Hairy Bikers: Route 66 (BBC2, 8pm)
SI King and Dave Myers clearly know the way to Amarillo, but do they know how to get from the Texas city to Albuquerque in New Mexico? Let’s hope so, because that’s their route this week. It’s on to the US’s second biggest canyon, which turns out to be the perfect spot for rustling up a chili con carne. The duo then head into New Mexico, where they spend time on a family farm to learn more about the favourite local fruit, the chili.
Celeb First Dates Hotel for SU2C (C4, 9pm)
LAST week, Duncan James from Blue checked into the hotel, but he won’t be the only famous face around the pool in this episode, as the matchmaking series ends with a celebrity special. Among the other stars looking for love is Ulrika Jonsson, who is hoping to have some fun following the breakdown of her third marriage. Meanwhile, The Only Way is Essex’s Pete Wicks fears that his bad-boy reputation is putting off prospective partners, while TV presenter AJ Odudu admits she usually puts her work before her love life.
Inside Prison: Britain Behind Bars (STV, 9pm)
THE documentary lifting the lid on life behind bars focuses on HMP Isle of Wight, a prison housing many sex offenders and paedophiles. Intelligence has been gathered that a USB stick containing child pornography is doing the rounds, so the officers launch a search. But finding such a small item in a vast prison is no easy task. The staff also face a constant battle against drugs, with the inmates finding increasingly sophisticated and creative ways to smuggle them in, from letters sprayed with a spice solution to hollowed-out chess pieces.
My Posh Date (C5, 10pm)
ONE-OFF show in which people from opposite ends of the class system go on a series of dates to find out if love can bridge the divide. Gas-fitter Jack dates trainee barrister Holly. She introduces him to her favourite pastime, horse riding, while he introduces her to his mum, who worries about her son going out with a posh person.
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