Best bets for May 26: Memorial Day eve music and emotion

1) “National Memorial Day Concert,” 8 and 9:30 p.m., PBS (check local listings). It was 30 years ago that producers moved the “Capitol Fourth” approach to the eve of Memorial Day: Mix a rich collection of music and some emotional words. This time, the music is from Patti LaBelle, Gavin DeGraw, Alison Krauss, Justin Moore, Christopher Jackson and Amber Riley. Sam Elliott, Dennis Haysbert and Jaina Lee Ortiz tell the true stories; Joe Mantegna and Mary McCormack (a late addition) host, Read more…

1) “National Memorial Day Concert,” 8 and 9:30 p.m., PBS (check local listings). It was 30 years ago that producers moved the “Capitol Fourth” approach to the eve of Memorial Day: Mix a rich collection of music and some emotional words. This time, the music is from Patti LaBelle, Gavin DeGraw, Alison Krauss, Justin Moore, Christopher Jackson and Amber Riley. Sam Elliott, Dennis Haysbert and Jaina Lee Ortiz tell the true stories; Joe Mantegna and Mary McCormack (a late addition) host,

2) “Good Girls” season-finale, 10 p.m., NBC. Sometimes, these three suburbanites just can’t win. They haven’t killed anyone – at least, not on purpose. They did do a robbery and lots of smuggling, but they’ve mostly been polite about it. Now the police investigation tightens; possibilities range from confessing to pulling off a bank robbery. It’s an odd hour, but one with some powerful moments.

3) “The Weekly,” 10 p.m., FX, rerunning at 10:30 and at 1:30 a.m.; also, 11:30 p.m. on FXX. Two top-quality forces – FX and the New York Times – link with great results. Each week will simply follow Times reporters as a story unfolds. Next week is a city tale – the devastation of New York taxi drivers; this first one, however, goes to small-town Louisiana. There, a private school boasts of getting black, low-income kids into the Ivy League. The Times soon hears reports of false transcripts and abuse.

4) “Game of Thrones: The Last Watch,” 9-11 p.m., HBO, rerunning at 12:30 a.m. If you forgot to see the “Thrones” finale (you probably didn’t), you can catch a rerun at 7:40 p.m. If you still want to talk about it (you probably do) there’s this special, looking back at the epic production.

5) “The Spanish Princess,” 8 p.m., Starz, rerunning at 10:10 p.m. and 12:19 a.m. Last week’s episode (rerunning at 7:03 p.m.) left King Henry VII in mourning again: His wife Elizabeth had died, shortly after the death of their eldest son Arthur. Now Arthur’s widow – claiming the marriage was never consummated – schemes to marry his younger brother. Then this hour ends with a sudden jolt.

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