E4 +1 Thursday

Part one of two. Gordon Ramsay heads to Boston, Massachusetts, in an attempt to save an Italian restaurant run by two sisters who grew up working at their father's restaurant

Mitchell convinces Jay that one of his old friends might be gay, Gloria gives Manny's date a makeover, and Claire wages war against Phil's universal remote control

Claire is made to feel inadequate when an old friend visits, while Jay has a worrying locker room encounter. Guest starring Minnie Driver

Comedy clips showcasing amusing internet videos featuring sheep

The second heat of junior bakers face a vampirish Technical challenge and a freaky Showstopper in which they must merge their favourite animals into franken-pets on Bread Day

Peralta and Holt find the motivation to help Captain CJ with a big case that is proving a problem. Diaz and Boyle take a break from the night shift to visit a foot massage parlour

The team faces off against a Latvian criminal ring when Jake helps Charles find his son's favourite toy for Christmas. Mary Lynn Rajskub guest stars

To appease his mother, who worries that he might be lonely, Sheldon employs the techniques described in a self-help book from the library in an attempt to make a friend

Meemaw comes to babysit when Sheldon's dad is rushed to the emergency room, but while she is sleeping the kids 'borrow' their grandmother's car and make their own way to hospital

Penny starts her own hair accessories business, but makes the mistake of asking Sheldon to help, leading to frustration and regret

Penny feels threatened when a sexy TV actress, who has landed a role in CSI, moves into the apartment building, and senses her friends are being manipulated

The American comedy returns. Jay and Gloria are in for a shock when they look for a pre-school for Joe, and Cam tries to remain supportive of Mitch's career crisis

Alex tells Phil and Claire the wrong date for her first day at college and the rest of the family come up with an elaborate excuse to avoid going to Lily's football game

As the birth of Haley and Dylan's twins approaches, the programme reflects on how all the family members celebrated their birthdays in the past year

Penny tells the girls she is considering breaking up with Leonard, but when Sheldon finds out, he tries his best to change her mind

Sheldon hires an attractive female assistant, who soon becomes interested in Leonard, while Howard's return from space is delayed another week

Howard returns from his space mission, but the welcome from his friends and family does not meet his expectations. Simon Helberg stars

The youngster decides he needs a computer, but when he asks his parents for one he unwittingly sparks an argument over the family's finances. Iain Armitage stars

When his germophobia lands him in detention when flu season hits Medford, Sheldon takes extreme measures to remain healthy. Comedy, starring Iain Armitage

Jay helps out Mitchell when he throws a slumber party for Lily's Vietnamese dance troupe and Gloria and Manny stage a hot pepper heist when a huge sauce order comes in

Phil and Luke hold Claire back as she tries to declutter, Cameron panics when Jay decides to take up a new hobby and Gloria tries her hand at golf

Krusty's future looks bleak when his TV show is cancelled, until he is reunited with the talent agent (Joan Rivers) who got him started in showbiz all those years ago

In an episode set 30 years in the future, Bart and Lisa now have families of their own and decide to spend Christmas with Homer and Marge

Raj is upset when Lucy runs away in the middle of their date, leaving the gang to cheer him up. Meanwhile, Sheldon compliments Penny on her acting ability

While the girls go to Disneyland and get made up as princesses, the guys have to promote science as a career option for women at Howard's old middle school

Sheldon brings his own food to Bernadette and Howard's dinner party, and as punishment the gang decides he should tidy Wolowitz's wardrobe, in which he discovers an unopened letter

A corporation buys Springfield Elementary School and secretly uses the pupils as guinea pigs to test a new toy range. With the voices of Tim Robbins, Joe Mantegna and Gary Coleman

Mr Burns disguises himself as an employee at the power plant, but while the change is good news for Homer and his co-workers, Mr Smithers is not so keen

As the birth of Haley and Dylan's twins approaches, the programme reflects on how all the family members celebrated their birthdays in the past year

Bart makes the mistake of falling for a girl whose boyfriend is the school bully, while Homer begins exercising, thanks to a treadmill with a built-in TV

Bart persuades his family to go on a cruise and for once the Simpsons enjoy their holiday, but events take a turn for the worse when the troublemaker tries to prolong the trip

Shows including Little Fires Everywhere, The Titan Games, Casino Royale, World Cup Final '66, Naked Attraction and Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad are appraised

The armchair critics review Wild Isles, Starstruck, The Apprentice, MILF Manor, The Piano and Married at First Sight Australia

Sisters Claire and Louise make a foursome with Mathew and Scott - but no one is sure who is dating who. Aryeh hopes fellow student Jack will take on his overwhelming personality

When Rick sells a gun to an alien assassin to raise the money for a visit to a video games arcade, Morty tries to stop the hitman before he can kill his target

A wealthy family with doubts about their youngest daughter's groom invite the team to the wedding to confirm or alleviate their fears

A large bank contacts Mike and the team about a mystery, but even after several weeks of meetings and phone calls, the team still have no idea what the case is about

A wrestler from Manchester and a bi-curious graphic designer from south London take their pick of six potential partners, based purely on their naked bodies

Shows including Little Fires Everywhere, The Titan Games, Casino Royale, World Cup Final '66, Naked Attraction and Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad are appraised

Bart makes the mistake of falling for a girl whose boyfriend is the school bully, while Homer begins exercising, thanks to a treadmill with a built-in TV

The townsfolk discover Ned and Edna have tied the knot, so Marge throws them a reception to celebrate, and soon everyone realises there is no such thing as a perfect marriage

Captain Holt's mother comes to the precinct for help when her house is burgled. US cop comedy, starring Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher

Peralta and Diaz try to earn the respect of their idol, Lt Melanie Hawkins, after accidentally disrupting one of her undercover cases. Guest starring Gina Gershon

In the conclusion of Gordon Ramsay's visit to La Galleria 33 in Boston, Massachusetts, he confronts the owners with an ultimatum and finds himself stuck in a war between the staff