Saturday night TV just awful

I feel that Saturday Night TV is really rubbish, far too many singing/dancing (not of good quality) and I am so pleased that I am able to record programmes during the week to watch when there is nothing suitable to watch on the TV at the time.

The only thing I watch on Saturday is the (usually) Nordic noir detective series. Every thing else is rubbish or simply not to my taste. If I don't read, I take to my tablet. Amazon Prime saves a lot on postage and membership brings a lot of spcial series and films for nothing.

I've thought for ages that Saturday night TV has just become so full of rubbish it's not even worth trying to find something. Like many others we also watch things we have recorded or find something on catch up or Netflix.

Last night we caught up with Deadwater Fell with David Tennant, then watched an episode of Escape to the Chateau.

What is wrong with Sat night TV just singing progs of various kinds or dancing.... and The Voice will no doubt start up again soon! Sighs! Watch Casualty just cos its on.. story lines sometimes ok mostly grim! Record 24hrs in A&E love them...Channel 5 was only thing to watch last night... BBC dire!

I don't watch any dance, singing programs at all, no X Factor etc , I only watch Casualty, then and before it, I watch Netflix, Saturday night TV is utter rubbish.

We always watch the Scandi noir or whatever subtitled detective series is on ( with the exception of the dire Montalbano). At the moment it is the chilly and engaging Norwegian ‘Wisting’. We absolutely loved ‘Spiral’ and enjoyed the Canadian ‘Cardinal’ too.

Agree completely, we did same as Pittcity interesting history progs on Channel 5.

Another one who trawls through the listings to find something to watch on Saturdays and ends up reading a book. I've just subscribed to Netflix though and I'm bingeing The Crown and a really nice version of Anne of Green gables called 'Anne with an E' I've also got The Last Kingdom and Reign on my list yet to see so I'm happy for now

The Pianist was very good. Some shocking scenes in it though.

Thank goodness for Netflix.

Last night watched ‘The Pianist’.

Incredibly moving biographical film about a polish survivor of the Second World War.

Have to agree. Saturday night viewing is abysmal.

Callistamon
Same viewing here plus a wonderful program on Borneo. I want to go there ?
Then The Untouchables on Prime.

I agree Saturday viewing is terrible. I usually have a bath and pampering session then watch Netflix or something on Catch Up.

I watched The Masked Singer (at the same time as reading the paper) with the sound very low, only making it audible during the songs - that's says something, doesn't it? I don't know why they broadcast the judges' comments at the same time. They should wait until they've finished singing. Do the powers that be think that we switch on to hear the judges? A bit fat NO to that.
After that nonsense I watched Wisting on BBC4 - much more thrilling.

Brokenwood on Drama channel the best last night. Reminds me of times spent in NZ, the sun, the attitudes, and seeing a road sign with the name of the town we stayed in.

I cancelled Netflix as I could never find anything to watch. Can't get Amazon Prime so I've gone back to DVDs. Old fashioned or what?

I'm really hooked on the Masked Singer - the costumes are fantastic, and it's a bit of daft fun in this troubled world. Then there's First and Last on BBC1 - another fun programme that diesn't take too much effort on the brain.
What a pity neither of these were on over Christmas - now that was dire.

Glad most of you agree with me. Sunday night viewing is much better Countryfile and Call the Midwife to look forward to!

I totally agree. I record enough programs during the week to watch on Saturday evening.

I thought it was quite an entertaining evening.

The new game/comedy show First and Last is very silly - but, in my view, quite enjoyable light entertainment. I like Jason Manford and think he's funny.

I also enjoy the Greatest Dancer - I think there were some fabulous dancers and unique routines last night.

The Voice is one of my favourites too - though I didn't at all enjoy the Masked Singer last week and didn't bother to watch it again.

It seems, from the comments on here, I'm easily pleased.

Nothing much appealed to me after 9 p.m. though, so watched some programmes I'd recorded, including a comedy called Lads which I thought was very funny.

I can’t stand any game or talent shows so that tends to scupper a lot of weekend viewing!
I watched Father Brown and Midsommer murder on catch up last night then I listened to the radio via the app

Got some good ideas here thanks..
Nortsat46 your evening sounded good.

I agree that Saturday evening TV is dire at the moment. We checked the guide and decided to watch two of the Killing Eve episodes that we recorded in the summer and then we watched and enjoyed Wisting, which we hadn't known about, so have missed 4 episodes.

Sad really as the rest of the week there is at least one programme each evening that is worth watching. Even the film channels are showing old and frequently repeated movies that we've seen or don't want to see.

So many channels to choose from but what a load of drivel is on offer on a Saturday. Not everyone goes out on a Saturday night.

My daughter was visiting and wanted to watch the Masked Singer.......dreadful but I did want to see who the cameleon was. Turned out to be someone I had never heard of.
I too think that the hedgehog is Alexander Armstrong.

We really enjoyed "The First and Last" on ITV with Jason Manford. It's a bit daft but entertaining at the same time!!

I'm another one who watches things I've recorded because of poor Saturday night viewing! I love Frankie and Grace on Netflix. Has anyone else seen this? I struggled with the first few episodes but it has got better and I'm finding the second series really funny. I'm starting to relate now to the difficulties of bodily ageing, but mentally being still in my 30s (or younger). I'm also a Scandi Noir fan, and Spiral I love! OH watched this series with me, but had not seen any of the others, so I had to keep pausing it while I explained. I recorded the last series and will watch it on my own someime when he is not here.
I'm looking forward also to Le Bazar de la Charité with Audrey Fleurot, who is in Spiral. This is a mini-series on Netflix and based on a true story.

Its now for me a case of rarely finding any channel on a Saturday evening that makes me want to switch on. Christmas TV ??????????? what happened there? I cancelled my sky movies subscription some time ago having found there was a much better choice of movies on daytime free view and could record.