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¡Hola! Bienvenidos to the fin of the Emmy calendar year! [*deletes 2,000-word commentary on the Television Academy's hanging episode rules*] Tonight is also the end of the third and final season to Starz's masterpiece drama Vida. You probably haven't heard of it, but, well, lemme tell you, it's fucking fantastic. Estranged sisters Lyn and Emma are reunited after their distant mom, Vida, dies, and in the aftermath, they uncover several family secrets and many unpaid debts. Finding out about mom's wife, Eddy, is an angering surprise to strict businesswoman Emma while self-righteous Insta flirt Lyn still hasn't found direction in life. They inherit the faltering family bar (and apartment units) in a quickly-gentrifying Mexican neighborhood in Los Angeles yet decide to try to make it work. The show beautifully explores a tight-knit Latinx community with two sisters who were told by society at large they are Mexican, but the neighborhood tells them they aren't Mexican enough. It's a never-ending battle with Emma unable to trust and Lyn being prudish. They attempt to navigate relationships and business dealings as the community changes not from outside influence, but inside forces. (An opposite take on the brilliant-but-canceled Party of Five.) Plenty of derogatory slang is tossed around, so grab your Spanish Urban Dictionary: Mexico Edition.

Elsewhere, the summer fun & games arrive at ABC, Eve and Villanelle finally talk, Hetty Feather begins its final chapter, the California folk scene in the 1960s gets documentary treatment, and a game show scandal from across the pond arrives. We named the dog Indiana, here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, May 31!

EARLY PRIMETIME

60 Minutes (CBS, 7 p.m.): Tentatively set for tomorrow: treating COVID-19 with plasma therapy... raw sewage entering Southern California's coast lands and waters from Tijuana, Mexico... NASA's most ambitious Mars rover mission yet.

Groomzilla 🎥 (UPtv, 7 p.m.): Godzilla is getting married, but the pre-ceremony work puts him in a bad moon. Will Tokyo pay the price?

FOR THE RECORD: America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7 p.m.); Deadly Cults (Oxygen, 7 p.m.); Snapped (Oxygen, 6 p.m.)

Killing Eve (via Giphy)

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CBS Sunday Night Movies: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 🎥 (CBS, 8 p.m.): Harrison Ford and Sean Connery fight Nazis. What more do you need to know?

Columbo 📺 (MeTV, 8 p.m.): The egotistical but successful TV detective star William Shatner murders his blackmailing producer and makes it look like a robbery. Can Lt. Columbo solve the case before the episode ends?

Hetty Feather (BYUtv, 8 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. In part one of the three-part final arc, Hetty finds herself in the firing line when tragedy strikes Calendar Hall.

Hightown (Starz, 8 p.m.): Jackie returns to rehab to help her investigation. Ray starts closing in on Osito at the same time he and Renee cross the line, and Junior takes the first step to becoming a soldier.

I Can't Breathe: Black Men Living and Dying in America (CNN, 8 p.m.): SPECIAL. Don Lemon hosts a special discussing the realities and inequalities people of color face in America.

My Husband's Deadly Past 🎥 (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): Haunted by disturbing visions, a woman learns that her devious husband manipulated her memory to hide his role in a murder.

Vice (Showtime, 8 p.m.): "Mississippi's Department of Corrections neglected Parchman Prison until recent riots and smuggled-out images expose its grim and deadly conditions. An undocumented immigrant in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak."

TOPIC & GUEST DIGEST:
Celebrity Family Feud 💲 (ABC, 8 p.m., premiere): Carson Kressley, Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, and Jai Rodriguez vs. Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, Antoni Porowski, Tan France, and Wesley Hamilton
Friends Speak (Reelz, 8 p.m.): Natalee Holloway
Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar (AXS TV, 8:30 p.m.): Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone

FOR THE RECORD: 90 Day Fiancé (TLC); House in a Hurry (HGTV, finale); Naked & Afraid XL (Discovery Channel); Private Lives of the Monarchs (Smithsonian Channel); The Top Ten Revealed (AXS TV); World's Deadliest Weather (The Weather Channel)

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30 for 30 (ESPN, 9 p.m.): Part two of this Lance Armstrong chronicle.

Billions (Showtime, 9 p.m.): Axe must reckon with his past to secure his future. Chuck plots against Axe with the help of some old associates. Chuck and Wendy both try to move on but get forced together by an emergency.

Collector's Call (MeTV, 9:30 p.m.): Chris Stulz is obsessed with all things Jim Henson, collecting items from Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and of course, the Muppets.

Good Witch (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): Cassie pursues a temporary art history professorship while Sam diagnoses Adam. Meanwhile, Abigail and Donovan realize that the missing diamond from the Middleton treasure may help break the curse.

I Know This Much Is True (HBO, 9 p.m.): Dominick returns to work before fully recovering from his accident. Heavily medicated, Dominick recalls the disturbing incident that led to Thomas' first hospitalization while counting down the hours to Thomas' hearing with the review board.

Killing Eve (AMC / BBC America, 9 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. At last, this messy season ends. Konstantin makes a break for it, and Carolyn finds what she's looking for, maybe. Eve and Villanelle try to work out what the future may hold for them... together or apart. That sounds underwhelming.

