There’s the first dance-off on Dancing with the Stars, Dermot Bannon returns with a new run of Room to Improve, and there’s the potentially tragic season finale of Call the Midwife . . .
Pick of the Day
Dancing with the Stars, 6.30pm, RTÉ One
Tonight’s a big night on the show as it marks the return of the dreaded dance-off!
It’s a nightmare for the two couples involved, but for viewers it’s a nail-biting end to the show.
Jennifer Zamparelli and Nicky Byrne present the latest round of the contest, as the remaining couples dance again and another celebrity is eliminated, but this time in a nerve-shattering finale.
Matthew MacNabb and Laura Nolan topped the leaderboard last week, so are exempt from the first dreaded dance-off.
As usual, Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry and Arthur Gourounlian (below) judge the efforts and give their verdicts.
Don’t Miss
Louis Theroux's Forbidden America, 9.00pm, BBC Two
Last week’s opener – when Louis Theroux hung around with some America First headers – was fascinating.
This week Louis immerses himself in Florida's multimillion-dollar rap scene, which is as notable for the controversy surrounding its emerging stars as its creativity.
He spends time with a number of artists who are achieving success through self-promotion on social media, from those playing out fierce rivalries online to rappers live-streaming their often violent and chaotic lifestyles.
While drawing in an ever-growing fanbase attracted to its unvarnished portrayal of real-life struggles and hardship, this content has also drawn the attention of the authorities, who see it as evidence of criminals indulging in illegal gang activity.
Black Music Legends of the 1980s, 11.00pm, BBC Two
Talking about rap, here’s a look at the career of the definitive hip hop group, Public Enemy (above), whose politically-charged music and confrontational image made them one of the biggest acts of the late 1980s.
PE also attracted fierce criticism from the mainstream media, with some commentators claiming their records promoted racial division - an allegation that became more serious when one member of the group reportedly made anti-Semitic remarks.
Featuring contributions by Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff and Hank & Keith Shocklee, as well as Run-DMC, Method Man, Dave Pearce, Jurassic 5 rapper Chali 2na, Anthrax's Scott Ian and writer Kevin Powell.
Antiques Roadshow, 7.00pm, BBC One
The show crosses the Irish Sea to visit Ireland, with host Fiona Bruce (below) presenting the episode from the Ulster Folk Museum near Belfast.
Treasures brought in to be valued include a set of stained-glass windows decorated with mermaids, and a piece of costume jewellery found in an antique shop in Australia.
There’s also an ornately decorated mandolin found concealed in an old cupboard, a device used to make penicillin, a silver milk jug from Kashmir and a huge bell from a Japanese temple.
Chloe, 9.00pm, BBC One
It’s the penultimate episode of this social media-based drama starring Erin Doherty as Becky, an outsider obsessed with an influencer, the eponymous Chloe, who dies suddenly.
New information causes Becky to look at everything with fresh eyes as she tries to untangle the threads Chloe left behind.
However, she finds herself increasingly at risk of being discovered when she overhears someone commenting how much Livia's new colleague looks like Becky.
A mention of a swimming pool in Chloe's diary offers a clue as to the story behind a collection of mysterious items.
New or Returning Shows
Room to Improve, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Architect Dermot Bannon (below) returns for a 13th season to help people to improve their homes, beginning by giving Marc and Lisa Daly advice on their property in Kilmacud, Dublin.
In 2018, Dermot met the couple to understand the requirements for their new house they were building on a plot of land on the side of their old family home.
Unfortunately, the project was hit by the second construction lockdown in January 2021. How are things looking now?
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet, 8.20pm, RTÉ2
If you missed this when it was on the BBC a while ago, here are five simple but ambitious goals to repair our planet, narrated by – who else? - David Attenborough.
The first episode focuses on schemes to promote biodiversity, featuring projects in Yellowstone Park, the Kenyan Maasai lands, and the Knepp Estate in the UK.
At the end of the episode, Prince William introduces us to this year's finalists for the Earthshot Prize to Protect and Restore Nature.
New to Stream
Old Henry, Sky Cinema & NOW
In this action-filled Western, a widowed farmer (Tim Blake Nelson) and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash.
When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who he can trust.
Defending against a siege of his homestead, he reveals a talent for gunslinging that surprises everyone, calling his true identity into question.
Ending Today
Call the Midwife, 8.00pm, BBC One
As season 11 of the much-loved period drama comes to a climax, a lot of fans are fearing that at least one of the show’s favourite characters has been killed off.
The team rushes to the aid of the injured in the wake of the train tragedy that has devastated the Poplar community - but there’s no news of whether Sister Julienne or Dr Turner have survived.
A guilt-stricken Timothy goes in search of his father, while an oblivious Sister Higgins learns what of the catastrophic events occurring nearby while she is in the middle of a delivery.
Family Flick
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, 3.15pm, BBC One
Here’s an animated comedy sequel, with the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith, to brighten up the afternoon.
The escaped zoo animals discover a plane and, following a swift repair job by the penguins, manage to escape the desolate shores of Madagascar.
However, they crash-land on the plains of Africa and find themselves face-to-face with their wild counterparts for the first time.
