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Monday, May 20
CBS News: An Interview With the Pope
CBS, 10pm
CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell sits down with His Holiness Pope Francis for an interview in this primetime special. This marks the first time a pope has given an in-depth, one-on-one interview to a U.S. broadcast network. The pontiff spoke candidly with O’Donnell on 60 Minutes about the wars in Israel, Gaza and Ukraine, and the migration crises around the world and on the U.S. southern border. The wide-ranging conversation also touches upon the Church’s handling of its own sexual abuse scandals; Francis’ deep commitment to inclusiveness within the Church; the backlash against his papacy from certain corners of U.S. Catholicism; and an exploration of his thinking on surrogate parenthood.
.@NorahODonnell interviews Pope Francis in an historic sit-down interview. The Pope discusses the state of the world today, the plight of migrants in the U.S. and abroad, and the Catholic Church's first World Children's Day. Sunday. https://t.co/mEN4CWeXMW pic.twitter.com/rc7VpUEtXq
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Princess Power
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The animated preschool series returns for Season 3, continuing to follow the adventures of princess friends from four different “Fruitdoms” — Blueberry, Kiwi, Pineapple and Raspberry — as they try to make their worlds better places.
MLB Baseball: Detroit at Kansas City
FS1, 7:30pm Live
The Detroit Tigers head to Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City to begin a three-game AL Central divisional series against the Royals.
MasterChef Junior
FOX, 8pm
Season Finale!
A trophy, a $100,000 grand prize and the title of MasterChef Junior champion are on the line for three young chefs in the season finale episode.
The Voice: “Live Finale, Part 1”
NBC, 8pm Live
The top five artists perform a ballad and up-tempo song in front of coaches Chance the Rapper, Dan + Shay, John Legend and Reba McEntire to compete for the title. Viewers will have the chance to vote for their favorite artist overnight.
Star of the Month: Sessue Hayakawa
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Monday celebration of famed Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa continues tonight with three of the films that the star made during the sound era, mostly in supporting but still memorable roles following his days as a major silent movie idol. Leading things off is the Tokyo-set film noir House of Bamboo (1955), cowritten and directed by Samuel Fuller, and starring Robert Ryan, Robert Stack and Shirley Yamaguchi. Next is the adventure/romance Green Mansions (1959), led by Audrey Hepburn and Anthony Perkins. The lineup concludes with the World War II drama Hell to Eternity (1960), with Hayakawa playing a Japanese commander during the Battle of Saipan. Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Vic Damone and Patricia Owens lead the cast.
So You Think You Can Dance
FOX, 9pm
Season Finale!
The final three dancers face off in their pursuit of the $100,000 grand prize in the Season 18 finale. The finalists will each select someone from the top 10 to perform with them in their last dance pieces.
Ugliest House in America
HGTV, 9pm
Season Finale!
In “From Ugly to Glamorous,” the road trip comes to an end as comedian Retta reveals the winner of Ugliest House in America. Then, the winning house receives a $150,000 renovation from HGTV designer Alison Victoria, who transforms the once-ugly house into a once-in-a-lifetime dream home.
Weakest Link: “Tossed Me Like Rice at a Wedding”
NBC, 10pm
Eight strangers, including two Ph.D. students and a “bud tender,” compete in a fast-paced trivia game. The last competitor standing could be taking home up to $1 million.
Independent Lens: “The Tuba Thieves”
PBS, 10pm
What is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen? Hard-of-hearing filmmaker Alison O’Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore these questions. Through several deaf people telling stories in a unique game of telephone, the central mystery of “The Tuba Thieves” isn’t about theft of instruments: It’s about the nature of sound itself.
Race to Survive: New Zealand
USA Network, 11pm
Season Premiere!
The high-stakes adventure competition series returns for its second season, with nine teams of two using a combination of endurance racing, survival skills and intuition as they navigate 150 miles of New Zealand’s harshest terrain, hoping to eventually claim the $500,000 grand prize. Tonight’s season premiere is a supersized 75-minute installment.
