Satellite choice
FOOTBALL Portsmouth v Southampton, 7.30pm, Sky Football & Main Event
POMPEY went to QPR and won 2-0 to book their place in the League Cup third round. It’s seven years since the last fierce south coast derby, a Championship match at St Mary’s, where one late goal each made it a 2-2 draw.
MARITIME MYSTERY The Hunt For Eagle 56, 8pm, Smithsonian
WHEN the USS Eagle 56 exploded off the New England coast in 1945, the Navy concluded it was a mechanical failure — but could a U-boat have been behind the blast, so close to U.S. shores? This new series searches for wreckage — and the truth.
AUSSIE DETECTIVE My Life Is Murder, 9pm, Alibi
ONCE, Lucy Lawless (pictured) was Xena: Warrior Princess. Now, she’s the star of a new Aussie crime drama that begins with her retired private eye battling a faulty bread-maker. It’s a neat introduction to a character who likes to take her time on a case — but, all things being equal, she’d rather be baking bread.
DEMOLITION EXPERTS Scrap Kings, 9pm, Quest
THIS series about demolition is more interesting and entertaining than you might expect. In a new episode, a 62m tower in Cambridgeshire — described by engineer Andy Dyson as the ‘best of British’ — is prepared for demolition. Once that’s done, the local church will once again be the tallest building in the village.
NEW YORK SLEUTH Elementary, 9pm, Sky Witness
THE evil of Odin Reichenbach has proven too great for Holmes to tackle with Watson, so, as the final season nears its end, he asks his imperious father, Morland (the excellent John Noble), for help. They’ve had a difficult relationship over the years, so it’s nice to see them working together.
SPY DRAMA X-Company, 9pm, History
HAS Alfred’s time as a PoW affected him more than he thinks? The clever spy takes a big risk in tonight’s new episode, and that sets off alarm bells for Aurora, who is still reeling over the fate of Rene. From the viewers’ point of view, though, it opens up an exciting new storyline.
FREEVIEW MOVIE John Wick, 9pm, 5Star
RUSSIAN gangsters steal the wrong car and kill the wrong dog in this noir-tinged action thriller. Both Mustang and beagle belong to John Wick (Keanu Reeves, pictured), a retired hitman whose only course of action is violent revenge. The cast includes Ian McShane and Willem Dafoe.
WILDERNESS SURVIVAL Alone, 10pm, Blaze
IN THIS new-to-Freeview survival series, ten men with varying levels of training attempt to survive in the wilds of north Vancouver Island. It’s not just the challenge of finding food and shelter they face, either — it’s the impact of so much isolation and the threat of predators. (Freeview 63, Freesat 162, Sky 187, Virgin 216)
FILM ROMANCE All About Nina, 10.20pm, Sky Premiere
OFFBEAT romcom with Mary Elizabeth Winstead as an acerbic New York comedian who swears off dating, only to meet a charming man in LA (rapper Common).