There's a right oul’ hoedown on The Late Late Show Country Special, Toni Collette stars in The Power, Joe Lycett hosts Late Night Lycett, while Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston reunite for Murder Mystery 2 . . .
Pick of the Day
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Ryan Tubridy will be joined by the best of the Irish country scene to celebrate the music that's been filling dance halls across the land for decades.
Daniel O'Donnell (below), Margo, Nathan Carter, Cliona Hagan, Philomena Begley, Derek Ryan, Claudia Buckley, TR Dallas, Trudi Lalor, Johnny Brady, Clodagh Lawlor, Niamh Lynne, Olivia Douglas, Chantelle Padden and Toy Show star Cailin Joe lead the stellar line up.
A country music legend will walk the line and be inducted into the Irish Country Music Hall of Fame, an accolade previously awarded to Daniel O'Donnell and Philomena Begley.
Daniel, Cliona, Philomena, and Nathan have worked 9-5 to unveil an exciting new project exclusively on Friday night’s show and they will pay tribute to Ireland’s king of country, Big Tom.
Described by Ryan as "a huge country star of the future, if not now" the show will welcome back Toy Show’s Tyrone Teen Caillin Joe who will perform a Glen Campbell classic.
The star-studded line-up will perform the songs that changed their lives including Irish originals and hits from Dolly Parton, The Bellamy Brothers and Garth Brooks.
Don’t Miss
The Power, Prime Video
Toni Collette heads the cast of this science fiction drama based on Naomi Alderman's 2016 novel of the same name.
It’s got a great premise.
Suddenly, and without warning, all teenage girls in the world develop the power to electrocute people at will. It's hereditary, it's inbuilt, and it can't be taken away from them.
Coming alive to the thrill of pure power: the ability to hurt or even kill by releasing electrical jolts from their fingertips, they rapidly learn they can awaken the Power in older women.
Soon enough nearly every woman in the world can do it. And then everything is different.
SSE Airtricity League Live, 7.35pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Peter Collins presents action from the Premier Division encounter at Tolka Park as Shelbourne host Derry City (KO 7.45pm).
The Candystripes were runners-up to Shamrock Rovers last season and claimed two 1-0 wins at Shelbourne along the way. They currently lie in second place and are unbeaten in their opening six games of the 2023 campaign.
The sides last met in November’s FAI Cup Final, when Damien Duff's Reds suffered a 4-0 hammering. Shels look a lot tougher to beat this term though.
New or Returning Shows
Late Night Lycett, 10.00pm, Channel 4
Joe Lycett catches up with celebrities and big-name guests from the worlds of comedy, television, music and film in this new chat show, direct from Birmingham.
Joe also celebrates the week gone by with his own signature style of comedy, as he looks back at the biggest news stories.
He also ropes his guests into games and sketches and offers audience members the chance to win - his own possessions.
New to Stream
Murder Mystery 2, Netflix
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston return for another fluffy adventure as Nick and Audrey Spitz.
Now full-time detectives, the husband-and-wife team are struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground.
Meanwhile, Nick and Audrey find themselves at the centre of an international abduction when their friend the Maharaja is kidnapped at his own lavish wedding.
Tetris, Apple TV+
Here's a biographical drama starring Taron Egerton, Roger Allam and Toby Jones.
It tells the true story of the high-stakes legal battle to secure the intellectual property rights to Tetris.
Kill Boksoon, Netflix
This is a South Korean crime action film directed and written by Byun Sung-hyun, starring Jeon Do-yeon, Sol Kyung-gu, Esom, and Koo Kyo-hwan.
Gil Bok-soon (Jeon Do-yeon), a legendary killer in the contract killing industry, gets caught up in an unavoidable confrontation just before renewing her contract with the company.
Minions: The Rise of Gru, Sky Movies & NOW
The voice cast for this animated sequel is impressive: Steve Carrell, Alan Arkin, Taraji P Henson, Michelle Yeoh, RZA, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Lawless, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews.
In the heart of the 1970s, amid a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Carell) is growing up in the suburbs.
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them.
Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making backup from his loyal followers, the Minions.
When the Vicious 6 oust their leader, legendary fighter Wild Knuckles (Alan Arkin), Gru interviews to become their newest member. It doesn't go well.
Doogie Kamealoha MD season 2, Disney+
The teen medical comedy inspired by the 1990s' sitcom Doogie Howser returns for a second run.
This season sees things getting even tougher for medical prodigy Lahela 'Doogie' Kamealohawhen when she gets caught in a love triangle.
When Lahela's first love, Walter returns from the World Surf Tour, he's not the same boyfriend she said goodbye to months before. But she's not the same girl either.
That becomes clear when she meets Nico, a bad boy on a dirt bike.
She's faced with a decision: fight for what she knows is true, or give new love a chance.
Ending Today
Great British Menu: Banquet Special, 9.00pm, BBC Two
There’s the odd show that I largely ignore but might watch the final. Maybe you do likewise?
Brighton Royal Pavilion is the setting for the GBM final banquet, where the overall winner will be decided.
Judges Tom Kerridge, Nisha Katona and Ed Gamble have chosen four contestants whose menus have celebrated the theme of animation and illustration in honour of Paddington's 65th Birthday.
There will also be the highest runner-up on hand to help with the mini courses, but who will really impress the guests, which include Cressida Cowell and Lenny Henry?