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Tuesday, May 21
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
Paramount+
New Series!
This three-part docuseries looks at how the Lollapalooza music festival, which started in 1991 as a farewell tour for the band Jane’s Addiction, rose from the underground to launch a cultural movement and change music forever. Throughout the series, Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction, Porno for Pyros) reconnects with what the event has become and reflects on the festival’s significance across multiple genres and decades.
Bonnie and Clyde
MOVIES!, 11:45am
Catch a Classic!
Best Director Oscar nominee Arthur Penn’s Best Picture-nominated 1967 biographical crime film depicts the violent career and end of infamous outlaw couple Clyde Barrow (Best Actor nominee Warren Beatty) and Bonnie Parker (Best Actress nominee Faye Dunaway), who embarked on a robbery and murder spree across the Southwest in the early 1930s. The landmark film, considered one of the first of the “New Hollywood” era, costars Best Supporting Actress winner Estelle Parsons, and Best Supporting Actor nominees Gene Hackman and Michael J. Pollard.
MLB Baseball: Atlanta at Chicago Cubs
TBS, 7:30pm Live
The Atlanta Braves visit Wrigley Field to face the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of a three-game series.
Will Trent
ABC, 8pm
Season Finale!
The crime procedural drama series based on Karin Slaughter’s books about an orphan who becomes a renowned detective will air its final episode of Season 2 tonight.
FBI
CBS, 8pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 6 finale “Ring of Fire,” the team races to take down a Somali terrorist group for good. FBI has been renewed for Season 7.
The Cleaning Lady
FOX, 8pm
Season Finale!
The Cleaning Lady wraps up Season 3 with back-to-back episodes. In “Fight or Flight,” Ramona (Kate del Castillo) continues trying to recruit Thony (Élodie Yung) into her business. Then, in “House of Cards,” the FBI organizes a plan to take down Ramona. The series will return for Season 4.
The Rookie
ABC, 9pm
Season Finale!
Aaron (Tru Valentino), Lopez (Alyssa Diaz), Celina (Lisseth Chavez), Tim (Eric Winter) and Smitty (Brent Huff) discover a surprising connection in their case.
FBI: International
CBS, 9pm
Season Finale!
In “Tuxhorn,” the Season 3 finale, the Fly Team heads to Oslo when they are tipped off that two Norwegian prisoners are being held in Russia. The series will return for Season 4.
The Voice
NBC, 9pm Live
Season Finale!
This season’s winner of the music competition series will be determined over tonight’s two-hour, star-studded finale that includes performances by chart-topping artists, finalist/coach duets and a celebration of 25 seasons of The Voice. It is preceded by a recap of last night’s finale performances, which begins an hour earlier.
American Experience: “The Riot Report”
PBS, 9pm
Exploring a pivotal moment in America’s history, this episode tries to help viewers understand what happened during the 1967 summer riots and why. Revisit 1967, when inner cities across America erupted in violence.
The Good Doctor
ABC, 10pm
Series Finale!
Freddie Highmore wraps up his role as autistic surgeon Dr. Shaun Murphy in this medical drama, which ends with Season 7.
FBI: Most Wanted
CBS, 10pm
Season Finale!
The Fugitive Task Force races to catch the culprit threatening Manhattan with a dirty bomb in the Season 5 finale “Powderfinger.” CBS has picked up the series for Season 6.
Wednesday, May 22
Jeopardy! Masters
ABC, 8pm
Season Finale!
Season 2 of this Jeopardy! spinoff concludes tonight.
Survivor
CBS, 8pm
Season Finale!
Find out which castaway outwits, outplays and outlasts all the others to claim the title of Sole Survivor and a $1 million prize in the Season 46 finale.
Walker: “Witt’s End”
The CW, 8pm
Stella (Violet Brinson) continues her search for an important necklace and starts putting together the pieces of the mystery.
