Full Dave listings for Saturday 31 October 2026, with times in London local time.

Dave runs a sitcom-then-panel-show Saturday, and it works

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Dave’s evening is a clean three-act structure: two Ghosts, three Not Going Out, then Would I Lie To You? from 10.15pm to the end of the night. Nothing here is challenging, and that is the point. If you want to sit down at seven and not touch the remote until midnight, this is one of the easier channels to do it on.

Not Going Out carries the middle

Three back-to-back episodes of Not Going Out from 8.15pm are the heart of the night. It is a BBC One sitcom that has run to eight series and 54 episodes, with Lee Mack, Megan Dodds, Tim Vine, Miranda Hart and Sally Bretton in the cast, so there is plenty of material to schedule three at a time. The channel has shown it on two days in the window and twice today, which marks it as a tonight-only block rather than a fixture. It is also the strongest thing in its half of the evening: the only real alternatives at 8.15 are Lillie on Talking Pictures and a film on Great! Movies.

Ghosts opens the night

Ghosts takes the 7pm and 7.35pm slots. This is the CBS version, a 2021 American sitcom now at five series and 88 episodes, with Rose McIver, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Asher Grodman, Rebecca Wisocky and Sheila Carrasco in the cast. It has appeared on four days in the window, so Dave clearly has plenty of it to hand. At 7.35 it faces Win Win with Postcode Lottery on ITV1 and Live: Serie A Football on BBC Two, which will suit different people. A solid, undemanding start rather than the main event.

Would I Lie To You? is the safety net

From 10.15pm Would I Lie To You? takes over, and it is also the channel’s daytime workhorse, filling every slot from 1.10pm to 6.20pm. It is a BBC One panel show, now at 13 series and 110 episodes, with Lee Mack in the cast. The reason to be cautious is the sheer volume: if you watched it this afternoon, you may recognise things by the time the late slots come round. The 10.15 airing is up against Match of the Day, which is the real contest for a Saturday night.

The rest of the day

Mornings belong to East Harbour Heroes and a 160-minute Top Gear: Patagonia Special at 10.30am. Overnight there is Mock the Week and a Live at the Apollo. Both are in the table rather than needing comment.

Start with Ghosts, settle in for Not Going Out, and finish on the panel show.


Also on TV tonight at 9pm

  • BBC One: Wisdom of the Crowd (from 8.30pm)
  • BBC Two: Live: Serie A Football (from 7.40pm)
  • ITV1: The Voice UK (from 8.30pm)
  • Channel 4: New: The F Ward
  • Channel 5: Britain’s Killer Hurricane of 1990 (from 7.45pm)
  • BBC Four: Miss Marple (from 8.30pm)
  • ITV2: Suicide Squad
  • ITV3: Midsomer Murders (from 8pm)
  • ITV4: Live: ITV Racing Live (from 8pm)
  • E4: Celebrity Gogglebox

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Frequently asked questions

What’s on Dave tonight?

On Saturday 31 October 2026, Dave shows Ghosts at 7pm, Ghosts at 7.35pm, Not Going Out at 8.15pm, Not Going Out at 8.55pm, Not Going Out at 9.35pm and Would I Lie To You? at 10.15pm. That is 6 of 7 programmes in primetime; the full schedule is on this page.

Is there a film on Dave tonight?

No. Dave has no films in its evening schedule on Saturday 31 October 2026.

What’s on Dave late tonight?

After 11pm, Dave has Would I Lie To You? at 11.35pm.

What time does Dave’s evening start?

The evening schedule starts with Would I Lie To You? at 6.20pm.