TV Guide UK Tonight: Fri 16 Oct 2026 – The Celebrity Traitors, Play for Today & Graham Norton

Updated: 13 October 2026

Friday 16 October 2026. The Celebrity Traitors reaches episode six on BBC One at 8pm, and the same channel ends the night with Graham Norton, whose sofa has Quentin Tarantino and Ellen DeGeneres on it. BBC Two shows The Silence of the Lambs at 10pm. Emmerdale and Coronation Street run from 8pm to 9pm on ITV1. EastEnders isn’t on, as usual for a Friday.

Quick Picks: Tonight’s Best

• The Celebrity Traitors BBC One, 8pm. Episode six.
• Play for Today: The Quiet Hour Channel 5, 9.05pm. Archie Panjabi as an NHS nurse.
• Disco at the BBC BBC Four, from 9.15pm. Archive disco, then a documentary.
• The Graham Norton Show BBC One, 10.40pm. Chan, Farrell, Tarantino, DeGeneres.
• EastEnders is not on tonight. It returns Monday 19 October at 7.30pm on BBC One.

Early Evening

Sister Boniface Mysteries – BBC One, 2pm

A daytime one, for anyone at home. A poisoning at Felix and Victoria’s wedding rehearsal leaves Lorna Watson’s Sister Boniface with a guest list full of suspects, and the victim is the church cleaner.

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing – Dave, 7pm

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse head for Norfolk to try for a pike, which has so far beaten them on every trip. Nobody on television is better at doing very little for an hour. Dave then runs I’ll Get This at 7.40pm and Would I Lie to You? at 8.20pm, so you can stay put for the evening.

The Martian – Film4, 6.45pm

Matt Damon is left behind on Mars and has to science his way home, with Jessica Chastain in the cast and Ridley Scott directing. It is funnier than people remember, and the potato scenes are the best advert for botany ever made. Film4 follows it with The First Omen at 9.30pm.

Caribbean with Simon Reeve – Yesterday, 7pm

The last leg of Reeve’s journey takes him through Nicaragua and Honduras, before he finishes with young Jamaicans who have walked away from gang life. Yesterday has Canal Boat Diaries at 8pm if you want something gentler afterwards.

Prime Time

The Celebrity Traitors – BBC One, 8pm ⭐

This is episode six. The conspiracies start at breakfast, and one mistake on the mission could cost someone their place. A harmless task can leave a suspicion nobody shakes, and a celebrity cast is wonderfully bad at hiding anything.

Claudia Winkleman does the cloak-and-whisper act that has turned a parlour game into an event. The fun is in watching practised performers fumble the one thing they were never trained for, which is lying to each other’s faces.

Uncloaked follows at 9.05pm, with Ed Gamble going over the latest banishments and betrayals. Missed earlier episodes? Our guide to how to watch The Traitors in the UK explains where to catch up.

Gardeners’ World – BBC Two, 8pm

Frances Tophill works through the jobs for the autumn garden. Jamie Butterworth looks at plants that cope with shade, and Ashley Edwards meets the sound artist Jason Singh. A calm way to start a Friday night.

Emmerdale – ITV1, 8pm

The village soap is on at 8pm, with Coronation Street following at 8.30pm. If you are looking up what time Emmerdale is on tonight, that is the answer. Missed it? Both soaps go up on ITVX straight after broadcast.

Coronation Street – ITV1, 8.30pm

Yes, Coronation Street is on tonight, straight after Emmerdale. The ITV hour is followed by Beat the Chasers at 9pm, then the news at 10pm.

George Clarke’s Building Home – Channel 4, 8pm

Chris and Ellie bought a run-down bungalow in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley from George Clarke’s grandparents, then demolished it to build afresh. The budget panic is real, which is why it works. Channel 4 has Gogglebox at 9.05pm and The Last Leg afterwards.

Our Great Yorkshire Life – Channel 5, 8pm

Charlotte Bellamy, who plays Laurel in Emmerdale, goes panning for gold near Whitby, and the sheepdog trainer Carol Mellin gets her collies and Herdwicks ready for Skipton’s sale. A gentle regional series, and Channel 5 does these well.

