CBBC TV Guide
CBBC entertains kids aged 6-12 with laugh-out-loud comedy, gripping drama, educational shows and trusted news from the UK and beyond. See what's on CBBC on Saturday 16 May 2026 with full listings and upcoming programmes.
Channels
BBC One (BBC1)
BBC Two (BBC2)
ITV1
ITV1 Anglia
ITV1 Anglia West
ITV1 Border
ITV1 Central East
ITV1 Central West
ITV1 Granada
ITV1 Meridian East
ITV1 Meridian North
ITV1 Meridian South
ITV1 North
ITV1 Tyne Tees
ITV1 Wales
ITV1 West Country
ITV1 West
ITV1 Yorkshire East
ITV1 Yorkshire West
STV Central
STV North
UTV
Channel 4
Channel 5
BBC Three (BBC3)
Film4
BBC Four
CBeebies
BBC News
BBC ALBA
ITV2
ITV3
ITV4
E4
More4
GREAT! movies
Sky Arts
RTÉ One
Al Jazeera English
BBC Parliament
BBC Scotland
Blaze
Bloomberg TV Europe
CBBC
Challenge
Challenge (IE)
Channel 4+1
Court TV
Dave ja vu
DMAX
DMAX+1
Drama+1
E4 Extra
E4+1
Eden
Eden+1
Euronews English
Film4+1
Food Network
Food Network+1
GREAT! action
GREAT! action+1
GREAT! mystery
GREAT! mystery+1
GREAT! romance
GREAT! tv
GREAT! tv+1
ITV Quiz
ITV1+1
ITV1+1 Granada
ITV1+1 Meridian
ITV1+1 Midlands
ITV2+1
ITV3+1
ITV4+1
LBC News
Legend
Legend Xtra
Legend Xtra+1
London Live
More4+1
Movies24
Movies24+
Newsmax TV
PBS America
Quest Red+1
Quest+1
Really
Really+1
Rewind TV
RTÉ Kids Jr
RTÉ News
RTÉ One+1
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two+1
S4C
Sky Arts (IE)
Sky Mix (IE)
Sky News
STV Central+1
STV North+1
Talking Pictures TV
TG4
TLC
TLC+1
True Crime
True Crime Xtra
True Crime+1
Virgin Media Four
Virgin Media One
Virgin Media One+1
Virgin Media Three
Virgin Media Two
W+1
Yesterday+1
Dates
CBBC Schedule — Sat 16 May
Programming hasn’t started yet.
The first program is at 5:30 AM (5:30 AM UK Time )
5:30 AM
This is CBBC! — 05:30
This is CBBC!
Tune every day from 7.00am.
Runtime:
1 hr 30 min
7:00 AM
Shaun the Sheep — 07:00
Sleep on It
After Bitzer and the Farmer stay up all night playing video games, Shaun takes advantage of their sleepiness by changing the daily tasks to suit himself.
7:10 AM
Danger Mouse — 07:10
Danger Fan
Animated series. Shortly after Danger Mouse's biggest fan comes to visit, members of the team start to disappear.
7:20 AM
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! — 07:20
Gran Up
Animated series. When Gran's Harley gets impounded, Dennis thinks she's lost her groove and given up on her thrill-seeking ways.
Runtime:
15 min
7:35 AM
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese — 07:35
Crimes Against the Family
Mum and Dad take the TV away until the kids learn to behave, and the siblings realise they need some rules.
7:45 AM
7:50 AM
SpongeBob SquarePants — 07:50
Ink Lemonade
Patrick's lemonade has a secret ingredient!
Runtime:
15 min
8:05 AM
Grizzy and the Lemmings — 08:05
Digital Taming
The extraordinary animals from a tablet game come to life after the device explodes.
Runtime:
10 min
8:15 AM
Duck and Frog — 08:15
Duck has to deliver pizzas around the town, but he hasn’t reckoned with the lengths that Frog will go to to get them all for himself.
Runtime:
5 min
8:20 AM
Duck and Frog — 08:20
Duck has a job punting tourists along the waterways, but a bored Frog thinks he can do a better job. Thanks to Frog's interference, the pair wind up going on a wild trip down the rapids.
Runtime:
10 min
8:30 AM
Counterfeit Cat — 08:30
Merry Christmax
Max is on a mission to get the Christmas present he always wanted from Santa himself.
Runtime:
15 min
8:45 AM
Bro's in Control — 08:45
King for a Day Challenge
Little Bro Callum sets Adam and Joe another epic quest: become a king, build the best cardboard castle, and defend your kingdom against the destructive dragon!
