What's On TV Tonight
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What's On TV Tonight: Friday 27th February 2026
Death in Paradise serves up a Shakespearean poisoning on BBC One at 9pm, while BBC Two unleashes Big Cats 24/7 with Sir David Attenborough narrating life-and-death drama on the Botswana savannah. Channel 4 asks why Britain can't sleep, Channel 5 sends Steve Backshall face-to-face with hippos, and Sky Atlantic wraps up Under Salt Marsh with Kelly Reilly. A packed Friday TV guide with something for every mood.
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What's On TV Tonight: Saturday 28th February 2026
The BRIT Awards 2026 take over ITV1 from Manchester -- the first time the ceremony has left London in 49 years -- with Jack Whitehall hosting and nominees including Sam Fender, Olivia Dean and Sabrina Carpenter. BBC One counters with Casualty, The Walsh Sisters and Michael McIntyre's Big Show featuring Jade Thirlwall, while Channel 4 launches Bill Bailey's Vietnam and Alice Roberts continues her Roman Empire rail journey. A packed Saturday TV guide that barely pauses for breath.
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What's On TV Tonight: Sunday 1st March 2026
BBC One closes out Lord of the Flies with a gripping finale at 9pm, while ITV1 takes The Lady to the south of France in episode three at 9pm. Channel 4 crowns a Secret Genius and serves up a Pottery Throw Down semi-final, Sky Atlantic wraps up A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and the Premier League delivers Arsenal v Chelsea at 4.30pm -- a Sunday TV guide that simply will not let you rest.
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What's On TV Tonight: Monday 2nd March 2026
BBC Two delivers a double punch with AI Confidential with Hannah Fry tackling driverless car deaths at 9pm and Mackenzie Crook's Small Prophets earning rave reviews at 10pm. ITV1 wraps up The Lady starring Philip Glenister and Mia McKenna-Bruce, Channel 4 launches the bonkers new reality show Handcuffed with Jonathan Ross, and Sky Atlantic premieres DTF St. Louis from the creator of Patriot starring David Harbour. Add in the Industry series finale on BBC One and live Championship football -- a Monday that refuses to behave like one.
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What's On TV Tonight: Tuesday 3rd March 2026
BBC Two launches the brand new Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler, a sharp-eyed travelogue through a continent in flux, while BBC One closes out Silent Witness with Nikki in real danger. ITV1 shows The BRIT Awards 2026 from Manchester with Jack Whitehall hosting and Harry Styles performing, Channel 4 pits Nando's against KFC in a new food doc, and Channel 5 heads to Stonehenge with Jason Watkins. A cracking Tuesday TV tonight across every major channel.
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What's On TV Tonight: Wednesday 4th March 2026
A colossal night of Premier League football dominates the sports calendar with four simultaneous matches across TNT Sports, while BBC Two launches gripping new documentary series Hostage about missing photojournalist John Cantlie. Sky Arts crowns its Landscape Artist of the Year in a dramatic final at the Falkirk Wheel, Channel 4 delivers a harrowing 24 Hours in Police Custody double bill, and ITV1's The Stolen Girl continues to tighten the screws. A midweek TV guide with more drama than most Saturdays.
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What's On TV Tonight: Thursday 5th March 2026
Channel 4 devotes its 9pm slot to Molly vs the Machines, a devastating documentary about social media's role in a teenager's death, while BBC One sends The Apprentice candidates to Egypt and Dragons' Den welcomes back Susie Ma. EastEnders sees Clare return to Walford after 30 years, Crufts takes over Channel 4 and More4, and BBC Four screens Kathy Bates's Oscar-winning turn in Misery -- a Thursday TV guide that demands your full attention.
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What's On TV Tonight: Thursday 26th February 2026
Channel 4 airs the powerful Dunblane Tapes documentary at 9pm, BBC One pairs Dragons' Den with guest Jenna Meek at 8pm and The Apprentice flower task at 9pm, while BBC Two launches This Farming Life and the gripping Murder Case true-crime strand. Over on Channel 5, Michael Portillo bids farewell to Spain in Ibiza and Alex Polizzi returns for a new Hotel Inspector. Europa League play-off action fills TNT Sports and The Last of Us reaches its penultimate episode on Sky Atlantic -- a Thursday TV guide that barely lets you catch your breath.
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What's On TV Tonight: Wednesday 25th February 2026
Channel 4 wraps up its hard-hitting water pollution drama Dirty Business with David Thewlis, ITV1 launches the Alex Dahl thriller The Stolen Girl, and BBC Two delivers a captivating LS Lowry documentary with Ian McKellen lip-syncing the painter's lost interviews. Steve Coogan tackles Dr Strangelove on Sky Arts, Champions League action lights up TNT Sports, and there's a new series of The Repair Shop on BBC One. A Wednesday TV guide packed with drama, docs and sport worth rearranging your evening for.
