TV Guide UK Tonight: Thu 5 Nov 2026 – Taskmaster Final, MasterChef & Big Brother

Updated: 3 November 2026

What’s on TV tonight, Thursday 5 November 2026 (Bonfire Night): the Taskmaster final is on Channel 4 at 9pm, MasterChef: The Professionals is on BBC One at 8pm and The Rise of the Rockstar Chef starts on BBC Two at 9pm. The Big Brother live final is on ITV2 at 9pm too, which makes nine o’clock the crowded hour.

EastEnders is on BBC One at 7.30pm. I haven’t found a Bonfire Night special on any channel, so if you’re staying in away from the fireworks, the telly will have to do.

Quick Picks: Tonight’s Best

• MasterChef: The Professionals BBC One, 8pm. New episode, coconut in the Invention Test.
• Taskmaster Channel 4, 9pm. The grand final.
• The Rise of the Rockstar Chef BBC Two, 9pm. Marco, Gordon and Heston in one room.
• Big Brother ITV2, 9pm. The live final.
• RuPaul’s Drag Race UK BBC Three, 10pm. Grand finale.

Early Evening

The Chase – ITV1, 5pm

The Chase is on ITV1 at 5pm, Bradley Walsh and the Chasers doing their usual hour before the news, with Deal or No Deal leading in at 4pm. Not much else is going on at this time of day.

Europa League: Crystal Palace v Hoffenheim – TNT Sports 1, 5.45pm

Crystal Palace v Hoffenheim kicks off at 5.45pm on TNT Sports 1, with coverage from 5pm. It’s matchday four of the Europa League, and Bournemouth play at the same time (full list under Sport, below).

House of Games – BBC Two, 6pm

House of Games is on BBC Two at 6pm with Michael Sheen hosting. This week’s four are Maisie Adam, Ade Edmondson, Rickie Haywood-Williams and Sammi Kinghorn. Strictly: It Takes Two follows at 6.30pm with Ellie Taylor.

Prime Time

EastEnders – BBC One, 7.30pm

EastEnders is on BBC One at 7.30pm, after The One Show at 7pm. Honey advises Gemma to start a book club, but turnout is low. Nicola steps in for Gemma’s sake and tries to talk the locals round. That’s about all anyone has said in advance.

MasterChef: The Professionals – BBC One, 8pm

MasterChef: The Professionals is on BBC One at 8pm, a new episode. Coconut is the Invention Test ingredient, which sounds easy until the clock starts. Then the chefs cook for the critics William Sitwell, Rahel Stephanie and Xanthe Clay, with Monica Galetti and Marcus Wareing judging.

Emmerdale – ITV1, 8pm

Emmerdale is on ITV1 at 8pm tonight. Nicola opens up to Kev as the two edge towards romance in the wake of Jimmy’s death, Cain pushes Kammy to keep quiet about something and Caleb starts to panic. More on the Emmerdale page.

The Yorkshire Vet – Channel 5, 8pm

A new Yorkshire Vet is on Channel 5 at 8pm. Good teatime telly. I’m leaving the cases out, as the details I’ve seen for this episode differ.

Aldi: The Next Big Seller – Channel 4, 8pm

Channel 4 starts a three-part series at 8pm in which small, independent food makers try to win shelf space at Aldi. In shows like this the cheese-maker with the family story always seems to get further than the one with the better product. It’s gentle, and it fills the hour before the Taskmaster final nicely.

Miss Scarlet – Drama, 8pm

Miss Scarlet’s series finale is on Drama at 8pm. Eliza is drawn into a tangled case involving Fitzroy, with an espionage plot in the background and wedding plans for Barnabas and Ivy. The whole series is on U if you need to catch up.

Europa League: Sunderland v Dinamo Zagreb – TNT Sports 1, 8pm

Sunderland v Dinamo Zagreb kicks off at 8pm on TNT Sports 1, with the build-up from 7.45pm.

