The Graham Norton Show in Ireland: Saturday Nights on Virgin Media One
The Graham Norton Show is on Virgin Media One on Saturday nights in Ireland, the day after BBC One shows it on Fridays in the UK, and Virgin Media One is free-to-air; Virgin Media Play is the Irish streaming route, although we couldn't confirm which episodes it carries.
- Irish channel: Virgin Media One on Saturday, with weeknight repeats on Virgin Media Four and Virgin Media Two.
- Not the same night as the UK: BBC One has it on Friday; the Irish showing is a day later and earlier in the evening.
- Series 34 opener: Tom Cruise, Florence Pugh, Lolly Adefope and John Bishop, with music from Emeli Sandé.
What time is The Graham Norton Show on in Ireland?
9pm Irish time on Saturday, on Virgin Media One. The first Saturday of the new run, 26 September, is listed from 9pm to 10.05pm, and Beat The Chasers follows straight after at 10.05pm.
| Date | Irish time | Channel | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 25 September | 10.40pm | BBC One (UK) | Series 34, episode 1 |
| Saturday 26 September | 9pm–10.05pm | Virgin Media One | Episode not named in the guide |
| Tuesday 29 September | 9pm | Virgin Media Four | Another airing |
| Wednesday 30 September | 9pm | Virgin Media Four | Another airing |
| Thursday 1 October | 9pm | Virgin Media Four | Another airing |
| Thursday 1 October | 10.40pm | Virgin Media Two | Another airing |
Ireland and the UK are on the same clock, so BBC One's 10.40pm is also 10.40pm here. The Virgin Media times come from the broadcaster's own TV guide.
Is Saturday's show the same episode as Friday's on BBC One?
We can't say for certain. Virgin Media's listing for Saturday 26 September uses a general line about the show rather than naming the guests, so it doesn't confirm that you're getting the previous night's BBC episode.
In the UK the new series starts on BBC One at 10.40pm on Friday 25 September. Two sets of listings agree on the line-up for that opener: Tom Cruise, there to talk about the satire Digger; Florence Pugh, who stars in Netflix's new East of Eden; Lolly Adefope, currently playing Mary Todd Lincoln in the stage comedy Oh, Mary!; and John Bishop, who hosts the new BBC quiz Wisdom of the Crowd. Emeli Sandé provides the music.
The week after, Friday 2 October, is listed with Sylvester Stallone, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andrew Garfield and 50 Cent, and Blossoms playing. Once the Saturday guide entries name guests, we'll mark here whether they match.
How does the Irish slot compare with the UK?
It's a day later and an hour and 40 minutes earlier. BBC One puts the show on at 10.40pm on Fridays; Virgin Media One has it at 9pm on Saturdays. On top of that, Virgin Media repeats it on weeknights, four times in the week of 28 September alone.
That makes it one of the clearer cases of a British entertainment show with its own Irish schedule. The soaps and The Chase mostly keep ITV's start times here, even though they sit on different channels.
Can you stream it in Ireland?
Virgin Media Play is Virgin Media's own streaming service, and it has streamed Virgin Media One broadcasts live, such as this year's Six Nations coverage. Whether it keeps Graham Norton episodes to watch later is something we couldn't check without an account.
BBC iPlayer is a UK service, and we won't point you to ways around that. If you miss Saturday, the weeknight repeats on Virgin Media Four are the simplest option.
If you're in Northern Ireland
You get the UK schedule: BBC One at 10.40pm on Fridays.
More from Watch Ireland On Air
Straight after Graham on Saturday, Virgin Media One shows Beat The Chasers, and our page on what time The Chase is on in Ireland covers the rest of that family. Reality fans can find every winner of The Traitors Ireland, including this week's pair, and RTÉ's biggest Friday of the year is covered in our Late Late Toy Show 2026 guide.
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FAQ
Is The Graham Norton Show on RTÉ?
Not as far as we can find. In Ireland it's a Virgin Media programme, shown first on Virgin Media One on Saturdays.
When does the new series start in Ireland?
Saturday 26 September at 9pm on Virgin Media One, the night after series 34 begins on BBC One.
How often is it on in a week?
Five times in the week starting Saturday 26 September: once on Virgin Media One, three times on Virgin Media Four and once on Virgin Media Two.
Sources
- Virgin Media Television — TV guide for Virgin Media One, Two and Four (25 September to 2 October 2026)
- TVmaze — The Graham Norton Show, series 34 episode list
- British Comedy Guide — The Graham Norton Show, series 34 episodes
- RTÉ Communications — RTÉ and Virgin Media Television free-to-air coverage of the 2026 Six Nations (Virgin Media One and Virgin Media Play)