Your Friday Night TV Guide: What to Watch on UK Television Tonight, Friday 18 September
Looking for the best way to spend your Friday night on the sofa? From Oasis on TOTP to Joel Dommett in the Lycett Arms,, tonight’s TV schedule has something for everyone.
Here is your complete, curated guide to what’s on, along with details on how you can tune in from the UK.
7:00 PM — Top of the Pops (2000)
- Channel: BBC Four
- The Vibe: Pure, nostalgic 2000s chart pop.
- What to Expect: Take a trip down memory lane with a special double-bill of iconic Top of the Pops episodes straight from the year 2000. Dust off your dancing shoes and relive the millennium pop boom as BBC Four brings you retro performances from an eclectic lineup featuring Steps, Craig David, Hanson, Fragma, and Oasis.
8:00 PM — Celebrity MasterChef: The Final
- Channel: BBC One / BBC iPlayer
- The Vibe: High-stakes kitchen drama and culinary triumph.
- What to Expect: After five weeks of gruelling challenges, culinary stress, and kitchen disasters, the Celebrity MasterChef journey reaches its thrilling climax. Fifteen famous faces started the battle, but now only three finalists stand between glory and elimination.
- Under the watchful eyes (and discerning palates) of judges Grace Dent and Giorgio Locatelli, the final three must cook and present a faultless three-course meal. It’s their absolute last chance to show passion, creativity, and technical skill. Who will take the trophy and etch their name into the Celebrity MasterChef hall of fame? Tune in to find out who is crowned the 2026 Champion.
9:00 PM — All Creatures Great and Small: Behind the Magic
- Channel: Channel 5
- The Vibe: Heartwarming, behind-the-scenes Yorkshire charm.
- What to Expect: For fans of the smash-hit period drama, this special is unmissable television. Presenter and devoted dog-lover Graeme Hall heads up to the breathtaking Yorkshire Dales to uncover the closely guarded secrets behind the making of the series. Graeme hangs out with both the human and furry cast members, takes an exclusive tour of the studio sets and the real-life market town of Grassington (doubling as Darrowby) alongside actor Callum Woodhouse, and even tries his hand at an acting cameo in the show itself!
9:00 PM — Gogglebox
- Channel: Channel 4
- The Vibe: Hilarious, unfiltered couch-side commentary.
- What to Expect: Britain’s favourite armchair critics are back on the box to give us their unvarnished verdicts on the week’s biggest TV moments. Expect sharp wit, emotional reactions, and plenty of laughs as they dissect everything from Apocalypse, Trigger Point, and the Last Night of the Proms, to The Chase, Police Interceptors, Forever Home, and school dinners on the ITV News.
9:25 PM — The Late Late Show
- Channel: RTÉ (with UK streaming options)
- The Vibe: Star-studded chat, music, and big Friday night entertainment.
- What to Expect: Patrick Kielty is back at the helm for Ireland’s biggest entertainment show, kicking off with a brilliant line-up featuring pop-rock royalty The Script and Hollywood icon Liam Neeson.
- Want to catch the action from across the Irish Sea? Check out our dedicated guide on how to watch The Late Late Show in the UK.
10:00 PM — Live from the Lycett Arms
- Channel: Channel 4
- The Vibe: Chaotic, anarchic, late-night pub comedy.
- What to Expect: Joe Lycett is opening the doors to his technicolour, paisley-carpeted boozer—which conveniently only stays open for one hour a week on a Friday night. Part love letter to the great British pub, part controlled chaos, The Lycett Arms is a place to escape the world and put it to rights.
- This week, comedian Sophie Willan takes on the trial shift of her life as pub manager, trying to keep the ship steady, while Joel Dommett drops in for a natter with landlord Joe. Expect a comedy guest, a crowd of star-studded patrons, and plenty of moments where the wheels threaten to come off entirely. Anything can happen!
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