Rylan is among the guests as Michael McIntyre's Big Show returns for a new run, the NFL Wildcard Weekend begins, and there's more improvised chat on The Tommy Tiernan Show . . .
Pick of the Day
Michael McIntyre's Big Show, 6.50pm, BBC One
Here’s some old school Saturday evening telly.
The lively comedian Michael McIntyre hosts the latest run of a show that offers an evening of entertainment, recorded in front of an audience at – where else? - the London Palladium.
Tonight’s show sees Rylan bravely hand over his phone in Send to All, while Joel Corry and Tom Grennan add a little music by performing their smash hit Lionheart (Fearless).
There’s also an unsuspecting Antiques Roadshow fanwho gets the biggest surprise of their life and a special performance from the Unexpected Star of the Show.
Don’t Miss
The Tommy Tiernan Show, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Last week’s season opener with Cork football legend Roy Keane set a bar in terms of profile – but Tommy’s well up for whoever comes his way.
We all know what to expect here, which is often the unexpected.
With Tommy in the dark about who he will be interviewing until they walk out to greet him, anything can happen - especially if Tommy doesn't have a clue who they are.
Early Doors, 10.50pm, BBC Four
This classic Mancunian comedy from the early Noughties is currently the funniest thing on TV.
Tonight’s double bill opens with Jean's hopes of a holiday in Crete dashed, police officers Phil and Nige have a brush with death, and Liam comes clean - with a little help from his friends.
Meanwhile, Tommy and Eddie get a big surprise and Janice lands a new job.
Then at 11.20pm, tension mounts in the Grapes as the football card winner is announced, while Duffy and Joe advise Liam on how to win back a lost love.
Policemen Phil and Nige recover from a dawn raid, while Jean hopes her prayers will be answered and she will finally get to Crete.
New or Returning Shows
NFL: Wildcard Weekend, 9.00pm, Sky Sports Main Event & Action
The road to the Super Bowl starts here as the NFL 2022/23 playoffs begin with the Wildcard Weekend.
For those not in the know, this is where the second, third and fourth seeded teams from each conference are paired off against the Wildcard teams - the three with the best overall record of all remaining teams in the conference.
The winners of this round will go on to the Divisional Playoffs where the first seeded teams from both divisions will have automatically advanced.
Last season, only the San Francisco 49ers turned their Wildcard entry into a place in the NFC Championship game, where they lost to eventual Super Bowl LVI champions, the LA Rams.
First up, from 9pm there’s coverage of the Seahawks against the 49ers, while overnight (from 1am) the Chargers face the Jaguars.
New to Stream
One Way, Sky Cinema & NOW
No wrong turn goes unpunished in this wildly entertaining action-packed thrill ride starring Colson Baker (AKA Machine Gun Kelly), Storm Reid, Travis Fimmel, and Kevin Bacon.
After stealing from the biggest mob boss in town, Freddy (Baker) is badly wounded and on the run with a one-way ticket to salvage what is left of his crime-ridden life.
He’s aiming for one last shot at redemption with his family.
Saturday Cinema
This Is Spinal Tap, 11.55pm, BBC One
Superb spoof musical documentary, starring Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner.
An ageing British rock band try to revive their fortunes by embarking on a US tour, with a film-maker on hand to record the mayhem.
However, the big comeback soon turns into a series of disasters as tensions between the clueless rockers and their long-suffering manager reach breaking point.
The Duchess, 10.00pm, BBC Two
Fact-based period drama chronicling the life of Georgiana Spencer, who became Duchess of Devonshire in 1774 at the age of 17.
Adored by the public for her extravagant lifestyle, Spencer endured a troubled marriage and was eventually driven into the arms of Charles Grey, a senior Whig politician.
Starring Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper and Charlotte Rampling.
Mission: Impossible, 6.20pm, Channel 4
It’s mad to think that this action thriller based on the 1960s’ TV series, starring Tom Cruise, Jon Voight and Ving Rhames, is now 27 years old.
Secret agents suspect there is a traitor in their organisation when their latest assignment ends in disaster.
The sole survivor is accused of being the mole, forcing him to go on the run to clear his name.
But in the process he discovers a former Russian spy is selling information about the world's leading undercover operatives.
Logan, 10.45pm, Channel 4
This is definitely one of the best of the many Marvel movies released over the last 25 years.
Set in the near future, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) cares for an ailing Professor X (Patrick Stewart) somewhere on the USA-Mexican border.
But the razor-clawed hero's attempts to hide from the world are turned upside down when a young mutant arrives, pursued by cyborg bounty hunters in the employ of a sinister corporation.
Family Flick
My Spy, 6.35pm, RTÉ One
Comedy, starring Dave Bautista and Chloe Coleman.
Special Forces operative turned spy JJ undertakes covert surveillance of Kate Newton, the sister-in-law of a terrorist. JJ is ordered to keep a low profile.
Unfortunately, Kate's resourceful nine-year-old daughter Sophie blows his cover and blackmails JJ into training her as a spy.
