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Friday, May 16
S.W.A.T.
CBS, 9pm
Series Finale!
The police drama starring Shemar Moore as Los Angeles SWAT team officer Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson has been canceled twice before, but the third time might actually stick. In the two-episode finale “Ride or Die” and “Return to Base,” Hondo encounters a violent car thief from his past, and a crew of Russian mercenaries lay siege to SWAT headquarters while holding Los Angeles hostage with explosives planted throughout the city.
Friday Night Frights: “Trilogy of Terror” & “Dead of Night”
MOVIES!, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Tonight’s double feature of horror films on MOVIES! features two memorable made-for-TV anthology movies from the ’70s that were directed by Dark Shadows creator Dan Curtis. Up first is Trilogy of Terror (1975), which originally aired as an ABC movie of the week and offers a collection of three tales based on works by sci-fi/horror master Richard Matheson and led by Karen Black in a bravura performance taking on three vastly different characters. It culminates in the famous story, adapted by Matheson himself, that finds Black’s character trapped in her apartment by an African fetish doll that has sprung to murderous life, which is still downright terrifying 50 years later. Second on the double bill is Dead of Night (1977), originally an NBC movie of the week that features three more stories written by Matheson (one of which is an adaptation of a Jack Finney tale), with a cast led by Ed Begley Jr., Ann Doran and Patrick Macnee.
Football Parents
Netflix
New Series!
This Dutch comedy revolves around a group of ambitious parents who shamelessly meddle in their children’s amateur soccer careers. Lilian, whose son Levi is new to the team, quickly realizes she wants to escape from this quirky group — especially from overenthusiastic team leader Marenka, the last person you want to deal with on a Saturday morning. But Levi wants to stay and even forms a friendship with Vito, the most eccentric kid of all, who happens to be Marenka’s son.
Shark Tank
ABC, 8pm
Season Finale!
For the Season 16 finale and Mark Cuban’s farewell episode, entrepreneurs pitch their one-of-a-kind products to the Sharks, including gourmet deviled eggs, a tick-removal mitten, and seamless, invisible undergarments.
The Greatest @HomeVideos
CBS, 8pm
Enjoy a new hourlong episode of this series that showcases the creativity, humor and humanity that have become hallmarks of the next generation of viral home videos.
Grosse Pointe Garden Society
NBC, 8pm
Season Finale!
This juicy drama closes out its first season with “Bad Seeds.” Days after the gala, Birdie (Melissa Fumero), Catherine (Aja Naomi King), Brett (Ben Rappaport) and Alice (AnnaSophia Robb) struggle to tie up loose ends as suspicions mount. At presstime, there had been no word on whether Grosse Pointe Garden Society will be renewed for Season 2.
Power Book III: Raising Kanan
Starz, 8pm
Season Finale!
Season 4 of the crime drama following Kanan, Raq and the Thomas family concludes. Starz has ordered a fifth season. Mekai Curtis, Patina Miller and Joey Bada$$ star.
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Saturday, May 17
MLB Baseball
FOX & FS1, beginning at 4pm Live
Saturday MLB action on FOX Sports opens with the Washington Nationals at the Baltimore Orioles on FS1. The regional primetime matchup on FOX offers viewers either the Atlanta Braves at the Boston Red Sox or the Minnesota Twins at the Milwaukee Brewers.
Horse Racing: Preakness Stakes
NBC, 4pm Live
The second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown takes place today at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore for the milestone 150th Preakness Stakes. Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness.
I Was Honey Boo Boo
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
The life story of child sensation Alana Thompson (aka Honey Boo Boo) is the focus of Lifetime’s newest based-on-a-true-story film. Alana narrates the film and shares the truth of what really happened behind the scenes. While on the kids pageant circuit, the then-7-year-old Alana (played by Vale Cooper) became known as “Honey Boo Boo.” As the world discovered her and her colorful family, led by her mother, Mama June (Chelsea Larkin), their dynamic personas captivated audiences and caught the attention of producers, catapulting her and her family to meteoric stardom as reality TV stars. But behind closed doors were forced smiles, silent tears and the lingering sense of uncertainty for what the future held for Alana and her family.
