BBQ Champ (ITV, 9pm)

WITH the viewing audience dropping to1.8 million (that's 9.9 per cent of total TV watchers and short of ITV's average of 3m) the self-confessed non-cooking Myleene Klass may well find that a second series of what has been nicknamed The Great British Barbecue Off is less likely than smoke getting in your eyes.

“People will think that I don’t eat, I’m sure. But that’s what they think, I don’t care. They’re going to think whatever they’re going to think anyway. I like to eat. I’m Filipino. We like our chicken and we like our pork – the whole show was perfect for me. Perfect,” she says.

The ultra-slim show's presenter, who admits to having gained half-a-stone during filming, introduces the four remaining contestants who are hoping to leave the competition fry and dry as they're crowned BBQ Champ 2015, and take home a cash prize of £25,000.

We've seen Sunday roasts and complicated kebabs, beach-party food and decadent desserts as the British summer (well it says we've had one on the calendar) draws to a close and some may have been inspired to produce more than a sausage or burger burnt on one side, raw on the other and dusted with ash.

The first challenge sees the quarter head over to the show's headquarters, where they select a cut of meat and then demonstrate their technical skills as they stuff, roll and tie it. Showing just how much can be done on a humble grill, they prepare dishes including beef stuffed with lobster, French-trimmed pork loin with herbs and bacon, and saddleback of rabbit stuffed with liver, kidneys and herbs.

Judges Adam Richman (of Man v Food fame) and BBQ whiz Mark Blatchford then step the contest up a gear as the cooks venture out to the Surrey Hills for a spot of fine dining in the Location Challenge. With a selection of "posh nosh" on the menu, the finalists find themselves facing the daunting prospect of preparing dishes such as hot smoked salmon with quail's egg, scallops with a lemon and herb butter, and venison steaks and a balsamic reduction.

The slightest miscalculation at this stage of the contest could mean the difference between victory and failure, and they'll face a nail-biting wait for the result as Adam and Mark prepare to deliver their final verdict.

Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8.30pm)

CURRENTLY the best quiz show on TV returns with sports commentator Clare Balding, Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw and comedians Rhod Gilbert and Rob Delaney join forces with team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack.

The overall intention of the panel show, chaired by comedian Rob Brydon, is that participants read out – and often act the experience as well – an event in their lives which the other team must decided or the truth or a lie. Comedian Gilbert claims he swapped the family cat for a Scotch egg and a Smurf. New X Factor judge Grimshaw says he once called a friend in New York to help when his London house was being burgled. However, Mr Mack has to go one better and claim to have invented a new phonetic alphabet. Balding throws in the fact that she once found a squirrel in her handbag and Delaney adds once playing a massively long game of "Who can hold on to the fence the longest".

Ripper Street (BBC1, 9pm)

LONG Susan has convinced the world her solicitor Capshaw shot Reid and was solely responsible for the train crash, and while the inspector remains in a coma Drake and Jackson struggle to cope. Meanwhile, a destructive gang of youths unleashes hell upon the streets by night and a pub landlord is found dead in a barrel. The trail leads detectives into the heartland of one of the city's oldest trades – the London Breweries – where conflicted loyalties reign and grief and anger create a potent concoction. Jerome Flynn and Adam Rothenberg star.