Your guide to the best TV in the next 7 Days

From Michelle Keegan’s new drama The Blame to brand new Bake Off, it’s a huge week for TV. Here’s your ultimate guide to where to watch the best shows this week…

The ultimate UK TV & streaming guide for the week ahead, updated with verified broadcast details:

What to Watch This Week: The Ultimate UK TV & Streaming Guide

As Autumn settles in, the telly schedule is packed with must-watch drama, glittering entertainment shows, and top-tier comedy. Whether you are settling in for live linear broadcasts or catching up on demand, here is your definitive viewing guide for the week ahead.

High-Octane Drama & Hit Comedy

The Split Up

• When: Sunday at 9:00pm (Premieres 20 September)
• Where: BBC One
• Catch-Up: BBC iPlayer

Spinning off from the legal world of The Split, this fresh Manchester-based series follows a high-profile family law firm handling explosive marital breakdowns. Episode one debuts tomorrow night!

Brothers

• When: Wednesday (Premieres 23 September)
• Where: Apple TV
• Catch-Up: Apple TV

Starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, this brand-new comedy series follows two long-time friends who discover they might actually be brothers. The first two episodes drop globally this Wednesday.

Youth

• When: Sunday at 9:00pm
• Where: HBO Max / Sky Comedy / NOW
• Catch-Up: HBO Max & Sky On Demand

Created by and starring Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe, Bad Sisters), this acclaimed comedy is an unfiltered “coming-of-middle-age” story about navigating love, sex, and independence at 50.

Stand-Up, Variety & Live Comedy

SNL UK

• When: Tonight (Saturday) at 10:00pm
• Where: Sky Max / NOW
• Catch-Up: On Demand via Sky & NOW

Tonight’s episode is hosted by quadruple-BAFTA-winning comedy writer and actor Jamie Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats). Joining him on stage as the musical guest are British rock titans Royal Blood.

The Graham Norton Show

• When: Friday at 10:40pm (Series 34 Premiere, 25 September)
• Where: BBC One
• Catch-Up: BBC iPlayer

Graham returns for a brand-new series! Launching the new season on his red sofa are Hollywood icons Tom Cruise and Florence Pugh. Expect effortless chat, blockbuster anecdotes, and hilarious Big Red Chair stories.

Larry Dean: Stand-Up Special

• When: Sunday late-night / Sky On Demand
• Where: Sky Max / Sky Comedy
• Catch-Up: Sky On Demand & NOW

Fresh from SNL UK; The triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and Live at the Apollo star Larry Dean brings his brilliant observational stand-up to Sky, delivering a hilariously honest set packed with storytelling about life, relationships, and Scottish heritage.

Glitz, Glamour & Flagship TV

Strictly Come Dancing (Launch Show)

• When: Tonight (Saturday) at 7:25pm
• Where: BBC One
• Catch-Up: BBC iPlayer

Strictly launches tonight! Note that there is no results show this weekend—tonight is the pre-recorded launch episode where the celebrity couples are paired up for the first time. The first live competition and elimination voting begin next week on 26 September.

Reality TV & Unscripted Specials

Wonka’s The Golden Ticket

• When: Drops Wednesday, 23 September
• Where: Netflix
• Catch-Up: Netflix Global Premiere

This brand-new reality competition series brings Roald Dahl’s iconic world to life. Twelve pairs of contestants step through the gates of the chocolate factory to face whimsical games, moral tests, and confectionery challenges, complete with the recreated voice of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka.

The Real Rooneys

• When: Thursday, 24 September (Episodes 1-8 drop as a boxset)
• Where: Disney+
• Catch-Up: Disney+

Offering unprecedented access behind closed doors, this new fly-on-the-wall docuseries follows Wayne and Coleen Rooney as they navigate school runs, marriage, career transitions, and raising four boys in the public eye.

The Great British Bake Off & Second Helpings

• When: Tuesday at 8:00pm (Extra Slice / Second Helpings: Thursday at 8:00pm)
• Where: Channel 4
• Catch-Up: Channel 4 Streaming

Bake Off is back – with added Nigella! Head back inside the UK’s favourite marquee for soggy bottoms and showstopping bakes, followed by Second Helpings later in the week for unseen footage and panel debates.

Thrillers & Horror

American Horror Story

• When: Thursday at 10:00pm
• Where: Disney+ / FX
• Catch-Up: Disney+

The anthology series returns with a haunting new storyline blending psychological dread and signature dark twists.

The Blame

• When: Sunday at 9:00pm
• Where: ITV1
• Catch-Up: ITVX

A claustrophobic psychological thriller centred around a mysterious event that shatters a close-knit community, leaving viewers guessing who is truly at fault. Michelle Keegan and Douglas Booth star.

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