Tonight's top picks include the return of The Good Fight, Sinn Fein’s Mary Lou McDonald is the focus of The Big Interview, there’s a documentary about the owners of big dogs, and there’s the finale of Supervet . . .
Pick of the Day
The Good Fight, 10.15pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
The sequel to The Good Wife has stood up remarkably well on its own - but this fifth season (coming to RTÉ just days after its USA launch) sees more change with a couple of major cast members on the way out and new folks coming on board.
Cush Jumbo and Delroy Lindo will appear in season five as guest stars as they complete the storylines for their characters Luca Quinn and Adrian Boseman. Jumbo is back based in Britain, while Lindo is off on new projects.
Meanwhile, in come Charmaine Bingwa and Mandy Patinkin (Homeland, Dead Like Me), who are joining the show as new regulars.
As for the opening episode’s storyline, Diane Lockhart is forced to question whether it's appropriate for her to help run an African-American law firm with Liz when the firm loses two top lawyers.
Meanwhile, Marissa and the firm become entangled with Hal Wackner.
Don’t Miss
Dragons’ Den, 9.00pm, BBC One
An inventor looks for investment in his quirky pet products - warning! Do not eat your dinner while watching this episode! - and a pair of optometrists hope the Dragons will see a bright future in their anti-blue light filtering idea.
A schoolteacher-come-food entrepreneur tempts the Dragons' taste buds as well as their pockets with her low-sugar children's jams and an eco-entrepreneur pitches a carbon-offsetting trading app.
Our Town, 9.30pm, RTÉ2
Bray tales continue as teenage boxer Regan makes a life-changing decision which impacts his dreams for the future, and two young boys discuss leaving school early and what may be next for them.
Meanwhile, cameras follow 16-year-old Aed as he attends a 'free-range school" set up by his mother, which offers an alternative model of education where the youngsters are in charge.
The Big Interview, 10.00pm, Virgin Media One
Claire Brock talks to Mary Lou McDonald (below), the politician who has served as Leader of the Opposition in Ireland since June 2020 and President of Sinn Féin since February 2018.
New or Returning Shows
The Flash, 8.00pm, Sky One
Streaming on NOW TV
Some more super-powered adventures from the DC stable as The Fastest Man Alive returns.
When an experiment to save Barry’s speed backfires, Nash Wells searches for a way to save The Flash and comes up with a dangerous plan.
Meanwhile, Iris makes a startling realisation inside the Mirrorverse and Cecile faces off with Rosa Dillon.
Big Dog Britain, 10.00pm, Channel 4
With sales of the very biggest breeds in decline, this documentary meets the owners who are overshadowed by their pets in a bid to discover why larger canines are being overlooked.
Contributors include members of the Bones family and their Newfoundlands, the Mathers family and its wolfhounds, and the owners of Great Danes, English Mastiffs and St Bernards.
New to Stream
Young Royals, Netflix
No, this not another show about the British royals. For a change, it’s about the Swedish monarchy.
Prince Wilhelm adjusts to life at his prestigious new boarding school, Hillerska, but following his heart proves more challenging than anticipated.
Generation 56k, Netflix
Having formed a bond during the 56K modem era, Matilda and Daniel meet again by chance two decades later. Can their friendship turn into something else?
Audible, Netflix
Amaree Mckenstry-Hall and his teammates at Maryland School for the Deaf pursue success in American football while coping with personal struggles and tragedy.
Ending Tonight
The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick, 8.00pm, Channel 4
This week, Noel Fitzpatrick (below) encounters a golden doodle who sustained nerve damage to one of his front legs and a smashed wrist on the other side in a 20-metre fall.
After the initial trauma, Angus was in significant pain and faced possible euthanasia. Distraught owner Zoe brings him to Fitzpatrick's in the hope that Noel can give her other alternatives.
Also receiving attention is irrepressible springer spaniel Rocky, whose failed elbow operation has left him struggling to walk.
His owners seek whatever options there may be for relieving the nine-year-old's pain and returning him to a full life.
