WHAT TO WATCH 31 January - 6 February

The Muppets are BACK!

This week's best telly includes the return of Mock The Week following its cancellation by the BBC, the return of The Muppet Show, another series of Silent Witness on BBC One and the return of Mo Gilligan to Netflix with a brand new stand-up special.

Elsewhere, The Celebrity Traitors' winner Alan Carr, teams up with Susie Dent to help find the UK's Secret Genius, whilst Faithful Celebrity Traitors player Clare Balding leads the BBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics.

Here are 6 TV shows you can't miss this week...

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 BRAND NEW

SECRET GENIUS

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Sunday 1st and Monday 2nd February

9pm | Channel 4

Comedian Alan Carr and lexicographer Susie Dent host Channel 4's brand new series, Secret Genius, as they unearth the hidden potential in ordinary people with extraordinary minds who have never had their raw brainpower recognised.

12 extraordinary minds who may have been overlooked by the school system or their families, and have often gone through life feeling misunderstood and dismissed, compete to become the UK's first Secret Genius.

Over four regional heats, adults of all ages and from all walks of life descend on Genius HQ to take on a series of epic immersive intelligence games based on the challenges that Mensa uses to measure IQ.

The top 12 contestants from the heats earn a place in the finals at Oxford University, where they face even more painfully difficult challenges. Friendships are forged, and confidence blossoms, but only one person can be crowned Britain's first Secret Genius.

 6 EPISODES  CONTINUES SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS

 STREAM ON CHANNEL 4 

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2

 RETURNING ENTERTAINMENT

MOCK THE WEEK

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Sunday 1st February

TLC | 9pm

Mock the Week is BACK! Following its cancellation on the BBC in November 2022, Dara Ó Briain returns to host the witty, fast-paced, satirical panel show, now on TLC with nine hour-long episodes.

The witty, fast-paced, satirical panel show that turns the week’s news into comedy gold is back bigger than ever, with hour-long episodes packed full of fearless jokes, quick-fire challenges and the chaotic energy fans know and love.

Expect razor-sharp, inspired silliness and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments as some of the nation’s funniest comedians battle it out to get the biggest laughs.

Joining Dara in the studio throughout the new series will be a stellar line-up of top comedy talent, including Rhys James, Sara Pascoe, Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Ahir Shah, Milton Jones, Katherine Ryan, Hugh Dennis, Sarah Keyworth, Lou Sanders, Glenn Moore, Ellie Taylor and Russell Howard, with more names still to be announced.

The new series stays true to the classic Mock the Week format, featuring iconic rounds such as If This Is the Answer, What Is the Question?, Wheel of News, Picture of the Week and the legendary Scenes We’d Like to See. But fans can also look forward to brand-new rounds, created especially for the expanded 60-minute format, giving even more room for bold jokes and unexpected twists.

 9 EPISODES  CONTINUES WEEKLY

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3

 RETURNING DRAMA

SILENT WITNESS

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Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd February

9pm | BBC One

As Silent Witness returns for its 29th series, the team has relocated to The Sir William Bowman Centre of Excellence in Birmingham, and Dr. Nikki Alexander, Jack, Harriet and Kit face some of their toughest cases yet.

With five stories told over 10 episodes, the first two episodes see Nikki and Jack hunt a suspected hitman across Birmingham, who later claims responsibility for a murder that gripped the nation, for which someone else is serving time in jail.

 10 EPISODES  CONTINUES MONDAYS & TUESDAYS

 STREAM ON BBC IPLAYER 

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4

 BRAND NEW STAND-UP SPECIAL

MO GILLIGAN: IN THE MOMENT

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Tuesday 3rd February

Netflix

For his latest Netflix stand-up special, In The Moment, comedian Mo Gilligan dishes on fame, family and being British in America.

 STREAM ON NETFLIX

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5

 RETURNING SPECIAL EVENT

THE MUPPET SHOW

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Wednesday 4th February

Disney+

In its 50th anniversary year, The Muppet Show is back this week as Kermit, Miss Piggy and the beloved Muppet gang return with a brand-new special event.

Music, comedy, and a whole lot of chaos are bound to ensue when The Muppets once again take the stage of the original Muppet Theatre with their very special guest, Sabrina Carpenter!

 STREAM ON DISNEY+

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6

 RETURNING SPORTS EVENT

WINTER OLYMPICS 2026

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Wednesday 4th to Friday 6th February

BBC One

This year, the BBC is delivering more than 450 hours of live Winter Olympics action from Milan-Cortina, bringing audiences unmissable drama from the world’s top winter sport athletes, and the biggest and best moments of snow and ice sport.

TV coverage will be led by Clare Balding, Hazel Irvine and Jeanette Kwakye on BBC One and BBC Two from 9am to 10pm each day from the BBC’s studio in Cortina.

CONTINUES DAILY

 STREAM ON BBC IPLAYER