Doc Martin – ITV3, 8pm

Two repeats back to back from Portwenn. The second, at 9pm, has a stomach bug sweeping through the village. On ITV3, Downton Abbey follows at 10pm.

Miss Marple – Drama, 8pm

A feature-length Agatha Christie adaptation. A newlywed from New Zealand is haunted by visions of a body in her new house, which makes for two hours of country-house menace. Drama follows it with New Tricks at 10pm.

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley – BBC Two, 9pm

The 2016 drama-documentary on Henry VIII’s queens is repeated, and tonight’s episode is about Anne Boleyn. Worsley is a lively guide, and the dramatised scenes stop it feeling like a lecture.

Death in Paradise – BBC Three, 9pm

Don Gilet’s DI Mervin Wilson investigates a poisoning during a production of The Tempest. Two other actors drank from the same bottle and were fine, which is the puzzle. It is a repeat of an episode first shown in February.

War – Sky Atlantic, 9pm

A divorce drama on a subscription channel. In this episode a prenup becomes the battleground.

Big Brother: Live Eviction – ITV2, 9pm

AJ Odudu and Will Best host the live eviction, running until 10.35pm. Eviction nights on ITV2 are noisy and quick, so there is no need to arrive early.

Play for Today: The Quiet Hour – Channel 5, 9.05pm

Archie Panjabi plays Riya, an overworked nurse who faces mounting emergencies and a near-fatal mistake. Paul Kaye is the combative amputee she has to deal with. Casting Kaye as a patient, away from his usual comic persona, is the clever bit, and two strong actors and an hour is a format that suits a one-off drama.

Disco at the BBC – BBC Four, from 9.15pm

BBC Four goes full glitterball. Disco at the BBC starts at 9.15pm with Chic, Rose Royce, Labelle and Village People, then Mark Radcliffe introduces a TOTP2 special on Donna Summer at 10.15pm. Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution follows at 10.45pm and begins in 1970s New York. Top of the Pops repeats run earlier, from 7pm.

Have I Got News for You – BBC One, 9.30pm

Jason Manford hosts, Ian Hislop and Paul Merton captain the teams, and Janet Street-Porter is the guest panellist. It follows Uncloaked.

Late Night

The First Omen – Film4, 9.30pm

Nell Tiger Free stars in the prequel to the 1976 horror classic, as a young American novice sent to Rome who stumbles on a conspiracy inside the church. Certificate 18.

The Silence of the Lambs – BBC Two, 10pm

Jodie Foster’s Clarice Starling meets Anthony Hopkins’ Hannibal Lecter, and the cell conversations are still among the most unnerving scenes in mainstream cinema. Certificate 18. After it comes the odd comedy-horror In Fabric at 11.50pm, with Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Sidse Babett Knudsen.

The Last Leg – Channel 4, 10.05pm

Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker have Tim Minchin and Ellie Taylor as guests. Minchin is a good fit for a late-night sofa, as quick with a joke as with a song.

The Graham Norton Show – BBC One, 10.40pm

Gemma Chan, Colin Farrell, Quentin Tarantino and Ellen DeGeneres share the sofa, Tarantino talks about his stage play, and Suede perform. RuPaul’s Drag Race UK follows at 11.30pm.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – ITV1, 10.45pm

The second film in the Jurassic World series, with Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard heading back to the island as a volcano threatens the dinosaurs. It is loud and daft, and happy to be.

On the rest of the dial, E4 has Free Guy with Ryan Reynolds and Jodie Comer at 8pm, More4 screens the detective series Coastal Unit at 9pm, Legend has The 13th Warrior at 9pm, 5USA runs NCIS from 6pm, and Talking Pictures TV shows the 1971 thriller Fright, with Susan George and Honor Blackman, at 9.05pm.

Sport

The day’s live sport sits mostly on subscription channels. Championship football has Burnley v Wolves on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with coverage from 7pm and kick-off at 8pm. Earlier, Australia v Samoa at the Women’s Rugby League World Cup is on Premier Sports 2 at 10am, and TNT Sports 3 has day three of the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai, also at 10am. On free-to-air, ITV4 shows British Touring Car Championship highlights from Brands Hatch at 5.25pm and AEW Dynamite at 11.10pm. For more, see football on TV today.

