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Phil Harrison, Alexi Duggins, Ellen E Jones and Hannah Verdier

TV tonight: the brilliant last series of Ghosts approaches the end

The ghosts play Blankety Blank in Ghosts
Filling in the blanks … a ghostly game to ward off the boredom of eternity in Ghosts. Photograph: Robbie Gray/BBC/Monumental

Ghosts

8.30pm, BBC One

As the end approaches, Ghosts is finding beautifully light ways to explore weighty topics. This week, the concept of eternity: as Mike and Alison’s earthly needs become ever more pressing, those of the ghosts become more trivial. While the owners are showing some prospective buyers around the property, the ghosts are bored. So they get down to staging their own version of Blankety Blank. Funny, charming and gently profound. Phil Harrison

Unreported World: Mexico’s Exotic Pet Trade

7.30pm, Channel 4

In Mexico, exotic pets (such as tigers and snakes) have become something of an obsession among the elite. Clearly, while ownership of a semi-domesticated lion is quite the dinner party conversation-starter, there are downsides to this trade in terms of safety, illegality and welfare. Anja Popp investigates. PH

Have I Got News for You

9pm, BBC One

Jack Dee reaches the milestone of 20 episodes as host in this edition of the topical panel show. He’s joined by guests including comedian Emmanuel Sonubi as they discuss current affairs that could certainly benefit from the kind of laughs in which this programme specialises. Alexi Duggins

Uncanny

9pm, BBC Two

Danny Robins with his paranormal experts Dr Ciarán O’Keeffe and Evelyn Hollow on Uncanny
Danny Robins with his paranormal experts Dr Ciarán O’Keeffe and Evelyn Hollow. Photograph: BBC Studios/BBC/Rufina Breskin

For the final instalment in this podcast adaptation, Danny Robins investigates a case of supernatural student digs. Thirty years ago, Oxford University undergraduate Heather moved into a haunted house-share with two similarly spooked friends. Now, Danny and his expert parapsychologists must attempt to explain the mystery. Ellen E Jones

Billions

9pm, Sky Atlantic

Daggers are drawn as this satirical comedy-drama set in the vicious world of big finance comes to an end. The return of Damian Lewis’s Axelrod has given the final series a shot in the arm; now, he’s back in the US, preparing for a showdown with Paul Giamatti’s Chuck and Prince (Corey Stoll). PH

Picasso: The Legacy

9.40pm, PBS America

This portrait of Pablo Picasso 50 years after his death features contributions from family and friends to bring his art, love life and children into focus. Friends talk about his energy and enthusiasm, as an artist who lived each day fully and then stayed up all night painting. Hannah Verdier

Live sport

Premier League Football: Crystal Palace v Tottenham, 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event From Selhurst Park (kick-off at 8pm).

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