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From the creators of The Empire Film Podcast, Pilot TV is your essential guide to every TV show that matters, providing a weekly rundown of all the new must-see TV shows dropping across streaming, terrestrial, satellite, cable, and beyond. Join Empire's James Dyer, Heat's Boyd Hilton, Steph Seelan, and Kay Ribeiro as they bring you breaking TV news, reviews of the week's major shows, and interviews with some of the biggest names in TV. Pilot TV is here to make sure every minute you spend in front of the box is a minute worth spending. Served with a heavy helping of insider knowledge, irreverence and humour, Pilot TV won't just keep you informed, amused and entertained, but is guaranteed to save countless hours of your life. Because you can’t watch *everything*. Enjoying the podcast? Sign up to Pilot+ for a bonus episode every Thursday, in-depth spoiler specials, and early, ad-free access to the regular show! Find out more at www.empireonline.com/pilottv

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Adultery, This City Is Ours, and The Audacity. With guest Linda Cardellini

2026/10/26

Inclement weather sends Steph into a rage this week, but thankfully isn’t enough to deter Crystal Lake star Linda Cardellini from swinging by the pod (32:24-42:10). Elsewhere, we find out what Boyd has been watching (and who he’s been seeing, and what’s on at the theatre), plus Steph mistakes this for a film podcast. But none of that matters as we watch Dominic Cooper and Romola Garai’s saucy affair drama Adultery on ITV (1:00:51), the second instalment of Scouse gangster show This City Is Ours on BBC1 (1:12:52), and find out whether HBO Max’s new silicon valley satire, The Audacity, moves fast or just breaks things (1:27:57). Note: time stamps are approximate as the ads throw them out, so are only meant as a guide. If you want to avoid this and would like the podcast entirely ad-free (as well as 17 hours early, with a second weekly show and spoiler specials) then sign up to Pilot+!

PLUS Nobody Wants This

2026/10/20

Somebody definitely wants this, and that somebody is Steph, who is positively c**k-a-hoop at the prospect of Netflix’s comedy (the show formerly known as Shiksa) returning to our screens. Does it have enough juice left to shake off the Season 2 slump? Listen and find out. Meanwhile, over in the postbag, The Diplomat hive come for Steph, the Steph hive comes for The Diplomat and lots of you are very happy about Bluey. Want your messages read out as part of The Postbag? Email us at [email protected]

Lanterns Season 1 Spoiler Special

2026/10/19

Now that the first season of Lanterns, the HBO Max show that throws not one but two Green Lanterns, Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre's John Stewart, into a deadly investigation in a small Nebraskan town, has come to an end, it's time for the Empire Podcast to swear an oath to have a big old chat about what might just be one of the best TV shows of the year. Join Chris Hewitt, James Dyer, and Amon Warmann as they try to talk about their favourite moments from the eight episodes before they run out of charge. Enjoy.

VisionQuest, Crystal Lake, and It Gets Worse. With guests Mike Flanagan, David Oyelowo & Hayley Atwell

2026/10/19

Three (count them!) guests this week as horror maestro Mike Flanagan comes into the Pilot TV studio to chat all things Carrie (and much more besides) (37:45-1:01:49), Plus Treasure Island stars David Oyelowo and Hayley Atwell also drop by to tell us where X marks the spot (1:14:32-1:27:03). There’s an unexpected addition to the What We’ve Been Watching section this week as well, and we head back to the Marvelverse for VisionQuest on Disney+, back to Friday 13th in Crystal Lake on Sky Atlantic, and off to a London flatshare in It Gets Worse on Channel 4.Note: time stamps are approximate as the ads throw them out, so are only meant as a guide. If you want to avoid this and would like the podcast entirely ad-free (as well as 17 hours early, with a second weekly show and spoiler specials) then sign up to Pilot+!

