DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.
Alan Shearer: Dementia, Football And Me (BBC One, 10.30pm)
Ten years after retirement, Alan Shearer still has the second-highest number of headed goals in the Premier League. With 46, he’s only behind Peter Crouch who has 51. Now he’s wondering what impact the trauma of countless footballs hitting his head may have caused.
He began to question whether or not this could have resulted in brain damage after watching the film Concussion, which shows the impact that repeated head injuries have had on NFL players. Shearer examines the potential link between football and dementia with the help of British researchers by examining scientific evidence.
Howards End (BBC One, 9pm)
A new period drama based on EM Forseter’s novel about three English families at the beginning of the 20th century. It’s tipped to be the Downton Abbey replacement that people have been looking for since 2015.
Shetland (RTÉ 2, 9.30pm)
The final episode sees Magnus taken in by Jimmy Perez for further questioning after seven-year-old Catriona’s body is discovered after two decades. When Catriona’s brother reveals she had a secret hiding place at their old home, where Catherine also lived, Perez finally feels hopeful that he’s going to get to the bottom of things.
Everybody’s talking about… MORE potential new episodes of Gilmore Girls.
After the Gilmore Girls returned for A Year in the Life, the show’s creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has revealed that she has the “freedom” to make more episodes. “If the girls and us get together and we have a concept that works”, things may work out. (Digital Spy)
Or flick over for…
Say Yes to The Dress Ireland (RTÉ Two, 9pm) Franc meets a bride who has had to reschedule her wedding twice already, and another who has tried on over 80 dresses and had no luck.
Blue Planet II (BBC One, 8pm) David Attenborough is back and ready to show us all of the mad stuff going on under the sea.
The X Factor Live (TV3, 7.30pm) The conclusion of week three of live shows.
Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One, 7.20pm) Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman reveal how viewers voted last night.
Blind Date (TV3, 9pm) The usual jokes from Al Porter while he tries to set singletons up.