Laurel Canyon (Epix, 9 p.m.): PREMIERE. In part one of this two-part documentary, Laurel Canyon was a rural oasis that brought out the talents of young musicians. They formed bands together, broke up those bands, and formed new ones. They perfected their music at local clubs and pretty soon the world took notice. The doc explores the lives and evolution of The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Mamas and the Papas, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, The Doors, Jackson Browne, The Eagles, and more.✔️

Law & Order 📺 (WE, 9 p.m.): The investigation into a girl's death reveals secrets the adoptive family was desperately trying to hide. Also, we welcome new ADA Abbie Carmichael!

Press Your Luck 💲 (ABC, 9 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. The Whammies are coming! The Whammies are coming!

Snowpiercer (TNT, 9 p.m.): Layton descends into Snowpiercer's black market with Till, searching for both the killer and a valuable commodity for his revolution. Melanie stages a prize fight to distract the passengers from mounting class tension.

⭐ Vida (Starz, 9 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. Even with an hour-long finale, this drama is pulling many, many strings, so don't expect a happy ending with a bow on top. Last week discussed queerness as Vida hosted a drag kings show, and Lyn and Emma argued about Papi. Will Emma and Nico reunite?  Will Lyn stop aiming to please her boyfriend and his mother? Will Eddy become an actual pillar in this often-loose confederation of a family? And let's not forget Johnny, Lyn's on-again-off-again boytoy, is having some troubles with his girlfriend. And let's not forget his sister, the loud community activist Mari, devastated dad left her nothing and has departed the local activists' group and is now solo. While this is a Latinx show, there's no drug stories or criminal activities and the soundtrack are Latinx songs. The problems in this community as seen through the eyes of the characters are largely happening by forces already present in the community. Be prepared for a lot of slang, like pinacate, cualquiera, and puta. And others that are pretty obvious, like coconut (which I've been called). And this is on premium television. There isn't a shortage of nudity... if that's your thing. ✔️

Who Killed Jeffrey Epstein? (Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.): SPECIAL. Three hours of this. THREE HOURS.

GUEST DIGEST:

Live from Daryl's House (AXS TV, 9 p.m.): Darius Rucker

FOR THE RECORD: An American Aristocrat's Guide to Great Estates (Smithsonian Channel); Barnyard Builders (DIY); Carnival Eats (Cooking Channel); Deadline to Disaster (Weather Channel); Death Row Stories (HLN, finale); Married to Medicine Los Angeles (Bravo); Mexico Life (HGTV); North Woods Law (Animal Planet); Paranormal Caught on Camera (Travel Channel); Unearthed (Science); Wicked Tuna (National Geographic); Worst Cooks in America (Food Network)

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Insecure (HBO, 10 p.m.): Issa and Lawrence catch up and talk about life, careers, past mistakes, and what makes each of them happy. This kinda sounds end game, but these two have a lot of bad history to sort through.

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (Showtime, 10 p.m.): Tiago and Lewis interrogate Diego. Townsend learns of Kurt's past, and Maria tracks down Mateo, pleading with him to come home.

Quiz (AMC, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. In the first episode of this imported 3-part miniseries, TV producer Paul Smith turns Who Wants to be a Millionaire? into an overnight sensation, and one family's much-loved pub quiz hobby turns into outright obsession. This tale of a British game show scandal is based on a real story, which was a book and play before coming to the small screen.✔️

GUEST DIGEST:
The Johnny Cash Show 📺 (getTV, 10 p.m.): Joni Mitchell, The Monkees, and Roy Clark (19 Jul 1969)
Match Game 💲 (ABC, 10 p.m., premiere): Mario Cantone, Jennifer Esposito, Adam Rodriguez, Angie Harmon, Michael Chiklis, and Melissa Fumero

FOR THE RECORD: Bar Rescue (Paramount Network, finale); Beachfront Bargain Hunt (HGTV); Beat Bobby Flay (Food Network); Food Paradise (Cooking Channel); Forbidden History (History); The Killer Truth (HLN); Smothered (TLC)

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Ming's Dynasty (Fuse, 11 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. The listed description is one that applies to the series, but the episode title is "Big Trouble in Little Chinese Restaurant."

Rick and Morty (Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. "Parenting is crazy; stuff disappears." That sounds like something Jimmy Fallon would say.

GUEST DIGEST:
The Johnny Cash Show 📺 (getTV, 11 p.m.): Roy Orbison, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Phil Harris (27 Sep 1969)

FOR THE RECORD: Lakefront Bargain Hunt (HGTV)

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JJ Villard's Fairy Tales (Adult Swim, 12:15 a.m.): In the show's twist on Pinocchio, a lonely old man wishes he had a son, and, unfortunately, that wish comes true.

The Shivering Truth (Adult Swim, midnight): Asking if man is punishing herself for some perceived guilt.✔️

The Shivering Truth (via Giphy)

LATE-NIGHT TALK & SATIRE

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11 p.m.)
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Netflix, 3 a.m.)

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Note: All times are Eastern.
Key Sources: The Futon Critic (outline); Zap2it (descriptions); TV Passport (throwbacks)
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🎥: Movie
💲: Game show
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Happy watching, everyone!