Two for One: John Carpenter
TCM, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Tonight, TCM primetime host Ben Mankiewicz is joined by director John Carpenter, who introduces two films of his choosing. Carpenter will offer commentary on each title’s cultural significance and its influence on other films, behind-the-scenes stories, and his own personal reflections on them. Unsurprisingly, the filmmaker behind horror classics like Halloween and The Thing has chosen two famed fright flicks: Frankenstein (1931), the iconic Universal horror production led by Colin Clive as the titular scientist and Boris Karloff as his monstrous creation, and The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), a production from Britain’s Hammer Films that teamed Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee onscreen for the first time, as the doctor and his monster, respectively.
Saturday Night Live
NBC, 11:30pm Live; also livestreams on Peacock
Season Finale!
The late-night sketch comedy show ends its milestone 50th season tonight with actress Scarlett Johansson, star of the upcoming theatrical release Jurassic World: Rebirth, making her seventh guest-hosting appearance and rapper Bad Bunny appearing for his third time as musical guest.
Sunday, May 18
Formula 1: AWS Made in Italy Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
ESPN2, 8:55am Live
Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri and George Russell are among the Formula 1 stars competing on Italy’s Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Imola) circuit.
Golf: PGA Championship: Final Round
ESPN & CBS, beginning at 10am Live
The Wanamaker Trophy is awarded to the winner of the PGA Championship following today’s final round at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. Coverage begins on ESPN in the morning and switches to CBS.
NASCAR: All-Star Race
FS1, beginning at 5pm Live
NASCAR’s All-Star Race festivities return to historic North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina. Racing action starts with the All-Star Open, giving drivers a final shot to qualify for the main event All-Star Race and a shot at a $1 million top prize.
America’s Funniest Home Videos
ABC, 7pm ET/6pm CT/9pm MT/11:30pm PT
Season Finale!
Season 35 of the long-running series featuring funny home videos submitted by viewers will end tonight.
MLB Baseball: N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees
ESPN, 7pm Live
Sunday Night Baseball features the finale of a three-game Subway Series at Yankee Stadium between New York’s Mets and Yankees.
The Love Club Moms: Nila
UPtv, 7pm
Original Film!
The fourth and final Love Club Moms movie follows Nila (Nazneen Contractor), whose life since her husband died three years earlier has been all about her Instagram business and helicopter-parenting her daughter, Mara (Birva Pandya). Now a tween aching to break free, Mara creates a dating profile for her mom. Nila is horrified, but the rest of the Love Club agrees it’s time Nila moved on. But when all her dates bomb, Nila recruits local coffee shop owner Olly (Joseph Cannata) to be in a pretend relationship with her to get everyone off her case.
American Idol
ABC, 8pm Live
Season Finale!
Tune in to see who wins Season 23 of this popular, long-running singing competition.
Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing
Discovery Channel, 8pm
Season Premiere!
In Season 3 of this survival competition, 14 elite contestants — each of whom has completed at least two previous Naked and Afraid challenges — will brave the treacherous Australian Outback for the first time, combating the harsh environment, venomous snakes and slithering rivals. Fan-favorite legends return to take on new challengers, and the competitor who outlasts the others will earn the crown, a coveted perfect 10.0 Primitive Survival rating and a $100,000 cash prize.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Animal Pharm
CNN, 8pm
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports in a years-long investigation of an experimental technique that could revolutionize organ transplantation. Xenotransplantation, or transplanting animal organs into humans, could be on the precipice of a breakthrough, and Gupta is speaking with the doctors, geneticists and ethicists on the cutting edge of this groundbreaking research. Gupta follows the journeys of patients making medical history as some of the first people in the world to receive gene-edited pig kidneys, including an extraordinary look inside the operating room during these historic procedures. “Here in the United States, there are more than 100,000 people currently waiting for an organ transplant, and 17 of them die every day. Sadly, despite our best efforts there won’t be nearly enough organs to save every one of them,” said Gupta. “For more than two years, I’ve been investigating the role that gene-edited pigs might play in extending more people’s lives — in essence, cutting down on the need for human donors. After taking the journey from highly specialized pig farms to the laboratory where the gene editing and cloning of these pigs occur to the transplant operating room, we are now ready to present Animal Pharm and show you how an idea once considered science fiction is now becoming reality.” In this special, Dr. Gupta has remarkable access inside the farms where genetically modified pigs are raised, and is given unique perspective into their lifestyle, safety measures and genetic variations. He also speaks with the ethicists, scientists and activists who share concerns about the risk of accidentally transmitting a pig virus onto a susceptible human population.
The Simpsons
FOX, 8pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 36 finale “Estranger Things,” Bart and Lisa (voices of Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith) stop watching Itchy & Scratchy together, leading Marge (Julie Kavner) to fear that they’ll start to drift apart. The Simpsons has been renewed through Season 40.