The Diplomat and Furious spoiler discussion

2026/10/13

We are Furious this week, not because Steph missed our pod with Russell T Davies but becasue she’s finally finished Disney’s killer thriller Furious and we have a big old spoiler discussion to celebrate the fact. Plus we dive headfirst into the new season of The Diplomat and get to tell Steph all the reasons why she’s wrong about the show. Want your messages read out as part of The Postbag? Email us at [email protected]

Animation Education

2026/10/12

It’s been a few weeks since our animation consultant John McEwan-Whyte came on the show and set everyone homework to try and crack our way into the wonderful medium of animated television. Well, we’re happy to report that the homework is now complete and we’re delighted to bring you Animation Education Part 2! John returns to shepherd us thorough the animated wilderness, assessing our various responses to the animations in question and fielding some of your suggestions as well.

Treasure Island, The Party, and Time. With very special guest host Russell T Davies

2026/10/12

Steph is ill this week so we’ve drafted in a replacement host to cover her absence. That host? The Notorious RTD himself! Having just co-penned his memoir with one Boyd Hilton, Russell joins the pod to chat all about his storied career, what it’s like to work with Boyd and share the details of his mooted Doctor Who/Star Trek crossover episode. Plus we dive into the new adaptation of Treasure Island on Paramount+ (1:16:36), head over to ITV for knotty thriller The Party (1:21:18), and head back to the cell blocks for the third series of Time on BBC1 (1:28:34). Note: time stamps are approximate as the ads throw them out, so are only meant as a guide. If you want to avoid this and would like the podcast entirely ad-free (as well as 17 hours early, with a second weekly show and spoiler specials) then sign up to Pilot+!

PLUS Below

2026/10/05

We’re heading beneath the waves on this week’s Plus as Josh Hartnett’s northerly Newfoundland town is set upon by a beast from fathoms deep in Below on Netflix. Plus the postbag sees us taken to task by the writer of a popular soap opera, The Traitors read to filth, and Boydy forced to make a (semi) climbdown on behalf of The OA. Want your messages read out as part of The Postbag? Email us at [email protected]

Carrie, Kill Jackie, and Pierre. With guests Sienna Miller and Dominic West

2026/10/05

On this week’s show, WAR stars Sienna Miller and Dominic West collar Boyd to talk their divorce drama on Sky Atlantic (48:50-1:01:51), plus we dissect the recent list of The New York Times’ 100 greatest TV shows of the 21st century. Show-wise, it’s Stephen King time again as Mike Flanagan has a crack at the author’s debut novel, Carrie, on Prime Video (1:09:05), and also on Prime we try to find out who’s after Catherine Zeta Jones in Kill Jackie (1:21:52). Plus David Harewood shines a light on beleaguered duty solicitors in Pierre on Channel 4 (1:34:39). Note: time stamps are approximate as the ads throw them out, so are only meant as a guide. If you want to avoid this and would like the podcast entirely ad-free (as well as 17 hours early, with a second weekly show and spoiler specials) then sign up to Pilot+!

Reacher: Season 4 Spoiler Special

2026/10/04

The fourth season of Reacher, Prime Video's astonishingly popular adaptation of Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels (starring Jack Reacher as Alan Ritchson, or maybe it's the other way around) has come to an end, and finally Empire and Pilot's resident Reacher fans — Chris Hewitt, James Dyer, and Helen O'Hara — have come together to cast their collective critical eye at the eight-episode adaptation of Gone Tomorrow. Thankfully, Empire/Pilot didn't say nothing, or this would be a very short episode. Enjoy.

