This weekend’s TV looks pretty brilliant!
Saturday…
The X Factor – TV3 (8pm)
The return of The X Factor this weekend, with a new-look judging panel including Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Simon Cowell, Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw. Caroline Flack and Olly Murs take over presenting duties.
What Women Want – UTV Ireland (8pm)
A freak accident gives a womanising executive the ability to hear the thoughts of the opposite sex, and this insight ultimately brings out an unexpected sensitive side. Starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt.
Bad Teacher – E4 (9pm)
Comedy starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake and Jason Segel sees cynical teacher Elizabeth Halsey who hates her job and the kids in her class, and hopes to escape her daily grind by landing a rich husband.
The Ugly Truth – RTÉ One (10.05pm)
A single TV producer is appalled when a chauvinistic presenter is hired for her morning news show, but is later forced to seek his help. Starring Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl.
The Basketball Diaries – MGM (10.30pm)
A coming-of-age drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg and Lorraine Bracco, which sees a precocious teenager rebelling against his Catholic school upbringing by turning to drugs and prostitution.
Sunday…
The Sunday Game – RTÉ One (2.45pm)
Mayo and Dublin go head-to-head in the second All-Ireland football semi-final, with the winner booking an All-Ireland final clash against Kerry.
Richie Rich – Comedy Central (6pm)
Go back to your childhood with this classic family comedy starring Macaulay Culkin which sees the world’s wealthiest youngster who has everything except friends.
The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story – Channel 4 (7pm)
Fascinating documentary that has access to the first nationwide survey and state-of-the-art drones mapping the Great Wall of China and offers new evidence that reveals its extraordinary magnitude and decodes its complex signals system.
The X Factor – TV3 (8pm)
The second night of this year’s season will see singing hopefuls try their luck in front of Nick Grimshaw, Simon Cowell, Rita Ora and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini.
Hackers – MGM (9pm)
Computer-mad teenagers set out to foil the plans of a nefarious adult hacker who has come up with a devious scheme to steal millions via the internet. Thriller starring Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie.
I Know What You Did Last Summer – Comedy Central Extra (10pm)
Four teenagers accidentally run over a stranger and hide the body only to find themselves stalked the following year by a shadowy figure. Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr.
