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Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 12:30 PM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 22: Series 22
A young couple with a child saves 3K for their first apartment but claim it was dreadful; they are accused of smoking pot.
Nothing to Declare
Starts Saturday 17 May, 12:30 PM on Sky Replay
Season 9 Episode 1
A passenger carrying clumps of human hair becomes hysterical when her luggage returns positive readings for drugs
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Starts Saturday 17 May, 12:30 PM on MTV
Season 4 Episode 5
The girls receive help on achieving the required look from Kelli and salon director Rainer Schneck, with some of them getting dramatic makeovers
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 1:00 PM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 23: Series 22
A woman admits she made a mistake when she sold a German Shephard to an 18-year-old; thousands in vet bills are disputed.
Nothing to Declare
Starts Saturday 17 May, 1:00 PM on Sky Replay
Season 9 Episode 2
A drug-runner conceals his stash in the most unlikely of places, and a heartbroken Frenchman has fallen for Australia, but for Immigration it is time to separate
Shoplifters: Caught Red Handed
Starts Saturday 17 May, 12:40 PM on 5STAR
Episode 10
A man claims he was threatened with a knife by a fellow shopper at West Orchards, and criminals use chainsaws to break into an Enfield store in the early hours
When Big Things Go Wrong
Starts Saturday 17 May, 1:00 PM on Blaze
Episode 4: Doomed from the Start
The catastrophic result of some of the world's worst engineering disasters caught on tape, examining their likely causes
Nothing to Declare
Starts Saturday 17 May, 1:30 PM on Sky Replay
Season 9 Episode 3
Officers make a disturbing discovery in a Chinese student's bag, and a devious passenger will try anything to get past immigration
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 1:30 PM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 24: Series 22
A mother fights to keep her teenage son's police record clean so he can play sports; $4K in restitution is disputed with another mom.
Northern Ireland Assembly - Executive Office Questions
Starts Saturday 17 May, 1:20 PM on BBC Parliament
Episode : 12/05/2025 - 2
Questions in Stormont to the Northern Ireland executive, with the deputy first minister Emma Little-Pengelly, on Monday 12 May
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 2:00 PM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 25: Series 22
A convict named 'Famous' is the source of extreme animosity between his fiancé and the mother of his children; new heights of depravity are reached.
Medical Detectives
Starts Saturday 17 May, 2:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 10 Episode 24: Unholy Alliance
The disappearance of a young woman led police to believe she was the victim of a particular criminal, but blood evidence and tyre tracks would prove otherwise
Medical Detectives
Starts Saturday 17 May, 2:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 10 Episode 25: Signed, Sealed & Delivered
The friend of two men testified against them after they were involved in a shooting incident. But when a bomb exploded in his home, police smelled revenge
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 2:30 PM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 26: Series 22
A woman accuses her fiancé's father of suing her out of spite because he doesn't get to see his granddaughter as much as he'd like to.
Legends of the Pharaohs
Starts Saturday 17 May, 2:00 PM on Blaze
Season 2 Episode 1: Birth of the Tutankhamun Dynasty
Revisiting the events of 1922, when Howard Carter had just discovered the tomb and treasure of Tutankhamun, a pharaoh forgotten by history for 3,300 years
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 3:00 PM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 27: Series 22
A restraining order, slashed tires and alleged theft come into play when ex friends call it quits.
Medical Detectives
Starts Saturday 17 May, 3:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 10 Episode 26: Cop Out
When a college student was found brutally murdered, hairs and tiny cells found at the scene opened a trail of lies and a motive for murder
Medical Detectives
Starts Saturday 17 May, 3:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 10 Episode 27: Summer Obsession
When a drowning victim was discovered, police soon ruled out accidental death when a suspect emerged with several motives for murder
Cape Carnage: Killer Catch
Starts Saturday 17 May, 3:00 PM on U&Dave
Episode 4: Bruce's Big Gamble
The Wildcard crew is just a week away from unloading their catch at the port of Karumba when Captain Bruce decides to go to a fishing ground that is known for its risks
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 3:30 PM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 28: Series 22
When a woman's vehicle is repossessed, she tells the car salesman's wife that he made inappropriate passes at her.
Legends of the Pharaohs
Starts Saturday 17 May, 3:00 PM on Blaze
Season 2 Episode 2: Hatshepsut, The Pharaoh Queen
Only the third woman to become Pharaoh in the 3,000-year history of Ancient Egypt, Hatshepsut catapulted to power 14 centuries before Cleopatra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 4:00 PM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 29: Series 22
The Judge dispenses wise advice to a teen who is allegedly hanging out with pot-smoking, drinking friends; he is sued for damages from an icy-road crash.
Medical Detectives
Starts Saturday 17 May, 4:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 10 Episode 28: Enemy Within
When a lawyer was battered to death, the beating was so violent that the killer left microscopic evidence at the scene of the crime
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 4:25 PM on True Crime
Season 22 Episode 30: Series 22
An American living in Denmark sues her estranged daughter for the balance of a loan; her daughter claims she was given to foster care as a child.