Coronation Street – ITV1, 8.30pm

Coronation Street is on ITV1 at 8.30pm. Kit blows up at work and time off is suggested, Idris eyes control of the works and Gemma gets news from the hospital. See the Coronation Street page.

Taskmaster – Channel 4, 9pm ⭐

The Taskmaster series final is on Channel 4 at 9pm, and if you only watch one TV show tonight, make it this. Greg Davies and Alex Horne see out the series with a line-up that includes Richard Ayoade, Matt Lucas and Nina Conti. One of tonight’s tasks is a film remake, and another involves miniatures.

Finals are where Taskmaster turns into a very silly sporting event. I always back whoever has the least dignity to lose. It’s rarely wrong. Also on Channel 4 streaming.

The Rise of the Rockstar Chef – BBC Two, 9pm

The Rise of the Rockstar Chef, a new series, starts on BBC Two at 9pm, with all three episodes on iPlayer. Marco Pierre White, Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal all take part, which can’t have been easy to arrange. It’s about how the kitchens of 1980s London turned chefs into stars, and the falling-out between White and Ramsay runs right through it. Angela Hartnett, Michel Roux and Marcus Wareing give their side too.

Sort Your Life Out – BBC One, 9pm

Sort Your Life Out is on BBC One at 9pm, with Stacey Solomon helping a single mother of four who needs a calmer home. You know the formula by now, but the before-and-after bit still gets me.

Big Brother: Live Final – ITV2, 9pm

The Big Brother live final is on ITV2 at 9pm and runs until about 10.35pm, when this year’s champion is revealed. It clashes with Taskmaster, so one of them goes on catch-up.

Dear Henry: Our Fight for Justice – ITV1, 9pm

Dear Henry: Our Fight for Justice is a Tonight special on ITV1 at 9pm, and the heaviest hour on ITV tonight. Paul Brand speaks to the family of Henry Nowak, the teenager killed in Southampton last December. Not one for background viewing. It will be on ITVX afterwards.

The Madame Blanc Mysteries – Channel 5, 9pm

Channel 5 has a new Madame Blanc Mysteries at 9pm, built around a pub-quiz rivalry, with Lesley Joseph and Brian Capron guesting as one team and Tony Robinson as the pub’s owner. Cosy crime, already streaming on 5.

A Remarkable Place to Die – Drama, 9pm

A Remarkable Place to Die starts its second series on Drama at 9pm, set in Queenstown, New Zealand. Chelsie Preston Crayford returns as Anais Mallory. Her sister’s death was largely dealt with last time, but the killing of her former best friend Maja Staunton is still unresolved, and Anais is chasing it unofficially. Catch-up is on U.

Attack the Block – Film4, 9pm

Attack the Block is on Film4 at 9pm, with Jodie Whittaker and John Boyega. In this 2011 film a gang of south London teenagers fight off an alien invasion on Bonfire Night, which makes it a good fit for the date. It’s quick and funny, with fireworks going off in the background. Talk to Me (2022) follows at 10.45pm, and the rest of the week’s films are on our films on TV page.

Late Night

It Gets Worse – Channel 4, 10pm

It Gets Worse is a new sitcom on Channel 4 at 10pm, with two episodes back to back (the second at 10.35pm). Three friends, Ethan, Sam and Abi, meet up at the funeral of someone they knew at university in the first one. The whole series is on Channel 4 streaming.

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – BBC Three, 10pm

The RuPaul’s Drag Race UK grand finale is on BBC Three at 10pm, with Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton on the panel. It’s repeated at 2.45am, and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is on at 11.15pm.

Question Time – BBC One, 10.40pm

Question Time is on BBC One at 10.40pm, Fiona Bruce chairing from Liverpool. Newscast follows at 11.40pm.

The World Is Not Enough – ITV1, 10.45pm

ITV1 has The World Is Not Enough at 10.45pm, the 1999 Bond film with Pierce Brosnan, Robert Carlyle and Sophie Marceau. Not one of the great Bonds, but fine at that hour.