Vindication
Great American Family, 8pm
Season Premiere!
This faith-based crime drama returns for Season 4, which continues to follow the small-town investigative work of Detective Gary Travis (Todd Terry). The cast also features Peggy Schott, Venus Monique, Steve Mokate, T.C. Stallings and Emma Elle Roberts.
Tucci in Italy
Nat Geo, beginning at 8pm
New Series!
This series follows actor Stanley Tucci as he explores Italy through the lens of food, sharing his knowledge and passion for the people and culture he knows so well while making new discoveries off the beaten track. He explores the complex connections between the varied regions, and their unique food, to further his understanding of the country he loves. The series kicks off with two hourlong episodes. First, Tucci is in Tuscany, where he revels in the culinary creativity and artistry he finds in the birthplace of the Renaissance. In the next episode, the host visits Lombardy to explore the pioneering spirit of Italy’s industrial heartland, where the cuisine and ingredients are defiantly forward-thinking. New episodes continue Sundays on Nat Geo; all five installments will be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu beginning tomorrow, May 19.
Call the Midwife
PBS, 8pm
Season Finale!
In the final episode of Season 14, the challenges of midwifery hit close to home when a Mother and Baby Home is evacuated. Meanwhile, Nancy’s (Megan Cusack) wedding plans take a surprising turn, and Sister Catherine (Molly Vevers) takes her first vows.
Star of the Month: Mae West
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ Sunday night salute to Mae West concludes with three films. Up first is a title making its TCM premiere: the comedy Every Day’s a Holiday (1937), written by West. Following that is one of her most-remembered features: the Western comedy My Little Chickadee (1940), which teamed her with W.C. Fields (both stars were credited for the screenplay, even though Fields’ contribution seems to have been quite minimal, leading to offscreen tension between the actors). The evening concludes with The Heat’s On (1943), a musical that marked West’s last big-screen appearance until 1970.
Family Guy: “The Fat Lotus”
FOX, 8:30pm
In the new episode “The Fat Lotus,” a Griffin-family twist on the popular HBO series The White Lotus, Peter (voice of Seth MacFarlane) suspects Lois (Alex Borstein) of betraying his trust with Quagmire (MacFarlane) at a swanky vacation resort.
The Walking Dead: Dead City
AMC, 9pm
In the third episode of Season 2, “Why Did the Mainlanders Cross the River?,” Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) tries something new with The Croat. Maggie (Lauren Cohan) travels into a dangerous, surprising place.
Krapopolis
FOX, 9pm
Season Finale!
Tyrannis (voice of Richard Ayoade) is tired of his family thinking he’s not important enough to be assassinated in the Season 2 finale “Ty Died.” Krapopolis has been renewed through Season 5.
Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under: “Saving Koalas”
Nat Geo Wild, 9pm
Senior Taronga Zoo vet Larry and the team assess the health and genetics of six vital koala populations as part of the Koala Sentinel Project.
Suits LA
NBC, 9pm
Series Finale!
This legal drama, a spinoff of Suits led by Stephen Amell, Lex Scott Davis, Josh McDermitt and Bryan Greenberg, concludes its first, and last, season; NBC recently canceled the series.
Miss Austen
PBS, 9pm
Series Finale!
Miss Austen ends tonight with two episodes back to back. Even in her fevered delirium, Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) guards Jane’s letters from her sister-in-law Mary Austen (Jessica Hynes). Then, Cassandra takes the final step to protect her sister Jane’s legacy, while Isabella (Rose Leslie) makes a big life decision.
The Chi
Showtime, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Alicia leads the women to reclaim their power as the drama returns for Season 7. Loyalties are tested, and it becomes clear that the crown will come at a heavy cost. Jacob Latimore, Lynn Whitfield and Yolonda Ross star.
Bob’s Burgers: “Mr. Fischoeder’s Opus”
FOX, 9:30pm
Teddy (voice of Larry Murphy) takes on more than he can handle when he volunteers to build a float for the Bounty of the Bay Parade in the new episode “Mr. Fischoeder’s Opus.”
Monday, May 19
MLB Baseball: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
FS1, 6:30pm Live
The Cincinnati Reds head to Pittsburgh’s PNC Park to start a three-game NL Central series against the Pirates.
The Price Is Right at Night
CBS, 8pm
Season Finale!
