"Der Kriminalist" (ZDF) has to clear up the bizarre death of a doctor. In "Practice with a Sea View" (Das Erste), doctor Nora threatens a trial for manslaughter. At RTLzwei, Christian Bale fights against the artificial Skynet network in "Terminator: The Redemption".
8:15 p.m., ZDF, The Criminalist: The Evil In Us, Crime
The reproductive medicine specialist Dr. Robert Marlov suffocates in a closet in a diving suit. It quickly becomes clear: the successful doctor had massive anxiety disorders. The investigations lead Schumann (Christian Berkel) to the children's home in which Marlov grew up, and to its director Günther Ellis (Hanns Zischler), with whom he had a strong bond throughout his life. Here the investigators learn the doctor's dark secret that overshadowed his entire life.
8:15 p.m., The First, Practice with a Sea View: The Trial, Doctor's Drama
Nora Kaminski (Tanja Wedhorn) is excited about her trial. She finally wants to dispel the false accusations from her time as a ship's doctor, which even the postman knows on Rügen and which overshadows her new beginning. But a nasty surprise awaits Nora in court: due to the brazen false testimony of a witness (Christoph Zrenner), she suddenly has her back to the wall. Nora is faced with allegations of selling drugs on the shelf. She even faces another manslaughter trial. There are only three days left to reorganize the defense.
8:15 p.m., arte, under the radar, political thriller
Terror alert in Berlin. Although the security authorities have various information about threatened attacks by Islamists, they cannot prevent the detonation of an explosive device and the death of many people. The investigators focus on judge Elke Seeberg (Christiane Paul), who is quickly exposed to a hunt. Can it really be that your daughter was involved in the attack? In the search for the truth, Elke comes across connections in the constitutional authorities, which even the BKA official Heinrich Buch (Heino Ferch) does not simply want to accept.
8:15 p.m., Tele 5, The Illusionist – Nothing is what it seems, costume drama
The stage magician Eisenstein (Edward Norton) casts a spell over his audience. However, the magician is a thorn in the side of Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell). He puts Inspector Uhl (Paul Giamatti) on his neck. Just as the illusionist tries to awaken the spirit of his secret lover, Duchess Sophie (Jessica Biel), who recently died, he is arrested.
8:15 p.m., RTLzwei, Terminator: Salvation, sci-fi action drama
The world is in ruins. Under the leadership of John Connor (Christian Bale), people are fighting against the artificial intelligence of the Skynet network and its terminators. One day, the enigmatic Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington) appears, who was sentenced to death in 2003 – after which Marcus has no memory until he wakes up in this cruel world. Connor is not sure if he can trust Marcus. When Skynet strikes out for the final blow, he has to make a decision.