The Masked Singer
FOX, 8pm
Season Finale!
The final two celebrities deliver exceptional performances of songs like “Latch,” “Heart of Glass,” “Renegade” and “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” before the last unmaskings of Season 11 in “Finale: One Mask Takes It All.”
Chicago Med
NBC, 8pm
Season Finale!
Season 9 of the medical drama concludes with “I Think I Know You, But Do I Really?” Ripley (Luke Mitchell) and Charles (Oliver Platt) treat a high-risk prisoner who may have dementia; Archer (Steven Weber) and Sean (Luigi Sottile) clash when a resident from Margo’s (Beth Lacke) facility lands in the E.D.; and Crockett (Dominic Rains) receives shocking news. Chicago Med has been renewed for Season 10.
TCM Spotlight: First Name Basis
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies continues its monthlong, Wednesday night spotlight on famous films with one-name titles using the name of a primary character. Tonight’s five-title lineup begins with the Best Picture Oscar-winning romantic drama Marty (1955), led by Best Actor winner Ernest Borgnine as Marty Piletti, alongside Best Supporting Actress nominee Betsy Blair. Next, Best Actor nominee James Stewart and Best Supporting Actress winner Josephine Hull star alongside Harvey (1950), a 6-foot-plus-tall rabbit who is invisible for most of the comedy/drama and is billed “as himself.” After that, Mia Farrow plays the adult Alice Tate in Alice (1990), writer/director Woody Allen’s fantasy romantic comedy. Then, in Tommy (1975), an adaptation of The Who’s 1969 rock opera album of the same name, band member Roger Daltrey plays deaf, mute and blind pinball wizard/religious leader Tommy Walker alongside Best Actress nominee Ann-Margret as his mother. Finally, Dustin Hoffman gives a Best Actor-nominated performance as Lenny Bruce in Lenny (1974), the Best Picture-nominated biopic about the comedian also starring Best Actress nominee Valerie Perrine.
Abbott Elementary
ABC, 9pm
Season Finale!
In the concluding episode of the season, Janine (Quinta Brunson) throws the perfect end-of-year party for her colleagues and friends.
Sight Unseen: “Fluffed”
The CW, 9pm
Tess (Dolly Lewis) and Sunny (Agam Darshi) investigate the murder of a real estate agent’s assistant in a glossy mansion.
Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars
FOX, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Food and beverage industry entrepreneurs pitch themselves to mentors Gordon Ramsay and Lisa Vanderpump as they vie for one of the seven spots on each expert’s team in the “Pitch for Your Life” Season 2 premiere.
Chicago Fire
NBC, 9pm
Season Finale!
The drama finishes up Season 12 with “Never Say Goodbye.” Boden (Eamonn Walker, who is exiting the show as a series regular) makes a decision that impacts the race for deputy commissioner; a tense call brings up painful memories for Carver (Jake Lockett) and Damon (Michael Bradway); and Mouch (Christian Stolte) struggles to adjust to the new truck. The series will be back for Season 13.
NOVA: “Decoding the Universe: Cosmos”
PBS, 9pm
How big is the universe? If it began with the Big Bang, will it also have an end? Is there life beyond our planet? Questions like these inspired the launch of Voyager I in 1977 and have driven innovative space research and exploration ever since. Trace the groundbreaking discoveries that have transformed our picture of the universe, from an age when we knew of no planets beyond our solar system to today, when we have evidence of thousands and estimate trillions more. And follow the teams trying to solve two of the biggest mysteries in cosmology today: What are dark matter and dark energy?
The Conners
ABC, 9:30pm
Season Finale!
In the last episode of the season, Darlene (Sara Gilbert) grapples with her emotions when she discovers her household is about to change dramatically.
Grown-ish
Freeform, 10pm
Series Finale!
