MotherFatherSon
9pm, BBC Two
This gilded but ever-so-slightly overstretched drama ends with a reckoning, of sorts. If you have made it this far, you are probably prepared for the finale’s climactic two-handers being filled with stiff silences and stagey epigrams. As Richard Gere’s media mogul considers whether to back Sarah Lancashire’s fascist in the general election, there are crucial, timely political points that could be made, but you sense this show would consider actually making them beneath it. Jack Seale
The Bay
9pm, ITV
The final episode of a crime drama that overcame its samey premise about a shocking death disinterring secrets, lies and smothered misery in a seaside setting. Morven Christie’s brittle detective is only the most prominent of the many thoughtfully written characters. That said, there are plenty of straggling plot ends to tie off. JS
Chimerica
9pm, Channel 4
This fictional tale of a disgraced photographer’s attempt to restore his credibility by finding the Tiananmen Square Tank Man from his 1989 photo is missing something vital. This week, a lead directs him to the woman who helped his quarry enter the US, but the whole thing is too insubstantial to make us care. Mike Bradley
Old Wife, New Wife
9pm, Channel 5
Channel 5 has been trying to get this reality format off the ground for a while, with producers reportedly struggling to find participants. It is not difficult to see why – here, Cyren and Meaghan move in with Cyren’s ex, Laura, for a cringe-making week of airing dirty laundry and arguing, in the hope of co-parenting their young child. Hannah J Davies
Black Market
9pm, Vice
Michael K Williams (The Wire’s Omar Little) presents this gritty documentary series about poverty, drugs and crime – subjects that, as a child of the Brooklyn projects, are especially close to the actor’s heart. Tonight, Williams meets young drug addicts who shoplift to order for people struggling to survive in breadline Britain. MB
Barry
10.45pm, Sky Atlantic
A hitman hiding his real self from the other members of an am-dram society feels like a dramedy premise with a limited shelf life, but the deliciously uncomfortable near misses aren’t running short just yet. Tonight, for instance, a figure from Sally’s past enters the picture, disturbing Barry’s delicate balance once again. JS
Film choice
Meadowland (Reed Morano, 2015), 11.30pm, Sony Movie Channel
A boy vanishes from a gas station, leaving his parents distraught. The gut-wrenching terror of that opening scene resonates through debut director Reed Morano’s New-York-set drama, as it picks up the story a year later. It is a desolate study of grief, but Olivia Wilde’s performance as the broken mother is spellbinding. Paul Howlett
Live sport
WTA tennis: Istanbul 10.30am, BT Sport 2. Women’s tennis action.
Premier League football: Man United v Man City 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Title-chasing City head to Old Trafford for a huge derby clash, with their rivals Liverpool watching on.
US Open nine-ball pool 11pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Day one of the tournament, held in the Mandalay Bay casino, Las Vegas.
