TV Tonight: The Hunt and More Unmissable Viewing
Tonight's television schedule offers a mix of thrilling entertainment and essential documentaries, headlined by a new addictive game show on Channel 4.
The Hunt: Prey vs Predator – 9pm, Channel 4
Is this an outdoorsy version of The Traitors or simply a massive game of tag with added arguments? The Hunt: Prey vs Predator strips across the week, featuring ten strangers unleashed in a forest to tackle various challenges. Each day, participants are designated as either prey or predator, sparking a freeform game of hide and seek as the prey attempt to evade capture. The stakes are high: if you remain a predator by day's end, you face The Cull.
This daft yet compelling mix blends strategy, physical prowess, and avarice, with £100,000 awaiting the winner. Tensions quickly escalate, delivering mindless, guilty pleasure that echoes elements of previous shows. Phil Harrison notes its addictive nature, making it a must-watch for fans of competitive reality TV.
Other Highlights Across the Channels
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer airs at 7.40pm on Channel 4. Another batch of celebrities, including Joe Wilkinson, Roisin Conaty, Rose Matafeo, and Judi Love, enter the tent for charity. They face judges Paul Hollywood and newcomer Cherish Finden from the professional version, offering good, unapologetically formulaic fun.
The Capture continues its third season at 9pm on BBC One. This paranoid techno-thriller sees Holliday Grainger's stressed SO15 chief convinced her new boss, Pierson, is a killer, leading to a high-stakes face-off between Killian Scott and Ron Perlman. Graeme Virtue praises the intense, gravelly performances.
Forensics: The Real CSI at 9pm on BBC Two follows police in Cumbria and the West Midlands as they investigate a series of ATM robberies using hydraulic rescue tools. The documentary explores whether forensic analysis can help catch the so-called Jaws-of-Life Gang.
The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Read With Luke Thompson airs at 9pm on BBC Four. Luke Thompson of Bridgerton fame brings Oscar Wilde's gothic meditation on age, beauty, and mortality to life in a spellbinding production that does full justice to the text's allegory on vanity and self-acceptance.
In Our Blood: The Forever Chemicals Scandal at 10.15pm on ITV1 is a bleak but essential documentary. It explores the aftermath of fire-fighting foam contamination in Bentham, Yorkshire, where Pfas (forever chemicals) from Angus Fire have impacted residents' health, detailing the implications in painful detail.
Live Sport Schedule
- Premier League Football: Newcastle v Sunderland at 11am on Sky Sports Main Event, followed by Tottenham v Nottingham Forest at 2pm.
- Women's Super League Football: Leicester City v Aston Villa at 2.30pm on BBC Two, broadcast from King Power Stadium.
- League Cup Football: Arsenal v Man City in the final at 3.30pm on ITV1, with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta seeking the first of a potential quadruple of trophies.
Tonight's lineup promises a blend of entertainment, drama, and real-world issues, ensuring something for every viewer.