In “Jackpot: Two Cars, One Putt,” a twist on the popular Hole in One game gives a player a chance to win two cars, and a lucky contestant plays Hot Seat for a prize up to $200,000. Drew Carey hosts.
LEGO Masters
FOX, 8pm
Season Premiere!
LEGO Masters is back for Season 5, showcasing a fresh group of LEGO enthusiasts vying for a $100,000 cash prize, the coveted LEGO trophy and the grand title of LEGO Masters. The season opens with a thrilling Star Wars-themed episode titled “Rebuild the Galaxy,” in which teams are challenged to transform the remnants of a destroyed planet into a new creation.
“Month of Mayberry” Continues
MeTV, beginning at 8pm
The theme for this week’s character spotlight airing as part of MeTV’s monthlong salute to The Andy Griffith Show is “Best of the Rest.” Tonight through Friday at this time will be two episodes with a focus on memorable side characters. Tonight’s installments feature Opie (Ron Howard); Tuesday (May 20) features Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) episodes; Wednesday (May 21) features Gomer (Jim Nabors) episodes; Thursday (May 22) features Otis (Hal Smith) episodes; and Friday (May 23) features Ernest (Howard Morris) episodes.
The Voice: “Live Finale, Part 1”
NBC, 8pm Live
The singing competition series nears the crowning of its Season 27 winner in this two-hour episode that kicks off the season finale. Part 2 of the finale, where the winner will be determined, airs tomorrow night (May 20).
Starring Robert Redford
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Spend the night with iconic movie star Robert Redford as TCM presents four of his memorable features. Leading things off is Best Director Oscar winner Sydney Pollack’s Best Picture-winning romantic drama Out of Africa (1985), which pairs Redford with Best Actress nominee Meryl Streep. Next, Redford and Jane Fonda lead the romantic comedy Barefoot in the Park (1967), which was adapted by Neil Simon from his play. Moving into late night, Redford plays writer Donald E. Westlake’s character John Dortmunder in the 1972 crime comedy/drama The Hot Rock, which also features George Segal. Finishing up the night is The Candidate (1972), a political comedy/drama directed by Michael Ritchie, costarring Peter Boyle and with an Oscar-winning screenplay by Jeremy Larner.
Paradise
ABC, 9pm
Season Finale!
The final two episodes of the season air tonight back to back. First, in “The Day,” Sinatra (Julianne Nicholson) and Xavier (Sterling K. Brown) confront the past, returning to the harrowing day that brought them to Paradise. Then, in “The Man Who Kept Secrets,” Xavier and Robinson (Krys Marshall) race to find President Bradford’s (James Marsden) murderer before it’s too late.
The Playboy Murders: “The Centerfold and the Serial Killer”
Investigation Discovery, 9pm
Kerissa Fare is thrilled to be Playboy’s September 2000 Playmate of the Month. However, just as the magazine is about to hit newsstands, a mysterious man from her past becomes a suspect in multiple murders, and investigators want to talk to her.
Yes, Chef!: “Taste of Your Own Medicine”
NBC, 10pm
The chefs are used to being leaders in their own kitchens — critiquing their team’s work, deciding what goes on the menu and determining what makes it out of the kitchen and onto a diner’s table. But in this challenge, the tables are turned.
Tuesday, May 20
Untold
Netflix
Season Finale!
The sports docuseries concludes its fifth season with The Fall of Favre. This tell-all documentary unravels NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s legacy and pattern of unchecked behavior, including an explicit text message scandal and his involvement in a massive welfare fraud scheme that shocked the nation.
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
Netflix
Following the recent deaths of both her parents, comedian Sarah Silverman finds comedy in the darkest corners of life in this stand-up special, where she hilariously navigates the absurdities of death — from unexpectedly finding the “deal of a lifetime” while planning their funerals to cherishing the bittersweet experience of hearing her mother’s last words.
MLB Baseball: N.Y. Mets at Boston
TBS, 6:30pm Live
Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor and the N.Y. Mets are at Boston’s Fenway Park to face Rafael Devers and the Red Sox in the second game of a three-game series.
FBI
CBS, 8pm
Season Finale!
The series wraps up Season 7 with “A New Day,” in which Jubal (Jeremy Sisto) narrowly escapes a calculated assault on a secret FBI office, leading the team to discover that a rogue terrorist group has infiltrated the FBI. FBI has been renewed for Seasons 8 and 9.
The Cleaning Lady: “Hearts on Fire”
FOX, 8pm
Thony (Élodie Yung) finds herself caught between two men and the ghosts of their past in the new episode “Hearts on Fire.”
