The Grammys; Houdini; Skins; Curb You Enthusiasm

The Grammys 2008

ITV2, 9pm

How much does the UK public care who wins a Grammy? Not a lot, you suspect. But, amid all the whooping, you do get some energetic pop workouts - in this year’s case from such corporate pros as Beyonc?, Foo Fighters, Aretha Franklin and Rihanna. Troubled tabloid diva Amy Winehouse has been a refused a US Visa, but might perform by satellite.

Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery

History Channel, 9pm

Leading magicians of today shed light on the greatest stunts of the master illusionist. How did he wriggle free of astraitjacket? What are the secrets of the infamous Chinese water torture cell etc?

Skins

E4, 10pm

After its premiere on MySpace last night, the sweary, pill-popping teen soap (above) returns to E4. While some moping middle-aged critics regarded the first series as a bit contrived, there’s certainly little evidence of self-consciousness in this opener, which swings confidently from dance sequences (blond Maxxie’s gay abandon) to humour (Billy Bailey and a dancing dog) to the usual dilated pupils. And some even darker teen angst, not least involving the antihero Tony (Nicholas Hoult), last seen apparently killed by a bus, but who is now readjusting to life semi-lobotomised. As before, there’s a refreshing lack of earnestness to issues of sex and drugs - Grange Hill was never this much fun.