If you're wondering what's on TV tonight for Saturday 14th March 2026 and where to start, the short answer is: everything happens today. Six Nations Super Saturday takes up the afternoon and early evening across two channels, a Gladiators first semi-final squeezes in at 7:15pm on BBC One, and then the Grand Slam decider kicks off at 8:10pm on ITV1. After that, BBC Two goes full Liza Minnelli, BBC Four wraps up The Turkish Detective, and Film4 gives us Julia Roberts twice. Our Freeview TV guide below works through it all so you don't have to make too many difficult choices -- or check the tonight page for a live rundown of what's on right now. This is one of those TV listings days that earns its reputation.
What's On TV Tonight: Quick Picks
- Six Nations France v England -- ITV1, kick-off 8:10pm -- Grand Slam decider at the Stade de France; England's biggest match in years
- Gladiators -- BBC One, 7:15pm -- First semi-final; record-breaking Hang Tough and first ever Gladiator defeat on Suspension Bridge
- Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story -- BBC Two, 9:15pm -- 100-minute birthday documentary followed by Cabaret at 10:55pm
- The Turkish Detective -- BBC Four, 9:05pm -- Series finale double bill; does Ikmen take the promotion?
- Erin Brockovich -- Film4, 9pm -- Julia Roberts, one Oscar and two hours forty minutes of outstanding legal drama
- Bill Bailey's Vietnam -- Channel 4, 9:15pm -- Da Lat: zip-lines, artichokes and Buddhist monks
TV Guide: Early Evening (6pm – 8pm)
Little Big Man – 5 Action, 6:05pm
A five-star 1970 western that rarely turns up on free-to-air television, so worth flagging. Arthur Penn directs Dustin Hoffman as Jack Crabb, a man claiming to be 121 years old and the sole white survivor of the Battle of Little Bighorn, who recalls his life as an adopted member of the Cheyenne nation. It's sharp, satirical and at turns genuinely moving. Dick Smith's ageing make-up was pioneering work for its time. If the sport doesn't grab you this afternoon, there are worse ways to spend an hour with 5 Action.
Wheel of Fortune – ITV1, 6:20pm
Graham Norton takes over the wheel for the relaunched version. Three contestants, word puzzles, a £50,000 jackpot. Norton's easy charm is probably the best possible fit for a format this cheerful. Worth catching the first fifteen minutes at least before the Six Nations coverage ramps up again.
Ticket to Paradise – Film4, 6:55pm
George Clooney and Julia Roberts play a long-divorced couple who haven't managed to be civil to each other in years, forced to travel together to Bali to try to stop their daughter marrying a man she met on holiday five weeks ago. It's exactly as lightweight as that sounds, but both leads are clearly enjoying themselves and the whole thing moves along at a good pace. Film4's warm-up act before Erin Brockovich later.
The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour – Channel 4, 7:15pm
New, part one of two. Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in November 1922 is one of archaeology's famous moments -- but the political context rarely gets the space it deserves. Egypt was pressing hard for independence from British rule, and the question of where the finds from the tomb should end up was intensely contested. Western institutions had been hoovering up Egyptian artefacts for decades; the Egyptian authorities, backed by the French, drew a line at what Carter had found. Good, textured history told with the help of colourised archive footage.
Gladiators – BBC One, 7:15pm ⭐
The first semi-final, and tonight the series delivers something worth scheduling your evening around. Mo, the only Welsh contender still standing, takes on Finn -- a nuclear welder who has been one of the competition's more compelling figures -- in the men's semi-final. In the women's event, Ella (an Army doctor) faces Naomi (a business consultant). Two things are apparently going to happen tonight that the series hasn't produced before: a Hang Tough run that breaks the show's own record, and the first time a Gladiator has been beaten on Suspension Bridge. Viper and Cyclone both have eventful evenings. Bradley and Barney Walsh host, and the Sheffield arena crowd brings the right kind of noise. Exactly what Saturday night television should be.
TV Tonight: Prime Time (8pm onwards)
Six Nations France v England – ITV1, kick-off 8:10pm
This is the match. France host England at the Stade de France in Paris in what amounts to a Grand Slam decider, and England haven't won a Grand Slam since 2016. France are at home -- they have been formidable in Paris during this Six Nations -- and the combination of a hostile crowd, a settled French team and the weight of the occasion makes this about as demanding a match as England will face. Mark Pougatch presents from the Stade de France with Jonny Wilkinson and Dan Biggar providing analysis. Wilkinson knows better than most what it feels like to stand in a Paris stadium needing a result, which makes him the right man in the studio tonight. ITV1 coverage from 7:20pm, kick-off 8:10pm. Don't plan anything for the first half.