100 Day Dream Home
HGTV, 8pm
Season Finale!
In “Dancing Into a Dream Home,” although a couple wants to downsize, they still need a home big enough to host their large dance parties. With a unique design style in mind, Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt look to build them a cultural and “sexy” house that sweeps them off their feet.
TCM Spotlight: The Defining Frontier: The American Character in Westerns
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Tuesday and Thursday night look at the history of Westerns via themed lineups continues with “A Changing America: Disillusionment and the Rise of the Antihero.” While morally ambiguous characters have always been present in American films, they became much more prominent in the 1960s when many Americans started to become disillusioned with the existing establishment and started questioning traditional moral frameworks. The Vietnam War and Watergate contributed to this shift in the culture, and many Westerns reflected these societal changes in their storytelling. These films portrayed a world that can be morally complex, with characters that didn’t always follow the rules but who definitely had audiences’ rooting interest, as seen in the examples airing tonight. The lineup begins with the Best Picture Oscar-nominated Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), led by Paul Newman and Robert Redford, respectively, as the title characters, alongside Katharine Ross. Following that is the Italian spaghetti Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), the third and last in director Sergio Leone’s trilogy that began with A Fistful of Dollars and was led by Clint Eastwood as the Man With No Name. Here this character is the “good,” with Lee Van Cleef’s character the “bad” and Eli Wallach’s the “ugly.” Eastwood is back in the next film, playing the title character in the revisionist Western The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), which he also directed. Another revisionist Western concludes tonight’s lineup: director Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), starring Warren Beatty and Best Actress nominee Julie Christie as the title characters.
NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: Game 1
ESPN, 8:30pm Live
Catch Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals best-of-seven series. (Possible series move-up to May 18.)
FBI: International
CBS, 9pm
Series Finale!
In “Gaijin,” the procedural drama’s series finale, the Fly Team heads to Japan to put an end to a serial murderer’s killing spree.
Alert: Missing Persons Unit: “Burt”
FOX, 9pm
A brewery foreman is kidnapped after arguing with his CEO over safety violations in the new episode “Burt.”
The Curse of Oak Island
History, 9pm
Season Finale!
Season 12 concludes with “Uplifting Discoveries.” As winter approaches, the Fellowship is racing against time as they are closer than ever to finding the one thing.
Homicide Hunter: American Detective
Investigation Discovery, 9pm
Season Finale!
Season 5 of this true-crime docuseries hosted by Lt. Joe Kenda concludes with “Twelve Hours of Terror.” When a series of murders puts the residents of a small town on high alert, the urgency escalates.
Port Protection Alaska
Nat Geo, 9pm
Season Finale!
Season 8 concludes with “Burn It All,” in which Sam’s effort to silence his generators sparks a dangerous fire.
The Voice
NBC, 9pm Live
Season Finale!
The singing competition series determines its Season 27 winner. This installment is preceded an hour earlier by a recap of last night’s live finale performances.
FBI: Most Wanted
CBS, 10pm
Series Finale!
The FBI spinoff concludes after six seasons with “The Circle Game,” in which the Fugitive Task Force hunts down a rogue government operative planning a domestic terror attack.
Wednesday, May 21
Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark
Netflix
New Series!
In this reality dating series, six sexy singles check into a motel in pursuit of true love, only to discover their longtime booty calls — or “sneaky links” — are there as well. Navigated by host Chloe Veitch and relationship expert Spicy Mari through daring challenges and fun dates, the guests face desires old and new, and many hard truths, as they try to decide whether to stay with their sneaky link or explore new connections.
TCM Birthday Tribute: Robert Montgomery
TCM, beginning at 6am
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Famed star of the big and small screens Henry Montgomery Jr., better known by his stage name of Robert Montgomery, was born in Beacon, New York, on May 21, 1904; he died in New York City on Sept. 27, 1981, at age 77. TCM remembers the star on the anniversary of his birth with seven of his films: Piccadilly Jim (1936), a romantic comedy also starring Frank Morgan, Madge Evans and Billie Burke; The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937), a comedy/drama costarring William Powell and Joan Crawford; Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941), a screwball comedy directed by Alfred Hitchcock, of all people, that also features the queen of that movie genre, Carole Lombard; director John Ford’s war drama They Were Expendable (1945), also starring John Wayne and Donna Reed; Night Must Fall (1937), a drama that earned Montgomery a Best Actor Oscar nomination alongside Rosalind Russell and Best Supporting Actress nominee May Whitty; When Ladies Meet (1933), a comedy also with Myrna Loy; and Lady in the Lake (1946), a film noir starring Montgomery as famed detective Phillip Marlowe that marked the actor’s directorial debut, presenting its mystery via a very unique (and not too well received at the time) first person point-of-view.
