What's on TV tonight? This Sunday's TV guide is dominated by two events: the BAFTA Film Awards on BBC One and the Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony on BBC Two. But dig into the TV listings and there's plenty more worth your evening -- a brand new ITV drama, a North London Derby, and enough sport to keep you on the sofa from lunchtime till bedtime. Here's your Freeview TV guide to the best of tonight's viewing.
What's On TV Tonight: Quick Picks
- BAFTA Film Awards 2026 -- BBC One, 7pm -- Alan Cumming hosts British cinema's biggest night
- The Lady -- ITV1, 9pm -- Gripping new drama starring Mia McKenna-Bruce and Natalie Dormer
- Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony -- BBC Two, 7pm -- Farewell to Milano Cortina from the Arena di Verona
- Lord of the Flies -- BBC One, 9pm -- Episode 3, and things are getting properly dark
- Tottenham v Arsenal -- Sky Sports, 4.30pm KO -- The North London Derby
- The Great Pottery Throw Down -- Channel 4, 7.45pm -- Semi-final
TV Guide: Early Evening (6pm -- 8pm)
Countryfile -- BBC One, 6pm
The reliable Sunday teatime companion. If you've spent all afternoon watching sport and need something to bring your heart rate down before the BAFTAs, this'll do the job nicely.
The Floor -- ITV1, 7pm
Rob Brydon hosts this new quiz show where contestants defend their territory on a giant interactive floor. Brydon's been quietly excellent in everything he's done for years, and he brings a warmth to proceedings that stops it feeling like just another primetime quiz format.
The Great Pottery Throw Down -- Channel 4, 7.45pm
Semi-final time, and if you haven't been watching this series, it's too late to start caring about these potters and their glazing techniques. For those who have, though, this is where it gets emotional. It always gets emotional. The challenges are more personal and technically demanding at this stage, and at least one finished piece will make somebody cry. Possibly you.
BAFTA Film Awards 2026 -- BBC One, 7pm ⭐
This is the night. Alan Cumming takes hosting duties at the Royal Festival Hall, and if there's anyone guaranteed to bring irreverence and genuine wit to an awards ceremony, it's him. The Oscars can be a slog. The BAFTAs, at their best, feel like a proper night out.
The best film race is a good one this year. One Battle after Another leads with 14 nominations -- Leonardo DiCaprio plays an ex-revolutionary trying to rescue his daughter, and it's the sort of sweeping, emotionally bruising epic that awards voters tend to fall for. But the competition is real. Hamnet, with Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, tells the tragedy behind Shakespeare's most famous play with quiet devastation. Marty Supreme gives us Timothée Chalamet as a slippery table tennis prodigy in 1950s New York, which sounds absurd until you remember that's exactly the sort of thing Chalamet makes work. Sinners, Ryan Coogler's 1930s supernatural thriller with Michael B. Jordan in a dual role, is wild and inventive. And Norwegian drama Sentimental Value rounds out the shortlist -- Renate Reinsve plays an actor whose estranged father reappears in her life, and it's as delicate as it sounds.
Whether you care about the film industry or just enjoy watching famous people try to look relaxed while cameras are pointed at them, the BAFTAs are always a good watch. Two hours, BBC One, no adverts. Hard to argue with.
TV Tonight: Prime Time (8pm onwards)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? -- ITV1, 8pm
A new episode, and worth remembering that the last person to win the jackpot was Donald Fear, a Telford teacher who calmly answered his way to a million during the Clarkson era as though he were filling in a crossword on his lunch break. Nobody's matched him since. Tonight's contestants will be hoping to change that, though the odds, as always, suggest otherwise.
The Lady -- ITV1, 9pm
New four-part drama, and the full series is already on ITVX if you want to binge. Inspired by the real story of Jane Andrews, Sarah Ferguson's former dresser and personal aide, who murdered her boyfriend in 2000 and was convicted the following year. Mia McKenna-Bruce plays Andrews, and the early episodes trace her journey from a dull 1990s existence to the dizzying world of Buckingham Palace, where the privilege slowly takes hold. Natalie Dormer brings steel as a figure who recognises something in Andrews -- ambition, perhaps, or something more dangerous. It's a drama that taps into this country's enduring obsession with class, aspiration and the royal family, and the timing feels oddly resonant. Well-acted, well-scripted, and worth the investment. See what else is on ITV1 tonight.