This black-ish spinoff concludes its run after six seasons as Junior (Marcus Scribner) graduates from Cal U and Zoey (Yara Shahidi) pursues her fashion career.
Chicago P.D.
NBC, 10pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 11 finale, “More,” as the months-long investigation into the serial killer reaches its close, Voight (Jason Beghe) must outsmart the offender in a race against the clock. Meanwhile, Upton (Tracy Spiridakos) must make a vital decision. Chicago P.D. has been renewed for Season 12.
Reginald the Vampire: “The Truth About the Truth”
Syfy, 10pm
Sarah’s (Em Haine) new bestie is an angel in disguise, and Reginald (Jacob Batalon) game-plans the coming vampire apocalypse.
Thursday, May 23
The Ms. Pat Show
BET+
Season Premiere!
In Season 4 of this comedy, Pat (Patricia Williams) has her hands full since it’s graduation time, and each member of the family will, in their own way, be “walking the stage” as they hilariously deal with dead mamas, deep secrets, newborn babies and an outrageous family road trip.
Tires
Netflix
New Series!
Comedian Shane Gillis costars in this scripted comedy series that he also cocreated and -wrote with costar Steve Gerben. Gerben plays Will, the nervous and unqualified heir to an auto repair chain who attempts to turn his father’s business around despite constant torture from his cousin and now employee Shane (Gillis).
Evil
Paramount+
Season Premiere!
In the fourth and final season, Kristen (Katja Herbers), David (Mike Colter) and Ben (Aasif Mandvi) continue to assess cases involving wayward technology, possessed pigs, demonic oppression and infestation, a dance muse conjured by alleged witches, an evil relic, and more. Throughout, Leland (Michael Emerson) continues to lure Kristen into raising a baby antichrist who was conceived with her ovum, while David is recruited by the Vatican’s secret service to “remote view” — a paranormal ability to see the unseen in order to detect evil. New episodes are available Thursdays beginning today.
The Blue Angels
Prime Video
Filmed for IMAX, this immersive footage takes viewers into the cockpit for a firsthand view of the Navy’s elite Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, as well as a look behind the scenes at what it takes to become a Blue Angel.
TCM Birthday Tribute: Betty Garrett
TCM, beginning at 10am
Catch a Classic!
Although better known in her later career for her supporting roles in sitcoms like All in the Family (she played Archie’s liberal neighbor Irene Lorenzo) and Laverne & Shirley (she was the girls’ landlady, Edna Babish), actress/comedian/singer/dancer Betty Garrett had a notable, if brief, big-screen stint in which she played other scene-stealing supporting characters. Celebrating what would have been Garrett’s 105th birthday (she was born May 23, 1919, in St. Joseph, Missouri, and died Feb. 12, 2011, in Los Angeles at age 91), Turner Classic Movies airs the first five of the seven feature-length films in which Garrett appeared from the late 1940s and into the late ’50s. Up first is her debut movie: Big City (1948), described on its movie poster as being a “big-hearted drama with songs” in which Garrett plays singer “Shoo Shoo” Grady. Next is the musical romantic comedy Neptune’s Daughter (1949), which finds Garrett playing the similarly named character Betty Barrett, the “man-crazy” sister of star Esther Williams’ character, Eve Barrett. Then, in the musical On the Town (1949), Garrett appears as Brunhilde “Hildy” Esterhazy, who takes to sailor-on-leave Chip (Frank Sinatra). Garrett and Sinatra also factor in the next musical, Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949), in which Garrett’s Shirley Delwyn becomes an ardent fan of Sinatra’s ballplayer Dennis Ryan. Finally, Garrett appears in Words and Music (1948), a biographical musical film loosely based on the creative partnership between composer Richard Rodgers (Tom Drake) and lyricist Lorenz Hart (Mickey Rooney).