Survivor
CBS, 8pm
Season Finale!
One castaway will be crowned Sole Survivor and awarded the $1 million prize in the Season 48 finale.
Sullivan’s Crossing: “Out of the Blue”
The CW, 8pm
Maggie (Morgan Kohan) and Cal’s (Chad Michael Murray) relationship starts to heat up; Sully (Scott Patterson) realizes he has some things in common with Helen (Kate Vernon).
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals: Game 1
ESPN, 8pm Live
Four teams remain in the hunt for the Stanley Cup, as ESPN airs Game 1 of an NHL conference finals series tonight. ESPN and ABC combine to televise one of the best-of-seven series, with TNT airing the other.
MasterChef: Dynamic Duos
FOX, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Season 15 of MasterChef has pairs of home cooks participating together with the goal of becoming the next MasterChefs. Teams of married or dating couples, mothers and daughters, siblings, best friends and even exes have their culinary skills and relationships tested in some of the series’ toughest challenges. In the premiere episode “The Audition Battles,” Gordon Ramsay and Joe Bastianich welcome new judge Tiffany Derry as they embark on their search for America’s best cooking duos.
Chicago Med
NBC, 8pm
Season Finale!
Season 10 of the medical drama concludes with “… Don’t You Cry.” Following orders, Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) is tasked with enforcing difficult cuts to hospital personnel; Charles’ (Oliver Platt) daughter is hospitalized after a car accident; and a transplant patient makes a life-changing decision. Chicago Med has been renewed for Season 11.
NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: Game 1
TNT, 8pm Live
The best two teams in the Eastern Conference — one of them is the Indiana Pacers — collide in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series, with the winner earning a berth in the NBA Finals. (Possible series move-up to May 19.)
Sherlock & Daughter: “Doubting Thomas”
The CW, 9pm
Sherlock (David Thewlis) searches for the missing jewels and their connection to the kidnapping of his friends; he turns to the insurance investigator, Birtwistle (Shashi Rami), for his assistance.
Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service
FOX, 9pm
New Series!
Restaurateurs who are looking for a quick fix are in for the surprise of their lives when famed culinary titan Gordon Ramsay trades his signature chef knives for a state-of-the-art surveillance vehicle and cutting-edge spyware in this new series. Chef Ramsay goes undercover to infiltrate a troubled restaurant for a dramatic kitchen investigation that reveals more filth and grossness than ever before. By the time Ramsay reveals his identity, it will be too late for staff to cover up their culinary crimes. Ramsay takes drastic measures to transform the restaurant, but will the staff accept his mission? In the series premiere, Ramsay spies on Parthenon, a family-run Greek restaurant in Washington, D.C.
Chicago Fire
NBC, 9pm
Season Finale!
The original series in NBC’s popular Chicago franchise concludes its 13th season with “It Had to End This Way,” in which Severide (Taylor Kinney) puts his job on the line to help out one of their own, Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) navigates Natalie’s (Ava Torres) complicated relationship with her sister and Herrmann (David Eigenberg) prepares to take the chief test. Chicago Fire has been renewed for Season 14.
Fix My Frankenhouse
HGTV, 10pm
Season Finale!
In “The Walls Have Secrets,” Mike and Denese Butler take on one of their most eclectic houses yet with a fridge in the living room, an unusable kitchen and a hidden walled-off fireplace. Now, they’re tasked to bring a traditional vibe back to this quirky home.
Chicago P.D.
NBC, 10pm
Season Finale!
The police drama closes out Season 12 tonight with “Vows.” Forced to cease operations while under investigation by Internal Affairs, Intelligence goes off-book to bring down Reid (Shawn Hatosy). Meanwhile, Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) and Burgess (Marina Squerciati) consider delaying their nuptials amid the uncertainty. Chicago P.D. has been renewed for Season 13.
Bugs That Rule the World: “Eat or Be Eaten”
PBS, 10pm
Some of the stealthiest insects in the animal kingdom, from praying mantises to dragonflies, are the focus of tonight’s episode.
Thursday, May 22
Sirens
Netflix
New Series!