Casualty – BBC One, 8:15pm
Episode 9 of 12, and Casualty continues the most morally serious storyline it's run in a while. Siobhan (Melanie Hill) is wrestling with a difficult ethical position, and the episode doesn't make it easy for her or the viewer. Kim (Jasmine Bayes) has been keeping important health news from Stevie (Aron Julius) and the cracks are beginning to show. The show is running well at the moment -- tighter scripts, better-developed character arcs, and a willingness to sit with discomfort rather than resolving everything too quickly.
Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler – BBC Two, 8:15pm
Episode 2 of 3. Katya Adler has been reporting from Europe for the BBC long enough to understand the difference between political fashion and structural change, and this series benefits from that perspective. Germany and Spain this week -- two countries navigating very different versions of the same question about where European democracy goes from here. Intelligent, well-travelled documentary-making.
Lip-Reading the Royals: What Are They Really Saying? – Channel 5, 8:15pm
New. Lip-reading experts are brought in to decode what the Royal Family were saying in public appearances where the cameras were close but audio wasn't captured. The programme promises footage involving Queen Elizabeth II and various other members of the family in moments that weren't meant to be overheard. Whether you find this endlessly nosy or mildly uncomfortable probably tells you something about yourself. Either way, Channel 5 has clearly found its audience with this format.
Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts – Channel 4, 8:15pm
Episode 5, and Alice Roberts arrives in Nimes. The city's crocodile statues are a good example of why this series works -- they're not a curiosity, they're a commemoration of Augustus's defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, cast in stone more than two thousand years ago and still standing in a French city centre. Roberts also tackles Hannibal's Alpine crossing -- 37 war elephants in 218 BC -- by taking the train, which is fair enough.
Ghosts – BBC Three, 8:30pm
A double bill from the start of series 4 (2022) -- a welcome return to Button House. Episode 1 sees Mike and Alison throw the doors open for their first paying B&B guests, while episode 2 gives us Mary explaining to Julian how she found her voice. Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Charlotte Ritchie are as good as ever, and the early series 4 episodes are among the show's best. Good scheduling from BBC Three.
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story – BBC Two, 9:15pm
Liza Minnelli turned 80 two days ago, and BBC Two has put together a proper evening in her honour. This 100-minute documentary, directed by Bruce David Klein, is a serious piece of work -- not a straight career retrospective but something more honest about the person behind the performances. Her extraordinary talent, the difficulties she faced, the long shadow of Judy Garland's death in 1969 and what Minnelli did in response to it. Mia Farrow, Ben Vereen, Chita Rivera, Joel Grey and composer John Kander all contribute. The archive performance footage is, in places, genuinely breathtaking. If you've ever seen Minnelli on stage or film and wondered how she did it, this goes some way towards explaining. At 10:55pm, Cabaret follows -- Bob Fosse's 1972 film in which Minnelli plays Sally Bowles against the gathering darkness of Weimar Berlin, and which collected eight Oscars. That's a proper television evening.
The Walsh Sisters – BBC One, 9:10pm
Episode 4 of 6, and the series remains one of the better things on BBC One right now. Anna (Louisa Harland) is still navigating a difficult emotional stretch; Rachel (Caroline Menton) is in rehab trying to quiet a mind that won't settle. The episode has an unexpected moment of warmth -- a cemetery encounter that provides the brightest spot of the hour. Caroline Menton and Louisa Harland are doing outstanding work, and the writing gives them room to use it.
Bill Bailey's Vietnam – Channel 4, 9:15pm
Episode 3. Bailey reaches Da Lat, a hill station in the Central Highlands that turns out to be genuinely unlike anything he was expecting from Vietnam. He does a zip-line in equipment that he describes in a way that suggests he's not entirely at ease with heights. He tries cheese-flavoured ice cream with the expression of a man who didn't read the label. He has a long conversation with Buddhist monks that circles around to a sandwich he ate in 1982. He gets his head washed. He falls completely in love with an artichoke. The series is at its best when Bailey just lets the country happen to him, and this episode has more of that than either of the previous two.
Erin Brockovich – Film4, 9pm
Steven Soderbergh's 2000 film, and if you haven't watched it recently it's worth revisiting. Julia Roberts plays Erin Brockovich -- a legal clerk without formal qualifications who builds a class action case against Pacific Gas and Electric after they contaminated the groundwater in Hinkley, California, with hexavalent chromium for decades. Albert Finney plays her employer, who doesn't quite know what he's taken on. It's two hours forty minutes and doesn't drag once. Roberts won the Oscar and it still feels deserved. One of those films that holds up entirely on repeat viewing.
