Love and Hate Crime
10.35pm, BBC One
The second season of the true-crime series opens with the case of the gay New York teenager Abel Cedeno, who stabbed a classmate to death after enduring years of homophobic bullying from him. This episode follows the ensuing two-year trial, which divided the city, and created a media frenzy when Cedeno claimed self-defence. Impassioned interviews come from both sides of the incident, with the question ultimately being asked whether a brutal act of violence such as Cedeno’s can ever be understandable. Ammar Kalia
MasterChef Australia
7pm, W
As far as MasterChef goes, Australia’s competition may possibly be the finest: the prize is a staggering $250,000 (£130,000), guest judges have included Massimo Bottura and Nigella Lawson, and their finalists are some of the most accomplished. Expect gastronomic alchemy for this final banquet. AK
The Great British Bake Off: The Final
8pm, Channel 4
It’s the end of baking-induced stress for our three remaining bakers as their families gather outside the tent with bated breath, waiting for a winner to be crowned. The classics are on show for the finale: a chocolate cake for the signature challenge and a souffle for the technical. But who will rise? AK
London Underground: Then & Now
8pm, Channel 5
London transport is a never-ending story, and therefore a gift to documentary-makers. This series connects the ad hoc past with the hi-tech present. Tonight: a history of the Routemaster bus, which shared designers with wartime bombers and lasted decades beyond expectation. Phil Harrison
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
9pm, Channel 5
Who hasn’t wanted to renounce humanity and go to live among the koalas? In this returning series, the adventurer meets those who have turned their back on the rat race, such as a 24-year-old Italian single mum, Annalisa, who lives in the coastal forests of southern Sweden. Ali Catterall
The British Tribe Next Door
9.15pm, Channel 4
Oh dear. If the Himba villagers of Namibia weren’t already regretting their decision to take part in a mildly exploitative Channel 4 doc, they will be now that Scarlett Moffatt’s dad has lost their livestock. Meanwhile, Scarlett gets the inevitable makeover – with ochre and cow fat. Ellen E Jones
Film choice
The Thing from Another World 1pm, Horror Channel
Stranded at a frozen polar-research station, a group of scientists discover a spaceship, and are gradually whittled down by a malignant alien. Where John Carpenter’s remake gave us the beast in all its horror, this 1951 Howard Hawks production keeps it lurking just out of sight. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Snooker: World Open 6.25am, Eurosport 1. The second day of the tournament from China.
Tennis: Shenzen Open 10.15am, BT Sport 1. Day three of the WTA finals from Shenzen Bay Sports Centre.
French Football: Bordeaux v Dijon 8pm, BT Sport 1. Action from the French League Cup at Matmut Atlantique.
