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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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PLUS Unchosen

2026/04/21

We’re exploring the weird world of cults in this week’s plus as we join Molly Windsor, Asa Butterfield, Christopher Ecclestone and Fra Fee in Unchosen, a psychological thriller about an insular Christian sect and one woman’s struggle to break free. Plus the postbag kicks up an assortment of new brain teasers for the team to mull over. We also have a spoiler chat about The Capture but that’s de-coupled and can be found next on the feed.

The Capture spoiler discussion

2026/04/21

James and Boyd finally get a chance to chew over all the events in the recent third series of Ben Chanan’s deep fake thriller, which seems to have polarised Pilot listeners. Did it stick the landing? Did it fall at the final hurdle? Was the big reveal eerily prescient or absolute bobbins? Hear what the team had to say as they conduct a full post mortem on the show.

Criminal Record, Beef, and Mint. With guests Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo

2026/04/20

Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo are on this week’s pod to talk Criminal Record season 2 on Apple TV, which we also review even though James wanted us to wait until he gets back from holiday next week because he’s watched the whole thing already. We also review Beef and Mint. That’s not a new cookery show. They’re two separate programmes, one called Beef and one called Mint.

PLUS Margo’s Got Money Troubles

2026/04/13

Elle Fanning, Michell Pfeiffer, Nicole Kidman, Greg Kinnear, Nick Offerman… how’s that for a starry cast? But that doesn’t necessarily mean the show they’re all starring in – Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles – is going to be any good. Listen in to this week’s Pilot+ to find out what we think of it. Spoiler: It’s better than Euphoria.

Euphoria, Big Mood, and The Miniature Wife

2026/04/13

Euphoria makes its long-awaited return to our screens this week, after a four year hiatus. But can it possibly meet Boyd’s lofty expectations when it lands on Sky/HBO Max (47:06)? And speaking of Sky, Matthew Macfadyen and Elizabeth Banks’ size-shifting comedy The Miniature Wife also lands on that platform (1:01:04), and hit comedy Big Mood returns for another run on Channel 4 (1:11:05). Plus, we bust out our (metaphorical) turntables to thrash out our favourite TV needle drops, there’s a lot of unnecessary watermark chat, and you’re all invited to Steph’s birthday party. Except James. 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 Big Mistakes

2026/04/07

Dan Levy is back on comedy form this week as a man of the cloth in Netflix’s Big Mistakes, which despite its title is not, in fact, a documentary about how they cancelled The OA and Fate: The Winx Saga. All of which prompts a postbag discussion on quite how each of the team calibrate their individual suspensions of disbelief while watching shows, and a rabbit hole of triggering grammatical pedantry. Want your messages read out as part of The Postbag? Email us at [email protected]

The Sopranos interview with creator David Chase

2026/04/07

A special Pilot+ treat for you today: the full interview with David Chase. After talking about it on last week’s podcast, it occurred to us that you all might very much enjoy listening to the interview yourselves and, handily, HBO recorded the event for us. This was an Empire VIP event (become an Empire VIP here: https://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-magazine) where we screened the final episode and then David joined James and Empire’s Editor-In-Chief Nick de Semlyen on stage to discuss the episode, the show as a whole and its enduring legacy. We hope you enjoy it.

The Testaments, 2026, and The Copenhagen Test. With guests Noah Wyle & Katherine LaNasa, Hugh Bonneville & Hugh Skinner

2026/04/06

Guests abound once more this week as both Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa chat The Pitt with James (1:04:12-1:17:45), while Hughs Bonneville and Skinner recount their experiences making 2026 with Boyd (22:46-23:40). Meanwhile, we’re back in Gilead this week for The Testaments on Disney+ (1:17:45), finding out is Simu Liu can hack it as a spy in The Copenhagen Test on Channel 4 (1:36:53), and reuniting with Hugh Bonneville once again as he does his level best to organise the world cup in 2026 on BBC1 (1:28:09). Plus, Kay interrogates our Easter viewing habits, James recounts a challenging interview with The Sopranos’ David Chase and there’s an inexplicable surprise poetry reading… 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 Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen

