The best TV shows this week PLUS TRAILER

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The listings have been scoured and here's the pick of what to watch from Saturday September 22.

Strictly Come Dancing, BBC One, Saturday, 6.15pm

Get ready to staaaaart dancing! Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present NTA and Bafta award-winning Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One.Tonight’s show brings us the first live episode in what promises to be a spectacular series.

Since the glamourous launch show where the pairings were revealed, the celebrities and their professional partners have had two weeks to rehearse their first routine. Tonight, the 15 couples take to the Strictly ballroom to perform live in front of the fabulous four judges: Dame Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Head Judge Shirley Ballas.

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The judges will score each couple for the first time, but luckily there will be no farewells this week.

Instead, their scores will be carried over to next weekend, when the viewers get the chance to vote for their favourite couple.

At the halfway stage of the competition and now a Strictly Come Dancing tradition, the show will travel to the international home of ballroom dancing where the celebrities and their partners will perform at the world famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

Zoë Ball will also return to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. The weekday show is back with even more exclusive access and backstage gossip than ever before.

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Finally, there will be exclusive behind-the-scenes action available on the official Strictly website at bbc.co.uk/strictly and across social media on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.

And this series for the first time the show is collaborating with BBC Three who will be creating exciting additional content across their digital platforms.

There will also be even more Strictly news to enjoy via the official Strictly Come Dancing podcast.

Sick Of It, Thursday, Sky One & NOW TV, 9pm