{"id":669687,"date":"2026-10-30T08:38:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/669687\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T08:38:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:38:28","slug":"our-top-5-watches-this-weekend-%c2%b7-thejournal-ie-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/669687\/","title":{"rendered":"Our top 5 watches this weekend \u00b7 TheJournal.ie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE WEEKEND IS kicking off \u2013 but what should you watch?<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve taken a look through what\u2019s on offer and picked out series and movies to check out over the next three days on streaming and the telly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ireland\u2019s Fittest Family<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793349506_882_.png\"  alt=\"Ireland's Fittest Family\" class=\"alignnone inline-image\" \/><br \/>\n            Anna Geary and Andrew Trimble                    RTE<\/p>\n<p>    RTE\n<\/p>\n<p>Ireland\u2019s Fittest Family is back for a new series, with more super-fit parents and kids ready to put their skills to the test. This season there\u2019s a new location for the three weeks of the heats: Haulbowline Navy Base. But don\u2019t worry, the competitors will still have to contend with the bogs of Hell and Back in Co Wicklow for the quarter-finals. Also returning are coaches Anna Geary, Donncha O\u2019Callaghan, Davy Fitzgerald, Ellen Keane, Michael Darragh MacAuley and reigning Fittest Family champ Andrew Trimble, as well as series host Laura Fox. Plus it\u2019s all focused towards a nifty \u20ac15,000 prize for the winners.<\/p>\n<p>Airing on RT\u00c9, Sunday (1 November) at 6.30pm.<\/p>\n<p>It Gets Worse<\/p>\n<p>    <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NeonNZ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NEON NZ<\/a> \/ YouTube<\/p>\n<p>If you missed this new Gen Z comedy on the telly, you can stream it for free on the Channel 4 website. Leo Reich is the creator and star of the series, which follows three friends in their late 20s who are being kicked out of their shared flat and need to pull their lives together. In its review, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2026\/oct\/22\/it-gets-worse-review-leo-reich-is-a-rare-star-and-the-future-of-tv-comedy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Guardian proclaimed<\/a> that It Gets Worse is \u201ctruly funny, propelled along by Reich\u2019s zinger-filled, often profound script\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/it-gets-worse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Channel4.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beat Luke Littler Live<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793349507_248_.jpeg\"  alt=\"beat-luke-littler-london-heats-12th-sept-2026\" class=\"alignnone inline-image\" \/><br \/>\n                                Tom Dymond<\/p>\n<p>    Tom Dymond\n<\/p>\n<p>Reckon you could beat a top darts champion? Sounds like pub chat, but now it\u2019s a show. Beat Luke Littler is a live darts event, anchored by Gary Lineker, which sees amateurs go up against the world number one for a chance to win \u00a3501,000. It will include 20 competitors from across the UK, and Richard Osman will be the Expert Analyst on the night. Sure to be entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>Streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>Boyzone: One for the Road \/ Boyzone: The Final Concert<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793349507_843_.jpeg\"  alt=\"boyzone-the-final-concert\" class=\"alignnone inline-image\" \/><br \/>\n                                Ray Burmiston<\/p>\n<p>    Ray Burmiston\n<\/p>\n<p>Fans flocked to watch the Sky Original documentary Boyzone: No Matter What, which told the story of the formation of the iconic Irish boyband. Now we get a look behind the scenes once more in this new doc, Boyzone: One for the Road. It follows the band as they return to touring and is itself followed by the band\u2019s \u2018One for the Road\u2019 concert, recorded at the Emirates Stadium in June 2026.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Airing Sunday (1 November) at 8pm on Sky Documentaries and NOW.<\/p>\n<p>YAGA<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793349508_276_.png\"  alt=\"Screenshot 2026-10-19 at 13.33.25\" class=\"alignnone inline-image\" \/><br \/>\n            Carrie-Anne Moss in Yaga                    Sky Atlantic<\/p>\n<p>    Sky Atlantic\n<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a quirky, witchy new show, the Canadian series YAGA begins airing on Sky Atlantic this weekend. In it, a private investigator named Rapp (Noah Reid of Schitt\u2019s Creek) is sent to a small coastal town to find out what happened to a billionaire\u2019s missing son. The son, Henry Park, is played by Heated Rivalry\u2019s Hudson Williams, as is Park\u2019s odd roommate, Logan Casey. Rapp and local detective, Carson (Clark Backo) meet with a collection of strange characters like Katherine (Carrie-Anne Moss), Park\u2019s former professor. Read<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/what-you-need-to-know-about-yaga-7198060-Oct2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> our Best of the Box review of the first two episodes of YAGA here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Airing Saturday (31 October) at 9pm on Sky Atlantic and streaming on NOW.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE WEEKEND IS kicking off \u2013 but what should you watch? 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