18 August 2011 (TV Previews)

Today saw the Autumn Launch of TV3's schedule (photos of which can be clocked in Caught Out). As ever it's "dominated by entertainment" in the form of Mastermind Ireland; Come Dine With Me Ireland; Celebrity Come Dine With Me Ireland; Deception with Keith Barry and Alan Hughes’ Family Fortunes... Yep, he's come full circle back to his game hosting days. Well, it'll make a nice change from repeating the same weather forecast day in day out. Oh, and they've after giving Twink her own agony aunt show... prime yerselves for Give Adele a Bell.

Below is a list of what we can expect as viewers, broken down by category. Kind of. 

Entertainment
TV3 and 3e have all of the X Factor bases are covered with a fresh new judging panel on The X Factor and the arrival of the eagerly awaited X Factor US. Caroline Flack and Olly Murs present The Xtra Factor this year, while The X Factor Uncut brings us the American shows in all their glory.
If Ray Foley thought finding dates for thirty flirty females was going to be easy, he knows better this time around in Take Me Out Ireland.
One of the longest running game shows on television, Family Fortunes, has finally made it to Ireland and Alan Hughes takes the reigns.
Simon Cowell’s latest venture is an epic one: to give away £7 million to 7 people over 7 nights of live TV in Red or Black?
Celebrities perform on the world’s slippiest stage when Dancing on Ice returns to TV3.
Expect lewdness, rudeness and crudeness in the style only Graham can get away with in The Graham Norton Show.
Ant & Dec introduce us to amateur singers, dancers, comedians, magicians, ventriloquists and novelty acts before they face the judges who will decide their fate in Britain’s Got Talent.
Reading people, implanting thoughts, predicting behaviour and hacking into the subconscious - that’s Deception with Keith Barry.
TV3’s very own Nora Owen takes on the mantle made famous by Magnus Magnusson as one of the world’s most iconic quiz shows, Mastermind, comes to Irish TV.

Reality
Get ready for the best season of The Apprentice yet because this year, Bill means business. TV3 brings you The Apprentice, The Apprentice: You’re Fired with Anton Savage and The Apprentice: Behind the Scenes to guarantee you won’t miss a second of the action from the boardroom to the bedrooms!
The award-winning series is back with a whole new bunch of celebrities about to be dumped in the middle of the Australian jungle in I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!
Four hot West Dublin boys and four fabulous West Dublin girls spend four weeks living, eating, sleeping, working and partying together - and TV3 cameras will be there to catch all of the action in Tallafornia.
Celebrity Salon is back for a third series and beauty veteran Elaine Butler-Doolin is armed with more weird and wonderful beauty treatments for the celebrities to get to grips with.
Or panel will have an hour to interview three job applicants for a real job in the real world. See who can hold their nerve in Interview Live!
Tearaway Teen to Beauty Queen sees a group of Irish teenage terrors and tomboys transform into polite and proper beauty queens.
Our Southside Housewives are more Yummy Mummy than Irish Mammy, and we get a glimpse into their fabulous recession-free lives.

Sport
For the first time, TV3 will be live at Croke Park on both All Ireland Final days, for exclusive live broadcasts of the GAA All-Ireland Minor Hurling and Football Finals.
The UEFA Champions League kicks off again this autumn with live coverage of the pick of Tuesday nights’ matches on TV3.
The Road to Bucharest 2012 kicks off on 3e this September in The UEFA Europa League.

Drama
We’re promised fist-clenching duets, heart wrenching solos and feel-good group numbers in all new Glee.
Prime Suspect is the re-imagining of the British television hit, starring Maria Bello as the tough-as nails detective who doesn’t know when to quit.
Wild at Heart picks up where it left off, while The Royal takes its final bow.
Coronation Street and Emmerdale remain staples in TV3’s evening entertainment for soap lovers.
The eagerly anticipated and critically acclaimed Downton Abbey returns to TV3 and there’s an extra treat for aristocratic fans with Downton Abbey: Behind the Scenes.
Get ready for vengeance and vendettas in all new Spartacus, while Iain Glen is also an unlikely hero in the return of Jack Taylor.
In 2012, TV3, ITV and other international broadcasters will join forces to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s ill-fated maiden voyage in the epic drama, Titanic.
Law & Order: SVU delves into the dark side of the New York underworld as the detectives of an elite force investigate various sexually oriented crimes.

