The end of May sweeps mean networks throw out some miniseries as if nobody was looking.
"Diamonds" (ABC, tonight, 9 p.m.) is a two night miniseries with a big international cast that's already been shown in the U.K. and Canada. Judy Davis stars as a U.S. senator whose geologist daughter is killed at an African diamond mine. Her subsequent investigation opens up the international intrigue at multiple sites. The African scenes might be the ones from fictional Sangala in "24: Redemption." Among the other names recruited for the somewhat tedious production are Derek Jacobi and James Purefoy. It concludes Tuesday night.
Another network runs a miniseries just as tedious but in their case it's a rerun to boot. "The Last Templar" (NBC, 9 p.m.) first ran in January.
Henry takes another mistress as "The Tudors" (Showtime, 9 p.m.) throws its third season finale. But they're running out of wives; just one more season will follow. Tonight's the last for now of "Tracy Ullman's State of the Union" (Showtime, 10 p.m.).
And elsewhere on premium cable, two patients wrap the season on "In Treatment" (HBO, 9 and 9:30 p.m.); the final three episodes are Monday.
What's coming to replace these things? Well for one thing, HBO's vampire yarn, returning June 6. "A Taste of True Blood" (HBO, 8:30 p.m.) gets you up to speed with creator Alan Ball talking about the first season of "True Blood."
The death of the Rocky Mountain News is covered on "The IFC Media Project" (IFC, 11 p.m.).
A baby arrives on "Breaking Bad" (AMC, 10 p.m.) just as Walt's relationship with Jesse reaches a low point.
NASCAR races into prime time with the Coca-Cola 600 (Fox, 5 p.m.) from Charlotte. But today's big race is the Indianapolis 500 (ABC, 1 p.m.).
William Shatner and Aisha Tyler compete on a rerun of "Million Dollar Pasword" (CBS, 8 p.m.). Of the other reruns on that network tonight, "Cold Case" (CBS, 9 p.m.) was renewed for the fall; "The Unit" (CBS, 10 p.m.) was not.
There's no "Wallander" on "Masterpiece Mystery" tonight on public television to make way for the annual "National Memorial Day Concert" (CPTV. 8 p.m.). Katharine McPhee, Trace Adkins, Brians Stokes Mitchell, Colm Wilkinson, Denyce Graves, Lang Ling and Robert McDuffie along with actors Laurence Fishburne, Dianne Wiest and Katie Holmes join Colin Powell, Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna for the event, broadcast live from the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol.
Other memorial day events include more war films on Turner Classic Movies all day, starting with "Destination Tokyo" (6:45 a.m.) and continuing with "Submarine Command" (9 a.m.), "We Dive at Dawn" (10:30 a.m.), "Operation Crossbow" (12:15 p.m.), "Where Eagles Dare" (2:30 p.m.), "The Bridge Over River Kwai" (5:15 p.m.), "Avove and Beyond" (8 p.m.), "The Dam Busters" (10:15 p.m.), "A Sailor-Made Man" (midnight), "Shoulder Arms" (1 a.m.), "Ballad of a Soldier" (2 a.m.) and "The Fighting Seabees" (3:45 a.m.).
A good contemporary film about remembering the war dead is "Taking Chance" (HBO, 7 p.m.) starring Kevin Bacon as an officer who escorts a marine's body back to Montana.
MTV begins a new movie preview show, "Behind the Screen" (MTV, 11 p.m.), just in time to plug summer movies, take their advertising dollars and hype next week's MTV movie awards.
The 1997 "Batman & Robin" (Encore, 5:50 p.m.) runs opposite the 2005 "Batman Begins" (AMC, 7 p.m.).
Baseball includes Phillies at Yankees (YES, 1 p.m.), Mets at Red Sox (NESN, TBS, WTXX, Channel 20, 1:30 p.m.) and Brewers at Twins (ESPN, 8 p.m.).
It's Cavaliers at Magic (TNT, 8:30 p.m.) in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference NBA Finals and Red Wings at Blackhawks (NBC, 3 p.m.) for Game 4 of the Western Conference NHL Finals.
Sunday TalkBob Schieffer: Former Sec. of State Colin Powell, author Alvin Poussaint. David Gregory: Dick Durbin, Newt Gingrich. George Stephanopoulos: Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. John King: Tom Ridge, Sens. Barbara Boxer and Richard Shelby. Chris Wallace: Sen. John Kyl.
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