Grey's Anatomy is back for a 19th season, the semi-finals of MasterChef begin, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit returns, Rain Dogs reaches its conclusion, and there's a new comedy special from Wanda Sykes . . .
Pick of the Day
Grey's Anatomy, 10.35pm, RTÉ2
Shonda Rhimes' long-running medical drama returns for a 19th season, one where Ellen Pompeo, who portrays the titular character, begins to reduce her involvement in the series.
How the show survives without Meredith Gray is beyond me, but this show has been defiantly resilient.
As we return to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, Meredith sees Nick for the first time since she rejected his offer to move to Minnesota.
Bailey tells Richard she is not ready to return to work, Levi works up the courage to break disappointing news to Jo, and things turn awkward when Link realises he has already met one of the new interns
Don’t Miss
MasterChef, 9.00pm, BBC One
The semi-finals kick off with a visit to Gloucestershire's Fire Service College.
Cooking in teams for the first time, the hopefuls have three and a half hours to serve a feast for 120 of the emergency responders and trainers.
Back in the studio, they use their creativity to tinned and jarred food into a MasterChef-worthy dish - but for one of them, this will be their final challenge.
The Greatest Auction, 8.00pm, Channel 4
More mad money spent on stuff I wouldn’t accept if it was offered to me for free.
This week the bidders compete for two vintage Hermes handbags and a print by street artist Invader sells for 100 times what the seller paid for it.
Also: a 1970s illuminated furniture shop sign sells on the flip of a coin and a skateboard designed by Virgil Abloh goes up for sale.
New or Returning Shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 10.00pm, Sky Witness
Streaming on NOW
The long-running show returns for – good lord! - a 24th season as the crossover event continues.
A young girl is shot and Cosgrove teams up with Det Jalen Shaw to track down her killer. Benson and Stabler assist and realize it's more than a typical homicide.
Meanwhile, McCoy and Price seek justice against an international crime ring, but complications threaten the case
Inside Kabul: Storyville, 10.00pm, BBC Four
Animation film based on the voice notes that two Afghan women exchanged in the months that followed the Taliban's return to power in 2021.
Raha chose to stay in Kabul, where she was confronted with the violence of the regime.
Marwa left with her husband just in time and found herself in a refugee camp in Abu Dhabi, waiting to be welcomed into another country.
Expedition Volcano, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Documentary following scientists studying some of the world's most dangerous active volcanos in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The first of two films explores Nyiragongo, which has erupted twice in the past 50 years, most recently in 2002, when it devastated the nearby city of Goma.
However, it lies in a region troubled by war and humanitarian crises, which has made study of the volcano difficult. Former Royal Marine Aldo Kane is given the task of ensuring the team's safety.
New to Stream
Wanda Sykes: I'm An Entertainer, Netflix
Legendary comedian, actress and producer Wanda Sykes returns for her second hour-long Netflix comedy special.
From the challenges of raising Gen Z teens to the dilemmas of being a liberal in a hyper charged political climate, Sykes, renowned for her social commentary, delivers her insightful and ferocious wit and candor audiences have come to know and love.
Merpeople, Netflix
MerPeople dives into the fascinating world of underwater performers who have turned their love for the mystical sea creatures into real-world careers.
From putting on dazzling small-town shows in Florida to the crowning of the King and Queen of the Seas in the Bahamas, this series will take you on a journey of passion and perseverance.
Get ready to set sail on an unforgettable voyage and immerse yourself in a world where fantasy becomes reality.
Victim/Suspect, Netflix
When a journalist digs into a case of a woman charged with falsely reporting a rape, a pattern emerges: authorities turning the tables on victims.
Victim/Suspect chronicles journalist Rae de Leon's investigation into a shocking nationwide pattern: Young women tell the police they’ve been sexually assaulted, but instead of finding justice, they’re charged with the crime of making a false report, arrested, and even imprisoned by the system they believed would protect them.
Ending Today
Rain Dogs, 11.10pm, BBC One
Cash Carraway’s dramedy starring Daisy May Cooper comes to a conclusion.
Selby, Gloria and Lenny go on a road trip in search of Costello after a troubling call from Iris.
Some upsetting news pushes Costello to her breaking point and she abandons her dreams to lead an ordinary life for her daughter's sake but the disappointment won't shift and she contemplates a different ending.
