TV Guide This Week

Finals week is upon us - The X Factor finishes on Sunday (ITV), Countdown's over on Friday (C4), as is TMi Friday (CBBC). The Apprentice finishes in Ireland (TV3, Monday), and heads towards a conclusion in the UK (BBC1, Wednesday). Mission 2110 is also nearing its end, and there are three episodes this week (CBBC, Sat, Sun, Thu). Three episodes of The Million Pound Drop (C4, Wed-Fri), a week of Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2), HIGNFY moves to Friday (BBC1), and there's a 6 Music Quiz (Fri). Oh, and there's new runs of Take Me Out (ITV, Saturday), and Quiz is Anfield (LFC TV, Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri).

Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri

Contents

Saturday

0540C4Countdown
0830BBC2Mission 2110AudioD
0910CBBCTotal Wipeout
1100Rad5Fighting Talk
1200NICKBrain Surge x4
1530TV5Questions Pour un Champion
1535BBCHCopycats
1555 C4 RTS Daytime Programme of the Year Come Dine With Me x5
1605BBCHMission 2110
1635BBCHThe Slammer
1730BBC2MastermindNI only.
1735CBBCMission 2110New episode warning! To get the series complete by the end of the year, the final heats are condensed into this one week.
1800BBC1Strictly Come DancingHD.
1800TV3Take Me Out
1900ITVThe X FactorHD. Also TV3.
1900BBC1Total WipeoutCelebrity special, with Joe Swash, Fatima Whitbread, James and Ola Jordan.
1940DAVEGenius
2002RTR1Buille Faoi Thuairim
2020DAVEHave I Got News for You
2025RTE1Winning Streak
2100DAVEQI Night
2100ITVTake Me Out New!Paddy McGuinness offers trips to the Isle of Fernandos. Presumably leaving from Waterloo.
2100ITV2The Xtra FactorHD.
2130BBC2Have I Got a Bit More News for YouMiranda Hart, Greg Davies.
2215BBC2QI XLAlso BBC-HD.
2300Rad4Brain of Britain

Sunday

0145WTCHThe Weakest LinkNews and weather.
0525C4Countdown
0900CBBCTotal Wipeout
0900Mor4Scrapheap Challenge x4
0930ITVThe X FactorHD. Also TV3 1310.
1000CBBCThe Slammer
1204Rad4Just a Minute
1220RTE1Winning Streak
1515BBC1Drop ZoneTurkey. No, that's where they are. HD. Scotland 1300 BBC2.
1605BBCHThe SlammerAlso 1705.
1630RWalSibling RivalryDerek Brockway.
1630CITVJungle Run
1635BBCHCopycats
1640Mor4Come Dine With Me x5
1650C4Deal or No DealAudioD.
1740CBBCMission 2110Another new episode
1800WTCHTotal Wipe Us Out
1830RTE1The All-Ireland Talent Show
1845ITVFamily FortunesJohn Partridge v Caroline Flack. HD. Also TV3.
1900WTCHMasterchef Australia
1900SKY1Wayne Rooney's Street Striker
1900BBC1Strictly Come DancingHD.
1900DAVEGenius
1915TG4An Jig Gig
1930ITVThe X FactorWith performances from Simon Goes To the Bank, and The Big Heads. HD. Also TV3.
2000C4Come Dine With Me Christmas Special SpecialDavid Gest, Hannah Waterman, Diarmuid Gavin, Sherrie Hewson. HD.
2015TG4Ceist GAA le Hector
2020DAVEHave I Got News For You
2130ITV2The Xtra FactorHD. Also TV3.
2300BBCHQI XL

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Weekdays

0140WTCHThe Weakest LinkCeleb editions. Not Mo.
0800DAVEDragons' Den
0905BBC2Buzz and Tell
0925ITV2Family Fortunes
1215BBC1Bargain Hunt
1230C4Iron Chef
1300CBBCBlast Lab
1400ITVHouse Gift
1415BBC2Ready Steady CookWales not Tu, Scot not We.
1435CBBCBasil's Game Show
1500ITVDickinson's Real Deal
1525 C4 CountdownIt's Finals Week, so Paul Zenon's in the corner.
1525TV5 Questions Pour un Champion
1530CBBSKerwhizz
1535RTE2Watch Your Language
1600ITV3Daily Cooks Challenge
1610 C4 Deal or No DealAudioD.
1630CBBCCopycatsNot Fr.
1630BBC2Pointless
1700C4RTS Daytime Show of the Year Come Dine With MeEdinburgh. HD.
1715BBC1The Weakest LinkHD.
1715BBC2The Hairy Bikers' Cook OffAlso BBC-HD.
1730C4Four in a Bed
1800BBC2Celebrity EggheadsWith: Hi-de-Hi, news presenters, weather forecasters, natural historians, and home and garden experts. Also BBC-HD.
1830BBC2Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes TwoAn hour on Friday.
1840DAVEHave I Got News for You
1920DAVEQI
2000ITV2The Xtra FactorBest of the year.

Monday

0000BBC2Never Mind the Buzzcocks
0005BBC1The ApprenticeScotland 0055, not NI.
0030BBCHQI XL
0525C4Countdown
1305TV5Mission Millennium
1330Rad4Brain of BritainFour from the top.
1400BBC7Foul Play
1730S4CBusnes-a
1830Rad4Just a MinuteWith Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Gyles Brandreth, Ian MacMillan.
1900LFCQuiz is Anfield New!Also 1930.
2000BBC2University ChallengeMerton Oxford v Queens' Cambridge.
2000LIV3 Fat Brides, 1 Thin DressGillian McKeith is not to be confused with Harry Hill, Graeme Garden, or Phil Hammond.
2030BBC4Only ConnectAlesmen v Radio Addicts.
2030ALBACocaire nan Cocairean
21004MUSYour Face or Mine
2100LIVAmerica's Next Top Model
2100DAVEQI XL
2100TV3The ApprenticeThe grand final. Followed by The Apprentice You're Hired.
2200DAVEMock the Week
2235BBC1A Question of SportScotland, Wales 2305; NI 2310.
2240DAVEHave I Got News for You
2300FIVRThe Love BusHurry up please it's time.

