If you're sun-dodging on the sofa at any stage this weekend, here are some tips on what's worth watching on the box between Friday evening and Sunday night . . .
Pick of the weekend
SWAT, 9.00pm Sunday, Sky One & NOW TV
Made by the guys behind The Shield, Timeless and Friday Night Lights, this new cop show stars former Criminal Minds’ Shemar Moore as SWAT leader Daniel ‘Hondo’ Harrelson.
He’s promoted amid a PR nightmare for the division, as a stray shot from a white cop has accidentally hit a black teenager, causing some real bad blood in the community.
Those above think born and bred Angeleno Hondo is the man to smooth things over. But it’s no easy job.
And, when the incident triggers more race-related crimes, Hondo is faced with a second shooting and a police ambush.
New or Returning Shows
Tour De France, from 9.50am Saturday, TG4
Summer wouldn't be the same for cycling fans without the annual TG4 coverage of France's most iconic sporting event. Páidí Ó Lionaird and Pádraic Quinn providing commentary of the first stage, Noirmoutier to Fontenoy-le-Comte, both of which sound very French indeed.
Fleadh TV, 8.00pm Sunday, TG4
This year's coverage is extended to all four provincial fleadhs, starting – where else? – with Connacht, in Ballinamore in country Leitrim, with what promises to be a very lively live show.
Here's Sharon Shannon from last year:
Ending this weekend
The Crystal Maze: Celebrity Special, 9.00pm Friday, Channel 4
This should be great fun as the wonderful Derry Girls take on the mighty maze. Master of the Maze Richard Ayoade leads team captain Saoirse-Monica Jackson and her fellow cast members Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan and Dylan Llewellyn on a time-travelling adventure to collect those precious crystals.
Bake Off: the Professionals, 8.00pm Sunday, Channel 4
The three remaining teams fight tooth and spoon to be crowned the winners of the terribly tough patisserie competition.
Judges Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden have set a marathon challenge for the teams: nine hours of moulding, shaping and filling, to create a lavish banquet display to serve 80 people.
Live Irish Open Golf, 12.00pm Sunday, RTÉ 2
It's the final day of action at Ballyliffin, and Hugh Cahill along with John McHenry will provide commentary as this year's Irish Open Champion is determined.
New to Download
Anne with an E: Season 2, from Friday, Netflix
Anne's beloved world of Green Gables becomes a much bigger place, with new faces and heartfelt lessons about love, loss and growing up.
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: New 2018: Freshly Brewed, from Friday, Netflix
In a new set of episodes of this simple-but-superb show, Jerry Seinfeld takes a ride with 12 comedy heavyweights, including Jerry Lewis, Ellen DeGeneres and Dave Chappelle.
Samantha! from Friday, Netflix
A child star in the '80s, Samantha clings to the fringes of celebrity with hilarious hare-brained schemes to launch herself back into the spotlight.
First Team: Juventus: Part B, from Friday, Netflix
In the second half of the season, Italian giants Juve hope to hold off stiff challenges to winning another Serie A title while moving forward in the Champions League.
Somebody Feed Phil: The Second Course, from Friday, Netflix
Phil Rosenthal continues his culinary journey of the world, making stops in Dublin, Venice, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Cape Town and New York City.
Don't Miss
Smash Hits! The 80s' Pop Map of Britain and Ireland, 10.00pm Friday, BBC Four
In this promising three-parter, two 80s icons explore the distinct sounds that came out of different parts of Britain and Ireland in one of pop's golden decades.
Midge Ure, lead singer of Ultravox and one of the men behind Band Aid, and Kim Appleby, who had a string of hits with her sister Mel in the Stock, Aitken and Waterman-produced Mel and Kim, go on a journey back in time to the 80s to figure out why certain cities produced their own diverse tunes.
In this first episode, Ure and Appleby explore London's new romantic movement, travel to Coventry to investigate the rise of ska and speak to some of Sheffield's electronic music pioneers.
Chat Show Line-up
The Best of the Late Late Show, 9.35pm Friday, RTÉ One
On tonight's compilation there's boxer Conor McGregor, Aslan celebrate 35 years on the road, comedian and writer Maeve Higgins explains American small talk - and a look at one of the most talked about episodes, when Oliver Callan guided viewers through the national emergency.
Weekend Movies
Saving Mr Banks, 7.00pm Friday, BBC One
Here's a decent alternative to the World Cup match, with a delightful performance from the always-wonderful Emma Thompson as author PL Travers.
Centered on the development of the 1964 film Mary Poppins and meetings between the author and filmmaker Walt Disney, the film also stars Tom Hanks as Disney, with super supporting performances by Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, and Colin Farrell.
Great sentimental fun that should melt the heart of even the most-hardened cynic.
Also . . .
Behind the Candelabra, 11.30pm Saturday, BBC Two
Hugely enjoyable biopic starring Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, and Scott Bakula that chronicles the tempestuous six-year romance between megastar singer, Liberace, and his young lover, Scott Thorson.
Box Set Binge
Dawson's Creek, All4
If you're going to play silly sofa buggers (or you simply can't stand the sun) here's a fine way to while away the weekend binging on the box.
This teen drama broke the model at the end of the last century and made stars out of the core group of its cast: James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery, Katie Holmes as his best friend and love interest Joey Potter, Joshua Jackson as their fellow best friend Pacey Witter, and Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley.
In the opening pilot episode, it's the eve of a new high school year and Joey's lifelong friendship pledge to Dawson is tested when he's drawn to newcomer Jen. And just look at the way Pacey is looking at new teacher Tamara . . .
Here are all six seasons. Enjoy!
World Cup Watch
We're at the quarter-final stage with two games each on Friday and Saturday, beginning with Uruguay v France at Nizhny Novgorod (3pm), which is followed by Brazil v Belgium in Kazan (KO 7pm).
On Saturday, the action moves to Samara as Sweden face England (KO 3pm), which is followed by hosts Russia v Croatia in Sochi (KO 7pm).
