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Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 4:00 PM on True Crime
Season 21 Episode 76: Series 21
A woman claims she was tackled by her ex-lover during a fight; he claims she hit him in the face first then threw a vase at him.
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 4:25 PM on True Crime
Season 21 Episode 77: Series 21
A man sues a former tenant for damages to his home as a result of her pet boarding business.
Secret Nazi Bases
Starts Thursday 29 January, 4:00 PM on U&Yesterday
Season 4 Episode 1: A Secret Canal
With Nazi Germany's rise to power, a long-abandoned canal project in East Prussia is resurrected, but the true purpose of this massive waterway comes into question
Long Lost Family
Starts Thursday 29 January, 4:00 PM on Really
Season 11 Episode 7
Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell present the stories of people searching for siblings, including a reunited pair who then found out they had an older sister
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Starts Thursday 29 January, 4:00 PM on MTV
Season 7 Episode 8
Concerned about the girls' nutrition, Kelli brings in two-time World Fitness Champion Jenny Williams to instruct the girls on a high-performance diet
Police Interceptors
Starts Thursday 29 January, 4:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 20 Episode 13
The firearms squad approach a man suspected of having a loaded crossbow in his flat. Officers raid two properties as they search for stashes of a synthetic cannabis substitute
48 Hours
Starts Thursday 29 January, 4:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 36 Episode 1: The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings
Correspondent Erin Moriarty shares details about Rex Heuermann, the alleged architect and serial killer at the heart of the case of the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
Ancient Aliens
Starts Thursday 29 January, 4:00 PM on Blaze
Season 8 Episode 5: Alien Evolution
A look at the accounts of modern-day alien abductees. Plus, the possibility that bizarre Paracas skulls discovered by Julio Tello could be of extraterrestrial origin
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 4:50 PM on True Crime
Season 21 Episode 78: Series 21
A woman sues a contractor and his son for shoddy workmanship; they claim she held their tools hostage and extorted them for money.
Medical Detectives
Starts Thursday 29 January, 5:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 6: Knots
A building manager finds the lifeless body of a young woman in her first apartment. The case goes cold, then a new forensic tool examines the old evidence
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 5:15 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 73
Two Pit Bulls allegedly run home with blood on their faces after an attack on a neighbour's dog; their owner puts them down but still denies they were a menace.
Alien Files Reopened
Starts Thursday 29 January, 5:00 PM on Blaze
Episode 1
The stories behind unusual and unexplained UFO sightings, starting with an incident played out in 1952 across the skies above Washington National Airport
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Starts Thursday 29 January, 5:00 PM on MTV
Season 7 Episode 9
The cheerleaders travel to Mexico for their swimsuit calendar photo shoot, and while the locations are exotic, for the girls and an army of photographers, it is a gruelling week
Medical Detectives
Starts Thursday 29 January, 5:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 7: The Reunion
A murder victim's final moments are caught on tape. The crime scene looks like a clear robbery-murder, but evidence at first points to a jilted lover
Traffic Cops
Starts Thursday 29 January, 5:00 PM on 5Action
Season 11 Episode 2
A teenage joyrider leads Stuart Smith on 100-mile chase across several counties, while a suspected thief carries out a death-defying manoeuvre the wrong way up the motorway
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 5:40 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 74
A homeless woman gets a master's degree and buys her own home; her mistake is renting to a mother of three who was living in her car.
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 6:05 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 75
A woman waits six days before clarifying that she owned the gun that police found in her apartment and not her roommate, who is an ex-con.
Medical Detectives
Starts Thursday 29 January, 6:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 8: The Orange Shorts
When a mortally wounded woman crawls to call 911, her husband becomes the main suspect but claims to have an airtight alibi
Medical Detectives
Starts Thursday 29 January, 6:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 9: Personal Penmanship
Deeply religious Gail Fulton is shot execution style in the quiet suburbs of Michigan, and surveillance reveals a trio of killers are to blame
Police Interceptors
Starts Thursday 29 January, 6:00 PM on 5Action
Season 10 Episode 5: Fatal Four
Kev Salter shows presenter Rick Edwards how to spot a drunk driver, while Paul 'Jacko' Jackson collars a boozed-up driver and chases down an all-terrain tearaway
American Pickers
Starts Thursday 29 January, 6:00 PM on Sky History
Season 20 Episode 4: The Five-Generation Pick
Mike visits a time-capsule drugstore in Indiana, and Robbie and Jersey comb through a five-generation farmstead in West Virginia
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 6:30 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 76
Two boys break into a neighbour's shop, load a car with knives, a blowtorch and crow bar and start the engine; a hero neighbour shows up just in time.
Catfish UK
Starts Thursday 29 January, 6:00 PM on MTV
Episode 1: Emma & Harlin
Julie and Oobah uncover more than they were expecting, as their search to help Emma find her online love Harlin takes a sinister turn
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 7:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 131
After being accused of bringing cocaine into their apartment, a man sues his former roommate for the return of rent, moving costs and alleged property damage.