This dark comedy series from Maid screenwriter Molly Smith Metzler follows sisters Devon (Meghann Fahy) and Simone (House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock) as they struggle to come to terms with their very different lives. Devon is concerned about Simone’s relationship to her uber-wealthy boss, a billionaire’s wife (Julianne Moore), and finds her new luxurious but cultish lifestyle concerning. When Devon tracks Simone down on a lavish island for an intervention, things do not go well — par for the course when you get in the way of billionaires.
Tyler Perry’s She the People
Netflix
New Series!
Cocreator (with Niya Palmer), writer, director and producer Tyler Perry’s first comedy for Netflix follows politician Antoinette Dunkerson (Terri J. Vaughn), who is introduced during her campaign for lieutenant governor. After she wins her election, Dunkerson must figure out how to thrive under a sexist and condescending governor while attempting to keep her family in line now that they are all in the public eye. Part 1, consisting of eight episodes, drops today; Part 2, consisting of the second eight episodes, will be available Thursday, Aug. 14.
Farmer Wants a Wife
FOX, 8pm
Season Finale!
Find out which of the four farmers have found the city girl of their dreams in the two-hour Season 3 finale.
Transplant
NBC, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Season 4 of this Canadian medical drama premieres with back-to-back hourlong episodes. First, in “Crete,” Bash (Hamza Haq) and Mags (Laurence Leboeuf) team up to save a John and Jane Doe found in the woods. Meanwhile, June (Ayisha Issa), now a fully qualified surgeon, sees her old mentor in a new light, and Theo (Jim Watson), suspended from the hospital, longs for the action while treating patients virtually. After that, in “Sinkhole,” Bash jumps into a sinkhole to save a trapped pedestrian; Mags faces a difficult personal choice while attempting to contain a potential outbreak in the emergency department; and Theo does whatever it takes to help a boxer with chest pain.
TCM Spotlight: The Defining Frontier: The American Character in Westerns
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Tuesday and Thursday night look at the history of Westerns via themed lineups continues with “Cultural Breakthroughs.” The overwhelming majority of classic Westerns have white, (presumably) straight male heroes as their protagonists. But at important moments in the history of the genre, filmmakers have asked audiences to consider different perspectives and challenge some of their prejudices, as seen in tonight’s lineup of movies. First, in the James Stewart-led revisionist Western Broken Arrow (1950), Apache leader Cochise was one the first sympathetic Native American characters in a major Hollywood Western (although he was played by a white man, Jeff Chandler, who earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination). The next film, director William A. Wellman’s Westward the Women (1951), challenged gender stereotypes by focusing on women who end up being as tough and resourceful as any man in the frontier. Robert Taylor, Denise Darcel, Hope Emerson and Julie Bishop lead the cast. More recently, tonight’s next film, Best Director winner Ang Lee’s Best Picture-nominated Brokeback Mountain (2005), dramatized a love affair between two cowboys (played by Best Actor nominee Heath Ledger and Best Supporting Actor nominee Jake Gyllenhaal), the first time that homosexuality was central to the plot of a Western. The following film, Buck and the Preacher (1972), not only featured Black cowboys but was also directed by an African American, Sidney Poitier, who played Buck alongside Harry Belafonte’s Preacher. After that comes director Anthony Mann’s Devil’s Doorway (1950), which was released soon after Broken Arrow and is similarly sympathetic to Native Americans (even if, like the former film, it features a Native portrayed by a white man, in this case Robert Taylor). The lineup concludes early tomorrow with Bearing Witness, Native American Voices in Hollywood (2024), a documentary that looks at how cinema has long been used to distort history and perpetuate harmful stereotypes.
Not Her First Rodeo
Freeform, 10pm
New Series!
This six-episode docuseries exploring the world of professional bull riding follows the five remarkable women known as the Elite Lady Bull Riders as they risk life and limb for a shot at a championship buckle, eight seconds at a time.
SurrealEstate: “Perchance to Dream”
Syfy, 10pm
The team experiences frightening dreams featuring a mysterious woman who died in her sleep.
Friday, May 23
Fountain of Youth
Apple TV+
Original Film!
Two estranged siblings (John Krasinski and Natalie Portman) partner on a global heist to find the mythological Fountain of Youth, using their knowledge of history to follow clues on an epic adventure that will change their lives — and possibly lead to immortality.
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Netflix
This documentary takes viewers inside the cockpit with the U.S. Air Force’s legendary flight squadron, the Thunderbirds, for the first time ever. Witness the unprecedented training, peril and personal sacrifice it takes to push the limits of aviation as a member of one of America’s most revered demonstration teams.
