Forensics: The Real CSI
9pm, BBC Two
“Forensics is as much about proving innocence as it is about proving guilt,” says a contributor to this new series following serious crime-scene investigations. Unshowy and unhurried, it begins with two cases: one involving the identification of an unknown gunman from evidence left at the scene of a shooting, and another in which police must determine the cause of death of a body found under suspicious circumstances. As the investigations proceed, Northumbria police explain the pivotal role played by forensics. Mike Bradley
Earth from Space
9pm, BBC One
This week’s feast of natural splendours viewed from space focuses on colour. From a snow-covered British Isles during an unseasonably cold winter to livid flocks of flamingoes in east Africa, via turquoise swirls of phytoplankton blooms off Alaska, cameras reveal more stories from a rapidly changing world. MB
Planet Child
9pm, ITV
How many British parents would allow a child aged between four and seven to cross London by themselves on public transport? This daring series tracks three groups of siblings as they take on exactly that challenge to see if the decline in children’s freedom is affecting their ability to learn the skills they require for healthy development. MB
Chimerica
9pm, Channel 4
It would be worth watching this drama for world-weary journo Mel alone (Cherry Jones, in a role the writer Lucy Kirkwood has gender-swapped from her original play), but this election-eve episode also treats us to a turn from Informer’s Orion Lee as the gregarious businessman Tang Wen Lei. Can he be trusted? Ellen E Jones
Urban Myths
9pm, Sky Arts
“They laughed at my writing and dragged my name through the mud” – but will Random House succeed in bringing down “humble jobbing actress” Joan Collins (Victoria Hamilton) after a dispute over the merits of her manuscript? Wonderfully catty fun, loosely based on the real court case. Ali Catterall
Love Connection
9pm, W
The UK premiere of the rebooted (and now cancelled) US dating show, compered by Andy Cohen, in which a studio audience has to guess which singletons will hit it off on a date. With “selfie videos” and candid confessions, it is solid fun. But, ultimately, this format is too mediocre to make a connection of its own. Hannah J Davies
Film choice
Silverado (Lawrence Kasdan, 1985), 6.20pm, Sony Movie Channel
The western had come to a halt by the mid-80s, but Lawrence Kasdan’s quirky shoot-’em-up spurred a fresh canter. It is a sort of Magnificent Four, with Kevins Costner and Kline, Danny Glover and Scott Glenn taking on crooked sheriff Brian Dennehy and his deputies: a traditional plot, exuberantly handled. Paul Howlett
Sport choice
One-Day Cup cricket: Northamptonshire v Yorkshire 1pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Coverage of the group match from the County Ground.
Cycling: Tour of Romandy 3pm, Eurosport 2. Stage one, a route from Neuchâtel to La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Champions League football: Barcelona v Liverpool 7pm, BT Sport 2. The semi-final first leg.