Red Nose Day: Cheers to Ten Years
NBC, 8pm
This hourlong special celebrates Red Nose Day’s first decade in the United States. The star-studded program looks back at the hilarious, inspirational and unforgettable moments from NBC’s Red Nose Day programming and the life-changing impact the campaign has had. Also included are stories that highlight the impact of donations to Red Nose Day and how they help toward efforts to end child poverty here and around the world. Following this special is a rebroadcast of the Red Nose Day episode of The Wall.
Grey’s Anatomy: “I Carry Your Heart”
ABC, 9pm
Teddy (Kim Raver) encourages Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) and Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) to speed up their Alzheimer’s research.
Elsbeth
CBS, 9pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 1 ender “A Fitting Finale,” Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) and her team try to figure out who murdered an unlikable photographer in the middle of a fashion show. Elsbeth has been picked up for Season 2.
Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
FOX, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Season 3 of the musical game show begins with a lifelong underdog tapping into his inner Rocky Balboa in “Eye of the Tiger!” Niecy Nash is back as host.
Elkhorn: “Bandits”
INSP, 9pm
When a masked bandit terrorizes the stagecoach line and kills a passenger, Theodore Roosevelt (Mason Beals) and his Elkhorn men join the citizens of Medora to track down the culprit. Can they lay a trap to catch the killer before he strikes again?
Station 19: “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You”
ABC, 10pm
When a wildfire threatens Seattle, the crew must jump into action to save their city.
True Crime Story: It Couldn’t Happen Here
SundanceTV, 10pm; also streams on AMC+ & Sundance Now
Season Finale!
Season 3 of this true-crime docuseries concludes with “Vinalhaven, Maine.” On a remote island, a dispute between two lobstermen is settled the way islanders do it: face-to-face. But the conflict turns deadly when one swings an ax, leaving locals to dispute whether the death was caused by self-defense or murder.
Friday, May 24
The Beach Boys
Disney+
This film is a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream. The documentary traces the band from humble family beginnings and features never-before-seen footage and all-new interviews with the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston, along with other music luminaries including Lindsey Buckingham, Janelle Monáe and more. Viewers will also hear from the group’s Carl and Dennis Wilson in their own words, along with other insights.
Atlas
Netflix
Original Film!
This galaxy-spanning action movie set in a high-tech and futuristic world stars Jennifer Lopez as the title character: Atlas Shepherd, a brilliant but misanthropic data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence. She joins a mission to capture a renegade robot with whom she shares a mysterious past, but when plans go awry, her only hope of saving the future of humanity from AI is to trust it. Simu Liu and Sterling K. Brown costar.
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
Netflix
New Series!
This follow-up to Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous is set six years after the events of that series. Members of “The Nublar Six” are struggling to find their footing off the islands, navigating a world now filled with dinosaurs and people who want to hurt them. Reunited in the wake of a tragedy, the group comes together, only to find themselves on the run and catapulted into a global adventure to unravel a conspiracy that threatens dinosaurs and humanity alike.
My Oni Girl
Netflix
Original Film!
This Japanese anime film is produced by the cutting-edge Studio Colorido and directed by Studio Ghibli alumni Tomotaka Shibayama. It tells the story of Hiiragi (voice of Kensho Ono), a first-year high school student who struggles to make friends despite his efforts to please others. His life takes an unexpected turn one summer day when he meets Tsumugi (Miyu Tomita), an oni (demon) girl who is on a quest to find her mother in the human world. Snow mysteriously begins to fall, and their adventure begins.
Lingo
CBS, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Season 2 of this word-twisting game show premieres with two back-to-back episodes tonight. RuPaul Charles returns as host.
