E! TV Guide — Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Browse the full E! TV guide for Wednesday, 20 May 2026. 30 programmes listed , including 11 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:00 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S9 · E13 · Bass Player Wanted Comedy

Bass Player Wanted

The gang meets a stranger at the wedding who causes problems within the group, forcing Robin, Lily, Ted and Barney to resolve their issues about moving away.

00:30 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S9 · E14 · Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra Comedy

Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra

Before Marshall delivers a devastating blow to Barney, he explains how he received special martial arts training to master the Slap of a Million Exploding Suns.

01:00 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S9 · E15 · Unpause Comedy

Unpause

Ted and Robin convince a drunk Barney to reveal his darkest secrets to them; Marshall puts off being romantic in an effort to avoid having to fight with Lily.

01:30 3h

The King of Staten Island

Comedy, Drama Film ★ 7.1

A man in his mid-twenties who spends his days smoking weed pursues his dream of becoming a tattoo artist while facing trauma from his past.

★ Cast & Info

04:30 2h 30m

The High Note

Romance, Comedy, Music, Drama Film ★ 7.1

A singer and her overworked personal assistant get presented with a choice that has the power to change the course of their careers forever.

★ Cast & Info

Morning

07:00 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S9 · E16 · How Your Mother Met Me Comedy

How Your Mother Met Me

The Mother shares the tale of how she came to meet Ted by giving details of her many relationship troubles over the past eight years.

07:30 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S9 · E17 · Sunrise Comedy

Sunrise

While hunting for an inebriated Barney on the day of the wedding, Robin and Ted remember past relationships; Marshall and Lilly finally resolve their issues.

08:00 3h

The King of Staten Island

Comedy, Drama Film ★ 7.1

A man in his mid-twenties who spends his days smoking weed pursues his dream of becoming a tattoo artist while facing trauma from his past.

★ Cast & Info

11:00 2h

Joe Dirt

Mystery, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Drama Film ★ 5.6

A janitor travels to Los Angeles in the hopes an appearance on a radio show will help him to locate the parents who abandoned him as a child.

★ Cast & Info

Daytime

13:00 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S9 · E18 · Rally Comedy

Rally

Barney suffers from a massive hangover on the morning of his wedding, leading the gang to go on the hunt for ingredients in his legendary hangover cure.

13:30 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S9 · E19 · Vesuvius Comedy

Vesuvius

Robin expresses her fear that Barney is like her father; Marshall enlists the help of Ted and Barney to find Lily, who suddenly disappeared from the group.

14:00 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S9 · E20 · Daisy Comedy

Daisy

Marshall enlist Ted and Barney to help him out on a hunt to find out where Lily disappeared to in the middle of their fight.

14:30 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S9 · E21 · Gary Blauman Comedy

Gary Blauman

When Gary Blauman unexpectedly appears at the wedding, Marshall tries to figure out where to seat the unanticipated guest, but the rest of the group protests.

15:00 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S9 · E22 · The End of the Aisle Comedy

The End of the Aisle

With just a half-hour left before the wedding, Robin and Barney both begin to experience a sense of panic regarding their upcoming nuptials.

15:30 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S9 · E23 · Last Forever: Part One Comedy

Last Forever: Part One

Following the wedding, Ted bids farewell to the group, but fate has other plans; Robin and Barney decide to drop an unexpected bombshell on the group.

16:00 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S9 · E24 · Last Forever: Part Two Comedy

Last Forever: Part Two

The group reveals their life changes as they reunite for a night at MacLaren's; Robin has a change of heart; Ted finishes his story of meeting the Mother.

16:30 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S1 · E1 · Pilot Comedy

Pilot

A man meets a woman at a bar, but after their first date he realizes that finding his future wife may take a lot more work than he had originally expected.

17:00 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S1 · E2 · Purple Giraffe Comedy

Purple Giraffe

In order to spend more casual time with Robin, the woman of his dreams, Ted throws a series of parties at his apartment and attempts to invite her.

17:30 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S1 · E3 · The Sweet Taste of Liberty Comedy

The Sweet Taste of Liberty

A trip to the airport to meet women turns into a flight to Philadelphia for Ted, and Lily takes off her engagement ring to see if she's still got it.

Evening

18:00 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S1 · E4 · Return of the Shirt Comedy

Return of the Shirt

The discovery of an old t-shirt leads Ted to attempt to reconnect with an old flame, while Barney pays Robin to say ridiculous things on the air.

18:30 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S1 · E5 · Okay Awesome Comedy

Okay Awesome

While Robin takes Ted and Barney to a hot new club, Lily and Marshall attempt to act like mature adults, but find that they aren't quite ready to grow up.

19:00 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S1 · E6 · The Slutty Pumpkin Comedy

The Slutty Pumpkin

Ted returns to a rooftop Halloween party in hopes of finding a promiscuous girl dressed as a pumpkin that he had met years earlier.

19:30 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S1 · E7 · Matchmaker Comedy

Matchmaker

Ted is not surprised to discover that an incredibly successful matchmaker was unable to find a relatively compatible woman for him.

20:00 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S1 · E8 · The Duel Comedy

The Duel

Ted and Marshall decide to settle their apartment dispute in the most civilized way possible, which turns out to be with an epic swordfight.

20:30 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S1 · E9 · Belly Full of Turkey Comedy

Belly Full of Turkey

When Ted and Robin decide to volunteer at a homeless shelter on Thanksgiving, they are surprised to meet a very unexpected helper lending a hand.

21:00 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S1 · E10 · The Pineapple Incident Comedy

The Pineapple Incident

After a night of wild partying, Ted requests the much-needed help of his friends to piece together what really happened the previous evening.

21:30 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S1 · E11 · The Limo Comedy

The Limo

Ted decides to make amends for all of his past New Year's transgressions by taking his friends out for a big night on the town together.

22:00 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S1 · E12 · The Wedding Comedy

The Wedding

Ted is ecstatic when Robin agrees to be his date at a friend's wedding, but soon finds that he may have caused the couple to split.

22:30 30m

How I Met Your Mother

S1 · E13 · Drumroll Please Comedy

Drumroll Please

Ted is distraught after he fails to get a phone number from a woman whom he spent an amazing evening with after meeting at a wedding.

23:00 2h

Joe Dirt

Mystery, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Drama Film ★ 5.6

A janitor travels to Los Angeles in the hopes an appearance on a radio show will help him to locate the parents who abandoned him as a child.

★ Cast & Info

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