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What to watch on TV tonight: Monday

Here’s the telly that everyone will be talking about tomorrow.

DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.

Celebrity MasterChef Ireland (TV3, 10pm)

OK TV3. We’re here for this lineup. Samantha Mumba, Evelyn Cusack and Sonia O’Freaking Sullivan are amongst the celebs taking part – tonight, the first five (Cusack, Holly Carpenter, Niamh Kavanagh, Colm O’Gorman and Oisín McConville) face the judges. #celebritymasterchefIRL

John Connors’ America (RTÉ2, 10.30pm)

In this new series, the actor travels to America to explore the thorny issue of race relations, beginning with the discrimination, violence and poverty faced by African Americans. #johnconnorsamerica

We Need To Talk About Dad (RTÉ One, 9.35pm)

Fashion designer Brendan Courtney’s father suffered a severe stroke in 2015, leaving him paralysed and in need of constant care. In this documentary he takes a look at the services available to families in the same situation.

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Everybody’s talking about: Dancing With The Stars

Of course, Hughie Maughan’s super orange tan is the talk of the town, but we must give Teresa Mannion’s Unnecessary Journeys-themed tango the attention it deserves:

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Superb.

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Or flick over for…

  • University Challenge (BBC2, 8pm) The first of the quarter-final matches, hosted by Jeremy Paxman.
  • Trump: The Kremlin Candidate? Panorama (BBC1, 8.30pm) An investigation into Donald Trump’s relationship with Putin.
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel (Film4, 9pm) Wes Anderson-directed comedy, starring Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, and Saoirse Ronan.
  • Alexander (TG4, 9.30pm) Colin Farrell plays Alexander the Great in this widely panned epic, and Angelina Jolie is his mam. Yes, his mam.
  • Then Comes Marriage? (RTÉ2, 9.30pm) Irish couples road-test their relationship in a pre-marriage retreat. Good lord.
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