TV tonight: Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski star in The Gilded Age

9pm, Sky AtlanticJulian Fellowes's New York-set costume drama continues to underwhelm in its third series. Somehow, it's never quite racy or absorbing enough to excuse its lack of literary weight, plus some of the dialogue feels like a parody of period potboiler tropes. Ada (Cynthia Nixon) has become heavily involved in the temperance movement – which isn't suiting Agnes (Christine Baranski) at all. Elsewhere, George's railroad plan is in danger of hitting the buffers. Phil Harrison
7pm, BBC ThreePrepare for 00s nostalgia at its finest with this throwback batch of episodes documenting the birthday parties of some super-rich US teens of 2007. First up, there's fashion-lover Amberly's gloriously OTT runway-themed bash, before a young, pre-music and acting fame Teyana Taylor plans an 80s old-school skateboard party to remember. Nicole Vassell
9pm, BBC TwoA domestic dispute has left a mother and daughter with serious stab wounds, but Worcester police are entering a volatile situation. There are children in the house, tempers are running high and the woman's partner claims to have acted in self-defence. PH
9pm, ITV1An uncompromising lawyer, his cocky assistant and their impatient boss: the regular template for many a crime drama. This one just happens to be set in Tudor times. Shardlake faces mounting pressure from pushy John Barak to rush the case after Goodhap mysteriously vanishes. But he's determined to uncover the truth. Ali Catterall
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9pm, Channel 4The death in 1979 of the British nurse Helen Smith at an expat party in Saudi Arabia had wide-ranging ramifications that are explored in this documentary. Smith's apparent fall from a balcony was ruled an accident but was she murdered? And, with Margaret Thatcher's government fixated on oil deals with the Saudis, did the British authorities turn a blind eye? PH
10pm, BBC TwoThe BBC warms up for Glastonbury by offering highlights of the festival through the decades. We begin in the 70s, when Glastonbury was a very different, somewhat wilder affair. Expect appearances from future holders of the Sunday legends slot including Dolly Parton, Al Green, ELO and Barry Gibb. PH

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