Loads of great new shows start tonight, including We Own This City from the men behind The Wire, Sinead Kennedy hosts Zoo Live, comedy Everything I Know About Love, and Anna Torv in Aussie drama The Newsreader . . .
Pick of the Day
We Own This City, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
Streaming on NOW
20 years after the first episode of The Wire debuted, creator David Simon returns with this cop drama, which paints a pretty ugly picture of US law enforcement.
Executive produced by Simon and long-time collaborator George Pelecanos, We Own This City is based on the book of the same name by Baltimore Sun journalist Justin Fenton.
This six-part series chronicles the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force. They make the cops in The Shield look more like Chief Wiggum and co in The Simpsons.
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It examines the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.
The cast looks great, and includes Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead), Josh Charles (The Good Wife), Wunmi Mosaku (Lovecraft Country), and Jamie Hector (The Wire).
It’s certainly quite an alternative to Love Island.
Don’t Miss
Zoo Live, 7.00pm, RTÉ One
Sinead Kennedy (above) presents from a purpose-built studio at Dublin Zoo's African Savanna for three nights, with Ella McSweeney going behind the scenes with zookeepers.
In the opening episode, radio and TV presenter Doireann Garrihy is cast as the Celebrity Zookeeper for a Day as she mucks in to look after elephants, and there's the launch of an exciting competition.
Everything I Know About Love, 11.10pm, BBC One
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Don't be put off by the late scheduling, this new show is well worth investigating.
It's a romantic comedy based on the book by Dolly Alderon following Millennial best friends Maggie and Birdy as they move into their first London house share with a couple of pals from university.
In the opening episode, Maggie becomes besotted with a sexy street musician - but when their paths cross again, things take an unexpected turn.
The Newsreader, 9.00pm, RTÉ2
Fans of sci-fi show Fringe and crime thriller Mindhunter will spot a familiar face here as Anna Torv stars in this multi award-winning drama as a female newsreader in 1980s’ Australia.
When their personal and professional lives collide, young TV reporter Dale and newsreader Helen embark on a fragile new alliance.
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Their first job together seems simple enough - cover the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Episode two follows at 10.05pm. Halley's Comet is approaching, and change is in the air. As veteran newsreader Geoff is pressured to step away from the desk, the top job is suddenly within reach.
Dale scores a break that could supercharge his career, but Helen is plagued by severe mood swings that leave her a wreck.
New or Returning Shows
Cooking With the Stars, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
Maura Higgins (below) takes part in this cooking challenge as eight celebrities are paired together with professional chefs who mentor, teach and, hopefully, take them from passionate amateurs to restaurant-level cooks.
Each week, the celebrities try to out-cook their rivals and present dishes for judgement by the other mentor chefs.
The bottom two face a cook-off, which all the mentors then judge blind.
Will the celebrity’s greatest supporter unwittingly become their worst critic and vote for their protégé to leave the competition?
The Bridge: Race to a Fortune, 10.00pm, Channel 4
The return of the reality challenge in which 16 strangers gather in the paradise islands of Ha Long Bay, Vietnam and compete to be the first to get their hands on a £200,000 jackpot.
Split into two team, they must race to build a bridge over 1,000 feet of water in just 12 days to reach the cash held on top of Fortune Rock.
The question is, will whoever reaches the money first choose to share it with their team-mates? Presented by AJ Odudu, with former Royal Marines commando Aldo Kane.
Here's a taster from last time:
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Hungry For It, 8.00pm, BBC Three
Ten rookie cooks set off on the ultimate crash course on how to make it in the food business.
Peckham in south-east London is home to the Hungry for It hub, and the purpose-built professional kitchens are where the cooks meet for the first time.
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The cooks then meet their mentors: grime artist and TV cook Big Zuu, who was first discovered on YouTube and is entirely self-taught, and Kayla Greer, a private chef from LA, whose celebrity clients include Drake, P Diddy, Demi Lovato and Justin Bieber.
New to Stream
That’s My Time with David Letterman, Netflix
In That’s My Time with David Letterman, each of the six episodes spotlights one comedian, including a five-minute stand-up set and conversation with the legendary US chat show host (above).
Featuring the likes of Rosebud Baker, Phil Wang, Sam Morril, Brian Simpson, Robin Tran, Naomi Ekperigin.
Ending Today
Silent Witness, 9.00pm, BBC One
It's the final episode of the 25th anniversary story, starring Emilia Fox, Amanda Burton and David Caves.
As the drama concludes, Nikki is unsure who to trust, leading her to conclude that getting the truth will put her colleagues and everything they love in danger.
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As they get to the heart of their investigation, and with the world they hold dear teetering on a knife edge, the Lyell team confront their threats to preserve the credibility of DNA.
The King, 10.00pm, Sky Atlantic
Streaming on NOW
In what promises to be a tense finale of this gritty Italian prison drama, the Muslim inmates' anger at Amir's death fans through the prison, leading to a full-scale uprising.
