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Heated Rivalry
9pm, Sky Atlantic
It’s the horny ice hockey drama that has left Canadian and US audiences gasping for air. Based on Rachel Reid’s smash-hit novel, the steamy story follows the relationship between Major League Hockey rivals Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie). Each is dealing with personal demons when they meet ahead of their first match – a moment that triggers an undeniable magnetic pull between the pair. They start a secret fling in between games and press conferences, but it soon grows into a journey of yearning, love, ambition, denial and self-discovery. Even if you’re not a hockey fan, this is one hell of a spectator sport. Hollie Richardson
Casualty
8.45pm, BBC One
After a short hiatus, Casualty is back with a chaotic revamp to mark its 40th anniversary. It’s the hottest day of the year and, much to the A&E team’s exasperation, two new doctors are joining the department. Quirky Kim (Jasmine Bayes) is welcomed with a patient’s bowl of vomit, while charming Matty (Aron Julius) gets a little too involved in a case. Will they turn things round by the end of an action-packed shift? HR
The Masked Singer
7pm, ITV1
The first two celebrities have revealed themselves: Disc Jockey was Alex Jones and Teabag was Professor Green. This week’s round is a sports day-themed special, with cricketing hero Freddie Flintoff joining as a guest judge. Will Sloth, Can of Worms and the rest bowl him over? HR
Valley of the Kings: Secret Tomb Revealed
7pm, Channel 4
German archaeologist Dr Anke Weber and her team excavate the inside of the massive burial chamber of Pharaoh Ramses III, on the hunt for 3,000-year-old treasure. But this two-part documentary isn’t just a case of searching for pleasing trinkets. The dig finds evidence that throws new light both on Ramses’s assassination and the activities of fabled 20th-century Egyptologist Howard Carter. Jack Seale
Waiting for the Out
9.35pm, BBC One
Dennis Kelly’s hard-edged but cathartic prison drama continues, with puppyish philosopher Dan (Josh Finan) encouraging his class of inmates to think about luck. Will those lessons help when an arthouse cinema trip with his streetwise older brother Lee (Stephen Wight) becomes something rather more fraught? Graeme Virtue
The Hunting Wives
11.25pm, ITV1
Who shot Abby Jackson? What started as a sexy Texas housewives satire is now a full-blown whodunnit. Sophie (Brittany Snow) may own the gun that shot the fatal bullet, but there’s a whole line of suspects – including her new friends and their ringleader Margo (Malin Akerman), who was getting intimate with Sophie on the night of the murder. HR
Film choice
The Gunfighter, 2.50pm, Great! Action
Jimmy Ringo is the fastest gun in the American south-west of the 1880s. But with notoriety comes peril because – as Gregory Peck’s ageing sharpshooter has found – there’s a “squirt” in every town angling to challenge him. Henry King’s tense 1950 western is about how the weight of a legend can drag a man down – but weary Ringo hopes to avoid that when he rides into Cayenne seeking to revive his relationship with teacher Peggy (Helen Westcott) and their young son. However, like all good Greek tragedies, the more he tries to flee his fate the closer it gets. Simon Wardell
Cool Hand Luke, 5.50pm, Sky Cinema Greats
There are definite Christ-like overtones to the titular chain-gang convict in Stuart Rosenberg’s gloriously sweat-soaked, dirt-engrained drama. An individual in a system that will not tolerate difference, Lucas Jackson (Paul Newman) is the charismatic newcomer who wins over his fellow inmates with an aptitude for taking a beating, trying to escape and eating boiled eggs (a scene that is worth watching the film for alone). Newman oozes star quality as we witness a prison myth in the act of being created. SW
A Few Good Men, 10.35pm, Channel 4
If you fancy paying tribute to the late Rob Reiner, you could do worse than his 1992 legal thriller. Aside from the sharp tacks and jibes of Aaron Sorkin’s script, there is the pleasure of watching Hollywood’s new and old guard in close combat. Tom Cruise plays a cocky young navy lawyer who teams up with Demi Moore’s fellow litigator to defend two Guantánamo Bay marines accused of murder. Unspoken military codes and delusions of honour impede their case, with Jack Nicholson’s imperious base commander the big beast they must defeat. SW
Live sport
Women’s Super League Football: Arsenal v Man United, 11.30am, Sky Sports Main Event Man City v Everton is on Sun at 11am.
Men’s FA Cup Football: Macclesfield v Crystal Palace, noon, BBC One/TNT Sports 1 The third-round tie at Leasing.com Stadium. Tottenham v Aston Villa follows at 5.30pm. Charlton v Chelsea is at 7.45pm on TNT Sports 1.
Africa Cup of Nations Football: Algeria v Nigeria, 3.30pm, E4 The third quarter-final. Egypt v Côte d’Ivoire is at 6.30pm. The semi-finals are on Wed at 4.30pm