9:00 AM
Gladiators: Epic Pranks — 09:00
Apollo!
Nitro pranks Apollo with fake influencer Aubry Devonne Keep, causing a big splash! The other Gladiators have fun behind the scenes and pranking the audience at Sheffield Arena.
9:15 AM
Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster — 09:15
Scooby and the gang travel to Loch Ness in Scotland, home of the Loch Ness Monster.
10:25 AM
Super Happy Magic Forest — 10:25
The Magic of Panpipes
When Hoofius plays his grandfaun’s old magical panpipes, his friends do exactly what he asks them to do - perfect for leading a quest... or so he thinks!
10:40 AM
Duck and Frog — 10:40
Dog Walker
Duck realises that dogs are a duck’s best friend when he walks a poodle. But when Frog realises a picture with a poodle could mean fame, he goes all out to snap the dog for himself.
Runtime:
5 min
10:45 AM
Duck and Frog — 10:45
Lift Operator
Duck and Frog have one simple job: press buttons in a lift - and they can’t even do that right. Can they get the mayor to the ground floor in time for a grand opening?
Runtime:
10 min
10:55 AM
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese — 10:55
Happy Game
Mouse buys a video game that is supposed to teach the family teamwork. But all they do is bicker as they play!
11:05 AM
The Next Step — 11:05
A-Troupe Escape
Reality-style drama series. A-troupe's ability to work as a team is put to the test when the dancers find themselves locked in an escape room.
Runtime:
25 min
11:30 AM
High Hoops — 11:30
The Talent Show Motion
The Vipers face a crisis of confidence, but Aoife’s attempts to help them go too far - can they stop her from total humiliation at the school’s talent competition?
Runtime:
30 min
12:00 PM
Blue Peter — 12:00
Eurovision Stars and Rally Racing
Joel and Abby take on a high-speed rally racing challenge, and Eurovision UK contender Look Mum No Computer and 2025 entry Remember Monday are in the studio!
Runtime:
25 min
12:25 PM
Bro's in Control — 12:25
Cactus Challenge
A prickly guest turns up at Joe and Adam’s house and needs a lot of care, but Callum hasn’t made it easy for them.
12:40 PM
Odd Squad — 12:40
The Night Mayor
Omni and Osric are desperate to get off the night shift and go to a party, but first they have to stop a mysterious villain.
Runtime:
15 min
12:55 PM
Odd Squad — 12:55
The Big Stink
Orwell and Okra must stop a flying machine from stinking up Odd Squad’s favourite places.
Runtime:
10 min
1:05 PM
The Next Step — 13:05
No Shell
Reality-style drama series. The Next Step arrives for day one of regionals, and A-Troupe is feeling the pressure.
Runtime:
25 min
1:30 PM
The Lady Grace Mysteries — 13:30
The Lost Queen
Grace has a top-secret mission to escort the Queen undercover on a trip to visit the local, and very mysterious, wise woman. Will Queen Elizabeth find the answers she seeks?
Runtime:
25 min
1:55 PM
Girl Troop vs Aliens — 13:55
The Epic Escape Badge
As Ginny races to rescue Tilda, the Brighthawks at camp brace for an alien attack, unaware that Orbit’s latest containment measures may put them all in grave danger.
Runtime:
25 min
2:20 PM
Deadly 60 — 14:20
Steve goes on a journey to meet the extraordinary people fighting to save one of the most important environments on earth: the coral reef.
Runtime:
30 min
2:50 PM
Operation Ouch! — 14:50
Pins and Needles!
Find out what causes pins and needles, Dr Dan disappears into the lungs of saxophone-playing Dr Raph in Just One Second, and follow Oucher Kirsty’s chemo session.
Runtime:
30 min
3:20 PM
Total Dramarama — 15:20
Free Chili
A walkie-talkie hidden inside a chili dog causes Harold to worry an alien has arrived.
Runtime:
10 min
3:30 PM
Total Dramarama — 15:30
Sharing Is Caring
When Courtney refuses to share her valuable rare toy, friends join forces to question her.
Runtime:
10 min
3:40 PM
Danger Mouse — 15:40
The Other Day the Earth Stood Still
Animated series. Only Danger Mouse can save the world from chaos when the Baron stops the world spinning with a plague of traffic lights.
3:55 PM
Danger Mouse — 15:55
Welcome to Danger World!
Animated series. Danger Mouse must fight his own urge to be awesome to stop the world turning into a gigantic intergalactic tourist attraction.
