‘Last of Us’ Finale, National Memorial Day Concert, New Chapter for ‘Librarians,’ Remembering George Wendt

SUNDAY: After last week’s heartbreaking flashback, the action returns to Seattle in the Season 2 finale — already? Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Dina (Isabela Merced) have been joined by Jesse (Young Mazino) and Tommy (Gabriel Luna), trapped in a war between the Washington Liberation Front “Wolves” and the Seraphite “Scars.” What will happen if and when Ellie comes face to face with Joel’s murderer, Abby (Kaitlyn Dever)? All I can say is the wait for Season 3 is going to be excruciating. Followed by the season finale of Nathan Fielder‘s The Rehearsal (10:30/9:30c).

SUNDAY: Traditionally one of the most moving concerts staged annually on the U.S. Capitol’s West Lawn, this year’s ceremony (hosted by actors Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna) has special significance as it marks the 250th anniversary of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps as well as the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Among the highlights: actor Robert Patrick saluting the “Greatest Generation” of World War II veterans and their families with the story of WWII Marine Veteran Don Graves, a flamethrower at the Battle of Iwo Jima; actress Gretchen Mol leading a tribute to Gold Star Families, and actor Blair Underwood honoring those who served in Vietnam in the Army Air Ambulance Units. Pops conductor Jack Everly leads the National Symphony Orchestra, with musical performances from country music star and wounded Army combat vet Scotty Hasting, gospel great Yolanda Adams, soprano Angel Blue, and singer-songwriter Loren Allred. Among those participating in the Salute to Services: members of the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, the U.S. Army Chorus, the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters and vocalists from the Quantico Marine Band and the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants.

SUNDAY: The whimsical fantasy series, resurrected and then dropped by The CW, returns to TNT in a reimagined format, with a new crew led by Vikram Chamberlain (Callum McGowan), a Librarian magically transported from 1847 Serbia to the present day. Aiding his rocky transition: Librarians alum Jacob Stone (guest star Christian Kane), who’s none too pleased that the disoriented Vikram has unleashed magic, including a demonic creature known as “the Drekavac,” upon his arrival. Joined by Connor (Bluey Robinson), an historian and paranormal enthusiast, Lysa (Olivia Morris), a skeptical scientist/mathematician, and guardian Charlie (Jessica Green), Vikram is given six months to clean up his mess and protect the library’s powerful artifacts. Something tells me he’ll be around a bit longer than that.

SATURDAY: The penultimate episode of the Fifteenth Doctor’s (Ncuti Gatwa) second season is quite the cliffhanger, set in a bizzarro 2025 world in which the Doctor and his current companion, Belinda (Varada Sethu), are living in a clearly delusional state of domestic bliss. Who’s behind it, and up to no good? None other than the recently regenerated — or is that bi-generated — “Time Lady” nemesis, the Rani (Archie Panjabi), who you might have missed if you skipped last week’s credits. As the clock ticks toward the fateful day of May 24, aka the Day the World Ended, the Doctor has his work cut out for him.

SUNDAY: Guess who’s coming to the Harrigan crime family’s dinner table: undercover operative Alice (Emily Barber), who befriended Jan (Joanne Froggatt), wife of Harrigan fixer Harry (Tom Hardy), to gain access to the family. But she didn’t expect to be invited for a familial sit down by a curious Conrad (Pierce Brosnan) to the dismay of his barracuda wife, Maeve (Helen Mirren). The dinner scene and its aftermath are ferocious highlights of the mob thriller’s first season, which ends next week. And I guarantee you won’t soon forget Maeve’s warning to Harry’s daughter Gina (Teddie Allen) to steer clear of her beloved bad-seed grandson, Eddie (Anson Boon).

Cheers Catchy Binge (Sunday, Catchy Comedy Network, 6 am/ET): George Wendt, the actor best known as Cheers‘ beloved barfly Norm Peterson who passed away on Tuesday at 76, receives a 24-hour tribute featuring some of his most memorable episodes. Nominated for Emmys six years in a row from 1984 to 1989, Wendt earned laughs at every entrance, meeting each greeting with a quick quip. (Sample: “What’s going down, Normie?” “My butt cheeks on that bar stool.”) Among the highlights: “No Help Wanted” (10:30 am/ET), when an unemployed Norm is hired as the bar’s new accountant; “The Norm Who Came to Dinner” (8:30 pm/ET), when he’s injured painting Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Lilith’s (Bebe Neuwirth) living room; and “The King of Beers” (9:30 pm/ET), when he’s hired as a brewery’s beer taster.

Inside Weekend TV:

• Secret Life of the Surgeon’s Wife (Saturday, 8/7c, Lifetime): When Julia (Gina Vitori) suspects her dental-surgeon husband (Justin Berti) is cheating, she snoops for evidence and ends up falling for the other woman’s husband, unaware the secret lovers are plotting to kill them. Sounds like a future Dateline.
• Saturday Night’s Main Event (Saturday, 8 pm/ET, NBC, streaming on Peacock): John Cena is expected to make his first Main Event appearance in more than a decade during the WWE spectacle, airing live from Tampa.
• Jerrod Carmichael: Don’t Be Gay (Saturday, 10/9c, HBO): In his fourth HBO comedy special, the openly gay comedian shares raw and raunchy insights into relationship dynamics, including his own open relationship (“My idea was to cheat”).
• Indianapolis 500 (Sunday, 12:30 pm/ET, Fox): The iconic race moves to Fox for the 109th running, with Will Buxton doing play by play alongside analyst James Hinchcliffe.
• The Walking Dead: Dead City (Sunday, 9/8c, AMC): A grisly zombie cage match could decide who controls Manhattan’s methane supplies during negotiations between Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and flamboyant gang leader Bruegel (Kim Coates).
• Rick and Morty (Sunday, 11/10c, Adult Swim): The mad scientist and his grandson are back for an eighth season of wild intergalactic animated sci-fi misadventures.