Dara Ó Briain brings back Mock the Week as part of a new look for TLC

Free-to-air channel TLC (Freeview 12, or 99 for the +1 version) has launched anew (as of January 13) and with it a slew of new shows (to the station if nothing else).

What do have alongside Mock the Week

From the press release, we read the launch brought multi-award-winning comedy series The Big Bang Theory, plus spin-off Young Sheldon, and Mike and Molly. The UK premiere of Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage follows on 18 January. Later in the year we have shows from Vinnie Jones, Richard Hammond and Jonny Vegas among many others.

Mock the Week returns on February 1. There will be new one-hour episodes and comedians as Rhys James, Sara Pascoe, Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Ahir Shah, Milton Jones, Katherine Ryan, Hugh Dennis, Sarah Keyworth, Lou Sanders, Glenn Moore, Ellie Taylor and Russell Howard as part of the series line-up – with more to follow. The series will stay true to the original format, with returning rounds including ‘If this is the answer, what is the question?’, ‘Wheel of News’, ‘Picture of the Week’, and ‘Scenes we’d like to see’, as well as introducing some exciting new rounds within the extended format.

And there’s more

The six FTA (Free to Air) channels; TLC, Quest, Quest Red, Food Network, Really and DMAX, which bring UK viewers everything from the Auction House franchise to 90 Day Fiancé UK, start the new year with a new look – each channel with their own distinct personality but as part of a refreshed collection. We look to see what this means in terms of audience. Note these channels are not part of the proposed Netflix deal for Warner Bros.