Friday night means music and there's Lizzo: Live in Concert - elsewhere there's The Big Interiors Battle: The Final, Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face, Derry against Bohs, and the film directorial debut of Eva Longoria with Flaming' Hot . . .
Pick of the Day
Lizzo: Live in Concert, 10.00pm, BBC Three
Here’s the most 'Friday night’ thing on Friday night TV in quite a while.
From Los Angeles’ iconic Forum, it’s a performance by the triple Grammy award-winning superstar, Lizzo.
She’s joined by her band the Lizzbians & the Little Bigs, and the Big Grrrls. Plus, special guests Cardi B, SZA, and Missy Elliott.
Don’t Miss
Poker Face, 9.00pm, Sky Max
Streaming on NOW
There’s nothing spectacular about this show – but its quirkiness is quite endearing. And Natasha Lyonne is perfect for the part of Charlie Cale, an on-the-run casino worker who solves murders because she can tell when people are lying.
This week, Charlie goes on tour with has-been metal band Doxxxology, a motley crew of dejected rockers who've spent decades trying to write a new hit.
She suspects foul play when one musician winds up dead.
Then, while working at a retirement home, Charlie makes friends with two rebellious old ladies who may have taken matters into their own hands.
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story, 10.00pm, BBC Four
Another chance to see this intriguing documentary profile of the American singer, best known for her early 1970s hits such as The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Where Is the Love and Killing Me Softly with His Song.
The programme documents her middle-class upbringing, born out of the self-contained hub of a segregated country, and her relative late breakthrough, occurring in her mid thirties.
As a solo and duet artist she had her detractors for adapting her style to white traditions, but eventually won over a nation with her soft, gentle tones.
Contributors include Dionne Warwick, Johnny Mathis and Cissy Houston, as well as several reflections from Flack herself.
SSE Airtricity League Live, 7.35pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Tonight’s live game is a key one as Derry City host Bohemians (Kick-off 7.45pm).
Peter Collins presents coverage of the Premier Division fixture from Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, as two of the leading contenders for the league title battle it out.
The home side will be looking to bounce back from a 4-1 Bank Holiday hammering by St Patrick's Athletic last time out, while Bohemians also lost 2-1 to Cork City in their most recent fixture.
The Candystripes haven't won in three matches since their 4-1 victory over UCD on the 19th of May.
New or Returning Shows
Der Pass, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
Streaming on NOW
In the third season of this hit German crime thriller, a string of mysterious murders on both sides of the Germany-Austria border shocks the region.
No English subtitles on this trailer - but you'll get the drift.
German utBdetective Ellie Stocker and Austrian investigator Gedeon Winter, formerly cross-border partners, have become bitter enemies.
While Gedeon sets out to find his childhood tormentor, Ellie is still trying to uncover the truth about the murder of her colleague.
Soon, though, both will face a decision between retribution and forgiveness in their search for justice.
New to Stream
Flamin' Hot, Disney +
This is the inspiring true(ish) story of Richard Montañez (Jesse Garcia), the Frito Lay janitor who channelled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin’ Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global pop culture phenomenon.
Directed by Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria - in what's her film debut, though she's been behind the lens on TV shows - it's a fun rollercoaster ride with a serious message: life is tough for the average latino in the USA.
Human Resources: Season 2, Netflix
From one-night stands to office romances, the creatures working at Human Resources have their hands - and claws - full with a new batch of humans.
Simulant, Sky Cinema & NOW
Robbie Amell, Jordana Brewster, Alicia Sanz, Simu Liu, Sam Worthington, Mayko Nguyen star in April Mullen’s sci-fi thriller.
Set in the near future, Evan (Amell), an android simulant, is created for Faye (Brewster) to replace her dead husband.
To fully realize all his human traits, Evan enlists Casey (Liu), a brilliant global hacker whose mission is to remove all restrictions governing simulants' thoughts and capabilities.
In doing so, he unleashes an A.I. uprising, triggering a government manhunt led by Agent Kessler (Worthington) who will take extreme measures to eliminate the rise of the android machines.
Ending Today
The Big Interiors Battle: The Final, 8.00pm, Channel 4
I’ve often tuned in to shows I’d otherwise never watch just to see the final. Here’s one.
AJ Odudu (below) presents the final of this contest, in which up-and-coming interior designers battle it out to make over - and ultimately win - an apartment of their own, worth £250,000.
Judge Dara Huang believes that a hallway is one of the hardest areas to get right - it needs to be practical and welcoming and also set the tone for the rest of the home.
She's looking to the finalists to engineer transformations that say something about each of then persoanlly, and wants to see creativity packed into these challenging spaces.
Black Ops, 9.30pm, BBC One
This has been an enjoyable, undemanding show, starring Gbemisola Ikumelo and Hammed Animashaun, with Zoe Wanamaker.
In a bid to acquire help Dom and Kay meet up with Kirsty, who divulges some classified information - if only to stop Dom shouting at her running club - but crucially tells them she cannot help.
Back on the estate, the pair are forced to deal with the consequences of their drug-dealing activities - at which point Dom receives a call from Celia Herrington, offering them freedom from the gang in return for the dossier.
