A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 16 May 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
Well, it's Eurovision Song Contest week (every civilised channel on the continent, 8pm Saturday). Disney are running a singing cross-promotion for their series Hannah Montana (6pm weeknights), and ITV invites Andrew Castle to divvy up his Wimbledon prize money on Divided (5pm weekdays, not Scotland).
Saturday
| 0505 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | WTCH | Bargain Hunt
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| 0600 | BRV2 | Casino Casino
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2 | Also 0500.
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| 0900 | DISN | Hannah New! | A karaoke series for fans of Hannah Montana.
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| 0925 | STV | wknd@stv | Includes On Safari.
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| 1000 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Millionaire | Also 0600, 1800.
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1100 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1100 | BRV2 | Fear Factor
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| 1130 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1125 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2009 | S4C 1210.
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| 1200 | CBBC | Da Dick and Dom Dairies
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| 1202 | RCym | Bwletin
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1300 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Not Scotland.
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| 1300 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1600 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1600 | FOOD | Masterchef Goes Large x5
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| 1610 | S4C | Deal or No Deal x2
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| 1630 | CITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1630 | TV3 | Saturday Night Takeaway
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| 1700 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1735 | TV3 | Pop Idle Us
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| 1750 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1800 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1800 | SKY1 | American Gladiators
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| 1820 | All- | Star Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr | Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford; Sharon Small and Dan Bridge; Donal and Ameera MacIntyre. TV3 1900 Su.
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| 1820 | BBC1 | Jade's Story | That's the Eurovision singer, not the deceased shrill star.
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| 1820 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Scotland only
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| 1850 | BBC1 | Tonight's the Night | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1855 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 1935 | TV3 | All-Star Family Fortunes
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Eurovision Song Contest Final Special | Alsou and Ivan Urgant host, while Graham Norton glues shut the commentary booth and isn't coming out. Also Radio 2 (Ken Bruce), RTE1 (Larry Gogan), RTE Radio 1 (Maxi), BBC-HD, and (if you know where to point a satellite dish) F3, HRT, ARD, RTP, IBS, NRK, and RTVE. And others, probably.
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| 2020 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent | Also TV3, with follow-up shows on ITV2.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI x2
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| 2100 | CLAS | Classic Miscellany
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| 2120 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News For You | Rolf Harris, Andy Hamilton, Julia Hartley-Brewer.
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| 2220 | DAVE | HIGNFY x2
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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| 2305 | MENM | Elvis Has Just Left the Building x2
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Sunday
| 0505 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | WTCH | Bargain Hunt
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| 0600 | BRV2 | Casino Casino
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island | Depth charge.
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2 | Also 0500.
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| 0900 | CBBC | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
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| 0900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den x6
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| 1000 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Millionaire | Also 0600.
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| 1100 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1100 | BRV2 | Fear Factor
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| 1130 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Repeat from Friday.
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| 1130 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1200 | CBBC | Da Dick and Dom Dairies
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| 1300 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 1300 | WTCH | Total Wipeout USA x6
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Percy Edwards Showdown
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1535 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent | TV3 1300.
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| 1535 | DISN | Hannah
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| 1625 | CBBC | Gimme a Break
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| 1630 | CITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1640 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1710 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1800 | TV3 | The Weakest Link
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| 1845 | ITV | Beat the Star | Rebecca Romero.
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| 1845 | RCym | Y Talwrn
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| 1900 | Sky1 | Don't Forget the Lyrics
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Bristol.
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| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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| 2240 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0300 | VIR1 | Stake Out
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0600 | BRV2 | Casino Casino
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It | AudioD.
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| 0700 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior | Also 0505.
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| 0930 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 0940 | TV5 | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1010 | TV5 | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre Sa Place
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| 1030 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1100 | CBBC | Get 100
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| 1130 | CBBC | Raven: The Island
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| 1200 | CBBC | Help! Teach is Coming to Stay | Above four Signed We, Th.
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| 1255 | C5 | Wordplay
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1500 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | Not STV.
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| 1500 | WTCH | The Weakest Link | Not Mo.
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Rory McGrath.
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| 1600 | ITV | The Biggest Loser
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| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1700 | ITV | Divided New! | Andrew Castle splits a pot. Not STV.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1730 | BBCH | Raven
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Thu: not Scotland.
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| 1800 | DISN | Hannah
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Thu: not Scotland.
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| 2000 | FOOD | Masterchef Goes Large
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| 2000 | LIV2 | Through the Keyhole
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| 2000 | BRV2 | Fear Factor | AudioD.
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| 2100 | BRV2 | Takeshi Extreme
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Monday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Who Goes There? | Also 1930.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Beat the Boss
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| 1630 | CBBC | Election
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2100 | LIV | Britain's Next Top Model
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| 2140 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2220 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You?
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| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 0010 | C4 | Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
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| 1505 | BBC1 | Kerwhizz
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
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| 1630 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 2100 | ITV | Holiday Showdown
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| 2100 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2200 | BBC4 | We Need Answers
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| 2240 | DAVE | QI
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Wednesday
| 1625 | S4C | Dawns-Tastig
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| 2000 | FIVR | Step It Up and Dance
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| 2000 | SKY1 | Celebrity Are You Smarter than a Ten Year Old | Konnie Huq (BPG) and Deena Payne (WHO).