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What's On TV Tonight: Tuesday 24th February 2026
Channel 4 continues its hard-hitting Dirty Business with David Thewlis investigating Britain's water pollution scandal, BBC Two launches a brand new Great British Menu with Phil Wang on the judging panel, and BBC One pairs MasterChef: The Professionals with a tense Silent Witness. ITV1 brings The Summit and Martin Lewis tackles the energy price cap, while Film4 delivers the brilliant BlackBerry. A packed TV tonight across the major channels.
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What's On TV Tonight: Monday 23rd February 2026
Channel 4 launches the water pollution drama Dirty Business with David Thewlis and Jason Watkins, ITV1 continues the true-crime royal saga The Lady starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, and BBC Two debuts AI Confidential with Hannah Fry. Factor in the Love Island All Stars live final on ITV2, the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season finale on Sky Atlantic, Silent Witness on BBC One, and Monday Night Football on Sky Sports -- a Monday that punches way above its weight.
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What's On TV Tonight: Sunday 22nd February 2026
British cinema's biggest night takes over BBC One as Alan Cumming hosts the BAFTAs, while ITV1 premieres The Lady -- a gripping true-crime drama starring Mia McKenna-Bruce. The Winter Olympics bow out with a Closing Ceremony on BBC Two, and the North London Derby rounds off a Sunday that demands your full attention.
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What's On TV Tonight: Saturday 21st February 2026
Spielberg's gorgeous five-star The Fabelmans lands on Channel 4, BBC One debuts the boozy Irish charm of The Walsh Sisters, and ITV1 relaunches Britain's Got Talent with KSI on the panel. Factor in a Six Nations double-header, Gladiators quarter-finals and a Winter Olympics penultimate day, and this Saturday barely lets you breathe.
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What's On TV Tonight: Friday 20th February 2026
Graham Norton fields one of the year's best guest lineups on BBC One -- Benicio del Toro, Gordon Ramsay and Foo Fighters in one sitting. Gogglebox takes its usual Channel 4 throne, Death in Paradise keeps the Caribbean body count rising, and BBC Four hands the entire evening over to soul music legends. The perfect Friday wind-down.
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What's On TV Tonight: Thursday 19th February 2026
Grantchester returns to ITV1 with a politically charged new series, Tinie Tempah shakes up the Dragons' Den panel on BBC One, and BBC Four dedicates the evening to Bonnie and Clyde. With The Apprentice, the Blair documentary finale on Channel 4 and Winter Olympics wall-to-wall, the 9pm slot is an all-out scheduling war.
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What's On TV Tonight: Wednesday 18th February 2026
The EastEnders 40th anniversary explodes with a Vic fire and a shock death on BBC One, Channel 4 tackles Blair and Iraq in the must-watch documentary of the week, and Channel 5 launches Alice Roberts at 900-year-old Barts Hospital. Night owls should not miss The Rescue on BBC Two -- one of the finest documentaries of the decade.
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What's On TV Tonight: Tuesday 17th February 2026
Channel 4 peels back the mask on Tony Blair in a revealing new documentary, BBC One serves up the goriest Silent Witness opening in years, and EastEnders ramps up its 40th anniversary week with an armed confrontation. Nicolas Cage chewing scenery as Dracula on Film4 provides the perfect antidote to all that seriousness.
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What's On TV Tonight: Monday 16th February 2026
Channel 5 drops a bold dystopian thriller in The Curfew, ITV1 wraps up Betrayal with a tense finale, and BBC One juggles EastEnders, Death in Paradise and a late-night Industry that could be the episode of the season. One of those rare Mondays where every channel has brought its best.
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What's On TV Tonight: Sunday 15th February 2026
BBC One goes dark with Lord of the Flies at 9pm and tender with Call the Midwife at 8pm, while ITV1 launches spy thriller Betrayal and finally brings Yellowjackets to free-to-air. Add Six Nations rugby, Channel 4 pottery and a Victoria Derbyshire interview that demands to be seen -- it is a Sunday packed with surprises.
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What's On TV Tonight: Saturday 14th February 2026
A Valentine's Saturday that delivers on every front -- ITV crowns its Masked Singer champion while BBC One squeezes in FA Cup drama, Gladiators and a gut-punch Casualty. Throw in Six Nations rugby, Winter Olympics action and Alan Carr fresh from Celebrity Traitors on The Jonathan Ross Show, and staying in beats going out by a mile.
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