Gogglebox – Channel 4, 11.10pm

Gogglebox is on Channel 4 at 11.10pm tonight, a late slot this week. See the Gogglebox page.

Channel 5 has A Night In at 10pm, with Sally Lindsay talking to Tony Robinson. Elsewhere, ITV3 has Vera at 8pm and Downton Abbey at 10pm, BBC Four has the 1969 film Battle of Britain at 8pm followed by Carrie at 10.10pm, BBC Three has Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life at 8.15pm, Dave has Would I Lie to You? at 7.40pm and 8.20pm, Sky Arts has Classic Movies: The Story of The Elephant Man at 8pm, More4 has Our Yorkshire Pub Rescue at 9pm, 5USA has Blue Bloods at 9pm and Yesterday has Dream Car Fixers at 9pm.

Sport

All the Europa League football is on TNT Sports tonight. Crystal Palace v Hoffenheim is on TNT Sports 1 and Sparta Prague v Bournemouth on TNT Sports 2, both kicking off at 5.45pm, then Sunderland v Dinamo Zagreb is on TNT Sports 1 and Celtic v Besiktas on TNT Sports 3 and Celtic TV, both at 8pm. AC Milan v Ferencvaros is on TNT Sports 4 and AZ Alkmaar v Juventus follows there at 8pm. In the Conference League, Thun v Hearts is on TNT Sports 3 from 5pm and Getafe v Brighton on TNT Sports 2 from 7.45pm. Sky Sports has the Paris Masters tennis from 10am, and TNT Sports 1 has the International Championship snooker from 11.30am. Free-to-air, ITV4 has Ligue 1 Highlights at 11pm. See football on TV today, snooker on TV and sport on TV today.

What’s On Streaming

BBC iPlayer: EastEnders, MasterChef: The Professionals, The Rise of the Rockstar Chef (all three episodes), Sort Your Life Out, Question Time.

ITVX: Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Dear Henry: Our Fight for Justice, Big Brother.

Channel 4 streaming: Taskmaster, Aldi: The Next Big Seller, It Gets Worse (the full series), Gogglebox.

5: The Madame Blanc Mysteries.

U: Miss Scarlet (the full series) and A Remarkable Place to Die.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is EastEnders on tonight (Thursday 5 November 2026)?

Yes. EastEnders is on BBC One at 7.30pm tonight (Thursday 5 November) and runs for half an hour, with the episode on iPlayer afterwards. Emmerdale follows on ITV1 at 8pm.

What time is Taskmaster on tonight?

The Taskmaster series final is on Channel 4 at 9pm tonight (Thursday 5 November) and runs for an hour. It’s on Channel 4 streaming too.

What’s the best thing to watch on TV tonight (Thursday 5 November 2026)?

If you only watch one TV show tonight, make it the Taskmaster final on Channel 4 at 9pm. MasterChef: The Professionals on BBC One at 8pm and The Rise of the Rockstar Chef on BBC Two at 9pm are the best of the rest.

What time are Emmerdale and Coronation Street on tonight?

Yes, both. Emmerdale is on ITV1 at 8pm tonight (Thursday 5 November) and Coronation Street follows at 8.30pm. Both are on ITVX afterwards.

What time is the Big Brother final on tonight?

The Big Brother live final is on ITV2 at 9pm tonight (Thursday 5 November) and is listed to run until about 10.35pm, when this year’s champion is revealed.

What live sport is on TV tonight (Thursday 5 November 2026)?

The Europa League is on TNT Sports, with Crystal Palace v Hoffenheim and Sparta Prague v Bournemouth kicking off at 5.45pm and Sunderland v Dinamo Zagreb and Celtic v Besiktas at 8pm. Sky Sports has the Paris Masters tennis from 10am, and TNT Sports 1 has International Championship snooker from 11.30am.

What’s on BBC One tonight?

