diff --git a/tv/5pkgs/simple/q/default.nix b/tv/5pkgs/simple/q/default.nix
index 809e37e59..1aea80b26 100644
--- a/tv/5pkgs/simple/q/default.nix
+++ b/tv/5pkgs/simple/q/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ let
     fi |
     ${pkgs.gnused}/bin/sed -r '
       # dim week numbers
-      s/((^ *|  )[ 1-5][0-9](   *)?)(([ 1-3][0-9])*)/\1\4/g
+      s/((^|  )[ 1-5][0-9])(( ..| \[7m..\[27m){7})/\1\3/g
       # dim month and day names
       s/^ *[A-Z].*/&/
       # highlight current date