The Circle: Live Final
10pm, Channel 4
It sounded like a potentially vapid concept at the outset, but this show in which players communicate with each other only by social media has turned out to be a total joy, highlighting the shortcomings of technology, exploring its benefits for connection, and putting a pertinent modern spin on reality TV. As Alice Levine and Maya Jama – who, weirdly, haven’t been seen since the first episode – return, it’s time for the players to meet at last; and for one of them to scoop the £50,000 prize. Hannah J Davies
Black Earth Rising
9pm, BBC Two
A meeting takes a brutal and visceral turn as Kate Ashby (Michaela Coel) continues excavating the past. But rather than horror, it’s a sense of creeping dread that stays with you after watching Hugo Blick’s conspiracy thriller. It’s a sense that only grows this week as Kate travels to Rwanda. Jonathan Wright
Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds
9pm, Channel 4
Remember 2017’s experiment that saw four-year-olds let loose in a retirement home? This five-part series is set in a home near Nottingham, in which the participants are older and the nursery runs for twice as long. A positive look at the impact of pre-schoolers on the wellbeing of the elderly. Mike Bradley
The Walking Dead
9pm, Fox
The virulent zombie drama returns for a ninth season likely to be defined by the looming exit of original star Andrew Lincoln (even if producers recently outlined plans for another decade of stories). Before Rick checks out, he and his allies plan to infiltrate Washington DC, a city with something rotten at its heart. Graeme Virtue
Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the English?
9pm, History
Comedian and history nut Murray combines a broad knowledge of his subject with his comic persona the Pub Landlord to provide a hilarious five-part perspective on England’s rivalries with its closest neighbours. We start with France: “Is it all entente cordiale or just another punch-up?” MB
Jailed in America
10pm, BBC Four
Roger Ross Williams was the first black director to win an Oscar. In this heartfelt film, he interrogates an American justice system that is filled with “people who should not be behind bars” (a disproportionately high number of them black) and asks: was he saved from a similar fate simply by being gay? Find out why. MB
Film choice
Serena 11.50pm, Film4
Silver Linings/American Hustle couple Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper are reunited in Susanne Bier’s big, bold, Depression-era drama. Cooper is the owner of an Appalachian logging firm; when he marries the beautiful, poor Serena he finds he has the perfect partner for his cut-throat business. Paul Howlett
Today’s best live sport
Speedway: SGB Premiership Final The first leg of the Great Britain Premiership final, 7.30pm, BT Sport 1
Irish Football: Glentoran v Linfield A Premiership clash, 7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event
NFL: New Orleans Saints v Washington Redskins From Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1.30am, Sky Sports Main Event
