Best-bets for May 31: Quiz shows … and a quiz controversy

1) “Quiz” opener, 10:03 p.m., AMC, rerunning at 12:09 a.m. Back in 1998, British viewers obserssed on “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?” Ratings soared … people schemed ways to get on the show … and some went to extremes. This terrific, three-week mini-series starts with the trial of a couple accused of cheating, then flashes back to the start. Brilliantly directed by Stephen Frears (“The Queen”), it mixes humor and humanity, with great work from Matthew Macfayden (shown here celebrating) as a suspect. Read more…

1) “Quiz” opener, 10:03 p.m., AMC, rerunning at 12:09 a.m. Back in 1998, British viewers obserssed on “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?” Ratings soared … people schemed ways to get on the show … and some went to extremes. This terrific, three-week mini-series starts with the trial of a couple accused of cheating, then flashes back to the start. Brilliantly directed by Stephen Frears (“The Queen”), it mixes humor and humanity, with great work from Matthew Macfayden (shown here celebrating) as a suspect.

2) “Celebrity Family Feud” season-opener, 8 p.m., ABC. Each summer, ABC does well with retro game shows. Now (after an interim Sunday of reruns), the new season starts. On “Feud,” Steve Harvey has the old and new casts of “Queer Eye For the Straight Guy.” Then Elizabeth Banks hosts “Press Your Luck” at 9 p.m.; on “Match Game” at 10, Alec Baldwin has actors who played TV cops.

3) “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989), 8-11 p.m., CBS. Wrapping up the original trilogy, Stephen Spielberg had two great additions. The prologue has River Phoenix as a young Indy; the main part has Sean Connery as his dad. It’s great fun, leading a popcorn-movie night. The Disney Channel has its “Teen Beach” musicals at 6 (2013) and 7:45 p.m. (2015); CMT has the original “Ghostbusters” films at 2:30 (1984) and 5 p.m. (1989), rerunning at 7:30 and 10.

4) “Killing Eve” season-finale, 9 p.m., AMC, rerunning at 11:08. It’s tough to switch careers when you’re only good at one thing … and you’re REALLY good at that. Villanelle (superbly played by Jodie Comer) is skilled at killing people; she’d like to try something new, but opportunities are limited. This alternates between strong moments and her muted relationship with Eve (Sandra Oh) the one target she failed to kill. It feels like a good series-finale, but the show was renewed for next season.

5) “Snowpiercer,” 9 p.m., TNT, rerunning at 9:59. Layton (Daveed Diggs) tries the black market – partly for his murder investigation and partly to equip his planned overthrow. Meanwhile, Melanie (Jennifer Connelly) tries to distract the passengers by holding a prize fight.

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