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WBD orders second season of Unacceptable for TLC

Warner Bros Discovery UK & Ireland has ordered a second season of new comedy panel show Unacceptable for TLC, ahead of the first season launch on July 5th. Unacceptable is hosted by Ed Gamble, with Richard Ayoade and Joanne McNally as team captains. Produced by Ranga Bee Productions , the format sees two teams of comedians […]

July 2, 2026

Unacceptable airs on TLC this July

TLC has announced that Unacceptable, a brand-new comedy show, will be available to watch on free to air TV channel TLC and streaming service discovery+ on Sundays from July 5th at 9pm.  Unacceptable (6×60) is a new fast-paced take on the comedy panel show, hosted by stand-up comedian, writer and podcaster Ed Gamble, where comedians […]

May 21, 2026

TLC announces line-up for Mock the Week: Summer Specials

Mock the Week will return to free-to-air TLC TV channel on June 7th with an additional 5-episodes for a brand-new special series, just in time to mock the most sizzling of summers – hot with political chaos and the kick-off of the football World Cup stateside.  Host Dara Ó Briain and his unfaithful sidekick, series regular Rhys James, will […]

May 20, 2026

TLC commissions special summer series of Mock the Week

Warner Bros Discovery UK & Ireland has  announced that Mock the Week will be back on TLC with a 5-episode special summer series. Following the return of the show on the new free-to-air TLC at the start of 2026, the additional episodes run through June and July (during the World Cup) will give Mock the Week fans their […]

May 6, 2026By Nik Roseveare

TLC orders Unacceptable and more Mock the Week

Following the launch of the new-look, free-to-air TLC at the start of the year, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland has added more comedy entertainment to its offering. Hosted by comedian Ed Gamble, Unacceptable, a new original format produced by Ranga Bee Productions, will see two competing teams of comedians battle it out to convince a live studio audience of […]

March 5, 2026

WBD refreshes UK FTA portfolio

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has unveiled a refreshed UK free-to-air (FTA) portfolio, including a new-look TLC. The six FTA channels – TLC, Quest, Quest Red, Food Network, Really and DMAX – each have their own distinct personality as part of a revitalised collection. With its new branding, TLC will be the destination for broad entertainment, […]

January 13, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Warner Bros Discovery UK’s TLC channel going FTA

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland has announced plans to launch a new-look TLC in the UK & Ireland. From January 2026, TLC will become a free-to-air (FTA) entertainment channel in the UK and will bring viewers a bumper line-up of scripted content including The Big Bang Theory and spin-offs Young Sheldon and Georgie & […]

October 20, 2025

WBD launching TLC in France

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced it will launch the TLC channel in France on February 26th. The brand will replace Discovery Science and offer a selection of medical programmes, paranormal investigations, dating shows and family content. “We are happy to launch TLC in France, a channel that celebrates diversity and inclusion. We are thus […]

February 15, 2024

Discovery, AT&T close WarnerMedia deal

Discovery and AT&T have closed their transaction to combine the WarnerMedia business with Discovery. The new entity, Warner Bros Discovery, will begin trading on the Nasdaq with the start of trading on April 11th, under the new ticker symbol ‘WBD’. Warner Bros Discovery will create and distribute the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of […]

April 11, 2022By Colin Mann

Discovery TVE apps on XClass, Xfinity

Discovery has announced that a selection of its streaming TV everywhere (TVE) GO apps are now available on Comcast’s XClass TV and Xfinity Flex in the US, providing more customers with direct and easy access to HGTV GO, TLC GO, Food Network GO, Discovery GO and ID GO. To access Discovery’s TVE GO apps on […]

April 7, 2022