Medical Detectives
Starts Saturday 17 May, 4:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 10 Episode 29: Elemental Clue
Two women are found murdered and police believe there may be a serial killer on the loose, but tiny clues offer up a matching link to their killer
Ancient Aliens
Starts Saturday 17 May, 4:00 PM on Blaze
Season 7 Episode 3: Forbidden Caves
An investigation into whether Earth's deepest caves could contain secret conduits to other worlds, or harbour evidence that aliens once visited the planet
Motorhoming with Merton & Webster
Starts Saturday 17 May, 4:00 PM on U&Dave
Season 2 Episode 2: Cotswolds
Paul Merton and Suki Webster explore the Cotswolds, helping Richard and his apprentice Innis build a dry stone wall before driving to their first off-grid campsite
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 4:50 PM on True Crime
Season 17 Episode 114
After a club encounter that sparked jealousy between lovers, a woman admits that she assaulted her boyfriend by pouring beer on him.
Mary Berry's Simple Comforts
Starts Saturday 17 May, 5:00 PM on Food Network
Episode 1: Paris
Mary Berry explores the world of simple comfort food, demonstrating how to make heartwarming, fuss-free dishes that can warm the cockles and lift the spirits
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 5:15 PM on True Crime
Season 17 Episode 115
A woman sues her uncle's girlfriend for unpaid tickets and car damage.
Mary Berry's Simple Comforts
Starts Saturday 17 May, 5:30 PM on Food Network
Episode 2: River Thames
Mary takes a journey along the Thames in London to discover culinary hidden gems that inspire her to make some deliciously comforting dishes
Greatest Escapes of WWII
Starts Saturday 17 May, 5:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 3
A look at some of the most incredible escapes of the conflict, featuring a German breakout, a US bomber crew's Soviet secret and the Trojan Horse of Stalag Luft III
Ancient Aliens
Starts Saturday 17 May, 5:00 PM on Blaze
Season 7 Episode 4: Aliens Among Us
Experts make surprising discoveries as they explore the ancient past for evidence of alien overseers
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 5:40 PM on True Crime
Season 17 Episode 116
A man denies shooting out the window of a car with his BB gun.
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 6:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 125
A woman accuses her landlord of pushing her when she was four months pregnant; the landlord countersues for damaged property and attorney fees.
Mary Berry's Simple Comforts
Starts Saturday 17 May, 6:00 PM on Food Network
Episode 3: Ireland
Mary makes a series of recipes inspired by Ireland, including a salmon and fennel one-pot wonder, and slow roast pork with crackling and buttery Colcannon mash
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 6:25 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 126
Accidentally touching another woman's face during a heated argument over rent leads to an arrest for assault and lawsuit for damages.
Mary Berry's Simple Comforts
Starts Saturday 17 May, 6:30 PM on Food Network
Episode 4: Home
Mary explores how families use food to create their own sense of home, and makes some of her own family favourites, including a paneer and roast vegetable curry
Border Force: America's Gatekeepers
Starts Saturday 17 May, 6:00 PM on U&Dave
Season 6 Episode 2
Officers hand over a convict to Mexican authorities in the middle of the Juarez Lincoln bridge, and a man drops a marijuana joint on a customs floor in Progreso
Ancient Aliens
Starts Saturday 17 May, 6:00 PM on Blaze
Season 7 Episode 5: The Genius Factor
Examining the notion that the forces of inspiration the ancients attributed to the gods actually emanated from an otherworldly source
Fraud Squad
Starts Saturday 17 May, 6:05 PM on True Crime
Episode 5: Series 1
An accounts worker at a cancer hospital syphons off six hundred and forty-two thousand pounds of NHS money.
The Hotel Inspector
Starts Saturday 17 May, 6:00 PM on Really
Season 15 Episode 5: Zero Neuf, Gaudies
Alex Polizzi helps a couple who have invested everything into a specialist holiday retreat in the French Pyrenees, only to see relatively few bookings in return
Hell on Earth: WWII
Starts Saturday 17 May, 6:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 6: Rattenkrieg
The documentary charts the conflict from the Indian border in Burma to China, at war with Japan since 1937, as well as Hitler's renewed assault on the Soviet Union
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 6:50 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 127
An auto body shop manager accuses a woman of committing fraud and sues her for the cost of the repairs he made to her car.
Mary Berry's Simple Comforts
Starts Saturday 17 May, 7:00 PM on Food Network
Episode 5: Yorkshire Coast
Mary heads to the Yorkshire coast to celebrate a unique bonfire party, explore the ancient seaport of Whitby and sample some classic comfort food - fish and chips and ice-cream
Motorway Patrol
Starts Saturday 17 May, 7:00 PM on Sky Replay
Season 19 Episode 4
Documentary following members of the New Zealand highway patrol as they witness the best and worst behaviour on the nation's busiest motorway
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 17 May, 7:15 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 128
Name-calling on the Internet ignites a fight between siblings and their fiancés culminating in alleged assault and a dropped baby.
Forensic Factor
Starts Saturday 17 May, 7:00 PM on True Crime
Season 5 Episode 11: Colchester Rapist
A serial rapist preys on elderly women living in isolated Southern Ontario. Who is this monster that continues to elude Colchester police?
Motorway Patrol
Starts Saturday 17 May, 7:30 PM on Sky Replay
Season 19 Episode 5
Documentary following members of the New Zealand highway patrol as they witness the best and worst behaviour on the nation's busiest motorway
The Hotel Inspector
Starts Saturday 17 May, 7:00 PM on Really
Season 16 Episode 1: Coach and Horses, South Perrot
In Dorset, Alex Polizzi helps James and Yvonne, the owners of the Coach and Horses pub who are struggling to attract business
WWII's Most Daring Raids
Starts Saturday 17 May, 7:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 3: Storming Mussolini's Island
Operation Husky, a massive amphibious invasion of the island of Sicily carried out by Allied Forces in July 1943