Satellite choice
SCI-FI MOVIE Passengers, 12.05pm,p, 8pm,p, Skyy Premiere
CHRIS PRATT andd JenniferJ if Lawrence (pictured) are the stars lighting up this sci-fi romance, which follows the pair on an empty spaceship. The much-discussed twist divided audiences.
TEEN DRAMA Andi Mack, 4.30pm, Disney
IN THIS warm but never saccharine new comingof-age U.S. series, Andi (Peyton Elizabeth, pictured) is turning 13 when her life is upended by the return of her sister, Bex — who’s so cool that she rides a huge motorbike and wears a leather jacket. But is Bex as together as she seems? A very nicely judged show. (Sky 609, Virgin 724)
FOOTBALL Derby County v Hull City, 7pm, Sky Football & Main Event
THE Rams lost out to the Tigers in the 2016 play-off semi-finals and Derby will want to get their own back at home today. Derby’s striker David Nugent has already been among the goals this season.
CLASSICAL CONCERT BBC Proms 2017, 7.30pm, BBC4
MISSY MAZZOLI’S dazzling Sinfonia (For Orbiting Spheres) has its European premiere as the opener to tonight’s concert. Then, Bartok’s punchy and challenging Piano Concerto No 2 is followed by Dvorak’s comparatively soothing Symphony No 8.
MEDIEVAL FANTASY Arthur & Merlin, 8pm, Sky Family
THIS low-budget British indie offers a reimagined origin story for King Arthur and co. The dialogue is clunky — fantasy fans may be more forgiving — but its ambition is admirable.
BELGIAN CRIME Professor T, 9pm, More4
IT’S easy for quirky characters to become clownish cliches, but crime expert Professor T is showing no signs of that yet — if anything, he’s underplayed. Tonight, we receive insight into how the professor relaxes, before he begins the case of a missing student whose room was scrubbed of DNA.
BACK ON TRACK Railroad Alaska, 9pm, Quest
THE big trains hauling big equipment in this returning reality series are fun — tonight, they’re retrieving a bulldozer from a lake — but it’s the characters who really make the show worth watching. Step forward maverick Jim James, who is showing us his specially adapted chain saw. ‘When I started using it, I had two hands’.
WEDDING WEAR Say Yes To The Dress UK, 9pm, TLC
‘WELCOME to Oxfam Chippenham,’ says David Emanuel as this bridal reality series kicks off a new run with a neatly affordable edition. Laura is excited to find a Biba gown in her size — for £245! — but will mum approve? Those pursed lips are speaking volumes. (Sky 125, Virgin 167) GRISLY GOINGS-ON
GRISLYGOINGS ON American Horror Story: Cult, 10pm, Fox
THE new season of this stylishly repellent U.S. drama takes an intriguing tack as, after Trump wins the U.S. election, one woman’s fear of clowns escalates to a terrifying level. Among the cast, look out for Billie Lourd (pictured) — Carrie Fisher’s daughter — as a distinctly disturbing nanny.