Big Brother
Sunday, 9pm, ITV1
Fancy another one? The original reality TV juggernaut returns after a five-year hiatus, this time nightly on ITV2 (though this launch show takes ITV1’s primetime slot). The house. The “carefully selected” housemates. The nominations. The evictions. The winner. They’re all back – AJ Odudu is the only thing that’s changed, following in Davina McCall and Emma Willis’s footsteps as host. Is it possible for Big Brother to ever be as brilliant as it once was? The ultimate social experiment could never have the same cultural impact that it did when it first launched in 2000, but it will be fascinating to see whether producers try to recapture the genius and simplicity of the show’s roots. Hollie Richardson
Boiling Point
9pm, BBC One
Philip Barantini’s film turned TV show is never less than heart-attack tense, especially now head chef Carly (Vinette Robinson) has launched her new menu. The extended running time does allow for more backstories and banter – a treat with this wonderful cast. So if you can stand the heat, do stay in the kitchen. Ellen E Jones
Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico
7.20pm, BBC Two
Eva Longoria is doing a Stanley Tucci, returning to her Mexican roots for a tour of delicious food and tequila. First up is the country’s second city, Guadalajara, where there’s street food harking back to the French occupation, a traditional birria stew and some high-end culinary wizardry – and it all looks so, so good. Hannah Verdier
Big Little Journeys
8pm, BBC Two
More delights from the natural world – this series follows six tiny animals as they attempt spectacular journeys. The cuteness prize goes to the walnut-sized turtle hatchling while the inevitable victim of human interference is the Formosan pangolin which is the world’s most trafficked animal. Phil Harrison
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
9pm, Channel 4
There’s a certain amount of schadenfreude in seeing a hooded Matt Hancock led into an interrogation room. Tonight, he and the other celebrities are forced to write a “death letter” to a loved one (which, in Hancock’s case, feels apt). But you know what would make really great TV? Seeing him denied the oxygen of publicity. Alexi Duggins
House of Kardashian
9pm, Sky Documentaries
The origins of “the most powerful female dynasty in history”– expect first-hand accounts of the deals and a few of the scandals too – are examined in this slick three-parter. Future episodes will focus on Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner but it begins with Kris Jenner, the matriarch who finessed her family into an empire. Graeme Virtue
Film choice
Open Range (Kevin Costner, 2003), 6.10pm, 5Action
Between actor-directors Kevin Costner and Clint Eastwood, the flame of the Hollywood western has been kept flickering since its golden age. Costner’s accomplished 2003 offering luxuriates in the cinematic expanses of Montana as it tells a hardy yarn of free-grazers v cattle ranchers. Robert Duvall’s Boss leads a herd alongside the taciturn yet loyal Charley (Costner), but they fall foul of Michael Gambon’s landowner. The lure of putting down roots – embodied in doctor’s sister Annette Bening – becomes a factor for Charley, though there’s a reckoning to be had first. Simon Wardell
Candyman (Nia DaCosta, 2021), 10pm, BBC Three
Nia DaCosta’s gripping, gory sequel to the 1992 chiller nestles nicely within its producer and co-writer Jordan Peele’s trademark African American folk horror realm. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Chicago artist and his curator partner (Teyonah Parris) find their middle-class life crumbling when he researches the city’s now demolished ghetto Cabrini Green and its hook-handed bogeyman. Aside from the expertly handled scares, DaCosta’s depiction of Black urban life proves pleasingly complex. SW
Live sport
Cricket World Cup: India v Australia, 9am, Sky Sports Main Event A heavyweight clash in Chennai.
Premier League Football: Brighton v Liverpool, Sun, 1pm, Sky Sports Main Event With Arsenal v Man City at 4pm.
