British TV Viewing Guide – The British TV Place

The British TV Viewing Guide covers programs from the UK, Canada, and Ireland that are premiering in the US this month on linear TV channels and streaming services.

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MAY 2026

For program descriptions of select programs, read “British TV Premieres in May 2026”

1st — Anyone Can Sing: Season 1 (UK) — Public TV stations*
1st — Borat (US-UK) — Netflix
1st — Bridget Jones’s Diary (UK) — BritBox
1st — Dalgliesh: Season 2 (UK) — Public TV stations*
1st — Finding Manny (CA) — Public TV stations*
1st — The Limehouse Golem (UK) — Acorn TV
1st — Martin Clunes: Islands of America (UK) — Public TV stations*
1st — Nick Knowles: Heritage Rescue (UK) — Public TV stations*
1st — The Real Spies Among Friends (UK) — BBC Select
1st — Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck (UK) — Public TV stations*
1st — Twenty Twenty Six (UK) — BritBox, Tubi
1st — Whitstable Pearl: Season 2 (UK) — Public TV stations*
1st — Wuthering Heights (UK-US) — HBO Max
3rd — Amsterdam Narcos (UK) — National Geographic, Hulu
4th — Dead & Buried (UK) — Acorn TV
4th — Lord of the Flies (UK) — Netflix
4th — The Murders (CA) — Acorn TV
4th — Queen Victoria: Secret Marriage Secret Child? (UK) — BBC Select
5th — The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour (UK) — BBC Select
6th — Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventures (UK) — PBS (8pm ET)*, PBS.org, PBS app
6th — Made in Chelsea: Seasons 6-15 (UK) — Hulu
6th — Mountains: Life Above the Clouds (UK) — BBC Select
6th — The Other Bennet Sister (UK) — BritBox
7th — Legends (UK) — Netflix
7th — Scotland: 1000 Years of History (UK) — BBC Select
8th — Amadeus (UK) — Starz
8th — Clash of the Superpowers: America vs China (UK) — BBC Select
8th — Greenland 2: Migration (UK-US) — HBO Max
8th — Kaleidoscope (UK) — Acorn TV
8th — Whistle (CA-IE) — Shudder, AMC
11th — I Literally Just Told You: Season 3 (UK) — BritBox
11th — The Island (UK/Scotland) — Acorn TV
11th — Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (UK) — Netflix
11th — The Split (UK) (Seasons 1-4) — Hulu
12th — Untold UK: Jamie Vardy (UK) — Netflix
13th — Good Omens: Season 3 (UK) — Prime Video
14th — Fake or Fortune: Season 13 (UK) — BBC Select
14th — How to Build a Dinosaur (UK) — BBC Select
14th — Welcome to Wrexham: Season 5 (US) — FXX (9pm ET), Hulu
15th — Rivals: Season 2 (UK) — Hulu
16th — The Travel Show: Volume 8 (UK) — BBC Select
18th — You’re Killing Me (US-CA) — Acorn TV
19th — Untold UK: Liverpool’s Miracle of Istanbul (UK) — Netflix
20th — Howards End: Season 1 (UK) — BritBox
21st — Britain’s First Photo Album (UK) — BBC Select
21st — SkyMed: Season 4 (CA) — Paramount+
21st — Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed (UK) — BBC Select
22nd — Canada: Sprint Qualifying (CA) — Netflix (Live)
22nd — F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Practice 1 (CA) — Netflix (Live)
22nd — Ladies First (US) — Netflix
22nd — This Is Not a Test (CA) — Shudder, AMC
23rd — F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Qualifying (CA) — Netflix (Live)
23rd — F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Sprint (CA) — Netflix (Live)
24th — Dublin Narcos (UK) — National Geographic, Hulu
24th — F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Race (CA) — Netflix (Live)
25th — Summerwater (UK/Scotland) — Acorn TV
25th — QI: Season 24 (W) (UK) — BritBox
26th — Untold UK: Vinnie Jones (UK) — Netflix
27th — A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: Season 2 (UK) — Netflix
28th — How the Victorians Built Britain: Season 1 (UK) — BBC Select
28th — Marilyn & The Mob (UK) — Sundance Now, AMC
28th — Rob and Rylan’s Passage to India (UK) — BBC Select
28th — Supertramp – Live in Paris 1979 (AU-UK) — Public TV stations*
29th — Star City (US) — Apple TV
31st — Patience: Season 2 (UK) — PBS Passport, PBS.org, PBS app, PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel
31st — The Theory of Everything (UK) — Netflix

* For all shows airing on public TV stations, including PBS programs, check your local listings or contact the station that serves your area for local broadcast dates and times.

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