TV tonight: a Split spin-off and a new Michelle Keegan crime drama
British TV tonight sees the premiere of The Split Up, a spin-off of Abi Morgan's divorce drama, alongside a new Michelle Keegan crime series and a wildlife documentary from Simon Reeve.
Tonight's UK television lineup includes the premiere of The Split Up (BBC One, 9pm), a spin-off of Abi Morgan's The Split. The soapy divorce drama follows Aria, who expects to inherit her family's Manchester law firm from her late father and has therefore been postponing her own wedding for ten years. An old flame, a high-profile case involving a podcasting couple, and the discovery of an affair soon change the course of her life.
Other highlights
On Channel 4 at 7.45pm, The Great Celebrity Pottery Throwdown 2026 continues, with comedians Lucy Beaumont, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Richard Herring tasked with making kids' desk sets under host Liza Tarbuck.
BBC Two at 9pm launches Wilderness With Simon Reeve, a four-part series taking the presenter to remote regions of the world. He begins in Papua New Guinea, trekking through jungle in search of the elusive tree kangaroo known as the tenkile.
ITV1 at 9pm premieres The Blame, a new crime drama starring Michelle Keegan as DI Emma Crane. After a teenage girl is murdered, detectives investigate — with a subplot of police corruption running alongside the main case.
Channel 4's reality show Apocalypse (9pm) continues, with a dispute over stolen chickens escalating to baseball bats, while one contestant considers defecting from their group.
Sky Documentaries airs Wilder, Chris Smith's film about actor Gene Wilder, focusing on his anxieties, perfectionism and withdrawal from public life.
Streaming options include the prison drama Wasteman (Netflix) starring David Jonsson and Tom Blyth, the climate documentary How to Live on Earth narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch (YouTube), and the comedy Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Sky Cinema Premiere). Live sport includes Premier League football between Bournemouth and Liverpool, and the Cycling World Road Championships in Montreal.
