Homeland
9pm, Channel 4
A female president-elect with a possible vendetta. A young black radical snatched by US security forces. A beloved character smoking crack. Season six of Homeland – now relocated to NYC – piled up the story hooks and plot threads in its opening episode, including perhaps the most shocking revelation: Carrie is now a reliable Airbnb host. How long before she gets drawn back into Saul’s orbit? With an inauguration looming, the clock is ticking. Graeme Virtue
Endeavour
8pm, ITV
The summer of love comes to an end tonight, and Morse finds himself reinvestigating the case of a botanist who disappeared in 1962. As he and Thursday retrace the inept inquiries made by (dismissive snort) “County”, they uncover in the nearby village of Bramford a strange confluence of pagan custom and nuclear anxiety. Elsewhere in this excellent episode, Thursday hunts for Joan, while Sheila Hancock makes a memorable guest appearance. John Robinson
Walking the Americas
8pm, Channel 4
For explorer Levison Wood, that overused TV phrase “going on a journey” is a bit more involved than sailing a canal boat around Portsmouth. The man who walked the Nile in 2014 is now attempting a trek from Mexico to Colombia. This final episode sees Wood reach Panama; hacking his way through the jungle, evading drug smugglers, meeting tribal chieftans – and encountering some of the most dangerous snakes in the world. Ali Catterall
Apple Tree Yard
9pm, BBC1
“One good, hard slap” is all it takes to change your life for ever, and for the worse. Such is the bleak assessment of traumatised geneticist Yvonne Carmichael (Emily Watson) as the thriller based on Louise Doughty’s novel explores darker territory. As Carmichael’s marriage slowly starts to flounder, she turns to lover Costley (Ben Chaplin) for help. Underlying all is the fear of loss of control over events that stalks even upper middle-class life. Genuinely scary. Jonathan Wright
Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week
9pm, BBC2
Subjecting people who think they’re tough to elite military training proved a sleeper hit for BBC2 last year, despite this series’ similarity to SAS: Who Dares Wins on Channel 4. For the second run, Reggie Yates stands by with a manly grip of the shoulder ready for civilians who wobble as their characters are brutally laid bare. There’s an I’m A Celeb vibe this week, as survival lessons involve eating springbok liver – then drinking its stomach juice. Jack Seale
Suits
10pm, Dave
The legal drama returns to our screens following hibernation. There’s little sign of sleepiness for the team remaining at Pearson Specter Litt, with the firm’s future in the hands of Harvey and Louis following Jessica’s departure. The forthcoming wedding of Rachel and Mike promises to steal much of the show (and most of the semi-season promotional trailer), but it’s the simmering romance between Donna and Harvey that is likely to provide the real draw. Mark Gibbings-Jones
Rise
10pm, Viceland
Standing Rock became a household name last year, when millions aimed to support indigenous people protesting against the construction of an oil pipeline by “checking in” to the site on Facebook. The efforts of Native American communities to get their land back are interwoven with tales of their resistance through the ages in this new series, the first two episodes of which air tonight. As per, this is the sort of state-of-the-nation doc that Vice does best. Hannah J Davies
Film choice
Sunshine On Leith
(Dexter Fletcher, 2013), 4.50pm, Film4
A Mamma Mia!-type musical romance that has Peter Mullan singing Proclaimers songs? It shouldn’t work, but it does. Adapted from a Dundee Rep stage show, it has squaddies George MacKay and Kevin Guthrie returning to Edinburgh from Afghanistan to find love, while MacKay’s parents (Mullan and Jane Horrocks) prepare for their silver anniversary party. The songs, much like the film, are done with tremendous gusto. Paul Howlett
Avatar
(James Cameron, 2009), 4.55pm, Film4
Hang on to your sofas, here’s Cameron’s space epic. This Pocahontas tale has Sam Worthington as a paraplegic space marine who, through avatar technology, gets to run, fly, fight and schmooze with the 10ft-tall Na’vi inhabitants of the planet Pandora. It’s an exhilarating ride that boasts stunning special effects, although the story and characters remain flat. PH
The Cider House Rules
(Lasse Hallström, 1999), 11.30pm, BBC2
The sensibilities and humanistic worldview of Hallström – director of the sublime My Life As A Dog – are a fine match for John Irving’s big, difficult novel about a young man’s search for his destiny. Tobey Maguire is Homer Wells, an orphan taken in by a decent New England doctor (Michael Caine); the boy is enveloped in kindness but, when he grows up, he heads off on a voyage of self-discovery in the hard real world. PH
Today’s best live sport
Australian Open Tennis 8am, Eurosport 1
The men’s singles final. Who will take Djokovic’s crown?
FA Cup Football: Millwall v Watford 11.50am, BBC1
Millwall look to cause another upset. Sutton United v Leeds is on BT Sport 2 at 1.30pm, Man United v Wigan on BBC1 at 3.35pm.
International T20 Cricket: India v England 1pm, Sky Sports 2
Coverage of the second match in a three-game T20 series.
