l Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, Food Network, 19.20
We join Guy Fieri as he visits classic “greasy spoon” spots on a journey to Kansas City, Missouri. There he finds a soup ‘n’ sandwich joint where a husband and wife are putting a new twist on old favourites, like a red wine and cola marinated flank steak sandwich.
l Jersey Girl, M-Net Stars, 19.30
When Ollie’s wife dies in childbirth, he dumps the newborn on his father and assumes his old life, until he breaks down and is fired from his job. During the move back to New Jersey, Ollie comes to realise the most important thing in his life is his daughter.
l Top Gear, BBC Entertainment, 20.00
More high-octane episodes of the world’s biggest car show. Packed full of serious cars with serious power, this series features the Pagani Zonda R, one of the loudest objects known to man, and the most powerful road-going Ferrari; the 599 GTO. Jeremy races against time in the new Jag XJ as he tries to beat the sun to Land’s End, Richard attempts to beat gravity in a Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet and James takes on the Ariel Atom v8, the new, more powerful version of the car which tried to rip Jeremy’s face off around the Top Gear track.
l THS Snooki, E! Entertainment, 21.00
Female mega-stars with one name are nothing new, but Snooki represents a whole new twist on the genre. The tiny fireball is combative, self-obsessed and doesn’t seem to possess any great talents, but she’s won the hearts of millions of fans. THS tries to figure out this reality TV phenomenon.