The Apprentice is back for more boardroom bluster, Sort Of begins its final season, former Ireland's Got Talent star Gary Lyons returns to First Dates Ireland, and some more pitches on Dragons' Den . . .
Pick of the Day
The Apprentice, 9.00pm, BBC One
Back for an 18th season, this reality show is great for a bit of Schadenfreude. So often, the contestants are a gloriously entertaining mix of arrogance and ineptitude.
The hunt is on for Alan Sugar's next business partner and this year's candidates kick-off proceedings in the breathtaking Scottish Highlands.
Under the watchful eye of aides Karren Brady and Tim Campbell, they are split into teams and tasked with hosting a corporate away day.
Before long, there's chaos in the kitchen and tardy tours. Back in the boardroom, one candidate is soon sent packing.
New or Returning Shows
Sort of, 9.00pm, Sky Comedy
Streaming on NOW
The series' final season finds Sabi (Bilal Baig) coming to terms with feelings of grief and an unexpected sense of freedom following the death of their father.
Without the constraints of living up to dad's expectations, they confront big questions about their identity, prompting some massive life choices.
With the entire ensemble grappling with aftermaths this season, a rebirth comes in a sort of messy, sort of hopeful, sort of 'Sort Of’ way.
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A Bloody Lucky Day, Paramount+
In this Korean drama, Oh Taek (Lee Sung-min), an ordinary taxi driver, is offered a high price to take a passenger to Mokpo. He feels it's his lucky day! It isn't.
Soon after he agrees to the transaction, he realizes that his passenger is a serial killer.
Oh Taek is then forced to embark on a terrifying drive, using all of his cunning and resourcefulness to survive.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Paramount+
The heroes in a half-shell continue to entertain.
Here, the pizza-scoffing quartet get another movie reboot and it's well worth a look.
It’s a coming-of-age story where Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael get up to their usual activities - but what they really want is to go to school just like normal kids.
All they have to is get public recognition by taking on evil mutants led by a character called Superfly, voiced by Ice Cube.
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First Dates Ireland, 9.35pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
After a less than decent outcome on his first date, former Ireland's Got Talent star Gary Lyons from Tipperary (aka MC Daycent) returns to the restaurant. You gotta love a trier!
This time though, he doesn’t come alone as he’s accompanied by his younger brother Anthony for a double date.
Meanwhile, adventurous Trina (67) from Balbriggan in Dublin meets 68-year-old Leo from Sandyford (also in Dublin), whose daughters applied to the show for him.
Last but not least, hip-hop dancer George from Dublin’s Glasnevin compares moves with drag queen Killian from across the Liffey in Ballybrack.
Laochra Gael, 9.30pm, TG4
This is the story of Derry gaelic footballer Tony Scullion (below).
Growing up in a rural area of Derry, football was always at the heart of Tony's existance, but despite the beauty of the area around them, the Scullions had a hard life.
As a teenager Tony's dream was to play for his county and in 1987 he won his first Ulster championship.
He then earned his first All-Star award and by this time was a cornerstone of the Derry football team.
Dragons' Den, 8.00pm, BBC One
A new batch of people seek additional investment from self-made millionaires Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Steven Bartlett.
A Surrey-based hairdresser and his wife pitch their innovative brush aimed at combatting hair loss, while a cat-loving inventor thinks he’s found a pain-free way to keep feline teeth clean.
There’s an Irish entrepreneur on a mission to help the world breathe better, and a Warwickshire-based couple whose unusual request for their online bedtime story business sees the Dragons consult the wall.
The Miners' Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Tonight’s episode features memories of June 1984 during the year-long dispute, when the bloodiest single day of the strike occurred with the Battle of Orgreave.
With new revelations about the day and its aftermath, this documentary explores the lasting consequences for law and order in the UK because of the way the strike was policed.
The film follows three striking miners who went to Orgreave to picket the coking plant and ended up victims of police violence and facing a riot charge which carried a maximum life sentence.
Secret Life of the Safari Park, 8.00pm, Channel 4
Dominant male bison Baldr is acting up and causing chaos, but the reasons for his behaviour are not readily apparent.
There's mutiny in the air in the baboon troop as dominant male Snout is injured in a challenge for his crown.
It seems his rival is now making moves on Snout's queen, Gemini.
The lowland tapir relies on its long snout to navigate, but Shaun seems to be struggling, and the keepers are worried about the impact on his two sons.
Ear to the Ground, 7.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
What does renewable energy and bitcoin have in common?
The answer is Armagh farmer Tom Campbell. Nine years ago Tom decided to leave beef farming behind and focus on a renewable energy business on his farm.
Ella went to find out what it's all about.
Elsewhere, Darragh visits Paddy Murphy (above, left), who became a water diviner in his early twenties and discovered an innate talent for locating water deep underground.
Then Maeve calls on Community First Responders in Kerry. Their swift lifesaving actions can be vital when it comes to a person's chance of surviving a heart attack.