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| 2100 | BBC1 | The Apprentice
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| 2200 | BBC2 | The Apprentice You're Fired | Adrian Chiles and a panel talk to the most mature people in this week's episode, the babies.
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| 2200 | C5 | Simon Cowell: Where Did it All Go Right? Special
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| 2200 | 4MUS | Balls of Steel
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Thursday
| 1230 | BBC7 | My Music
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2140 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2320 | BBC2 | The Apprentice: You're Fired | An extended discussion. Scot 0025, not Wales.
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Friday
| 0020 | S4C | Come Dine With Me
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| 1635 | BBC1 | Trapped!
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1900 | WTCH | Total Wipeout Usa
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Bonapartes, Herbert Asquith, Slade, Gilbert White, and Working Out When the Next Episode's On.
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| 2030 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout Fast Forward | Not Scotland.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News for You | Alexander Armstrong, Reginald D Hunter.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us | Last in the present series.
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| 2100 | WTCH | Ballroom With the B-List
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| 2300 | E4 | Celebrity Ding Dong
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0100 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 0200 | Shooting Stars
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| 0230 | Your Face or Mine?
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| 0300 | The People Versus x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Ultimate World Records x2
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| 0800 | Interceptor
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| 0900 | The Amazing Race
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| 1000 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 1030 | Ninja Warrior
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| 1100 | Gladiators
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| 1200 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 1300 | You Bet!
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| 1400 | Millionaire
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| 1500 | Bullseye x3
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| 1630 | Take Your Pick x3
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| 1800 | Family Fortunes x3
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| 1930 | Small Talk x3
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| 2100 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Take It or Leave It | AudioD.
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | The Amazing Race
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| 0200 | Interceptor
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| 0300 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0330 | Ninja Warrior | To 0400.
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Monday
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | The Amazing Race
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| 0200 | Interceptor
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| 0300 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0330 | Ninja Warrior | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0800 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1100 | Pasquale's Price is Right x2
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| 1200 | In It to Win It
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| 1300 | Family Fortunes x6
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| 1600 | Shooting Stars
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| 1630 | Your Face or Mine?
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| 1700 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1800 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 1900 | Pasquale's Price is Right x2
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | In It to Win It
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Bullseye x2
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Tuesday
| 0000 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0100 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 0200 | Shooting Stars
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| 0230 | Your Face or Mine?
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| 0300 | The People Versus x2 | To 0400.
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| 1300 | Bullseye x6 | To 1600.
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The 1300 - 1600 block continues:
Wed - Supermarket Sweep
Thu - Millionaire
Fri - Celeb Weakest Link
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Channel abbreviations
| 4MUS | 4 Music
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| ABSR | Absolute Radio
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| ALBA | BBC Alba
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| BBC1 | BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
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| BBC2 | BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
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| BBC3 | BBC3
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| BBC4 | BBC4
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| BBC7 | BBC7 (Radio)
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| BOOM | Boomerang
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| BORD | Border (ITV in Cumbria and south-west Scotland)
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| BRVO | Bravo
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| C5 | Five
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| CBBC | CBBC
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| CBBS | Cbeebies
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| CLAS | Classic FM (Radio)
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| COMC | Comedy Central
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| COMX | Comedy Central Extra
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| DAVE | Dave
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| DISC | Discovery
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| DISN | Disney Channel
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| DRAM | UKTV Drama
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| DRT | Discovery Real Time
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| DSCI | Discovery Science
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| ESPT | Eurosport
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| ESP2 | Eurosport 2
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| GOLD | UKTV Gold
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| HLMK | Hallmark
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| ITV | ITV (Network unless otherwise noted)
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| ITV2 | ITV2
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| ITV3 | ITV3
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| ITV4 | ITV4
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| LIV | UK Living TV
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| LIV2 | UK Living TV 2
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| MENM | Men and Motors
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| MOR4 | More 4
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| NICK | Nickelodeon
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| PCM1 | Paramount Comedy 1
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| PCM2 | Paramount Comedy 2
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| Rad1 | BBC Radio 1
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| Rad2 | BBC Radio 2
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| Rad3 | BBC Radio 3
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| Rad4 | BBC Radio 4
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| Rad5 | BBC Radio 5
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| RCym | BBC Radio Cymru
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| RSct | BBC Radio Scotland
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| RUls | BBC Radio Ulster
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| RWal | BBC Radio Wales
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| RTE1 | RTE1 (Irish)
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| RTE2 | RTE2 (Irish)
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| RTR1 | RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
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| S4C | S4C (analogue)
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| S4CD | S4C Digidol
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| SCI | Sci-Fi
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| SKY1 | Sky One
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| SKY2 | Sky Two
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| SKY3 | Sky Three
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| STV | STV (ITV in North and Central Scotland)
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| TLKS | Talk Sport (radio)
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| TV3 | TV3 (Irish)
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| TV5M | TV5 Monde (Europe)
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| TG4 | TG 4 (Irish)
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| UTV | Ulster Television (ITV in Northern Ireland)
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| VIR1 | Virgin 1
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| WTCH | Watch
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AudioD - Audio Description for the blind
Signed - in-vision British Sign Language translation.
See also
TV Guide Last Week
