This evening's television offers a range of entertainment, from a celebrated actor's gastronomic journey through France to competitive pottery and a gripping crime drama.
Eva Longoria: Searching for France
Actor Eva Longoria embarks on a culinary exploration across France, beginning in Paris. The CNN Original Series premiered on 12 April 2026 and follows Longoria through the country's diverse food culture and regions. In the opening episode, she samples an Asian interpretation of the traditional croque madame and sits down with renowned French chef Alain Ducasse. Throughout her journey, Longoria discovers that butter—often in generous quantities—forms the foundation of truly luxurious French cooking. Her candid personality and enthusiasm drive the programme forward, even when the focus leans more towards style than substance.
"Don't you have any wine in this joint?"she asks at one point, exemplifying her direct approach to her culinary adventure.
The first season comprises eight episodes covering Paris, Paris Pastry, Provence, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Alsace, France in Seven Courses, and Brittany. The series airs two episodes weekly on Sundays at 9pm ET/PT. In a significant development, CNN has renewed the show for a second season, scheduled to premiere in 2027. The programme is produced by Hyphenate Media Group and presents a comprehensive culinary journey through France's cuisine, culture, people, and regional diversity.
The Great Celebrity Pottery Throw Down
This pottery competition maintains its appeal through good-natured charm and genuine warmth, despite following a well-established format. Participants bring distinct personalities to the challenge: Paul Merson contributes bumbling charm while Lucy Beaumont offers eccentricity, among others. Tonight's episode focuses on raku week, with amateur potters attempting to create animal sculptures. The results prove characteristically uneven, yet the contestants' efforts and interactions sustain viewer interest.
The Split Up
This spin-off from Abi Morgan's successful drama The Split continues with its focus on a British-Asian law firm based in Manchester. The programme maintains the theatrical energy of its parent series while exploring new storylines. In tonight's episode, solicitor Aria (Ritu Arya) navigates a demanding client while simultaneously uncovering mysteries surrounding her boss and father Dhruv (Sanjeev Bhaskar). The show balances courtroom drama with personal intrigue, keeping viewers engaged through both professional and family tensions.
Wilderness With Simon Reeve
Documentary presenter Simon Reeve travels to Mexico's Sea of Cortez, a body of water renowned as the "aquarium of the world" for its exceptional marine biodiversity. He joins conservation specialists working to protect and restore the region's delicate ecological balance. Reeve's diving sequences with endangered shark species produce visually striking moments, particularly footage of hammerhead sharks moving in coordinated formations. He describes one such encounter as
"a moment of almost ethereal beauty,"capturing both the wonder and fragility of this marine environment.
Unforgotten
This addictive six-part crime series, reminiscent in tone to Line of Duty, continues its investigation into a complex case. Detectives Emma (Michelle Keegan) and Tom (Douglas Booth) pursue the murder of Sophie, a 16-year-old figure skater. Suspecting an inside perpetrator, they work to gather sufficient evidence to escalate the case to the chief superintendent's attention and, crucially, to identify a credible motive for the killing.
Apocalypse
Balancing entertainment value with absurdity, this challenge programme strands participants in a fictional end-of-days scenario, generating its own melodramatic narrative developments. The competition generates manufactured crises and resolutions in equal measure. Following a previous incident involving chickens, a fragile ceasefire has emerged among the group. However, the disappearance of a firearm threatens to reignite conflict, creating tension and uncertainty about the group's stability.
Live sport
One-Day International Cricket features England versus Sri Lanka from 10am, with the final match of the series taking place at the Oval.
Women's Super League Football programming includes Liverpool versus Everton at 2pm, followed by Chelsea versus Arsenal at 5:15pm.
Uefa Nations League Football coverage shows Denmark versus Wales at 4:45pm, with Wales versus Norway scheduled for Thursday at 7:30pm.
