Full 5USA listings for Thursday 29 October 2026, with times in London local time.

5USA gives NCIS two hours, then Blue Bloods is the one change of pace

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The hour to circle on 5USA tonight is 21:00, because it is the only one that breaks the pattern. Before it comes NCIS, after it comes Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and the whole evening reads like a police procedural filing system.

Blue Bloods is Old Friends, series 12, episode 10. It is a CBS drama with Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan and Vanessa Ray in the cast and 293 episodes to date, and it lands against The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked on BBC One and Gogglebox on E4. It is a steadier watch than either, and the only one of the three that asks nothing of you beyond sitting down.

The NCIS block

NCIS holds 19:00 and 20:00, with Safe Harbor (series 9, episode 5) followed by Thirst (episode 6). It has already filled 18:00 with Enemy on the Hill and the late morning before that, so by seven o’clock the channel has given the series the best part of five hours. The programme has 507 episodes behind it on CBS, with Mark Harmon heading the cast list. Safe Harbor is the one to pick if you only want a single episode, since it runs opposite The One Show and a clutch of factual programmes, and the 8pm slot faces The Celebrity Traitors.

Late

At 22:00 and 23:00 it is Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, with Uncivilised and Stalked, both from series 1. The programme now stands at 594 episodes for NBC, with Mariska Hargitay and Ice-T in the cast, and an early-series pair is a decent excuse to stay up. Its rivals at ten are BBC News at Ten and Live at the Apollo, which is not much of a fight.

Earlier in the day

Law & Order itself runs from noon through to 17:00, and at 16:00 it is series 17, episode 1, Fame. Anyone who prefers their procedurals in daylight has five consecutive hours of it.


Also on TV tonight at 9pm

  • BBC One: The Celebrity Traitors (from 8pm)
  • BBC Two: Live: UEFA Women’s Champions League Football (from 7.30pm)
  • ITV1: Long Lost Family
  • Channel 4: Titanic: Building the World’s… (from 8pm)
  • Channel 5: The Yorkshire Vet (from 8pm)
  • BBC Four: The Guns of Navarone (from 8pm)
  • ITV2: Big Brother
  • ITV3: Vera (from 8pm)
  • ITV4: Benidorm
  • E4: Gogglebox

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Frequently asked questions

What’s on 5USA tonight?

On Thursday 29 October 2026, 5USA shows NCIS at 7pm, NCIS at 8pm, Blue Bloods at 9pm and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit at 10pm.

Is there a film on 5USA tonight?

No. 5USA has no films in its evening schedule on Thursday 29 October 2026.

What’s on 5USA late tonight?

After 11pm, 5USA has Law & Order: Special Victims Unit at 11pm.

What time does 5USA’s evening start?

The evening schedule starts with NCIS at 6pm.