2026/04/01

You may have heard of pre-wedding jitters but Haley Z. Boston’s new Netflix series, Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen, takes that to a whole other level with rotting foxes, a Barbie obsessed serial killer, taxidermied dogs and a whole lot of other assorted weirdness. Plus, the postbag surfaces everything from a stinging indictment of James’ contradictory viewing habits, to Kay’s book ambitions, and Boyd’s rabid hatred of all things Tolkien. Want your messages read out as part of The Postbag? Email us at [email protected]

Babies, The ‘Burbs, and Your Friends And Neighbours. With guests Elisabeth Moss, Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King

2026/03/30

This weeks show not only sees the wonderful Elisabeth Moss come in to the Pilot studio to natter with James, Boyd and (especially) Steph about Imperfect Women (7:29-33:33), but we also speak to Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King about the triumphant return of The Comeback (1:14:31-1:28:20). Meanwhile, this week’s show include BBC1’s Babies — strap in for this one — (1:37:46) Sky’s The ‘Burbs (in which Jack Whitehall revisits the ‘80s Tom Hanks comedy) (1:28:20), and the second season of Jonathan Tropper’s Your Friends And Neighbours on Apple TV (1:52:40). Do we also chat through UK/US exports, argue about cookie allocation and cancel Boyd for not being able to tell Steph and Kay apart? Yes we do. 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 For All Mankind and Saturday Night Live

2026/03/24

Things go slightly awry this week when the show we’d originally meant to review never materialised, but fear not because not only did that give us an excuse to wax lyrical about the new season of For All Mankind (Steph’s Odyssean travails in trying to watch this are a story for the ages), but we also do a post mortem on Sky’s UK version of Saturday Night Live. Plus the postbag takes a deep dive into rewatches and foundational, formative comedy. Want your messages read out as part of The Postbag? Email us at [email protected]

The Pitt, Bait, and Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole

2026/03/23

It’s quite the week this week as we go full Scandi noir with Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole on Netflix (1:10:20), adapting the author’s insanely popular Norwegian crime novels. Meanwhile, Riz Ahmed is exploring the life of a struggling actor in Bait on Prime Video (57:50), and after a year of waiting patiently, we FINALLY get to see The Pitt land on our tellys (1:26:41) as HBO Max makes its UK debut. And if all that isn’t enough, there are extensive discussions on Louis Theroux’s journey Into The Manosphere, Boyd’s take on this year’s Oscars broadcast, and ambient TV soundtracks for public bathrooms. 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 The Comeback and Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

2026/03/19

We have not one but two reviews for you this week, starting with the comeback of The Comeback, and ending with a ‘film’ (shhhh) in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man on Netflix. But that’s not all because we also delve into the postbag while attempting to dissect the many different things that James doesn’t get along with, not to mention an extended animation debate.

Imperfect Women, A Woman Of Substance, and The Other Bennet Sister. With guests Ruth Jones and Ella Bruccoleri

2026/03/16

It’s our (belated) International Women’s Day episode this week, with a trio of female fronted shows to tackle, from Imperfect Women on Apple (1:13:41), to A Woman Of Substance on Channel 4 (1:27:20), and The Other Bennet Sister on BBC1 (1:41:16) — for which we also speak to Ruth Jones and Ella Bruccoleri (39:58-58:06). Plus last week’s bum banter is swapped out for an array of dog discussion as we chew over the broadcast of this week’s Crufts, and Steph decides to put James and Boyd on the spot and make them name their all-time favourite female protagonists. Yes, James did forget to mention Captain Janeway and Catherine Cawood. No, he’s still not forgiven himself. 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 Scarpetta

2026/03/11

Nicole Kidman is poring over cadavers in Prime video’s adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s Scarpetta books, which we review in forensic detail. Plus, the postbag throws up a cornucopia of new correspondence and Steph reveals the secret WhatsApp she has with Kay, exclusively to slag off James and Boyd. Egregious. Want your messages read out as part of The Postbag? Email us at [email protected]

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★★★★★

Jimmy James Buffett 2025/08/19

@16 we be watching at 4:20pm

SpeedRacer and Gumby Adventures

★☆☆☆☆

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...

★★★★★

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...

★★★★★

Jami You 2024/07/18

Love the pod!

I can listen to their banters all day

★☆☆☆☆

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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