Among tonight's picks there's the Bruce Lee-inspired drama Warrior, new makeover show Drag SOS, and a documentary about Dublin honouring Magdalene Laundry survivors . . .
Pick of the Day
Warrior, 10.00pm, Sky One
Apparently this is based on an idea by legendary kung fu star Bruce Lee (who died in 1973), and brought to fruition by his daughter Shannon, who is exec-producer.
Promising to be a gritty, sexy, violent and pacey crime drama, it's set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco's Chinatown in the latter part of the 19th Century.
The main focus is on Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji), a martial-arts prodigy who leaves China for San Francisco under mysterious circumstances and becomes a hatchet man for the Hop Wei, one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs (the generic name for Chinese organized crime families).
In the opening episode, as he searches for a woman who left China two years earlier, Ah Sahm crosses paths with Mai Ling and Li Yong, followers of the rival tong leader Long Zii, who is trying to avoid an opium war with the Hop Wei - a war that the deputy Mayor of San Francisco actively promotes.
New or Returning Shows
Drag SOS, 10.00pm, Channel 4
In a nutshell, this is basically US TV makeover show Queer Eye dragged-up for a UK audience.
Drag collective The Family Gorgeous go on a road trip, transforming a wide range of unlikely protégées into bigger, bolder, braver drag-enhanced versions of themselves.
In this opening episode, the Gorgeous gang meet three hesitant new recruits in Dover, who are all facing different challenges but who all hope that drag can be the makeover they're looking for, both inside and out.
21-year-old student Nico's been wearing the same black baggy clothes since suffering mental health problems at university; single mammy Abby hasn't been near a dance floor for 15 years; 55-year-old Shaun has been nominated by his son Owen, who's a budding drag artist himself.
My Lottery Dream Home, 9.00pm, TLC
This season five opener features Jorge, Jackie and their daughter, Jillian, who won $5 million on a Florida scratch card.
Now they can finally buy the horse ranch they've dreamed about, show host David Bromstad meets up with them in Loxahatchee, Florida, to help find the perfect house, land and stables.
Pride Live at the Apollo, 11.15pm, BBC One
Given the time of year that it is, here's the first of a two-part celebration of LGBT+ stand up comedy at the BBC, taken from over 14 seasons of the Live at Apollo show.
This episode features sets from the likes of Fern Brady, Desiree Burch, Alan Carr (below), Larry Dean, Eddie Izzard, Joe Lycett and Zoe Lyons.
New to Download
Mike Epps: Only One Mike, Netflix
Comedian and actor Mike Epps - he played Black Doug in The Hangover - is apparently quite inappropriate in his no-holds-barred, stand-up special.
Filmed at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, the one-hour special sees him reflect on the gift (and curse) of raising four daughters, overcoming childhood dyslexia and the mysterious infinite wisdom of old people.
Ending Tonight
The Planets, 9.00pm, BBC Two
In the final episode of this fascinating series Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home.
These worlds remain shadowy for a simple reason: beyond Saturn, humanity has only ever visited the most distant planets just once.
Thanks to a rare alignment of the planets in 1976, Voyager 2 was sent to these ice worlds. After a few hours of observation at each planet, the craft left them behind. We haven't been back since.
Don't Miss
Coming Home – When Dublin Honoured the Magdalenes, 7.00pm, RTÉ One
Centred on interviews with Magdalene Laundry survivors, some of whom will be speaking for the first time, this documentary tells the emotional story of two dramatic days in June 2018 when Dublin honoured the Magdalenes.
When these women were in Magdalene Laundries their names were changed. In some cases they were assigned numbers instead of names and they were never allowed to speak to each other.
Bringing them together for the first time was a major step forward in redress for the huge wrong that was done to them. The majority of the women are now elderly and this was the first time they had been invited to come together to swap stories, share experiences and reconnect.
It was an additional bonus to then be celebrated by the President of Ireland, Government and more importantly, for them, the Irish people.
