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Poor Helen George is immediately thrown in at the deep end. Plus: the steamy second season of The Couple Next Door. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, ITV1At the risk of sounding cold-blooded, the fact that no celebrity gets gobbled up by a shark ruins any real jeopardy in this new reality series. Lenny Henry, Lucy Punch and Ross Noble are some of the stars swimming with their new fish friends – the aim being to prove that sharks are misunderstood. But they’re a good bunch and it’s worth rooting for Helen George – who is too scared to even go in the sea with her kids – as she dives straight in with bull sharks. Hollie Richardson

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When a teenager goes missing, it leads police to a much more sinister problem. Plus: a Dutch sci-fi for Black Mirror fans. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 4

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Mariska Hargitay’s emotional film about her Hollywood star mother. Plus: Ian Wright inspires young female footballers. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Sky Documentaries

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It’s the final chapter of his wonderfully bizarre series. Plus: bumper crossover episodes of Chicago Fire, Med and PD. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, ITV1

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He teams up with Ruth Goodman to find out the grim details. Plus: Outrageous is an underrated drama about the Mitfords. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 5

The barrister and broadcaster Rob Rinder is a captivating history teacher and he is having a ball in this new series, as he learns how wealthy Londoners navigated the plague (even getting into costume for the occasion). Meanwhile, the equally charismatic historian Ruth Goodman finds real cases of poor citizens to explore how differently they experienced it. The two start the story by getting a sense of London life just before the first plague deaths. Hollie Richardson

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A harrowing investigation into online suicide forums tracks the suspected supplier of the lethal poison used by several visitors to the sites. Plus: Poldark revisited by one of the series’ writers. Here’s what to watch today

9pm, Channel 4

On New Year’s Day 2023, 25-year-old Imogen “Immy” Nunn’s body was found in her Brighton home, after she had consumed a poison bought online via a suicide forum. This unsettling two-part documentary shows that Immy was one of many who had used the sites. It looks at the devastating conversations in the forum and meets the families of other victims, with one father reading his son’s last posts and the replies from users who cheered him on as he was dying. It then follows the Times journalist James Beal’s efforts to find a man accused of shipping this lethal poison globally, which culminates in Beal going undercover and meeting him face to face. (The man is now awaiting trial in Canada over similar allegations.) Hollie Richardson

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Dr Orna continues to offer fascinating insight as she helps clients. Plus: it’s the last visit to Reuben Owen’s farm. Here’s what to watch this evening

11pm, BBC Two

The vulnerability of the clients and the utmost professionalism of Dr Orna (compared to other “experts” on reality shows) is what makes this therapy show such a hit. This week, though, it’s Orna who lets her guard down when one couple quits: “When patients just get up and leave, I do a lot of self-examination. Should/could I have? It’s not easy.” This adds another fascinating new layer, but she’s quickly back to helping the other couples get on track. Hollie Richardson

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It’s hard to look away from this icky new reality series. Plus: are heatwaves really the new normal? Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Three

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Popstars and political leaders reveal all in a juicy documentary series. Plus, Vicky McClure’s insomnia thriller. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Two

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Paul McCartney and Eric Idle help celebrate the multimillion-selling artist in this electric documentary. Plus: some classic Agatha Christie. Here’s what to watch this evening

9.05pm, BBC Two

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Fred Sirieix welcomes a married woman going on her first date with another woman. Plus: comedy for anyone who missed out on Oasis tickets. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, Channel 4

Fresh from getting married himself, TV’s most romantic man Fred Sirieix resumes playing Cupid as he once more opens the doors to the First Dates restaurant. In what is surely a first for the show, Sophie’s husband sits at the bar as she goes on a date with a woman for the first time. Elsewhere in the room, Mike is a widowed dad looking for someone who understands his grief. And Derek and June are old romantics looking for a classic love story. Hollie Richardson

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Kat Sadler’s brilliant series is back and as unhinged as ever. Plus: the finale of Rosie Jones’s comedy about disabled drug dealers. Here’s what to watch this evening

11.40pm, BBC OneKat Sadler’s Bafta-winning cringe-fest about the small screen’s most dysfunctional family returns with its rapid-fire outrageous comedy. Josie (Sadler) has started art school and has a crush, but her unbearable, debt-ridden mother Deb (Louise Brealey) and demanding sister Billie (Lizzie Davidson) remind her she’s meant to be in a relationship with Seb (Freddie Meredith). Cue an unpredictable and hilariously tragic episode of failed seductions and missing teeth. Hollie Richardson

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