There's the finale of Dr Eva's Great Escape, Mood Atlas explores bipolar disorder, the self-explanatory Porn King: The Rise & Fall of Ron Jeremy, zombie drama Day of the Dead, and an excellent Jullianne Moore in Gloria Bell . . .
Pick of the Day
Dr Eva's Great Escape, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Last week’s opener was a broad mix of the good, the bad, the merely silly and the downright unbelievable.
How Wyatt survived more than 20 years of marriage to Eva is beyond me. Such devotion is rare in a man.
This week Eva and Wyatt navigate the difficulties of their decision to divorce, as well as ordering the furniture for the hotel's lobby and restaurant.
As the project nears completion, they must find and recruit the staff who will help them run their health and weight-loss resort.
Will there be a happy ending? I just hope the unhappy couple feel it’s all been worth it.
Don’t Miss
Gloria Bell, 11.15pm, BBC Two
This dramedy, starring Julianne Moore, John Turturro and the great Holland Taylor, is a Hollywood version of a Chilean movie. Quite often, such adaptations don't work. But this one does.
I'd recommend that you record it and watch it at a more convenient time. This is not a late-night, sure-whatever's-on, Monday movie. It's really, really good.
For starters, Julianne Moore is pretty much perfect as a free-spirited fifty-something divorcee who seeks romance at Los Angeles dance clubs.
She finds herself thrust into an unexpected new relationship with Arnold (John Turturro), filled with the joys of budding love and the complications of dating.
Marriage, 9.00pm, BBC One
Following on from last night’s first episode, here’s some more of the drama starring Sean Bean and Nicola Walker as Ian and Emma, a couple in a long-term relationship.
Emma is excited to find she has the opportunity to go to a work conference, where she might get contacts for her business idea.
She's nervous of telling Ian, whose job search is going badly, but he ends up hearing it from her boss instead.
Emma's father (James Bolam) interrupts their anniversary plans, and Jessica starts looking for a way out of her relationship with Adam after an argument.
New or Returning Shows
Mood Atlas, 8.30pm, RTÉ One
This is a documentary that explores a man's experience of bipolar disorder, following a team of researchers NUI Galway mapping his brain in a bid to understand the condition.
Porn King: The Rise & Fall of Ron Jeremy, 10.00pm, Channel 4
Part one of a two-part documentary exploring the story of the veteran porn star Ron Jeremy (below).
After 40 years in the adult movie industry, he’s now facing multiple charges of rape and sexual assault.
The first episode focuses on his rise to fame in the 1970s, and examines how rumours of his crimes were circulating even then.
Featuring personal testimony from British porn star Lianne Young, who says he assaulted her at a party in full view of other people.
The Sky at Night, 10.00pm, BBC Four
Still gazing after all these years, the astrology show returns for its monthly round-up.
Chris Lintott travels around Britain, meeting up with the scientists who are researching the astonishing new data being returned by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Meanwhile, Maggie Aderin-Pocock gives a JWST masterclass in the studio.
Day of the Dead, 9.00pm, Sky Sci-Fi
Streaming on NOW
Opening with a double-episode, Day of the Dead is the story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion.
This ode to George A Romero's famous flesh-eaters reminds us that sometimes all it takes to bring people together is a horde of hungry zombies trying to rip them apart.
In the opening episodes, the town of Mawinhaken is in for a surprise when the dead start to rise, and an investigation is launched into a fracking operation.
Then, in episode two Cam and Lauren must find a way out of the morgue's basement. Trey makes a mistake, and an arrival holds the power to rescue McDermott.
New to Stream
Florida Man Murders, Peacock & NOW
This true crime series zeroes in on America’s most notorious and outrageous killers from the Sunshine State.
Often referenced as Florida Man, these killers commit bizarre and outlandish crimes that captivate the nation and sometimes feel as though they are straight out of a Hollywood movie.
With the aid of Florida investigators and prosecutors, the series unravels the cases’ strange twists and examines what drove these killers to commit attention grabbing murders brutal enough to mistake for fiction.
The premiere episode follows the case of Michael and Susan 'Missy’ MacIvor, newlyweds found brutally murdered in their home after a tropical storm in the Florida Keys.
Minions: The Rise of Gru, Sky Store Premiere
In the heart of the 1970s, Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) is growing up in the suburbs.
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them
Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making backup from his loyal followers, the Minions.
Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons and pull off their first missions.
Ending Today
Westworld, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
Streaming on NOW
Season 4 of this sci-fi rabbit hole comes to a close with its eighth episode, and so far it’s been a mind-warping journey. I haven’t much of a clue what’s going on here.
It’s not exactly in Legion territory – now there was an acid trip of a TV series - but it’s certainly a bit of a maze.
Here’s hoping for a climax that’ll make the effort of staying loyal through the previous seven hours seem worthwhile.
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