10pm, Sky News Deep breaths: it’s time for the result of a US presidential election that, despite one candidate being criminally convicted, has been too close to call throughout Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s campaigning. As the results come in overnight, The News Agents podcast’s Lewis Goodall will join the Sky News team to help make sense of it. BBC News will also provide live coverage with Clive Myrie in Washington.
Hollie Richardson 7pm, BBC Two This week, Sara Cox’s book club welcomes Richard Ayoade, Elizabeth Day, Maisie Adam and Stephen Mangan. Among other books, they’ll be discussing Ferdia Lennon’s inventive 2024 debut novel Glorious Exploits. HR 8pm, Channel 4 A fraught night of competition awaits, in which the winner may trifle with history or turn us to jelly .
.. yes, it’s dessert week, and the bakers must tackle a tiramisu, make perfect meringues and construct a classic spotted dick (cue Alison: “You have two hours and 15 minutes to get your dick ready”).
Ali Catterall 9pm, Sky Documentaries Film-maker Cullen Hoback explores the rise of the open-source cryptocurrency and its cultural impact, and attempts to uncover the enigmatic identity of Bitcoin’s creator, “Satoshi Nakamoto”, fingering Canadian crypto developer Peter Todd as the prime suspect. Interestingly, having initially dismissed the claim, Todd has since gone into hiding. AC 9.
15pm, Channel 4 Another week, another Sue Perkins travelogue. This particular jaunt takes her from Pari.