Lord of the Flies -- BBC One, 9pm
Episode three of four, and we're seeing events through Simon's eyes now -- the quiet, thoughtful boy who represents whatever's left of civilised behaviour on this island. Jack's tribe is growing more savage, and tonight's tribal dance sequence ends in a way that'll stay with you. This adaptation has been genuinely unsettling, which is exactly what Golding intended.
999: On the Front Line -- More4, 9pm
Twelve-hour shifts at West Midlands Ambulance Service, where the control room fields something like 4,000 calls a day. Tonight's episode follows a motorcyclist involved in a collision and an 11-year-old girl who's had a seizure. The sort of documentary that makes you grateful for the people who do this work, and quietly furious about the conditions they do it in.
Have I Got a Bit More News for You -- U&Dave, 9pm
The extended cut, with Victoria Coren Mitchell hosting. Hislop and Merton are at their best when there's been a genuinely ridiculous week in politics, and there's usually been a genuinely ridiculous week in politics.
TV Guide UK: Late Night
Match of the Day -- BBC One, 10.30pm
Sunday edition covering the day's Premier League action. Forest v Liverpool from lunchtime and the North London Derby are the headlines -- see the Sport section below for more.
The Wild Duck -- BBC Four, 10pm
Henrik Ibsen's play in a 1971 television adaptation. Denholm Elliott and Jenny Agutter star in this story of a man who visits an old friend and decides the family needs a dose of truth. The truth, predictably, does not set anyone free. It's bleak, beautifully acted, and very Ibsen. BBC Four doing what BBC Four does best.
Calendar Girls -- BBC Two, 10pm
The 2003 feel-good film with Helen Mirren and Julie Walters as Yorkshire WI members who strip off for a charity calendar. You've seen it. You know the drill. It's still charming.
M3GAN -- Film4, 9pm
The 2022 horror comedy about an AI doll that goes from helpful to homicidal. Allison Williams is the tech developer, Violet McGraw is the child she's meant to protect, and M3GAN herself is the kind of creation that makes you deeply suspicious of any toy with a power button. It's funnier than you'd expect and sharper than it needs to be. The dance scene alone is worth the admission.
Sport
A massive afternoon of live sport across multiple channels today.
North London Derby -- Tottenham v Arsenal: Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm. The big one. These two don't need a title race to make this fixture matter, but Arsenal's push for the top does add genuine stakes. Highlights on Match of the Day at 10.30pm on BBC One.
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool: Sky Sports Main Event, kick-off 2pm. Super Sunday starts here. Forest have been the surprise package this season, and Liverpool will know better than to take this lightly.
Six Nations -- France v Italy: ITV1 from 2.20pm, kick-off 3.10pm at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille. Plus the Six Nations Rugby Special on BBC Two at 6pm rounds up all three matches including England v Ireland and Wales v Scotland.
Women's FA Cup -- Liverpool v Everton: Channel 4 from 4pm, kick-off 4.30pm. A Merseyside derby in the fifth round. Derbies are always worth watching regardless of the competition.
Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: BBC Two from 7pm. The Arena di Verona hosts the farewell to Milano Cortina 2026. After a spectacular opening ceremony in the snow and ice, the closing takes place in the ancient Roman amphitheatre. The Winter Paralympics follow in less than a fortnight at the same venue.
Snooker Players Championship Final: Channel 5 from 12.30pm and 6.30pm. The final. Two sessions to decide a champion.
