First Dates
9pm, Channel 4
The dating show returns for a special to mark a saint’s day seemingly designed to Make Singletons Feel Bad. Except, of course, one of the joys of First Dates is that it’s impossible to stay hardhearted as diners shed their inhibitions and tell the stories of their lives, such as when softie Isaac opens up to Maya about going through tough times. And at least one date goes swimmingly well. Phone call to a friend moment: “He’s so nice, he’s like me with a penis!” Jonathan Wright
Requiem 9pm
BBC One
Tilly continues investigating her potential past, yet the police remain curiously unfussed about closing the Carys Howell case. Horror tropes are thankfully fading, proving the myriad mysteries are the real draw here. What are Aron and Ed hiding? And what is eviscerating Royce’s sheep? Mark Gibbings-Jones
Nigel Slater’s Middle East
9pm, BBC Two
Slater concludes his trip in Iran, with its ancient and influential Persian cuisine. Everything looks absolutely mouthwatering, from asheh reshteh, a creamy cockle-warming soup, to a real dairy-based work of art: a towering, multi-scooped mulberry and cantaloupe ice-cream (“for the record, it was delicious”). Ali Catterall
Will & Grace
10pm, Channel 5
In what future sitcom historians will recognise from the precis as late-period Will & Grace, the gang are whisked back to 1912 on New Year’s Eve. Karen is now a poor Irish immigrant, Jack her burly lodger, Will their mean landlord and Grace his indifferent wife. The past was not nice, they learn. David Stubbs
Opium Brides
10.15pm, PBS America
Documentary by Najibullah Quraishi reporting on the unintended consequence of opium eradication in Afghanistan. The farmers remain in debt to the traffickers who paid in advance for the harvest – and the account is often settled with the farmers’ daughters, effectively sold into servitude. Andrew Mueller
The Graham Norton Show
10.35pm, BBC One
A refreshingly all-female lineup of guests tonight, with I, Tonya co-stars, and Oscar nominees, Margot Robbie and Allison Janney debating ice-skating and tomb-raiding with Oscar winner Alicia Vikander. Fifth Harmony escapee Camila Cabello provides the music. Graeme Virtue
Film choice
A Most Violent Year 11.05pm, BBC Two. The year is 1981, when New York hit peak crime figures. Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac) wants to bury his family’s gangster past by going legit. However, his plans hinge on acquiring a waterfront site where wiseguys hold sway, and his wife Anna (Jessica Chastain) prefers more ruthless methods. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Winter Olympics 2018 6am, BBC Two. Day seven includes cross-country skiing, curling and ice hockey.
ODI Cricket: South Africa v India 11.30am, Sky Sports Main Event. The final game of the series from SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Super League Rugby: Widnes Vikings v Warrington Wolves 7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Last season’s strugglers play at the Select Security Stadium.