4:05 PM
Danger Mouse — 16:05
Jeopardy Mouse
Animated series. When the Baron rearranges the countries of the world, Danger Mouse reluctantly joins forces with his American counterpart Jeopardy Mouse.
4:20 PM
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese — 16:20
Breaking Bad Habits
The siblings try to break their annoying habits for the sake of family peace, but one-by-one they start to give up. Only Boy and Girl keep going, but can they make it to the end of 24 hours?
Runtime:
10 min
4:30 PM
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese — 16:30
Dog's Show
A dog show is coming up, and cool prizes are given to the winning dog and its trainer. Cheese, Girl and Mouse all have great ideas for how to train Dog for the grand finale, but what about Boy's idea?
Runtime:
10 min
4:40 PM
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese — 16:40
Sparkcheeza
After her siblings accidentally insult her dreams of being a pop star, Cheese is bonked on the head and starts to believe she's a huge celebrity!
Runtime:
15 min
4:55 PM
Grizzy and the Lemmings — 16:55
Masked Powers
A Lemming finds a mysterious mask that endows him with the power of telekinesis.
5:00 PM
Grizzy and the Lemmings — 17:00
Roaring Lemmings
Grizzy chases after the Lemmings and the jar of Yummy in their remote-controlled car.
Runtime:
10 min
5:10 PM
Grizzy and the Lemmings — 17:10
Mini Troubles
The Lemmings take possession of a magic sceptre that has the ability to shrink objects.
Runtime:
10 min
5:20 PM
Super Happy Magic Forest — 17:20
The Un-Quest
When the heroes go on a quest to help a cute little squirrel, they soon realise she is not who she appears to be, and have to un-quest their quest.
Runtime:
10 min
5:30 PM
Super Happy Magic Forest — 17:30
The Legend of Bigface
The blossom is missing from the trees, and the heroes quest deep into the forest, where legend has it that there is a face watching from the trees.
Runtime:
10 min
5:40 PM
Super Happy Magic Forest — 17:40
Cower Before Zorgoth
When a slug shrinks them down to the size of ants and threatens the entire forest, the heroes must embark on a dangerous quest to warn the Council.
Runtime:
15 min
5:55 PM
Duck and Frog — 17:55
Lighthouse
When Duck and Frog have to change a lighthouse’s light bulb, they quickly become marooned on the island. With no food, and surrounded by water, they must try to find a way to survive.
Runtime:
5 min
6:00 PM
Duck and Frog — 18:00
Cinema
When Duck gets a job in a cinema projection room, Frog manages to accidentally break the projector. Can Frog save the day and entertain the audience himself?
Runtime:
10 min
6:10 PM
Duck and Frog — 18:10
Ticket Inspector
Duck and Frog are working on a train, but when Frog lets it slip that there is a celebrity on board, the rest of the passengers cause chaos as they try to get a picture.
Runtime:
10 min
6:20 PM
The Adventures of Mansour: Age of AI — 18:20
Past Tense, Part 2
Blink traps Mansour and his friends in a virtual escape room.
Runtime:
10 min
6:30 PM
The Adventures of Mansour: Age of AI — 18:30
Mansourian Candidate
Mansour creates a VR copy of himself so that he can be in two places at once.
Runtime:
10 min
6:40 PM
Duck and Frog — 18:40
Gardener
Duck and Frog have a job tidying the mayor’s garden, but then Frog builds an automatic lawnmower, which soon causes chaos. Can Duck get everything back on track in time?
Runtime:
10 min
6:50 PM
Duck and Frog — 18:50
Museum
Duck is at the museum to give a really boring talk about dinosaurs. When Frog steps in, he somehow manages to hatch a baby dinosaur from an ancient egg.
Runtime:
8 min
6:58 PM
This is CBBC! — 18:58
This is CBBC!
Tune every day from 7.00am.
Runtime:
10 hr 32 min
5:30 AM
This is CBBC! — 05:30
This is CBBC!
Tune every day from 7.00am.
Runtime:
1 hr 30 min
Frequently Asked Questions
What is on CBBC tonight?
Tonight (Saturday 16 May) on CBBC, you can watch This is CBBC!. Check the full schedule for more details.
How can I watch CBBC live?
You can watch CBBC live on the official bbc.co.uk website or app. Use the 'Watch Live' button to go directly to the player.
When does programming end on CBBC today?
Today's programming on CBBC ends at 07:00 with This is CBBC!.
Is this TV schedule shown in UK time or my local time?
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