BBC One has EastEnders at 7.30pm, MasterChef: The Professionals at 8pm, Sort Your Life Out at 9pm, BBC News at Ten at 10pm and Question Time at 10.40pm.

What time is Gogglebox on tonight?

Gogglebox is on Channel 4 at 11.10pm tonight (Thursday 5 November), after the Taskmaster final at 9pm. Older Gogglebox repeats are on E4 at 9pm and 10pm.

What films are on TV tonight?

Film4 shows The Longest Day at 5.25pm and Attack the Block (2011) at 9pm. ITV1 has The World Is Not Enough (1999) at 10.45pm, BBC Four has Battle of Britain at 8pm and Carrie at 10.10pm, and BBC Three has Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life at 8.15pm.

What channel is The Rise of the Rockstar Chef on?

The Rise of the Rockstar Chef is on BBC Two at 9pm tonight (Thursday 5 November). All three episodes of the new series are on iPlayer.

What’s on Freeview tonight?

On Freeview tonight, BBC One has EastEnders at 7.30pm and MasterChef: The Professionals at 8pm, ITV1 has Emmerdale and Coronation Street from 8pm, Channel 4 has the Taskmaster final at 9pm and Film4 has Attack the Block at 9pm.

What is on TV at 9pm tonight?

At 9pm, ITV1 has Dear Henry: Our Fight for Justice, BBC One has Sort Your Life Out, Channel 4 has the Taskmaster final and Channel 5 has The Madame Blanc Mysteries. BBC Two has The Rise of the Rockstar Chef and ITV2 has the Big Brother live final.

What’s on Channel 4 and Channel 5 tonight?

Channel 4 has Aldi: The Next Big Seller at 8pm, the Taskmaster final at 9pm, It Gets Worse at 10pm and Gogglebox at 11.10pm. Channel 5 has The Yorkshire Vet at 8pm, The Madame Blanc Mysteries at 9pm and A Night In at 10pm.

What happens in Emmerdale and Coronation Street tonight?

In Emmerdale, Nicola opens up to Kev as the two edge towards romance, Cain pushes Kammy to keep quiet and Caleb starts to panic. In Coronation Street, Kit blows up at work and time off is suggested, Idris eyes control of the works and Gemma gets news from the hospital.

Tonight by Channel

A channel-by-channel breakdown of Thursday 5 November 2026, so you can jump straight to the one you actually watch.

BBC One

• 7.30pm — EastEnders
• 8pm — MasterChef: The Professionals
• 9pm — Sort Your Life Out
• 10.40pm — Question Time

BBC Two

• 6pm — House of Games
• 9pm — The Rise of the Rockstar Chef

ITV1

• 5pm — The Chase
• 8pm — Emmerdale
• 8.30pm — Coronation Street
• 9pm — Dear Henry: Our Fight for Justice
• 10.45pm — The World Is Not Enough

Channel 4

• 8pm — Aldi: The Next Big Seller
• 9pm — Taskmaster
• 10pm — It Gets Worse
• 11.10pm — Gogglebox

Channel 5

• 8pm — The Yorkshire Vet
• 9pm — The Madame Blanc Mysteries

Drama

• 8pm — Miss Scarlet
• 9pm — A Remarkable Place to Die

TNT Sports 1

• 5.45pm — Europa League: Crystal Palace v Hoffenheim
• 8pm — Europa League: Sunderland v Dinamo Zagreb

The Viewing Schedule

Tonight’s television listings for the main channels, in time order, including the ITV tonight listings from 4pm. For the full BBC TV guide today, slot by slot, use the BBC One and BBC Two pages linked at the top. If you need channel numbers to go with this Freeview TV guide tonight, they’re in our Freeview channel guide.

Final Verdict

Start with MasterChef at 8pm. Nine o’clock is the hard bit. The Taskmaster final gets my vote, and The Rise of the Rockstar Chef can wait for iPlayer.

For a film, Attack the Block on Film4 is the closest thing to a Bonfire Night special. Football fans can start at teatime.

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