I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! returns, new drama Boat Story begins, Kelsey Grammer stars in 12 Days of Christmas Eve, and Shelbourne meet Athlone Town in the Women's FAI Cup Final . . .
Pick of the Day
I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! 9.00pm, Virgin Media One & UTV
The survival challenge returns with another motley crew of D-listers, self-publicists and chancers setting up camp in the jungle.
One or two of them may even be talented.
Ant and Dec welcome (in no particular order) Jamie-Lynn Spears, Josie Gibson, Nigel Farage, Sam Thompson, Nella Rose, Grace Dent, Marvin Humes, Danielle Harold, Nick Pickard and Fred Sirieix to Australia.
And there’ll be little time for small talk with the celebrities immediately faced with a taste of what life will be like for them during their stay Down Under.
Don’t Miss
The Masked Singer: I'm a Celebrity Special, 7.30pm, Virgin Media One & UTV
Joel Dommett hosts as four former I'm a Celebrity contestants compete undercover in elaborate costumes.
The panel of Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan will be trying to guess the identites of Dunny, Huntsman, Bearded Dragon and Wombat.
Ireland's Fittest Family, 6.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Laura Fox (below) presents, as coaches Sonia O'Sullivan, Nina Carberry, David Fitzgerald and Donncha O'Callaghan train families from Cavan, Meath, Roscommon and Offaly.
Donncha’s got the Stratford family from Cavan, Davy’s Penny Taylor family from Meath, Nina’s McNamara family from Roscommon, and Sonia’s Maher family from Offaly.
They’ll all be battling it out for another two places in the next round of the competition.
The Gone, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Diana and Richter identify a convincing suspect, yet when new evidence and a shocking move occurs the detectives begin to feel as though they've failed.
In another city prison, Aileen's encounter with Frank Pastors leaves her with questions and Sinead's mother loses hope - with life-threatening consequences.
New or Returning Shows
Boat Story, 9.00pm, BBC One
This new drama stars Daisy Haggard and Paterson Joseph as two strangers fallen on hard times who discover a shipment of cocaine in the remains of a washed-up boat.
Thinking that selling it could solve all their problems, they are unaware that this will make them the targets of the police and a vengeful French mobster who does not take kindly to having his merchandise stolen.
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia, 10.30pm, RTÉ One
Here’s a documentary exploring the relationship between the singer and the president, and how both men's ride to success involved connections with the world of organised crime.
When John F Kennedy and Frank Sinatra (above) cross paths, they immediately enjoy each other's company.
Sinatra became integral to the Kennedy presidential campaign - but his Mafia connections soon made Sinatra a political liability, requiring Kennedy to push him aside.
New to Stream
12 Days of Christmas Eve, Sky Cinema & NOW
Here’s some festive fun with Kelsey Grammer (below), Spencer Grammer, Mitch Poulos and Mark Jacobson.
Frasier star Kelsey Grammer stars as Brian Conway, a successful businessman whose family relationships have suffered, who gets in a car accident on Christmas Eve.
As a consequence, Santa Claus gives him twelve chances to redo the day and repair the relationships in his life, including with his daughter Michelle, played by Kelsey's real life daughter Spencer Grammer.
Sunday Cinema
Legend, 10.30pm, BBC One
Enjoyable biopic of the Kray brothers, exploring their rise to power in the London underworld and conflicts with rival gangs from the point of view of Reggie's wife Frances.
She remains devoted to her husband even as he remains equally bound to his sadistic, unstable sibling.
Starring Tom Hardy as both twins, with Emily Browning, Christopher Eccleston and David Thewlis.
Sport
Grand Slam of Darts Final 2023, 7.00pm, Sky Sports Main Event & Arena
Streaming on NOW
The gang are back at the Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton for the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts.
The iconic tournament will see 32 of the world's top stars battling it out across group and knockout stages for the Eric Bristow Trophy and £650,000 in prize money. Nice!
Last year’s event saw Michael Smith (above) win his first major title, beating Nathan Aspinall in the final and becoming the first English player to win the tourney since Phil 'The Power’ Taylor in 2014.
FAI Cup Live, 2.15pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
This week it’s the women’s turn as Shelbourne meet Athlone Town (KO 3pm) in the showpiece decider at Tallaght Stadium.
These sides also met in the 2022 final, with goals by Jessie Stapleton and Pearl Slattery giving Shelbourne a 2-0 win and banishing memories of their defeat at the hands of Wexford Youths in the previous year's final.