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 7:25 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 132
A man who was previously homeless sues his ex-roommate for the value of his possessions; he says she kicked him out, then, disposed of everything he owned.
Forged in Fire Armed Forces Tournament
Starts Thursday 29 January, 7:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 3: Branch Battle: Marines
As the finals creep closer and the competition heats up, it's now the Marines' time to shine, as they step up to forge iconic combat knife, the KA-BAR
Secrets of a Murder Detective
Starts Thursday 29 January, 7:00 PM on True Crime
Episode 19: Cuckoo's Nest
With the help of the SIO Paul Withers, Detective Inspector Steve Keogh leads us through the complex investigation of the 2016 murder of Michael Keen.
Police Interceptors
Starts Thursday 29 January, 7:00 PM on 5Action
Season 10 Episode 6
Kev pepper-sprays a suspect resisting arrest, while Richie and his colleagues undertake a tactical pursuit and containment operation on a stolen car in the snow
Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts
Starts Thursday 29 January, 7:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 3 Episode 3
There are complications when a woman who suffers from kidney failure is admitted with a heart condition, and two builders are rushed into casualty after a roof collapsed under them
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 7:50 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 133
Ex-friends wage war over the return of furniture, an alleged assault, and for pain and suffering.
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 8:15 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 134
Claiming she was ambushed at her home, a woman sues the aunt of her unborn baby's father for injuries from an alleged assault and for vandalism to her car.
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders
Starts Thursday 29 January, 8:00 PM on 5Action
Season 3 Episode 4
PCs Matt Turner and Ian Cosgrove head to the scene of a collision in Middlewich, where an 11-year-old child has been hit by a van
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
Starts Thursday 29 January, 8:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 9 Episode 16
Doctors meet Ihor, who has a lump on his neck 'the size of a ping pong ball', and Sharon, who is struggling with high stress levels and irritated skin due to her living situation
A Ship Through Time: Secrets of the Newport Ship
Starts Thursday 29 January, 8:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 2
Part two of two. Sean Fletcher investigates the secrets of a shipwrecked 15th-century trading galleon found by accident off Newport in 2002
48 Hours
Starts Thursday 29 January, 8:00 PM on True Crime
Season 37 Episode 9: Tracking the Killer of Mary Catherine Edwards
The investigation into the murder of schoolteacher Mary Catherine Edwards in Beaumont, Texas, and her unexpected connection to the killer.
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 8:40 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 135
A woman sues her teenage boyfriend for allegedly causing her car to be towed and then ultimately destroyed, a car she is still paying off.
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 9:05 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 136
Smashing a bat through a windshield is disputed by a woman, her boyfriend and his ex-girlfriend.
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 9:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 137
After being arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer, a man is sued for the bail an ex-friend claims she posted for him.
Ghost Adventures
Starts Thursday 29 January, 9:00 PM on Really
Season 22 Episode 17: Condemned in Calico
Zak Bagans and the crew roll into a Wild West town to confront a rumoured posse of volatile spirits that are tormenting the living
Long Lost Family
Starts Thursday 29 January, 9:00 PM on ITV1 London
Season 15 Episode 7
Mandy is set on finding the big sister she never knew she had, and Jane is also keen to find her surprise sibling
James Martin's American Adventure
Starts Thursday 29 January, 9:00 PM on Food Network
Episode 7: San Antonio
The chef begins the Texan leg of his journey in San Antonio, where he samples traditional tamales and barbecoa at the hands of the city's most famous chef, Johnny Hernandez
Body In The Water
Starts Thursday 29 January, 9:00 PM on True Crime
Episode 9: Body in the Swamp
A murdered US woman is found 230 miles from home, dumped from a bridge into swamp. Was she killed by someone she met online, or by her own husband?
A&E After Dark
Starts Thursday 29 January, 9:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 3 Episode 3
The night staff at Hull Royal Infirmary battle to save the sight of 51-year-old Patricia, who tripped and impaled her eye on a tent peg
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 10:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 127: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 10:25 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 128: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
Ambulance: Code Red
Starts Thursday 29 January, 10:00 PM on 5STAR
Episode 10
Paramedic Jack attends the scene of a double stabbing in Birmingham, where two neighbours have been attacked
James Martin's American Adventure
Starts Thursday 29 January, 10:00 PM on Food Network
Episode 8: Austin
The chef arrives in Austin as he continues his culinary journey through Texas, where he samples vegan barbecue food from one of Austin's most famous food trucks
When Death Comes Knocking
Starts Thursday 29 January, 10:00 PM on True Crime
Episode 9: Betrayal
When Jamie Faith is murdered, detectives discover his wife manipulated a former boyfriend to kill.
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 10:50 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 129: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 29 January, 11:15 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 130: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.



















