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Tuesday

0040BBC1The ApprenticeSigned. Not Scotland, Wales.
1230BBC7CounterpointFrom 2005. Also 1930.
1900LFCQuiz is AnfieldAlso 1930.
1900BBC3Total Wipeout
1930C5Street Market Chefs
2000RTE2Masterchef: The Professionals
21004MUSYour Face or Mine
2100MOR4Come Dine With Me
2100DAVEQI
2105TG4Survivor
2140DAVEMock the Week
2220DAVEHave I Got A Bit More News for You
2230BBC3Young Fishmonger of the Year
2335TV5Mission Millennium

Wednesday

2000LIVFour WeddingsChinese. CAUTION: May contain a séance with Michael Jackson.
2000BBCHThe Apprentice: The Final Five
2000C4The Million Pound Drop Live New!Davina McCall returns with another round of the only quiz to make Brig ask the question: how many questions will they get wrong? More details at bothersbar.co.uk
2100BBC1The ApprenticeInterviews. The Apprentice You're Fired follows on BBC2. HD; also BBC-HD 2230.
2100DAVEQI XLFakes and Frauds. Or is that on BBC1?
21004MUSYour Face or Mine
2200DAVEMock the Week
2240DAVEHave I Got A Bit More News for YouYour Brucie bonus.

Thursday

1745CBBCMission: 2110The final goes out next Saturday.
1900LFCQuiz is AnfieldAlso 1930.
1920DAVEQIAlso 2100.
2000C4The Million Pound Drop Live
2100S4COnly Men Aloud
2130E4Meet the ParentsScout master.
2140DAVEMock the Week
2200BBC2Never Mind the BuzzcocksJuliette Lewis, Theo Hutchcraft, Nick Grimshaw, Kimberly Wyatt, and Vic Reeves. NI 2320.
2220DAVEHave I Got A Bit More News For You
2235BBC1The Apprentice: Why I Fired ThemThis year's The Apprentice in a nutshell. NI 2245, and subject to a little delay nationwide.
2335GOLDShooting Stars

Friday

0020BBC2The Apprentice You're FiredNI 0050.
1525C4CountdownThe grand final.
1630CBBCThe SlammerChristmas.
1700RTE2Super Crew
1730CBBCTMI Friday Xmas ExtravaganzaWhere do the holidays start? Right here!
17306MUS6 Music Quiz New!A quiz between Radio 1, Radio 2, and 6 Music.
1930BBC1A Question of SportNot Wales, NI.
1930LFCQuiz is AnfieldThe first semi-final.
1930BBC2MastermindGilbert and Sullivan, Burgess and MacLean, Lewis Carroll, Nikola Tesla. More regular MM on 7 January.
2000STVPostcode Challenge
2000C4The Million Pound Drop Live
2030BBC1QIHolidays. Also BBC-HD 2230.
2100DAVEQI
2100BBC1Have I Got News For YouBack to Friday, thanks to the Royal Variety Show. NI 0000.
2140DAVEMock the Week
2200BBC2Never Mind the BuzzcocksAnother chance to see the Dr Who special.
2220DAVEHave I Got News For You

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Channel abbreviations

4MUS4 Music
ABSRAbsolute Radio
ALBABBC Alba
ARTSSky Arts
BBC1BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC2BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC3BBC3
BBC4BBC4
BBCHBBC-HD
BOOMBoomerang
BORDBorder (ITV in Cumbria and south-west Scotland)
BRVOBravo
C4 Channel 4
C5 Channel 5
CBBCCBBC
CBBSCbeebies
CHA1Channel One
CLASClassic FM (Radio)
COMCComedy Central
COMXComedy Central Extra
DAVEDave
DISCDiscovery
DISNDisney Channel
DMAXD-MAX
DRT Discovery Real Time
DSCIDiscovery Science
EDENEden
ESPCESPN Classic
ESPTEurosport
ESP2Eurosport 2
FIVRFiver
FOODUKTV Good Food
GOLDUKTV Gold
HOMEUKTV Home
HTV HTV (ITV in Wales; Wales only unless noted)
ITV ITV1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
ITV2ITV2
ITV3ITV3
ITV4ITV4
LIV UK Living TV
LIV2UK Living TV It
LFCLFC TV
MOR4More 4
NICKNickelodeon
Rad1BBC Radio 1
Rad2BBC Radio 2
Rad3BBC Radio 3
Rad4BBC Radio 4
Rad5BBC Radio 5
Rad7BBC Radio 7
RCymBBC Radio Cymru
RSctBBC Radio Scotland
RUlsBBC Radio Ulster
RWalBBC Radio Wales
RLLYUKTV Really
RTE1RTE1 (Irish)
RTE2RTE2 (Irish)
RTR1RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
S4CDS4C Digidol
SK3DSky-3D
SKY1Sky1
SKY2Sky2
SKY3Sky3
STV STV (ITV1 in North and Central Scotland)
TLKSTalk Sport (radio)
TV3 TV3 (Irish)
TV5MTV5 Monde (Europe)
TG4 TG 4 (Irish)
UNIVUniversal Channel
UTV Ulster Television (ITV1 in Northern Ireland)
WTCHWatch

AudioD - Audio Description for the blind.

HD - Also shown in high-definition.

Signed - in-vision British Sign Language translation.

See also

TV Guide Last Week

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