Big Mouth
Netflix
Season Premiere!
In the eighth and final season of this adult animated comedy, the Bridgeton teens tackle new challenges as high schoolers, including driving, drugs, sexual inexperience, enthusiastic consent, porn, their changing bodies and fear of the looming future. At the height of the season, when many of the characters are in crisis, Compassion (personified as a new creature voiced by Holly Hunter) emerges as a crucial way forward.
Fear Street: Prom Queen
Netflix
Original Film!
Following the first three Fear Street horror movies that aired in 2021 and were set, respectively, in the years 1994, 1978 and 1666, this latest installment, which takes place in 1988, shows that the town of Shadyside still has darkness at its heart. Borrowing from ’80s slasher movie tropes, this story finds all hell breaking loose as someone begins slaughtering the senior prom queen candidates. The previous Fear Street films were based on R.L. Stine’s series of novels, but this is the first entry with its story drawn from a specific book: 1992’s The Prom Queen.
Forget You Not
Netflix
New Series!
This comedy/drama from Taiwan revolves around Cheng Le-le (Hsieh Ying-xuan), a married woman who balances her job as a stand-up comedian with being a part-time convenience store employee. Despite her mundane life, Le-le is full of hopes and dreams for her future but is met with a series of challenges. Facing marital difficulties with her husband, Zhang Kai (Wallace Huo), and hardships with her father (Chin Han), she is spurred to embark on a courageous journey that redefines her relationships with her family, lover and friends.
Memorial Day Movie Marathon Begins
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Starting this evening and continuing into the early morning of Tuesday, May 27, Turner Classic Movies celebrates Memorial Day with a nonstop lineup of war- and military-themed films. This evening’s schedule begins with The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), the drama about World War II veterans readjusting to life back home that earned William Wyler a Best Director Oscar along with wins for Best Picture, Best Actor (Fredric March) and Best Supporting Actor (Harold Russell, an actual war veteran who had lost both hands during his service). Following that are Till the End of Time (1946), Pride of the Marines (1945), Battle Cry (1955) and Marines in the Making (1942).
Missing Presumed Dead
Nat Geo, beginning at 9pm
New Series!
This series tells the fascinating and shocking stories of real disappearances, and how the victims survived their experiences and were found or rescued. Each installment focuses on one unbelievable story and is told chronologically through a combination of stylized, cinematically shot interviews with the missing person, their family and friends, and experts in abduction, surviving hostile environments and hostage negotiation, along with archival footage. Two hourlong episodes begin the series tonight. The first one focuses on journalist Michael Scott Moore, who traveled to Somalia and was captured by pirates. The next episode follows the Robertson family, whose journey sailing the world was ended by orcas.
Saturday, May 24
Memorial Day Movie Marathon Continues
TCM, beginning at 6am
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: Wings for the Eagle (1942), Mister Roberts (1955), Sergeant York (1941), Hit the Deck (1955), Men Must Fight (1933), Men of the Fighting Lady (1954), Target Zero (1955), The Steel Helmet (1951), Men in War (1957), A Walk in the Sun (1945), Cornered (1945, airing as part of Noir Alley), Battleground (1949) and Armored Command (1961), which is making its TCM premiere.
UFL Football
ABC, beginning at 12pm Live
A United Football League doubleheader on ABC has the Arlington Renegades at the Memphis Showboats and the Michigan Panthers at the Birmingham Stallions.
NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship: Semifinals
ESPN2, beginning at 12pm Live
Both NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship semifinal matches take place today at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, and air on ESPN2. The championship match is Monday on ESPN.
MLB Baseball
FOX & FS1, beginning at 4pm Live
Get your Memorial Day weekend celebrations started with the National Pastime as FS1 has an afternoon AL East matchup between the Baltimore Orioles and Red Sox at Boston’s Fenway Park. FOX’s primetime regional game features either the L.A. Dodgers at the N.Y. Mets or the Cleveland Guardians at the Detroit Tigers.
NASCAR Xfinity Series: BetMGM 300
The CW, 4:30pm Live
A big weekend of NASCAR racing at North Carolina’s Charlotte Motor Speedway includes the 200-lap Xfinity Series BetMGM 300 on The CW.
WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event
NBC, 8pm Live
This latest Main Event special, the third in the revival of the franchise that originally aired in the ’80s and ’90s, takes place at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida, and features superstar John Cena making his first appearance.