DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.
Hardy Bucks (RTÉ 2, 10.35pm)
There’s a hole in our hearts and in our Thursday night schedules after the finale of The Young Offenders last week, but thankfully Hardy Bucks is back in time to ease our grief. The comedy drama returns with Eddie Durkan enjoying life at Buzz’s house with regular visits from Ciara, who’s becoming increasingly insistent that the pair move out into their own place. Viper’s up to his usual antics, this time he’s selling drugs out of an ice cream van.
Lig Liom (RTÉ One, 7pm)
Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh takes a look at Ireland’s relationship with our native language. She examines the attitude that non-Irish speakers have towards Irish, and meets people whose identities are inseparable from the Irish language. Bláthnaid looks at how the language affects her personal relationships (particularly her marriage), and how speaking Irish impacts her every day life.
Missing: A Prime Time Rewind (RTÉ One, 10.15pm)
This new series kicks off with a look back on four missing person reports that were previously featured on Prime Time. Barry Cummins looks at the circumstances relating to the disappearances of these people and how the cases were subsequently investigated. Tonight, they look at the murder of Elaine O’Hara, who was reported missing and later found to have been murdered by Graham Dwyer.
Everybody’s talking about… Saturday Night Takeaway going ahead without Ant McPartlin.
There’s speculation over who will replace Ant for the last two episodes of this series, with Stephen Mulhern, Holly Willoughby and Scarlett Moffatt as bookies’ favourites.
Or flick over for…
- Ireland’s Got Talent (TV3, 8.30pm) Tonight we see the last of the semi-finals.
- SEAL Team (Sky One, 9pm) Action drama looking at the lives of a US Navy unit. Starring David Boreanaz.
- Big Cats About the House (BBC Two, 8pm) Big cat expert Giles Clark provides care to a 5-day-old black jaguar cub who has been abandoned by her mother.
- My Baby’s Life: Who Decides? (Channel 4, 9pm) A documentary delving into the debate about prolonging the lives of infants born with complex and incurable conditions that gravely affect their quality of life.
- DIY SOS: The Big Build (Be3, 7.30pm) Following a motorcycle accident, Jason Sulong is visually impaired, paralysed on one side and has limited speech. The DIY SOS team work on rebuilding his home to suit his new needs.
- What Are You Eating? (RTÉ One, 8.30pm) Philip Boucher Hayes shows us what diseased heart looks like and how to avoid blocked arteries.
