John C Reilly returns in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Chris Packham examines the time when the Earth was first formed, and Confessions of a Cam Girl concludes.
Pick of the Day
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
Streaming on NOW
John C Reilly and co return for a second season of this basketball drama from HBO.
It continues to explore the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of US sports' most revered and dominant dynasties.
This season hones in on the period just after the Finals in 1980 through 1984, culminating in the first professional rematch of the era's greatest stars: Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.
Don’t Miss
Knives Out, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Writer/director Rian Johnson's highly entertaining comedy crime thriller, starring Daniel Craig (below), Chris Evans and Ana de Armas.
Wealthy crime novelist Harlan Thrombey invites his kin to an 85th birthday party at his mansion, but festivities are cut short by arguments.
When the writer apparently commits suicide, Detective Lieutenant Elliott and Trooper Wagner attend the scene, while private detective Benoit Blanc hovers in the background, closely observing family members.
Mrs Doubtfire, 3.25pm, RTÉ One
Classic family comedy, starring Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein and Mara Wilson.
A struggling actor's ambitious, no-nonsense wife throws him out and demands a divorce.
Desperate to spend time with his children, he puts his talents to good use by donning drag and posing as a British housekeeper to get a job looking after them.
But he’s unaware of the positive impact the character will have on his life - and career.
The Death of Stalin, 9.30pm, TG4
Armando Iannucci's political satire, starring Andrea Riseborough, Jason Isaacs, Rupert Friend, Simon Russell Beale, Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor and Michael Palin.
The place is Moscow, the year is 1953 and after being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin dies after an inconveniently brief illness.
In the aftermath, the members of the Council of Ministers engage in a chaotic bid for power.
Earth, 9.00pm, BBC Two
This week Chris Packham examines the time when the Earth was first formed from clouds of dust and gas 4.6 billion years ago.
It was - like so many other lifeless worlds in the universe - devoid of an atmosphere, an inhospitable rock floating in the black void of space.
But as the young planet was pummelled by asteroids, a period of extraordinary upheaval began.
New or Returning Shows
The Control Room, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
Iain De Caestecker and Joanna Vanderham star in this BBC police drama.
It’s a flashback-heavy thriller about an emergency call handler in Glasgow, played by De Caestecker.
His world is turned upside down when he receives a desperate life-and-death call from a woman who appears to know him.
Under pressure to work out who she is, he makes a decision that may have devastating consequences and which forces him to confront the past he would rather forget.
My Family, Partition and Me: India 1947, 9.00pm, BBC Four
India’s history is so similar to the Irish experience of British rule and post-colonialism.
In this two-parter, Anita Rani examines the stories of four British families, one Muslim, one Hindu, one Colonial and her own Sikh one, who lived in India at the time of Partition in 1947.
This was the time when the country was divided and created the new nation of Pakistan.
They travel for the first time to the homes in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh that their relatives fled in terror, meeting long-lost family friends, and neighbours of other religions who shielded their families at huge personal risk.
Australia in Colour, 7.00pm, RTÉ2
Restored and colourised archive footage of the country from the 19th century to the mid-1970s, charting momentous events and social changes though the decades.
Modern Australia was born on January 1, 1901, when six British colonies united, and explorer Douglas Mawson, swimmer Annette Kellerman and the men fighting under Britain in the First World War are the new nation's first heroes.
New to Stream
Gabby's Dollhouse: Season 8, Netflix
With all new songs and all new friends, the fun times never end for Gabby and her cute cat, Pandy Paws.
Ending Today
Confessions of a Cam Girl, 10.00pm, Channel 4
Two cam performers consider teaming up, hoping to improve their income as well as relieve some of the loneliness that comes with the profession.
In Liverpool, Layla began camming six years ago and has carved a hugely successful career from being a plus-sized model
Since coming out as polyamorous two years ago, Layla is now ready to get out there and find partners.
