TONIGHT'S MIGHT-SEE: “Persons
Unknown” finale, 8 and 9 p.m., NBC.
Let's give NBC credit for giving this
show a full summer run. Others were jumpy, with CBS (“The Bridge”)
and CW (“18 to Life”) dumping shows with absurd speed.
NBC stuck with this so-so show about
strangers, inexplicably held in an abandoned town.
In tonight's first hour, they search
for Janet and Ulrich, then find their supplies are gone. The second
hour includes a van crash and an escape attempt, then partly wraps
things up.
TONIGHT'S MIGHT-SEE II: “The Wish
List,” 9-11 p.m., Hallmark.
Sarah (Jennifer Esposito) is precise
and organized, a list-maker. Now she's made a list of all the
qualities her perfect guy should have.
Soon, she meets a handsome doctor (Mark
Deklin) who has most of them … and a cheeky coffee-shop guy (David
Sutcliffe) who has few. Viewers will probably guess the rest, but
they'll root for likable people in a lightly entertaining tale.
Other choices include:
– “Sanjay Gupta, M.D.,” 7:30
a.m., CNN, continues Sunday. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,
Gupta reported from Charity Hospital, where New Orleans doctors
worked under brutal conditions. Now he returns to the closed hospital
with Ben Duboisblanc, the last doctor there. Other coverage will be
on the network morning shows; also, Brian Williams anchors the NBC
newscast from New Orleans and the Weather Channel has Jim Cantore and
Mike Bettes doing live interviews on the Gulf.
– “Pregnancy Pact” and “Bond of
Silence” (both 2010), 7 and 9 p.m., Lifetime. Here are two
real-life stories, bringing opposite results. “Pact” – in
which several small-town teens get pregnant – is flatly acted and
uninvolving. “Bond” – with teens covering up an accidental
murder – is beautifully directed by Peter Werner, with perfect
performances from Kim Raver, Charlie McDermott and more.
– Football, 8 p.m., CBS. Dallas
visits Houston, in a pre-season game that should do quite well in
Texas.
– “Meet the Fockers” (2004), 8-10
p.m., ABC. “Meet the Parents” was clever, but this sequel is
heavy-handed, wasting the immense talent of Dustin Hoffman, Barbra
Streisand and Robert De Niro.
– “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962), 8
p.m. to midnight, Turner Classic Movies. Here's a fresh chance to
savor an Oscar-winning classic. David Lean – the master of sweeping
epics that have a human core – directed Peter O'Toole as the
English adventurer leading an Arab revolution.
– “Music and Lyrics” (2007), 8
and 10 p.m., Oxygen. As a former “Family Ties” writer, Marc
Lawrence brings a fun, situation-comedy style to his movies. This
pleasant-enough film has an ideal cast, with Hugh Grant as a slumping
composer and Drew Barrymore as a novice lyricist.
– “Being Human,” 9 p.m. BBC
America. Last week's episode (rerunning at 8) told about the past of
Mitchell the vampire. This hour shifts to Annie the ghost; she gets a
job helping a celebrity psychic.
– “Castle,” 10 p.m., ABC. Here's
a rerun of the hour that brought a potential love interest for Kate
Beckett – and frustration for Castle. The newcomer is a robbery
detective played by Michael Trucco.
– “Law & Order: Criminal
Intent,” 10 p.m., NBC. When a magazine publisher is killed, there
are plenty of suspects. That includes friends, employees, current and
past lovers, even the Russian Mob.
– “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29
p.m., NBC. Taylor Swift does double duty, as host and music guest.