PLUS East Of Eden

2026/09/29

James adds a delightful new work to his vocabulary this week, thanks to a listener from Sweden, and Boyd gets put in the naughty box. But before all that, we take a trip back to the civil war era as Professor Seelan gives us an extended lecture on the work of John Steinbeck in Netflix’s epic adaptation of East Of Eden. Want your messages read out as part of The Postbag? Email us at [email protected]

WAR, Break Clause, and Blue Lights. With guest Siân Brooke (and Ziggy)

2026/09/28

We have a dog in the studio this week (very good boy 13/10) as guest Siân Brooke brings her miniature sausage dog Ziggy in to see us (and also to talk about the new series of Blue Lights on BBC1)(35:19-1:02:34). The rest of the show sees us banished to our respective homes, however, as we beam in to discuss the aforementioned Belfast police drama (1:35:11), as well as legal thriller WAR on Sky Atlantic (1:18:23), and coupledom comedy Break Clause on Channel 4 (1:25:48). Note: time stamps are approximate as the ads throw them out, so are only meant as a guide. If you want to avoid this and would like the podcast entirely ad-free (as well as 17 hours early, with a second weekly show and spoiler specials) then sign up to Pilot+!

PLUS Brothers

2026/09/22

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson (who may or may not be actual brothers) play two fictionalised versions of themselves (who may or may not be actual brothers) in Apple TV series Brothers. Steph was extremely excited about this one, so the question is: does it live up to the Steph hype? Plus, the postbag divulges an assortment of thoughts and questions, from our treatment of Slow Horses to multiversal pedantry and the final (promise) word on the new season of Reacher. Want your messages read out as part of The Postbag? Email us at [email protected]

Youth, The Blame, and The Split Up. With guests Sharon Horgan, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren

2026/09/21

On this week’s show we have a trio of guests as Sharon Horgan joins us to talk Youth on HBO Max (28:01-35:17), while Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan chat all things Mobland on Paramount+ (52:22-1:04:14). Elsewhere, we talk through the winners of this year’s Primetime Emmys, Steph reminisces about Mr T, James looks back at Deep Space Nine and there are many disagreements about this week’s reviews. Speaking of which, they are the aforementioned Youth (1:04:14), The Blame on ITV (1:17:33), and The Split UP on BBC1 (1:31:17). Note: time stamps are approximate as the ads throw them out, so are only meant as a guide. If you want to avoid this and would like the podcast entirely ad-free (as well as 17 hours early, with a second weekly show and spoiler specials) then sign up to Pilot+!

PLUS Neagley

2026/09/14

We’re back in the Reacherverse on this week’s Plus as the team see if Maria Sten’s spinoff show can successfully step out of Reacher’s man-mountain-sized shadow in Neagley on Prime Video. Plus we tackle the ongoing gimmickification of the new series of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the Americanisation of British TV shows (looking at you Ted Lasso), and the multiversification (or not) of the MCU. Want your messages read out as part of The Postbag? Email us at [email protected]

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JaydenFills 2026/10/26

Pretty pretty pretty

Good

★☆☆☆☆

ChrltNCDave 2025/12/29

Used to one of my faves

Pilot TV used to be one of my favorite podcasts until it basically became a commercial trying to get you to subscribe to Pilot TV+. Any review of any...

★★★★★

Jimmy James Buffett 2025/08/19

@16 we be watching at 4:20pm

SpeedRacer and Gumby Adventures

★★★★★

Rhorth 2025/04/05

Entertaining travel companion

The group's banter and camaraderie are consistently entertaining. It often feels like eavesdropping on the conversation of a long time group of friend...

★★★★★

NHougaboom 2025/03/30

Great Pod

Absolutely love the pod. Yes, even James.

★★★★★

JesseAP 2025/03/27

Bold and sharp

Love this show every week. Love the Pilot + content too - an incisive and entertaining look at series from the UK and US.

★★★★★

Freddy Sea 2025/03/26

One of the best

I refused to listen to this show due to my allegiance to the Empire podcast for the longest time. I caved many years ago and now love this show. I ass...

★★★★★

rogfitz 2024/12/11

Tv review heaven

Being a Brit living in the US this is a great resource for learning about English TV to hunt out, as well other stuff too. I’ve enjoyed shows I would...

★☆☆☆☆

Timelynow 2024/12/09

Timing is everything

Put the timings in you unhelpful people we don’t have all day

★★☆☆☆

TimestampsPlz 2024/10/19

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