What’s On Streaming

BBC iPlayer: The Celebrity Traitors, Uncloaked, Gardeners’ World, Death in Paradise, The Graham Norton Show, Sister Boniface Mysteries.

ITVX: Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Beat the Chasers, Big Brother.

Channel 4: Gogglebox, George Clarke’s Building Home, The Last Leg.

5: Play for Today: The Quiet Hour, Our Great Yorkshire Life.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is EastEnders on tonight (Friday 16 October 2026)?

No. EastEnders does not air on Fridays, and BBC One has Would I Lie to You? at 7.30pm instead. The soap runs Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm, so the next episode is on Monday 19 October at 7.30pm on BBC One.

What time is The Celebrity Traitors on tonight?

The Celebrity Traitors is on BBC One at 8pm tonight (Friday 16 October), and tonight is episode six. Uncloaked, the companion show with Ed Gamble, follows at 9.05pm.

What’s the best thing to watch on TV tonight (Friday 16 October 2026)?

The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One at 8pm. If you want a one-off drama instead, Play for Today: The Quiet Hour with Archie Panjabi is on Channel 5 at 9.05pm, and The Graham Norton Show closes the night at 10.40pm.

What’s on Film4 tonight?

Film4 shows The Martian at 6.45pm, with Matt Damon stranded on Mars, then the horror prequel The First Omen at 9.30pm and the sci-fi adventure Alita: Battle Angel at 11.50pm.

What’s on ITV1 tonight?

ITV1 has It’ll Be Alright on the Night at 7.30pm, Emmerdale at 8pm, Coronation Street at 8.30pm and Beat the Chasers at 9pm. The late film is Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom at 10.45pm.

Is Coronation Street on tonight?

Yes. Coronation Street is on ITV1 at 8.30pm tonight, straight after Emmerdale at 8pm.

What time is Emmerdale on tonight?

Emmerdale is on ITV1 at 8pm tonight. Coronation Street follows at 8.30pm.

Who is on The Graham Norton Show tonight?

Gemma Chan, Colin Farrell, Quentin Tarantino and Ellen DeGeneres are the guests on The Graham Norton Show, BBC One at 10.40pm.

What film is on TV tonight?

Film4 has The Martian at 6.45pm and The First Omen at 9.30pm. BBC Two shows The Silence of the Lambs at 10pm, E4 has Free Guy at 8pm and ITV1 shows Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom at 10.45pm.

What live sport is on TV tonight: Friday 16 October 2026?

Burnley v Wolves in the Championship is on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with coverage from 7pm and kick-off at 8pm. Earlier in the day, Australia v Samoa at the Women’s Rugby League World Cup is on Premier Sports 2 at 10am, and day three of the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai is on TNT Sports 3 at 10am.

Tonight by Channel

A channel-by-channel breakdown of Friday 16 October 2026, so you can jump straight to the one you actually watch.

BBC One

• 2pm — Sister Boniface Mysteries
• 8pm — The Celebrity Traitors
• 9.30pm — Have I Got News for You
• 10.40pm — The Graham Norton Show

BBC Two

• 8pm — Gardeners’ World
• 9pm — Six Wives with Lucy Worsley
• 10pm — The Silence of the Lambs

ITV1

• 8pm — Emmerdale
• 8.30pm — Coronation Street
• 10.45pm — Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Channel 4

• 8pm — George Clarke’s Building Home
• 10.05pm — The Last Leg

Channel 5

• 8pm — Our Great Yorkshire Life
• 9.05pm — Play for Today: The Quiet Hour

Film4

• 6.45pm — The Martian
• 9.30pm — The First Omen

The Viewing Schedule

Final Verdict

Start with The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One at 8pm. If you fancy something quieter, Play for Today on Channel 5 is a one-off drama with two good actors.

BBC Four’s disco evening suits anyone who likes archive pop, and Graham Norton at 10.40pm is an easy way to close a Friday.

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