Every lunchtime, DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.
The Graham Norton Show (BBC1, 10.35pm)
Well, that’s it - Graham is finished up for the summer. Tonight he looks back over the past 13 weeks of interviews and hilarious moments, including Kylie Minogue dumping someone’s date for them, George Clooney discussing his prank wars with Brad Pitt, and Arnold Schwarzenegger being Arnie. #grahamnorton
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (ITV2, 8pm)
The first in Peter Jackson’s trilogy of Hobbit films – Martin Freeman is the perfect Bilbo Baggins, while Ian McKellen reprises his role as Gandalf.
The Lie (TV3, 8.30pm)
Contestants have the opportunity to win €10,000 – but only if they can correctly spot ‘the lie’ in statements about pop culture, general knowledge and current affairs. Jonathan McCrea hosts. #thelie
Everybody’s talking about: #XFactor
There are even MORE shakeups to this year’s show - after ditching judges Louis Walsh and Mel B for Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw, Simon Cowell wants to up the ante with some scandal.
According to the Sun, Cowell wants to move the Boot Camp stage to a mansion in the country and introduce alcohol into the mix to encourage the contestants to ‘hook up’ with each other. Well holy God.
Or flick over for…
- Wimbledon 2Day (BBC2, 8.30pm) Catch up on the events of the day at Wimbledon.
- Thank GAA It’s Friday (RTÉ2, 8.30pm) If you’re more of a GAA head, check out this new recap programme.
- Friends With Benefits (E4, 9pm) Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis have all the chemistry in this romcom.
- Veronica Guerin (RTÉ One, 9.35pm) Cate Blanchett plays the Irish journalist murdered for investigating drug gangs.
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (ITV4, 11.10pm) The title is so long, we barely have room to say something about the film. It’s got Brad Pitt?
