Electric Picnic (8.00pm, RTÉ Two) runs until midnight, so don't feel left out if you are not attending the music fest itself. The X Factor (8.00pm ITV) returns, as does Winning Streak (8.40pm RTÉ One) with Marty and Sinéad.
Electric Picnic, 8.00pm, on RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two’s coverage is fronted by Eoghan McDermott and RTÉ 2fm’s Jenny Greene, with performances from the main stage, interviews and more. Al Porter and Blathnaid Treacy (below) report from the Picnic arena. In addition to the headline acts on the main stage, RTÉ Two will be at the Other Voices Electric Ireland stage to bring you some of the musical highlights from an eclectic line-up of national and international artists. This much-anticipated TV event runs until 12 midnight. If you can't be there, be here, or otherwise languish with a deep sense of loss.
The X Factor, 8.00pm ITV
Simon Cowell, and pop princess Cheryl Fernandez-Versini are joined by straight-talking Spice Girl, Mel B, and music manager and long standing judge Louis Walsh. Front man Dermot O’Leary is back once again guiding you through the search for the nation’s next big singing sensation. The action kicks off with the room auditions, where hopefuls face the judges eyeball to eyeball in the intimate audition room.
Winning Streak, 8.40pm RTÉ One
Sinead Kennedy and Marty Whelan return with a new series of the popular game show. Five players will be drawn from all three-star entries received to appear each week and have the chance to win up to €1 million on the iconic Grand Prize Wheel. In addition, the new Winning Streak Scratch Card offers players the chance to win a car worth €30,000 or a cash prize up to €20,000. To enter, players must collect the letters C-A-R from the stub portion of the Winning Streak Scratch Card. Each week a lucky winner is drawn to appear on the show and play Car or Cash for the chance to win a car worth €30,000 or a cash prize up to €20,000.
