If you're going no further than the sofa, here are some tips on what's worth watching on the box over the weekend. As ever, it’s a busy one . . .
Pick of the weekend
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, 7.00pm Saturday, TV3 & UTV
As usual, Saturday Night Takeaway is live from Florida for a spectacular end of the season finale. What is unusual is that Ant won't be there, and Dec will host alone.
Otherwise, viewers can expect super-sized audience surprises, incredible stunts and celebrity guests, while one nation will be crowned in the final of Sofawatch and the Rembrandts will be performing a karaoke classic in Singalong Live. Go on. Have a guess what song they'll sing . . .
Stephen Mulhern takes his pop-up gameshow Stateside in a very special edition of In For a Penny, while Scarlett Moffat will make sure that the Place on the . . . winners have an experience they'll never forget.
The identity of The Overlord will finally be revealed in the thrilling conclusion of Saturday Knight Takeaway and - on top of all that - another lucky player gets the chance to Win the Ads.
New or Returning Shows
At Your Service, 8.30pm Sunday, RTÉ One
John and Francis Brennan are back helping out ailing hotels and begin with Shankill Castle in Paulstown, Kilkenny
It's the all-too-familiar story of a family of artists and historians who gamely bought a country house but are now struggling to make ends meet and keep their historic roof over their heads.
The City and the City, 9.30pm Friday, BBC Two
This should be good. Based on a novel by British author China Miéville that mixes weird fiction with the more familiar police procedural, it's set in a fictional European city of Besźel.
When the body of a young woman is found in the city, Inspector Tyador Borlú (the always excellent David Morrissey) of the Extreme Crime Squad is called to investigate the murder alongside Officer Lizbyet Corwi (Mandeep Dhillon).
Although Detective Naustin (Dana Haqjoo) presumes her murder can be easily explained, Borlú notices strange similarities to an old case.
I Don't Like Mondays, 8.00pm Friday, Channel 4
Would you like to take a year off work? With your salary fully paid? That's the amazing prize on offer in this brand new comedy game show hosted by Alan Carr.
One lucky audience member will get to resign live on air and receive their whole year's salary in one go - there and then. It sounds too good to be true but it's deffo worth a look . . .
Sounds Like Friday Night, 7.30pm Friday, BBC One
The modern version of Top of the Pops returns for a second run with Greg James and Dotty bringing viewers five weeks of fantastic music and interviews with some of the biggest music talents in the UK and internationally.
Broadcast from TV Centre in London, the vibe is very much 'Here comes the weekend!' For starters, Years and Years and Snow Patrol will both be performing their new singles for the first time on live television.
Here's Dua Lupa from the first season of the show:
Ending this weekend
The Voice UK, 8.30pm Saturday, TV3 & UTV
Emma Willis presents the live final as the four remaining singers battle it out to win a recording contract with Polydor Records.
Jennifer Hudson, Tom Jones, will.i.am and Olly Murs will also be taking to the stage to perform together, as well as giving the acts as much help and encouragement as possible.
Troy: Fall of a City, 9.10pm Saturday, BBC One
David Farr’s visceral retelling of the fall of Troy reaches its scorching climax as the Trojans are stunned to discover a deserted Greek camp.
With their enemies departed, all that remains on the beach is an offering to the gods in the form of a large wooden horse. With the war finally over celebrations begin, but are they premature?
Room 101, 8.30pm Friday, BBC One
Frank Skinner hosts a special edition of the comedy panel show featuring the best bits from the series and loads of unseen footage.
Below the Surface, 9.00pm Saturday, BBC Four
The Danish train thriller ends with another double episode, and as the hostage-takers begin to show the strain Hans decides that the time has come for action.
Later, Philip complies with Mark's demand that he goes down in the lift to ensure the safety of the remaining hostages. Mark rings Louise to arrange for the transfer of the ransom money.
New to Download
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: JAY-Z, from Friday, Netflix
Dave gets a lesson in flow, hip-hop culture and the criminal justice system from Jay-Z and drops in on producer Rick Rubin in his Malibu studio. Nice work and all that.
Fastest Car: Season 1, from Friday, Netflix
In each episode, three souped-up 'sleeper' cars go head-to-head with one of the world's most sought-after supercars.
Money Heist: Part 2, from Friday, Netflix
As the police close in on the Professor's identity, his lack of communication with the Mint team leads to mutiny and the arrest of one of the robbers.
Don't Miss
National Treasures, 6.30pm Sunday, RTÉ One
National Treasures is a project telling the story of Ireland over the past 100 years through the ordinary objects treasured by families across the island.
Presented by John Creedon, this four-parter takes in each of the provincial roadshows, beginning with Cork as the people of Munster reveal their fascinating historical objects.
From Sonia O’Sullivan’s running shoes to a plectrum from Rory Gallagher’s last Irish gig, Creedon and the team of curators will discover what Munster has to offer.
Right. I'm off to the attic for a good root.
Chat Show Line-ups
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm Friday, RTÉ One
Joining Ryan Tubridy on the Late Late Show are horseracing family Ruby, Katie and Ted Walsh, GAA analyst Joe Brolly and Eurovision contestant Ryan O’Shaughnessy.
The Graham Norton Show, 10.35pm Friday, BBC One/10.10pm Saturday, TV3
Graham's guests are Hollywood couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, as well as Spider-Man Tom Holland. Kylie Minogue performs her new single Stop Me from Falling.
The Ray D’Arcy Show, 9.45pm Saturday, RTÉ One
Ray chats to Bertie Ahern and George Mitchell, Dancing with the Stars winners Jake Carter and Karen Byrne, brothers John and Francis Brennan, and Pat Shortt.
Weekend movies
Alien: Covenant, 8.00pm Friday, Sky Cinema Premiere
The sixth instalment in the iconic Alien series sees the returning director Ridley Scott in fine form.
Just minutes in, the Covenant - an enormous vessel careering through space in search of a habitable planet - has suffered devastating losses.
All it takes is one freak power surge and the crew, including Katherine Waterston’s Daniels, cowboy-hatted pilot Tennessee (Danny McBride) and creepy synthetic Walter (Michael Fassbender), are down dozens of colonists and a captain, played briefly by James Franco.
Pretty soon parasitic space nasties are exploding out of chests, spines and everything in between.
Also . . .
The Shining, 11.30pm Saturday, TCM
It doesn't matter how many times you've seen this chiller directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson. It still chills and some of the scenes are true masterpieces of cinema.
Nicholson is outstanding as Jack Torrance, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, who accepts a position as the off-season caretaker of an isolated hotel. He slowly, surely, loses his mind.
Box Set Binge
The Out-Laws, All 4
Channel 4's on-demand service is really good, and includes a rake of subtitled crackers in its Walter Presents section.
One of my favourites is this teak-dark Belgian dramedy following the four Goethals sisters as they plot to murder their obnoxious brother-in-law, and subsequently thwart the investigation of two insurance claims adjusters probing his dubious demise.
