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Strictly Come Dancing
6.40pm, BBC One
A spicy lineup for this year’s edition of the perennial dance contest that seems to stroll on, unaffected by the scandals surrounding it. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are once again your hosts and the judging panel has a familiar look too. In this opener, the contenders – including model and actor Ellie Goldstein, former Leeds United striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Aussie soap legend Stefan Dennis – are put through their paces. Phil Harrison
You Bet! On Tour
6pm, ITV1
Stephen Mulhern arrives at Thorpe Park for another round of the reality-challenge revival. A rollercoaster obsessive says she can identify the rides from photos shown to her while she is on one of them. Then a bloke with a dachshund claims the dog is really good at finding things. Jack Seale
Britain’s Railway Empire in Colour
8pm, Channel 4
A fascinating, colourised series about the role of train travel in the building of British global influence. We’ve reached the dawn of the 20th century now: Winston Churchill is considering armoured trains, war is leading to new innovations in mass transit, and women are finally finding employment in key roles. PH
Kate: Judge My Work, Not My Clothes
8.30pm, Channel 5
When the Princess of Wales returned to royal duties this year after her cancer treatment, there was an appeal to refocus media coverage from what she was wearing to the causes she was championing. Has it worked? Jennie Bond is among the cadre of royal watchers, fashionistas and charity experts to weigh in. Graeme Virtue
The Count of Monte Cristo
9pm, U&Drama
This fantastically daft, wilfully over-the-top rendering of Alexandre Dumas’ adventure novel concludes. Sam Claflin has rather left nuance at the door in his portrayal of vengeful Count Edmond Dantès – and that has been half the fun. In this finale, the identity of the Marquise’s poisoner becomes apparent at last. PH
Casualty
9.20pm, BBC One
The final episode of the Supply and Demand miniseries begins with a dramatic raid on a drug stash house, where Iain encounters the sort of traumatic chainsaw injury more often seen in a zombie flick. Back at the ED, consultants Keogh and Byron have their own, more insidious, substance abuse issues to confront. Ellen E Jones
Film choice
Elio, out now, Disney+
The latest from the Pixar factory is another chipper animation, a sci-fi adventure that serves up big doses of Spielbergian wonder and DayGlo visuals. One other regular Spielberg theme – broken families – provides the emotional heart of the drama, as the titular hero, a lonely, 11-year-old orphan (Yonas Kibreab), dreams of finding extraterrestrial life. But then he is mistaken for Earth’s ambassador by a commonwealth of actual aliens, who need his help to negotiate with the warlike Lord Grigon. Luckily, Elio has made friends with Grigon’s neglected son, Glordon … Simon Wardell
The Night of the Shooting Stars, 9pm, Talking Pictures TV
For a tale of wartime atrocities in occupied Italy in 1944, there’s a surprisingly playful tone to the Taviani brothers’ 1982 film. The inhabitants of a small Tuscan town decide to flee to the American side when they suspect the retreating German army are planning to massacre them. But their escape becomes an increasingly fable-like meander through a pastoral idyll of woods and wheatfields (and bomb craters), punctuated by tragicomic scenes of death. It’s a tough balance to maintain but the drama makes a lasting impression. SW
Live sport
World Championship Athletics, 10.30am, BBC Two The heptathlon concludes on day eight in Tokyo, with Katarina Johnson-Thompson defending her title.
Premier League Football: Liverpool v Everton, 11am, TNT Sports 1 Followed by Man United v Chelsea at 5pm and Fulham v Brentford at 7.45pm on Sky Sports Main Event.
Premiership Rugby Cup: Bath Rugby v Exeter Chiefs, 3pm, TNT Sports 1 At the Recreation Ground.
