What to watch on TV this week: The 7 best shows, from 'The White Lotus' to 'I'm A Celebrity'
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I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! makes a triumphant return to the jungle this week for the first time since 2019, and in celebration ITV also have a Masked Singer mash-up to launch it with.
For those who prefer drama to bushtucker challenges, The White Lotus launches season two on Sky and celeb addicts won't want to miss the latest episodes of BBC's Louis Theroux Interviews, or ITV's DNA Journey.
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There's further entertainment with a new series of MasterChef: The Professionals on BBC One, and celebrity drag contest Queens for the Night on ITV.
The best things to watch on TV this week, 31 October - 6 November, 2022
The White Lotus - Sky Atlantic - Monday, 9pm
The glossy black comedy drama returns for a second season - this time, with holidays turning sour at a new White Lotus resort in Sicily.
Fans of season one will be pleased to see Jennifer Coolidge back as Tanya who might have gained a husband, but is still not having any better a time than she did in season one.
Louis Theroux Interviews Dame Judi Dench - BBC Two - Tuesday, 9.15pm
Theroux continues his new interview series after last week's hit Stormzy chat - this time, sitting down with a different generation from a different career.
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As expected, the actor has more celebrity anecdotes than most of her co-stars put together and is hugely funny, but also shares some heartbreaking moments talking about her husband's death.
She's not too happy about being called a national treasure, either.
MasterChef: The Professionals - BBC One - Wednesday 9pm, Thursday 9pm, Friday 8pm
Another incarnation of MasterChef makes its way to our screens this week as the professional contestants get their turn.
It's all change at the judging table this time - Monica Galetti, who has co-hosted for 14 years, is taking the series off to spend time with her family and rebuild her businesses after COVID, although she will make a guest appearance.
Chef Anna Haugh joins Marcus Wareing and Gregg Wallace to put the pros through their paces.
DNA Journey - ITV - Friday, 9pm
Former Gavin & Stacey co-stars Larry Lamb and Alison Steadman reunite for this latest episode of celebrity pairs researching their family trees.
The one-time screen husband and wife support each other through highs and lows as Lamb traces his ancestry to Lithuania and Steadman discovers her dad was adopted.
Queens for the Night - ITV - Saturday, 8.30pm
A group of celebrities get drag queen makeovers for one night only as successful drag artists coach them in various different skills before a celebrity panel choose the winner.
Contestants are Simon Gregson, Adam Woodyatt, Mr Motivator, Chris Hughes, Joe Marler and George Shelley, with drag mentors including Blu Hydrangea and Kitty Scott-Claus.
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Lorraine Kelly hosts, with Mel C, Rob Beckett, Courtney Act and Layton Williams as judges.
The Masked Singer: I'm A Celebrity Special - ITV - Sunday, 7.30pm
In celebration of the new series of I'm A Celeb beginning later in the evening, four of the contest's former campmates take part in a special, one-off Masked Singer contest.
Koala, Witchetty Grub, Cockroach and Kangaroo will all take to the stage - but who will be behind the mask, and who will win?
I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! - ITV - Sunday, 9pm
The hugely popular celebrity contest makes its way back to the Australian camp for the first time since 2019.
Campmates including Chris Moyles, Charlene White, Boy George and Sue Cleaver take on all manner of bug-ridden challenges to win meals for camp as hosts Ant and Dec keep viewers entertained with jokes.
The creepy crawlies might be more abundant in the Australian camp, but at least it's warmer than North Wales.
Watch: Ant and Dec react to I'm A Celebrity cast reveal
