Best-bets for Aug. 28: Savage kin, quirky talent

1) “Savage Kingdom” (shown here) season-finale, 9-11 p.m., National Geographic. So a mom comes home and finds her kids are missing. So is the dad, who was supposed to watch them; instead, his no-account brother is there. Soon, she and the kids are leaving, looking for her sister and a new domain. That story – about a lioness – is one of several in the finale of this three-week, six-hour series. Others involve a cheetah, an outcast hyena and the leader of a pack of wild dogs. “Kingdom” is beautifully filmed, but, well, savage. Read more…

1) “Savage Kingdom” (shown here) season-finale, 9-11 p.m., National Geographic. So a mom comes home and finds her kids are missing. So is the dad, who was supposed to watch them; instead, his no-account brother is there. Soon, she and the kids are leaving, looking for her sister and a new domain. That story – about a lioness – is one of several in the finale of this three-week, six-hour series. Others involve a cheetah, an outcast hyena and the leader of a pack of wild dogs. “Kingdom” is beautifully filmed, but, well, savage.

2) “America’s Got Talent,” 8-10 p.m., NBC. Here’s a quick rerun of Tuesday’s episode, which had 11 acts perform – four singers and a drummer, plus three dance groups (one with contortionist moves), a magician, a comedian and an aerialist. On Wednesday, five omoved to the semi-finals. Next Tuesday, 11 more acts will perform; the five survivors will round out the 20-act semis.

3) “MacGyver,” 8 p.m., CBS. Before leading the Phoenix team, Russ (Henry Ian Cusack of “Lost”) worked for a private military contractor, fighting rebels. In this rerun, they’ve kidnapped his first love (Amanda Schull, the “12 Monkeys” and “Suits” star). The team heads on a rescue mission.

4) “Blue Bloods,” 10 p.m., CBS. Tonight’s new “Love Island” hour (9 p.m.) is sandwiched by reruns of “MacGyver and this show. Lyle Lovett plays a Texas Ranger, working with Danny and Eddie to find the Lone Star Killer. Meanwhile, a cop has mistakenly shot an undercover cop; he considers resigning and Jamie is accused of not supervising him properly.

5) “The Descendants” trilogy (2015, 2017, 2019), 5, 7 and 9 p.m., Disney. You can catch all three musicals in one gulp; bright-eyed young actorsplay the descedants of famed storybood characters. For more fun, Tim Burton’s brilliant “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005) is 7:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m.ET on IFC; it alternates with the earlier – and also fun – version: “Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” (1971) is at 5 and 10 p.m. ET.

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