TV Guide UK: Late Night
The Turkish Detective – BBC Four, 9:05pm and 9:50pm
Series finale double bill, episodes 7 and 8 of 8. The two threads that have been developing across the series converge: the arson investigation in episode 7 turns out to connect directly to the Kayra Khan drug conspiracy that has been running underneath everything. In episode 8, Mehmet makes a dash to help Leyla, and Inspector Ikmen -- who has been weighing up a promotion that would mean better pay and fewer unsocial hours -- reaches a conclusion about whether that version of his life is actually what he wants. The finale handles Ikmen's decision with the same quiet confidence the series has maintained throughout. If you're not up to date, episodes 1 to 6 are on BBC iPlayer now.
Match of the Day – BBC One, 10:20pm
Kelly Cates presents highlights of Arsenal v Everton (5:30pm kick-off, Sky Sports Main Event) and West Ham v Man City (8pm kick-off, TNT Sports 1). Both matches matter for the top-four race, and depending on the results there may be something significant to discuss. Worth staying up for if you missed either game live.
Stillwater – Channel 4, 10:15pm
Matt Damon plays an American oil rig worker who travels to Marseilles when his estranged daughter (Abigail Breslin) is imprisoned for a murder she insists she didn't commit. Tom McCarthy directs, and the film is considerably better than its mixed critical reception suggested -- Damon in particular is doing something interesting with a character who isn't immediately sympathetic. Plan for two and a half hours.
Sport
Super Saturday is the right name for it. This is the final round of the 2026 Guinness Six Nations and three matches, across two channels, carry genuine title and pride implications across the course of the day.
Ireland v Scotland -- ITV1 from 1pm, kick-off 2:10pm, Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Jill Douglas presents. Ireland in the title frame; Scotland playing for form and reputation.
Wales v Italy -- BBC One from 4pm, kick-off 4:40pm, Principality Stadium, Cardiff. Italy have been one of the improved sides of this championship. Wales looking to end the campaign with something to build on.
France v England -- ITV1 from 7:20pm, kick-off 8:10pm, Stade de France. The Grand Slam decider. England haven't won one since 2016. France are defending champions at home. Mark Pougatch, Jonny Wilkinson and Dan Biggar. Watch it.
Premier League: Arsenal v Everton and Chelsea v Newcastle both kick off at 5:30pm (Sky Sports). West Ham v Man City is an 8pm kick-off on TNT Sports 1. All three are in tonight's Match of the Day highlights on BBC One from 10:20pm.
Winter Paralympics: Channel 4 carries live coverage through the morning (penultimate day, Mixed Team Wheelchair Curling gold medal match). F1: Chinese GP Sprint Race and qualifying highlights on Channel 4 from 2pm.
See our full sport on TV guide for kick-off times and channels across every fixture.
Tonight's TV Listings: Full Schedule
Here are the complete TV listings for Saturday 14th March 2026 across all major Freeview, Sky and streaming channels.
| Time | Channel | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 7:50am | Channel 4 | Winter Paralympics 2026 Live (penultimate day) |
| 1:00pm | ITV1 | Six Nations: Ireland v Scotland (k/o 2:10pm) |
| 1:55pm | BBC One | Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse (film) |
| 2:00pm | Channel 4 | F1 Chinese GP Sprint Race & Qualifying Highlights |
| 4:00pm | BBC One | Six Nations: Wales v Italy (k/o 4:40pm) |
| 5:30pm | Sky Sports Main Event | Arsenal v Everton (k/o 5:30pm) |
| 5:30pm | Sky Sports Premier League | Chelsea v Newcastle (k/o 5:30pm) |
| 6:05pm | 5 Action | Little Big Man (1970, Dustin Hoffman) |
| 6:20pm | ITV1 | Wheel of Fortune (new, Graham Norton, £50k jackpot) |
| 6:55pm | Film4 | Ticket to Paradise (2022, Clooney and Roberts) |
| 7:15pm | BBC One | Gladiators (Ep 9/11 -- first semi-final) |
| 7:15pm | Channel 4 | The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour (new, Ep 1/2) |
| 7:20pm | ITV1 | Six Nations: France v England (k/o 8:10pm) |
| 8:00pm | More4 | 24 Hours in A and E (double bill) |
| 8:15pm | BBC One | Casualty (Ep 9/12) |
| 8:15pm | BBC Two | Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler (Ep 2/3) |
| 8:15pm | Channel 4 | Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts (new, Ep 5) |
| 8:15pm | Channel 5 | Lip-Reading the Royals What Are They Really Saying (new) |
| 8:30pm | BBC Three | Ghosts (Series 4, Ep 1 and 2 double bill) |
| 8:00pm | TNT Sports 1 | West Ham v Man City (k/o 8pm) |
| 9:00pm | E4 | Celebrity Gogglebox |
| 9:00pm | Film4 | Erin Brockovich (2000, Julia Roberts) |
| 9:00pm | Sky Atlantic | Chernobyl |
| 9:05pm | BBC Four | The Turkish Detective (Ep 7/8) |
| 9:10pm | BBC One | The Walsh Sisters (Ep 4/6) |
| 9:15pm | BBC Two | Liza A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (doc) |
| 9:15pm | Channel 4 | Bill Bailey's Vietnam (new, Ep 3 -- Da Lat) |
| 9:15pm | Channel 5 | Queen Victoria and the Groomsman (new) |
| 9:50pm | BBC Four | The Turkish Detective (Ep 8/8 -- series finale) |
| 10:00pm | E4 | Gogglebox |
| 10:15pm | Channel 4 | Stillwater (2021, Matt Damon) |
| 10:20pm | BBC One | Match of the Day (Arsenal v Everton, West Ham v Man City) |
| 10:55pm | BBC Two | Cabaret (1972, Liza Minnelli, Bob Fosse) |
| 11:05pm | ITV1 | It'll Be Alright on the Night |
| 11:00pm | Sky Sports Main Event | ATP Indian Wells Semi-Finals |
Freeview TV Guide: What's On Streaming
Can't watch live? This Freeview TV guide covers streaming options too. Use our now and next guide to see what's on right now, or browse the full channels list for every available station.