Tonight's TV Listings: Full Schedule
| Time | Channel | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00am | BBC Two | Winter Olympics 2026 Day 16 |
| 12:30pm | Channel 5 | Live Snooker: Players Championship Final (session 1) |
| 2:00pm | Sky Sports | Live Premier League: Nottingham Forest v Liverpool |
| 2:20pm | ITV1 | Live Six Nations: France v Italy (KO 3.10pm) |
| 4:00pm | Channel 4 | Live Women's FA Cup: Liverpool v Everton (KO 4.30pm) |
| 4:25pm | Sky Sports | Live Premier League: Tottenham v Arsenal (KO 4.30pm) |
| 5:35pm | ITV1 | The Chase Celebrity Special |
| 6:00pm | BBC One | Countryfile |
| 6:00pm | BBC Two | Six Nations Rugby Special |
| 6:30pm | Channel 5 | Live Snooker: Players Championship Final (session 2) |
| 6:45pm | Channel 4 | The Dog House |
| 7:00pm | BBC One | BAFTA Film Awards 2026 (Alan Cumming hosts) |
| 7:00pm | BBC Two | Winter Olympics 2026 Closing Ceremony |
| 7:00pm | ITV1 | The Floor (new, Rob Brydon) |
| 7:00pm | U&Alibi | Murdoch Mysteries (guest starring Sally Lindsay) |
| 7:45pm | Channel 4 | The Great Pottery Throw Down (semi-final) |
| 8:00pm | BBC Four | Eurovision Classical Concerts (Lisbon) |
| 8:00pm | ITV1 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (new) |
| 9:00pm | BBC One | Lord of the Flies (Ep 3/4) |
| 9:00pm | ITV1 | The Lady (new series, Mia McKenna-Bruce) |
| 9:00pm | Channel 4 | Secret Genius (penultimate episode) |
| 9:00pm | More4 | 999: On the Front Line |
| 9:00pm | Film4 | M3GAN (2022) |
| 9:00pm | U&Dave | Have I Got a Bit More News for You (Victoria Coren Mitchell) |
| 10:00pm | BBC Four | The Wild Duck (Ibsen, 1971, Denholm Elliott) |
| 10:00pm | BBC Two | Calendar Girls (2003 film) |
| 10:00pm | Channel 4 | Gogglebox |
| 10:30pm | BBC One | Match of the Day |
Freeview TV Guide: What's On Streaming
Can't watch live? Use our now and next guide to see what's showing right now, or browse the full channels list for every available station.
BBC iPlayer: BAFTA Film Awards 2026, Lord of the Flies (full series), Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony, Calendar Girls, Match of the Day, Eurovision Classical Concerts, The Wild Duck ITVX: The Lady (full series), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, The Floor, The Chase Celebrity Special, Six Nations highlights Channel 4 streaming: The Great Pottery Throw Down, The Dog House, Secret Genius, Gogglebox, Women's FA Cup Channel 5 streaming: Snooker Players Championship final highlights
Frequently Asked Questions
What time are the BAFTAs on TV tonight?
The BAFTA Film Awards 2026 are on BBC One at 7pm tonight (Sunday 22nd February 2026). Alan Cumming hosts from the Royal Festival Hall. One Battle after Another leads the nominations with 14.
What's the best thing to watch on TV tonight?
Our top pick is the BAFTA Film Awards on BBC One at 7pm -- it's British cinema's biggest night, Alan Cumming is a brilliant host, and the best film race is genuinely open. If awards aren't your thing, The Lady on ITV1 at 9pm is a gripping new drama starring Mia McKenna-Bruce.
What time is The Lady on ITV tonight?
The Lady starts on ITV1 at 9pm tonight (Sunday 22nd February 2026). It's a new four-part drama inspired by the true story of Jane Andrews. Mia McKenna-Bruce and Natalie Dormer star. The full series is on ITVX.
Is EastEnders on tonight?
No, EastEnders does not air on Sundays. It airs Monday to Friday on BBC One. The next episode is on Monday 23rd February 2026.
What time is the North London Derby on TV?
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal kicks off at 4.30pm on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. Highlights are on Match of the Day on BBC One at 10.30pm tonight.
What's on BBC One tonight?
BBC One's Sunday highlights include Countryfile at 6pm, the BAFTA Film Awards at 7pm, Lord of the Flies at 9pm, and Match of the Day at 10.30pm.
TV Guide UK: Final Verdict
The BAFTA Film Awards on BBC One at 7pm is our pick of the night -- Alan Cumming hosting, a strong best film shortlist, and two hours of British cinema at its most self-congratulatory (in a good way). It's the TV guide highlight of the week.
After that, The Lady on ITV1 at 9pm is a strong new drama that deserves your attention, and Lord of the Flies on BBC One at 9pm continues its descent into darkness. Sport dominates the afternoon -- the North London Derby is the headline act, but the Women's FA Cup Merseyside derby on Channel 4, the Six Nations on ITV1, and the Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony on BBC Two all compete for your eyeballs. Late night, The Wild Duck on BBC Four is a treat for the Ibsen enthusiasts among us (they do exist), and M3GAN on Film4 is the perfect palate cleanser if you want something sharp and silly. A packed Sunday. Check our tonight's highlights page for a quick look at what else is on TV tonight across every channel.