DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.
The Voice Kids (TV3, 7.30pm)
Emma Willis, will.i.am, Pixie Lott and Danny Jones of McFly present the children’s version of the singing talent show. The blind auditions are over and this week the kids will be competing against one another to secure a spot in the semi-finals.
They’re battling it out to win the prize of £30,000 towards their musical education and a family holiday to Disneyland Paris just to keep things interesting for the kids.
Red Eye (Channel 4, 11.20pm)
Our own Cillian Murphy stars in this 2005 camp thriller alongside Rachel MacAdams. In the wake of her grandmother’s funeral, a hotel manager (Rachel MacAdams) meets Jackson Rippner (Cillian Murphy) while waiting to fly back home. She’s instantly charmed by him and delighted when they end up sitting together. Soon she finds out that he deliberately chose that seat because he needs her help to assassinate the head of Homeland Security in her hotel.
Bridesmaids (Channel 4, 9pm)
Kristen Wiig’s classic comedy about a single woman whose life is a mess. When she learns her lifelong best friend is engaged, she has to serve as the maid of honor despite being lovelorn and financially broke, she goes through all of the expensive rituals associated with the role of maid of honor. The road to the wedding is wild.
Everybody’s talking about… Kem and Amber’s antics on Love Island
Producers were forced to intervene and give Amber the morning after pill after her and Kem were ‘constantly’ at it. They were issued a final warning and lectured for three hours about safe sex.
Or flick over for…
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Film 4, 6.35pm) A group of retirees head to India to live out their days in luxury, but the beautiful residence they were sold isn’t quite what they expected when they arrive.
Attenborough at 90 (RTÉ 2, 10pm) In celebration of his 90th birthday, Sir David Attenborough shares extraordinary highlights of his life and career. If you miss it tonight, it could be worth recording for your hangover tomorrow.
Turbo (RTÉ One, 18.35pm) A wholesome family animation about a lowly garden snail named Turbo he becomes a racer when his DNA is charged with nitrous oxide.
Saturday Night with Miriam (RTÉ One, 9.15pm) Supermodel Caprice will discuss her brain tumour with Miriam O’Callaghan on the show tonight. She’ll also speak to Brendan Courtney about his fathers death and there’ll be new music from The Blizzards.
Warrior (TV3, 10pm) The Tom Hardy sports drama that follows two estranged brothers as they find themselves making their way through MMA fighting to support themselves. They end up facing each other in a fight for $5,000,000 and coming face-to-face with their family history.
