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Phil Harrison, Henry Wong, Jack Seale, Ali Catterall and Simon Wardell

TV tonight: a new musical gameshow from the mind of Simon Cowell

Craig David prepares to judge in Walk The Line.
Craig David prepares to judge in Walk The Line. Photograph: Matt Frost/ITV

Walk the Line

8pm, ITV

A new musical gameshow from the ingenious, infernal mind of Simon Cowell. At the end of the rainbow, a cool half a million pounds. But in order to get anywhere near it, the performers will have to gamble as well as sing: the winner of each show will have the option of cashing out and leaving with £10,000 or risking it all for a shot at the jackpot. Doing the judging, a panel consisting of Gary Barlow, Alesha Dixon, Craig David and an incongruous Dawn French. Phil Harrison

Tracey Emin: This Cultural Life
7.30pm, BBC Four

Known for her opinions as much as her artistic output, Tracey Emin delves into formative life events with John Wilson, including recent bladder cancer treatment and her two abortions. There are lighter topics – from an early encounter with Rothko’s work to her Margate childhood – and Emin is reliably candid throughout. Henry Wong

You Don’t Know Me

9pm, BBC One

Tom Edge’s taut thriller concludes with a second Sunday/Monday double bill. Hero (Sam Adewunmi) has stirred up forces he cannot control, with the drama ably conveying his desperate lack of options. Now he receives assistance from a friend, but it might be more hindrance than help. Jack Seale

The endgame approaches in You Don’t Know Me.
The endgame approaches in You Don’t Know Me. Photograph: Laurence Cendrowicz/BBC/Snowed-In Productions

I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Final

9pm, ITV

After a few gruelling weeks in the castle – regrettably punctuated by a few presumably less-than-gruelling nights in a hotel as Storm Arwen swept through Wales – we’ve reached the climax of this festival of celeb-bonding, eating challenges and Prime Minister-baiting. Who will conquer the Castle? PH

Close to Me

9pm, Channel 4

It’s the final episode of this compelling mystery drama adapted from Amanda Reynolds’s novel. But will Jo (Connie Nielsen) finally uncover the reality behind her head injury? First, she’ll have to discharge herself from hospital. Then, there will be appalling revelations to face. PH

American Rust

9pm, Sky Atlantic

Another double bill of the rust belt-set cop-drama. Tonight, the gloomy chief of police Del Harris (Jeff Daniels) races against the clock to dig up an anonymous eyewitness. Meanwhile, Lee (Julia Mayorga) seeks some professional advice about who she should protect. Ali Catterall

Film choice

Another Round (Thomas Vinterberg, 2020) 10.25am, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere

A lad’s night out in Another Round.
A lad’s night out in Another Round. Photograph: Zentropa\samuel Goldwyn/Allstar

An ambivalent attitude towards drinking and its central role in society suffuses this Oscar-winning Danish drama from Thomas Vinterberg. Mads Mikkelsen uses his hangdog features to fine effect as worn-down teacher Martin, unhappily married and bored of trying to inspire his students. When he and three colleagues start taking daily doses of alcohol as a psychological experiment, they enjoy a brief kick of creativity and joie de vivre. However, their incipient addictions increasingly complicate relationships at work and home. Vinterberg, the director of similarly forensic dissections of social norms in Festen and The Hunt, avoids easy answers as tragedy unfolds. Simon Wardell


Live sport

WSL Football: Brighton v Man United 12.15pm, BBC Two. At the People’s Pension Stadium.

F1: The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 12.55pm, Sky Sports Main Event. The final race of the season.

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