BBC iPlayer: Gladiators, Casualty, The Walsh Sisters, Ghosts (series 4 double bill), Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler, The Turkish Detective (series finale double bill), Match of the Day, Liza Minnelli documentary, Cabaret ITVX: Six Nations France v England (live and on demand), Ireland v Scotland, Wheel of Fortune Channel 4 streaming: The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour, Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts, Bill Bailey's Vietnam, Stillwater, Winter Paralympics, F1 highlights My5: Lip-Reading the Royals, Queen Victoria and the Groomsman Sky Go / NOW: Chernobyl, The Players Championship, ATP Indian Wells
Frequently Asked Questions
What time is the Six Nations France v England on tonight?
France v England kicks off at 8:10pm tonight at the Stade de France in Paris. ITV1 coverage starts at 7:20pm with Mark Pougatch, Jonny Wilkinson and Dan Biggar. It's the Grand Slam decider. England win tonight and they take the Championship. Available live on ITVX.
What time is Gladiators on TV tonight?
Gladiators is on BBC One at 7:15pm tonight. Episode 9 of 11 -- the first semi-final. Mo takes on Finn in the men's event and Ella faces Naomi in the women's. There's a record-breaking Hang Tough and the first ever Gladiator defeat on Suspension Bridge. Bradley and Barney Walsh host.
Is EastEnders on tonight?
No. EastEnders doesn't air on Saturdays. The next episode is on Monday on BBC One. You can catch up on all recent episodes via BBC iPlayer.
What's the best thing to watch on TV tonight?
For sport, the Six Nations Grand Slam decider on ITV1 at 8:10pm is the standout event of the year so far. For entertainment, Gladiators at 7:15pm delivers a dramatic first semi-final. And the Liza Minnelli documentary on BBC Two at 9:15pm -- followed by Cabaret at 10:55pm -- is one of those evenings that feels genuinely special. Erin Brockovich on Film4 at 9pm is also exceptional if you want a film.
What's on BBC Two tonight?
Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler at 8:15pm (episode 2, Germany and Spain), then a Liza Minnelli 80th birthday night from 9:15pm -- 100 minutes of documentary with Mia Farrow, Chita Rivera and Joel Grey -- followed by Cabaret (1972) at around 10:55pm. A proper themed evening.
What's on Channel 4 tonight?
Winter Paralympics live until 2pm, F1 Chinese GP highlights from 2pm, then The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour (new, 7:15pm), Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts (new, 8:15pm), Bill Bailey's Vietnam episode 3 in Da Lat (9:15pm), and the Matt Damon drama Stillwater at 10:15pm.
TV Guide UK: Final Verdict
Six Nations Super Saturday is one of those occasions that comes around once a tournament and briefly turns the whole country into rugby fans for an afternoon. Three matches, two channels, genuine championship stakes across all three -- and the France v England Grand Slam decider at the Stade de France is the kind of fixture that earns the evening's billing entirely on its own. Keep ITV1 on from 7:20pm and don't make plans for the next three hours.
Before that, this tv guide delivers a Gladiators semi-final worth watching. The first ever Gladiator defeat on Suspension Bridge alone is worth tuning in for at 7:15pm on BBC One. And once the sport finishes, Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story on BBC Two at 9:15pm -- followed by Cabaret -- is as good a themed documentary evening as the BBC has put together in a while. The Turkish Detective wraps up its run on BBC Four with a finale that earns its ending, and Erin Brockovich on Film4 is a reminder of how good Julia Roberts could be. Browse our full channels list or head to what's on now to keep track of everything airing across the Freeview TV guide tonight.