, Humphrey Ker, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell.

• The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 6.30) Frankie Boyle, Miles Jupp, Michelle Wolf, Celya Ab.
• Celebrity Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Alexander from The Traitors, Janine Harouni, Laura Davies, Greg McHugh.
• Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm) Semi-final 1: Metrophiles vs 5ks.
• House of the Year (BBC1 NI, 8pm) Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen and the judges return.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Second round 8: Churchill Cambridge vs Merton Oxford.

• !mpossible (BBC2, 1pm); Brainbox Challenge (BBC2, 1.45) Repeats, all week.
• Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9pm) Patrick Mower, Russell Harty, Nanette Newman, Gabrielle Drake.
• Face the Music (BBC4, 9.30) Joyce Grenfell, David Attenborough, Richard Baker are joined by Keith Faulkner.

Aussie format Millionaire Hot Seat comes to ITV.

• Millionaire Hot Seat (ITV, 7.30) A version of the Aussie show.
• QI XL (BBC2, 9pm) W animals, with Nabil Abdulrashid, Holly Walsh, Sam Campbell.

Three episodes of Mr Beast's Big Giveaway are uploaded to Amazon. Pick any two of huge prize, huge viewership, huge critical acclaim.

• Millionaire Hot Seat (ITV, 7.30) continues.
• The Traitors (BBC1, 8pm) More questions than answers.
• Y Deis (S4C, 8.25) More six-sided fun.
• The Traitors Uncloaked (BBC1, 9pm) Wilf, Miles, Angela Scanlon, and Max Balegde.

• Millionaire Hot Seat (ITV, 7.30) continues.
• The Traitors (BBC1, 8pm).
• The Traitors Uncloaked (BBC1, 9.05) Thoughts from Fozia and Mark Bonnar, two faithfuls.

The Big Fat Quiz of Telly blasts through Channel 4.

• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Ian Smith hosts, with Zaltz doing stuff in Australia.
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 7.30; NI 10.40) Bob Mortimer, Dianne Buswell, Jamelia, sports host Mark Chapman.
• Millionaire Hot Seat (ITV, 7.30) continues.
• The Traitors (BBC1, 8pm).
• The Big Fat Quiz of Telly (C4, 9pm) Harry Hill, Judi Love, Tom Allen, Joanne McNally, Sam Campbell, Susan Wokoma.
• The Traitors Uncloaked (BBC1, 9.05) Amanda and Charlotte Church in a very Welsh edition.

• Bake Off (C4, 12.25am Sat).
• Parents' Evening (ITV, 3am Sat).
• Lego Masters Australia (E4, 6am Sat).
• Get Set Galactic (Cbeebies, 2.20pm Sat, Sun).
• The Traitors Prom (BBC2, 3.10am Sun).
• Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 5.05am Sun).
• The Traitors (BBC2, 1.30am Mon, 1.55am Tue, 12.50am Wed).
• Deal or No Deal (ITV, 5.05am Tue-Sat).
• Junior Bake Off (E4, 7am Tue-Fri).
• Pottery Throw Down (C4, 1.45am Fri).

7am The Chase 9am Total Wipeout 12 noon The Chase 2pm Blankety Blank 3.20 Bullseye 8pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 2am The Chase

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 The Chase 4am Bullseye

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

As Saturday except

3pm Beat the Chasers

As Saturday except

3pm Beat the Chasers 9pm Epic Game Show