Memorial Day Marathon Begins
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Starting this evening and continuing into the early morning of Tuesday, May 28, Turner Classic Movies celebrates Memorial Day with a nonstop lineup of war- and military-themed films. This evening’s schedule begins with The Caine Mutiny (1954), the Best Picture Oscar-nominated military trial drama that earned Humphrey Bogart a Best Actor nomination for his memorable performance as Lt. Cmdr. Queeg. After that is Platoon (1986), Best Director winner Oliver Stone’s Best Picture-winning Vietnam War drama, led by Charlie Sheen and Best Supporting Actor nominees Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe. Next in the lineup are two Korean War-set films: director Anthony Mann’s Men in War (1957), starring Robert Ryan and Aldo Ray, and writer/director Samuel Fuller’s The Steel Helmet (1951), the first American film about the Korean conflict. After that is the World War II movie Go for Broke! (1951), a dramatization of the real-life 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which was made up of Nisei (second-generation Americans born of Japanese parents) soldiers. The film is led by Van Johnson and costars several actual veterans of the 442nd. Concluding tonight’s lineup of films and leading into tomorrow’s is the Best Picture-nominated comedy/drama The Human Comedy (1943), which earned star Mickey Rooney a Best Actor nod.
Cesar Millan: Better Human Better Dog: “Lighter Love”
Nat Geo, 9pm
Cesar departs from his normal rehab case to take on an obese pit mix named Moose, who bears a striking resemblance in appearance and spirit to his late pit bull, Daddy. In another case, Remy is a territorial miniature poodle whose incessant barking dominates her pet parent’s balcony. Cesar finds a way to calm the perfectionist pet parent and help reclaim the balcony.
Saturday, May 25
Memorial Day Marathon Continues
TCM, beginning at 7:45am
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ several-day marathon of war- and military-themed films continues all day today with the following lineup of titles: Merrill’s Marauders (1962) and They Were Expendable (1945), both set in World War II’s Pacific Theater; Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943), a musical comedy made as a fundraiser during World War II and airing as part of TCM’s Musical Matinee franchise; Onionhead (1958), a World War II comedy/drama led by Andy Griffith; The Story of G.I. Joe (1945), a World War II drama that earned costar Robert Mitchum a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination; the Best Picture-nominated A Farewell to Arms (1932), the first adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s World War I-set novel; Attack (1956), director Robert Aldrich’s drama set during the latter months of the World War II campaign in Europe; Captains of the Clouds (1942), which follows members of the Royal Canadian Air Force in the skies over World War II Europe; the melodrama Bad for Each Other (1954), airing as part of TCM’s Noir Alley franchise; Men of the Fighting Lady (1954), a Korean War drama led by Van Johnson and Walter Pidgeon; The Red Badge of Courage (1951), cowriter/director John Huston’s adaptation of Stephen Crane’s Civil War novel, led by World War II hero-turned-actor Audie Murphy; and Wings for the Eagle (1942), which follows workers at an aircraft assembly plant in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
United Football League
ABC, beginning at 12pm Live
ABC’s coverage of the United Football League in Week 9 has the St. Louis Battlehawks at the Arlington Renegades and the Birmingham Stallions at the San Antonio Brahmas.
NASCAR Xfinity Series: BetMGM 300
FOX, 1pm Live
A big Memorial Day weekend of auto racing includes NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers competing for 200 laps around Charlotte Motor Speedway.
MLB Baseball
FOX & FS1, beginning at 7pm Live
Memorial Day weekend MLB action on FOX Sports features a FOX regional game with either the Chicago Cubs at the St. Louis Cardinals or the L.A. Dodgers at the Cincinnati Reds. Later tonight on FS1, the Miami Marlins are at the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Big Sky River: The Bridal Path
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Tara (Emmanuelle Vaugier), now settled in Montana and dating cowboy Boone (Kavan Smith), faces challenges as tensions arise when blending their families together.
Svengoolie Classic Horror & Sci-Fi Movie: “Destroy All Monsters”
MeTV, 8pm
Sven introduces 1968’s Destroy All Monsters, Toho’s classic kaiju crossover that brings together Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan and several more of the Japanese studio’s monstrous favorites in a future-set tale involving aliens taking control of the creatures and causing chaos around the world.