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Entertainment
Hollie Richardson, Graeme Virtue and Phil Harrison

TV tonight: a big night at the Brit awards with Mo Gilligan

Mo Gilligan is presenting the Brit Awards 2023.
Mo Gilligan is presenting the Brit Awards 2023. Photograph: John Marshall/ITV

The Brit Awards 2023

8.30pm, ITV1

Lewis Capaldi, Stormzy, Lizzo and Harry Styles are all lined up to play live at this year’s Brits. Mo Gilligan will be back on hosting duties as he welcomes the guests to dish out the awards. This year’s frontrunners are Wet Leg and Styles, with four nods apiece, followed by the 1975 and Stormzy. Lo and behold, though, none of the five artist of the year nominees are female in the second year since gendered categories were abandoned. Hollie Richardson

Michael McIntyre’s Big Show

7pm, BBC One

The relentlessly upbeat comedian get his mitts on Stacey Dooley’s phone for a round of Send to All this week. Then, it’s off to Alexander Armstrong’s house to play the Midnight Gameshow. And Olly Murs performs his new single, Dancing on Cars. HR

The Masked Singer

7pm, ITV1

After last Saturday’s double elimination bid farewell to Claire from Steps and This Country’s Daisy May Cooper, the sweaty karaoke competition reaches the semi-final stage. Five contestants remain in the form of Jellyfish, Rhino, Phoenix, Fawn and Jacket Potato. Will guest judge Peter Crouch provide any insights? Graeme Virtue

Living Wild: How to Change Your Life

8pm, Channel 4

Sophie Morgan is back meeting optimists who have built new lives inspired by a love of the great outdoors. She visits a couple in Lapland who swapped the UK for the Arctic Circle wilderness, then heads to the Lake District where former beauty therapist Amira has set up an adventure group. HR

Heartbreakers at the BBC

9pm, BBC Two

Taylor Swift, Dionne Warwick, Sam Smith, Amy Winehouse and George Michael are some of the crooners providing performances of heartbreak hits for anyone not feeling quite so upbeat about Valentine’s Day. HR

North Sea Connection

9pm, BBC Four

This Irish crime drama has the brooding feel of Scandi noir: it’s a generic but well realised tale of hubris and nemesis as fisherman Aidan Kenny is dragged into the affairs of a drugs gang. This week, Aidan realises he’s bitten off more than he can chew as Lenny compromises his plans and a police investigation begins. Phil Harrison

Live sport

Women’s Super League Football: Man City v Arsenal, noon, Sky Sports Football At the Academy Stadium. Tottenham v Man United is at 11.30am on Sunday on Main Event.

Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup: West Indies v England, 12.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event At Boland Park. Last year, England, led by Heather Knight won all five matches in their tour of the West Indies.

Premier League Football: West Ham v Chelsea, 11.30am, BT Sport 1 At London Stadium.

Six Nations Rugby Union: Ireland v France, 1.25pm, ITV1 At Aviva Stadium. Scotland v Wales is at 4pm on BBC One.

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