DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.
Louis Theroux: A Different Brain (BBC2, 10.30pm)
The reporter meets people recovering from brain injuries and the staff who treat them – Earl, whose personality has radically altered since being involved in a car crash; Dan, who wants to live independently again; and Amanda, who is struggling to readjust to family life. #adifferentbrain
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (TV3, 9pm)
Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt for the fourth Mission: Impossible film – this time around, he goes rogue to clear the name of the Impossible Missions Force. Also starring Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, and Paula Patton.
Indian Summers (Channel 4, 9pm)
This immersive drama set in the final years of British colonial room in India concludes tonight. Starring Julie Walters. #indiansummers
Everybody’s talking about: Nicky Byrne
Yes, he failed to take us to the Eurovision final, but Nicky Byrne’s luck could be about to change. The Irish Mail on Sunday reports that his name is in the ring for the job as host of the Xtra Factor, the companion programme to the X Factor.
An ‘insider’ told the Mail on Sunday that his Eurovision upset won’t affect his chances:
What happened in Stockholm won’t matter for this job.
His fellow countrywoman Laura Whitmore is also rumoured to be in the running. Mon the lads.
Or flick over for…
- Wild Cities – Dublin (RTÉ One, 6.30pm) Documentary on the wildlife in Dublin City – from the deer in Phoenix Park to the geese at the port.
- Cleas Act (TG4, 8pm) School Around The Corner-style show in which primary school kids share their thoughts on life.
- The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration (UTV Ireland, 8.35pm) Kylie Minogue, Shirley Bassey and Helen Mirren are among the celebs making an appearance.
- Undercover (BBC1, 9pm) The drama concludes tonight as Maya (Sophie Okenedo) redoubles her efforts to get justice in an decades-old case.
- Ted (Film4, 9pm) A man’s childhood teddy bear comes to life and proceeds to turn his own upside down.
