RTÉ Investigates explores black market weight loss medication, there's a look Inside Aer Lingus, Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide with Josie Gibson, and returning shows include The Real Manhunter and Somebody Somewhere . . .
Pick of the Day
RTÉ Investigates, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
This programme examines how prescription-only weight loss medication is moving illegally through the Irish black market.
Weight loss medication has become big business, with demand surging in recent years for a series of injectable pens that can help tackle obesity and diabetes. But with demand rising and supply restricted, a burgeoning black market has grown alongside it.
RTÉ Investigates' Pamela Fraher goes undercover examining how prescription only weight loss medication is moving illegally through the Irish black market.
New or Returning Shows
Inside Aer Lingus, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
Filmed across a year, this documentary offers an access-all-areas look at the much-loved Irish airline, revealing what it really takes to keep an international fleet in the skies.
Coma, 10.00pm, Virgin Media One
Here’s a pretty good Channel 5 drama, starring Jason Watkins and Joe Barber.
Devoted family man Simon finds himself at a breaking point as his neighbourhood falls victim to the terrorising behaviour of a group of teenagers, led by menacing 17-year-old Jordan.
When Simon's frustration reaches its peak and he confronts Jordan outside his own home, a split-second decision changes everything.
La Vie sa Bhruiséil, 8.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
This new series follows some of the Gaeilgeoiri building careers and homes in Brussels, the multilingual capital of Europe.
Episode one explores Brussels in the company of Irish language residents - whether working, raising a family, taking advantage of the city’s social life, or simply getting a haircut, to get an Irish perspective on this international city.
Somebody Somewhere, 10.00pm, Sky Comedy
All episodes streaming on NOW
The third and final season of the Peabody Award-winning and critically acclaimed HBO Original comedy series, starring, written, and executive produced by comedian and singer Bridget Everett.
The series follows Sam (Everett), a true Kansan on the surface, but, beneath it all, struggling to fit the hometown mould.
Grappling with loss and acceptance, singing is Sam's saving grace and leads her on a journey to discover herself and a community of outsiders who don't fit in but don't give up.
It shows that finding your people, and finding your voice, is possible. Anywhere. Somewhere. In season three, we see growth against all odds.
Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide with Josie Gibson, 9.00pm, Channel 4
In this timely two-parter, Josie is joined by celebrity guests, including Ollie Locke and Jenny Eclair (below), and various experts to explore and review the latest festive buys across all price ranges and offer money and time-saving hacks.
With plenty of ideas to make Christmas the best and most memorable ever, whatever the budget, Josie has viewers covered.
Nutcracker: Backstage with English National Ballet, 8.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
Sky Arts goes behind the curtain with the English National Ballet and their world premiere of a brand-new production of Nutcracker.
Having performed a version of the festive ballet every year since it was founded, this year sees the Company take a fresh approach, and the pressure is on to wow audiences more than ever before.
The Real Manhunter, 9.00pm, Sky Crime
Streaming on NOW
Returning for a fourth season, former Detective Chief Inspector Colin Sutton revisits cases he led and explores everything from the crime itself through to the breakthrough moment when the suspect was identified and arrested.
He takes the viewer on a journey from the moment the police were called to the scene, visits key locations, and explains how he and his team managed to gather enough evidence to secure a conviction.
Sutton spent 30 years in the British police force, a career that saw him lead many of the highest profile and successful murder investigations of his generation.
Chancers, 10.40pm, BBC One
Belfast comedians Shane Todd and Ciarán Bartlett lead a talented cast of Northern Irish comic talent through a series of sharp and witty sketches.
They explore the uncomfortable, awkward and often hilarious situations we all find ourselves in, turning the mundane into the absurd.
Lucy Worsley's Royal Photo Album, 9.00pm, BBC Four
The very watchable Lucy Worsley (above) tells the story of the royal photograph, showing how the Royal family worked with generations of photographers to create images that reinvented the British monarchy
Along the way, she recreates the Queen's coronation portrait, and digs out some of the most photogenic outfits from the royal ceremonial dress collection.
