Frasier returns for a reboot that sees Dr Crane relocated back to Boston, Ireland host Greece in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, Laura Linney joins Graham Norton, while Corrie legend Barbara Knox celebrates her 90th birthday . . .
Pick of the Day
Frasier, Paramount+
Why? Why did they bring this great show back and risk its status as one of the great sitcoms?
Obliviously, so that mugs like me, and millions of others who loved the original, will tune in to see if this is any use.
This time around, the show is set in Boston rather than Seattle, which is where Cheers was based before that show ended and Frasier Crane relocated to the US northwest.
Former Only Fools and Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst plays Alan Cornwall, an old college friend of Frasier, while Jack Cutmore-Scott (Tenet) has been cast as Freddy, Frasier's son, who's now a firefighter.
Apparently there will be appearances along the way from several Frasier favourites, including Bebe Neuwirth as Dr Lilith Sternin, Jane Leeves as Daphne, and Peri Gilpin as Roz Doyle.
David Hyde Pierce is not reprising his role as Niles, while John Mahoney - who played Frasier and Niles' father Martin - died in 2018.
Don't Miss
Live UEFA European Qualifiers, 7.00pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
It's Ireland v Greece (KO 7.45pm) in Group B clash at Aviva Stadium.
Greece won 2-1 in June's reverse fixture and Ireland under Stephen Kenny (below) has so far managed just one win - against Gibraltar - from their five matches in a tough group also containing France and the Netherlands.
The Greeks have managed three victories from the same amount of games and another triumph this evening would help them to put pressure on the top two with the French and Dutch still to play.
Darragh Maloney presents, with commentary by Des Curran and Ronnie Whelan.
The Graham Norton Show, 10.40pm, BBC One
Graham chats to Laura Linney (below, with Maggie Smith), talking about her new film The Miracle Club, which is set in a fictional Dublin suburb in 1967.
Also on the couch are comedy star Dawn French, who has written about the mistakes she has made in her latest book, and stand-up London Hughes, who has a memoir out entitled Living My Best Life, Hun.
Sugababes perform their new single, When the Rain Comes.
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
It’s back to 'normal’ for host Patrick Kielty after last week’s country music special.
New or Returning Shows
Uncanny, 9.00pm, BBC Two
Adaptation of the spooky Radio 4 series, featuring real-life accounts of supernatural encounters, expert analysis, and investigations.
Presented by Danny Robins. Among the questions asked are whether a young girl in rural Cambridgeshire was visited by the apparition of an Edwardian school teacher.
Also up for investigation are a teenage boy and his family in County Durham, subjected to a vicious poltergeist attack in the 1980s.
Barbara Knox at 90, UTV/ITV1
Coronation Street star Barbara Knox celebrates her 90th birthday with Bradley Walsh, who has a host of surprises for her, including a tearful reunion with long-time on-screen partner Thelma Barlow.
A poignant return to Blackpool Tower Ballroom brings back fond childhood memories and a trip down memory lane, with Bradley recalling her career on the cobbles.
New to Stream
The Fabelmans, Sky Cinema & Now
Gabrielle LaBelle, Paul Dano, Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen star in Steven Spielberg's drama.
It's a loosely autobiographical drama based off of Spielberg’s own childhood.
The film is rounded out with an all-star cast, with Michelle Williams as a version of his mother, Paul Dano as a version of his father, Seth Rogen as a version of his uncle and featuring legendary filmmaker David Lynch in a surprise role.
Lessons in Chemistry, Apple TV
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Bonnie Garmus, this drama series is set in the 1950s and follows the life of Elizabeth Zott, played by Brie Larson.
She has a dream of being a scientist but that's thwarted by the view that a woman's place is in the home - but what if she swaps a laboratory for her kitchen?
The Burial, Prime Video
Here's a comedy inspired by true events.
When a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Tommy Lee Jones) enlists charismatic attorney Willie E Gary (Jamie Foxx) to save his family business.
Tempers flare and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice in this inspirational, triumphant story.
Goosebumps, Disney+
American horror comedy television series developed by Rob Letterman and Nicholas Stoller, based on the hugely popular book series of the same name by RL Stine.
After accidentally releasing supernatural forces, five teenagers must find a way to work together and recapture them, while discovering their parents' secrets from their teenage years.
