SUNDAY

MAY 27

2012

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

What is it about three-day holidays and TV marathons? Yesterday Hallmark offered a full day of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and today it's filling its daytime schedule with episodes of The Bob Newhart Show. But of all the marathons you could be watching today, this one — or, perhaps the mini-M*A*S*H-athon from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET on TV Land — is definitely the most worthy.

NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT

PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise co-host this year’s National Memorial Day Concert, broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol and featuring scheduled performances by Trace Adkins, Natalie Cole, Daughtry, tenor Russell Watson, American Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez and the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jack Everly.

HARRY'S LAW

NBC, 8:00 p.m. ET

SERIES FINALE: This episode of Harry's Law — in which Harry's ex-husband is found dead — may be called "Onward and Upward," but the show isn't going anywhere after tonight. As previously reported, NBC has cancelled the David E. Kelley law drama, despite the fact that it was one of the network's few ratings hits. You can get the full scoop about the show's demise in Ed Bark's excellent report HERE. Who knows — perhaps some other outlet that cares more about ratings then demographics will pick up Harry's Law, and keep it marching forward...

MAD MEN

AMC, 10:00 p.m. ET

This weeks episode, "The Other Woman," brings a surprise female visitor to Don Draper, and considering his past it might not be a good surprise. Whomever it is, she'll probably be a force with which to be reckoned. The women of Mad Men — Peggy, Joan and Megan — are transforming into powerhouses this year — just as a whole generation of women did in the Sixties.

MERMAIDS: THE BODY FOUND

Animal Planet, 9:00 p.m. ET

I'm not sure if this qualifies as TV Worth Watching, since I haven't yet seen the two-hour program. But the premise that mermaids do exist, based on the testimony of scientists who not only swear they've found the remains of a sea creature with human characteristics, but insist that the government is hiding proof of their existence, is so off-the-wall that it might be worth watching just for sheer amusement. At the very least it provides a new conspiracy theory to bat around at tomorrow's family picnic.

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David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.

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