Documentary
It's not just about looking pretty for The Last of the Beauty Queens -these rural Irish ladies are not your stereotypical pageant girls.
Nobody knows exactly how many Irish people were lost on 9/11, but we hear just a few of their stories in The Irish of 9/11.
Ursula Halligan charts The Rise and Fall of Fianna Fail, and we remember another tough political time for the country in The Day the Germans Bombed Dublin.
TV3 goes on a journey with some of Ireland’s families as some say goodbye in the heart breaking Hospice, some welcome new arrivals in 11 kids under 12, some set off on an adventure in Paddies in Paradise, while others are in living hell in The Estate.
Paul Connelly takes TV3 on an eye opening journey under the radar in Sex Season which features exposes on Irelands Sex Tourists, Ireland’s Secret Sexual Habits and Irish Vice Girls.

Specials
Award season kicks off on TV3 with The Irish TV Now Awards 2012 and the British Soap Awards 2012, and Karen Koster awards some of Irelands Top Teens in Dublin’s Helix.
Ireland’s Rich List 2011 - Who’s Lost Most and TV Moments of the Year take a look back on the events of a tough, but memorable 2011.
Michael Buble, Beyonce and Dolly Parton will all appear in your living room in TV3 specials this autumn/winter.
The Corrie Years takes a nostalgic look at some of the best loved storylines from the 50 year history of Coronation Street.

Factual
Criminal Court Report, Paul Connolly Investigates, 24 Hours to Kill, Ireland’s Most Shocking True Crime, and Inside the Mind of a Murderer set the tone for TV3’s investigative content this autumn.
Challenging God, presented by Vincent Browne, challenges the assumptions of religions and the power of religious beliefs and myths.
Too Much Too Young, presented by TV3’s Ciara Doherty, examines the exploitation of young children in Ireland today.
Hosted by Gay Byrne, Anatomy of a Car Crash is an alarming documentary that reveals the reality of road traffic collisions.
The Animal A&E Investigates team reveal some disturbing never-before-seen images and stories as they examine animal cruelty in Ireland.
The Customer is Always Right looks at a broad range of consumer issues in Ireland, investigates what we are doing right and where we are going wrong in our search for the best value.
Banged Up Abroad tells the true stories of unsuspecting travellers who embarked on what they thought would be fun-filled holidays, only to barely make it home alive.
On a lighter factual note, there’s plenty to be learned by members of both sexes in Sex Tips for Girls. And Hen Nights follows Irish brides and a group of their best friends as they let loose and say goodbye to singledom in true tradition.

Features
Following the huge success of the first series in Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Dublin and Galway, Come Dine With Me Ireland continues to take the country by storm - even some familiar faces get in on the action in Celebrity Come Dine With Me Ireland.
Temple Street Children’s Hospital is back to inspire us to count our blessings this autumn, and we witness a very special visit to the hospital in a Temple Street Christmas Special.
Self-help is a theme this autumn; Twink is the ultimate agony aunt in Give Adele a Bell, while Lisa Fitzpatrick is a retail guru in Shopping S.O.S.
De-Junk Your Life also sets out to change the lives of compulsive hoarders.
TV3 follow young Irish dancers as they chase their ultimate dream in Strictly Irish Dancing and follows the fortunes and failures of three dance schools across Ireland in Ireland’s Disco Kids.
Layers of orange make-up and charcoal eyeliner are removed to reveal the naturally pretty girls hiding beneath in Slapped On? Stripped Off!
Ireland’s Dream Debs presents a fresh and honest insight to the rush, excitement and drama that comes with an Irish teen’s debs.
Become a fly on the wall, backstage at the world’s greatest chat show in Oprah: Behind the Scenes.
Stuart invites TV3 into his kitchen to see how he serves up what has become his speciality - simple and traditional Irish food, with a little taste of Hollywood in Stuart’s Kitchen.
Join Andrea Hayes and the team as they travel across the country in Animal A&E on the Road.

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