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Hollie Richardson, Phil Harrison, Nicole Vassell, Jack Seale, Ali Catterall and Ellen E Jones

TV tonight: a sparkling new judge makes The Piano even more joyous

Razzle dazzle … John plays on The Piano on Channel 4.
Razzle dazzle … John plays on The Piano on Channel 4. Photograph: Channel 4

The Piano

9pm, Channel 4

Musician Jon Batiste is a sparkling new addition to the competition, telling co-judge Mika that he doesn’t even need to hear a single note to detect a star: “That’s how I picked a lot of my band members: I saw my drummer Joe Saylor on the street and said: ‘Man, let’s go play.” But there is a lot of potential in Liverpool Street Station, from a gifted 12-year-old to a dinner lady at a music school and a septuagenarian with Parkinson’s who plays in a dazzling purple jacket (“Come on, sequin daddy!”). Pure joy. Hollie Richardson

Special Ops: To Catch a Criminal

7pm, U&Dave

While the world may not really need another behind-the-scenes insight into police operations, this series about the Dorset force is grimly fascinating. In this edition, we see attempts to tackle a gang who scam elderly people out of their life savings – including one who loses money they’ve put aside for their funeral. Phil Harrison

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer

7.40pm, Channel 4

Brandy snaps are first up as Paul Hollywood and new judge Caroline Waldegrave put more celebrities to the test. Actor Jim Howick, broadcaster Gloria Hunniford, model Ellie Goldstein and comedian Jamali Maddix then take on the classic cheesecake before revealing their “best kept secret” with a cake showstopper. Nicole Vassell

Grace

8pm, ITV1

The Brighton cops welcome an ambitious young detective, DC Vee Wilde (Juliette Motamed), to the team and initially, inevitably, she rubs people up the wrong way. Meanwhile, Grace (John Simm) and co look into the killing of a philanderer in a Brighton hotel room and the trail leads to a complex tale of revenge. Jack Seale

Tribe With Bruce Parry

9pm, BBC Two

The view from the ancient hilltop summit of Sumba in Indonesia is quite simply to die for. For here, the dead reside among the living; the villagers’ houses are built next to the tombs of their ancestors – whose spirits (which communicate via chicken entrails) do insist on blood sacrifices … The final part of a fascinating series. Ali Catterall

Celebrity Big Brother

10pm, ITV1

This year’s housemates are a varied bunch, from soap stars to Olympians, TikTokers and a former MP, but the one thing at least three have in common – Mickey Rourke, Michael Fabricant and JoJo Siwa – is the same hairstyle. Whether this will prove useful in tasks or during nominations is anyone’s guess. Ellen E Jones

Live sport

Premier League Football: Liverpool v West Ham, 2pm, Sky Sports Main Event Newcastle v Man United is at 4pm. Bournemouth play Fulham on Mon at 6.30pm, then it’s Newcastle v Crystal Palace on Wed at 7pm.

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