Negative equity is the focus of How to Be Good with Money, there’s more culinary couplings on First Dates Ireland, Nathan Fillion’s back as The Rookie, and Andy Warhol’s America ends . . .
Pick of the Day
How to Be Good with Money, 8.30pm, RTÉ One
Here’s an episode that should resonate with a lot of people.
Eoin McGee meets Melissa Moroney from Nenagh, county Tipperary, who asks for advice on whether she should walk away from her home as it is in negative equity.
There are times when it make sense to borrow rather than save – like buying a house.
But what happens when the value of your home becomes less than the amount of your loan? Living in negative equity can be damaging - and not just to your finances.
Don’t Miss
First Dates Ireland, 9.30pm, RTÉ2
On this week’s show, Mateo (above) and the gang meet flirty 34-year-old Ginine from Kildare, who admits she is unable to hide her feelings as she meets garda Andrew, who is 31, from Mayo.
Elsewhere, student Sasha from Mayo is left stunned when Jordan from Limerick turns the conversation x-rated over dinner, and Eucilene from Brazil meets talkative barrister Joseph from Tipperary.
The Dog House, 8.00pm, Channel 4
Wood Green animal charity staff set about matching their homeless dogs with more prospective owners.
Eighty-five-year-old Pim thinks Dexter the beagle is as stubborn as Elizabeth, his wife of 62 years. It's possible that shy Jack Russell Roxy could prove a better match.
Chihuahuas Bear and Dave try to convince seven-year-old husky-fan Ollie that two little dogs are better than one.
New or Returning Shows
The Rookie, 9.00pm, Sky Witness
Streaming on NOW
It’s season 4 of John Nolan (Nathan Fillion), the oldest rookie in the LAPD, using his life experience, determination and sense of humour to keep up with rookies 20 years his junior.
Nearing the end of his training, Nolan now faces his biggest challenge as a police officer when he must come to terms with the choices he has made in pursuit of the truth.
In the season premiere, Officer Nolan and the entire team race against the clock to locate Lopez after she is kidnapped on her wedding day - not only to save her life, but also her unborn child.
Bangers & Cash, 8.00pm, Yesterday
Here’s a new run of the series that follows the Mathewsons - a dynasty of classic car auctioneers from picturesque North Yorkshire.
As season 5 kicks off, Derek rubs shoulders with pop music royalty when he picks up a Morgan sports car, while a Second World War ambulance arrives at Thornton le Dale.
New to Stream
Mass, Sky Cinema & NOW
Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale), Jason Isaacs (The Death of Stalin), Martha Plimpton (The Good Wife) and Reed Birney (House of Cards) star in Fran Kranz’s writer-director debut.
With a cast that good, this has to be worth a watch.
It promises to be a thoughtful examination of grief, anger and acceptance, and centres on two sets of parents who years after an unspeakable tragedy tore their lives apart, agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward.
Our Miracle Years, RTÉ Player
This subtitled German drama tells the turbulent journey of the Wolf family as they rebuild their lives in post-Nazi Germany. This series will air later in the year.
Even the show's intro has a touch of class about it:
Blinded: Those Who Kill, RTÉ Player
Criminal profiler Louise Bergstein is hunting a serial killer - and the hunt intensifies when they kill again.
This chilling Danish drama is the follow-up to Darkness: Those Who Kill. This series will air on RTÉ2 in February.
The Royal Treatment, Netflix
New York hairdresser Izzy seizes the chance to work at the wedding of a charming prince, but when sparks between them fly, will love - or duty - prevail?
Ending Today
Andy Warhol’s America, 9.00pm, BBC Two
The final episode sees a much more cautious Warhol, a man obsessed with money and security.
He reflects on the upper echelons of American society, and becomes obsessed by Nixon's visit to China.
He also documents the underside of US life, exiled drag queens, racism and the plight of the homeless.
