Never Mind the Buzzcocks
9pm, Sky Max
Without approaching the comic chemistry of the show’s heyday of Simon Amstell and Bill Bailey, Greg Davies – along with regulars Noel Fielding, Daisy May Cooper and Jamali Maddix – have done a decent job of reanimating this irreverent pop quiz. As the third series begins, the gang are joined by McFly guy Danny Jones and pop-punk duo Nova Twins. Phil Harrison
The 1970s Supermarket
9pm, Channel 5
As this engaging history of food retail continues, this episode explores British consumers’ growing taste for foreign food. Cue the rise of impossibly exotic readymade dishes such as lasagne, boeuf bourguignon and chicken kiev. With supermarket booze departments opening, too, convenience became king. PH
Colosseum
9pm, BBC Four
This drama-doc series about the nuts and bolts of brutal Roman entertainments continues. This week, a reminder that Romans didn’t just lust after human blood but enjoyed the slaughter of animals, too. It’s estimated that more than a million animals were killed by gladiators – here, we meet “beast master” Carpophorus. PH
Annika
9pm, Alibi
When the body of an eco-tech entrepreneur is found floating in his basement aquarium, Nicola Walker’s fourth wall-busting detective and her marine homicide unit begin to untangle the billionaire’s family. Things are almost as messy in Annika’s private life, too, in the aftermath of her revelation about Morgan. Katie Rosseinsky
Departure
9pm, Sky Witness
A drama that usually boils down to people frowning into the middle distance keeps the mild intrigue coming, as the team investigating the sinking of a Massachusetts-Newfoundland ferry deal with disloyalty in the ranks. Meanwhile, another clue-soaked corpse bobs to the surface. Jack Seale
Bad Girls Behind Bars
11pm, W
The documentary series that goes behind the scenes in a women’s prison in Massachusetts continues. This week, a serious attack on an officer is accompanied by a serious attack on the religious rights of a satanist prisoner. PH
Live sport
Horse racing: the Ebor festival 1.30pm, ITV1. Day one of the festival from York.
