LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE: NORMAN LEAR'S 'ALL IN THE FAMILY' AND 'THE JEFFERSONS' - ABC's late-night host Jimmy Kimmel presents a live, 90-minute prime-time event in tribute to classic television sitcoms. "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'" teams Kimmel with television icon Norman Lear and executive producers Brent Miller, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Justin Theroux. This special, airing live WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 (8:00-9:33 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, will take viewers down memory lane, recreating an original episode from each of the Emmy¨ Award-winning series "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons." This legendary night of television will be hosted by Lear and Kimmel, and directed by 10-time Emmy winner James Burrows. (ABC/Eric McCandless) WOODY HARRELSON, MARISA TOMEI

Best-bets for Aug. 17: Bunkers are back (again)

1) “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons,” 8-9:32 p.m., ABC. Jimmy Kimmel was 4 when TV comedy was transformed by “All in the Family”; other Norman Lear shows followed, including “The Jeffersons.” This season, Kimmel had a live special, using two old scripts and new actors — Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei as the Bunkers (shown here), Jamie Foxx and Wanda Sykes as the Jeffersons. It drew10 million viewers, reran … and now re-reruns, with a “20/20” follow-up at 9:32 and Kimmel at 10. Read more…

1) “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons,” 8-9:32 p.m., ABC. Jimmy Kimmel was 4 when TV comedy was transformed by “All in the Family”; other Norman Lear shows followed, including “The Jeffersons.” This season, Kimmel had a live special, using two old scripts and new actors — Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei as the Bunkers (shown here), Jamie Foxx and Wanda Sykes as the Jeffersons. It drew10 million viewers, reran … and now re-reruns, with a “20/20” follow-up at 9:32 and Kimmel at 10.

2) “Woodstock at 50,” 9 p.m. ET, CNN (barring breaking news). Fifty years ago, the Woodstock music festival was in its final night. Now Bill Weir talks to some of the performers (David Crosby, Graham Nash and John Fogerty), organizers and people in the crowd. He looks at the modern music-festival industry and at the values offered by the original event.

3) “Gates of Paradise,” 8-10 p.m., Lifetime. For the past three Saturdays, we’ve seen Annalise Basso, 20, as Heaven Casteel. Now the saga (from V.C. Andrews novels) jumps forward, with the focus on Lizzie Boys as Heaven’s daughter, Annie. After a tragedy, she’s whisked to the family mansion and her grandfather (Jason Priestley). You can catch the previous films at 2, 4 and 6 p.m.; the final one – a prequel, revealing family secrets – will be next Saturday.

4) “So You Think You Can Dance” (Fox) or “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS), 8 p.m. Pick a rerun here. In one, the top 10 guys each dance with an all-star partner. In the other, a Navy officer collapses on the job; the team must determine if it’s a terror threat or stress-induced.

5) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. Jonah Hill hosts, with Maggie Rogers, 25, making an impact as the music guest. After Pharrell Williams discovered her during a New York University master class, a video went viral and Capitol Records signed her. Rogers’ album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard chart in January, two months after this “SNL” aired.

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