What's On Tonight (Sunday): Live... work... Pose!

Pose

And the category is... Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, May 30!

Tonight's Top Pick is the penultimate episode of the masterpiece Pose, which follows several women of the NYC ballroom scene in the '80s and '90s — and created by Ryan Murphy. The time jump to this (surely not-originally-planned) final season took some creative liberties in placing some characters in better situations, especially mother Elektra. However, the stories being woven are still some of the best on TV. Last season was powerful with stories about the AIDS pandemic and being trans in 1990. I'll forever stand that Indya Moore, Mj Rodriguez, and Dominique Jackson all deserved Emmy nods.

Elsewhere, History takes us to 1921 Tulsa, Mare has her last chance to get her life together, Bo Burnham makes us laugh, PBS presents is annual Memorial Day concert, Chi starts a podcast, Witches has a baby shower, death comes for Death and Nightingales, Ziwe gets woke, Cooking Channel loves Snacks, and the Late Night options boom and start to diversify in the 2000s.

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

60 Minutes (CBS, 7 p.m.): The rise in threats against federal judges... People older than 90 provide valuable information on the secrets to a long and healthy life... pianist Igor Levit.

Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SPECIAL. "A new comedy special shot and performed by Bo Burnham, alone, over the course of the past year."

📺 The Love Boat (MeTV, 6 p.m.): A married pair of model agency owners clash over the use of one of their models has captured the captain's eye... Julie becomes a showstopper when she models in place of her beautiful model friend who has fallen in love... A cosmetics king searches for a unique woman to represent his new product... The daughter of a clothing manufacturer loses his latest line with the help of the man she loves. RIP Gavin.✔️

5 MORE FOR THE RECORD: 9 Months with Courteney Cox (Facebook, 5 p.m.); 90 Day Journey: Couples Updates (Discovery+, 3 a.m., special); Evil Lives Here (Discovery+, 3 a.m., season finale); Mastermind of Murder (Oxygen, 7 p.m.); Unexplained: Caught on Camera (Discovery+, 3 a.m.)

The Love Boat (via Tumblr)

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

📺 Family Ties (Antenna TV, 8:30 p.m.): When Skippy learns that he is adopted, Alex accompanies him to meet his real mother. This was one of the show's early triumphs.

The Girlfriend Experience (Starz, 8 p.m.): Buying time, Iris escapes the messy leftovers of her double life and goes off-grid. Georges, a former client, takes Iris into his world.

🎥 Gladiator (CBS Sunday Night Movies) (CBS, 8 p.m.): Former Roman General Russell Crowe sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery in this terrible movie that somehow won a best picture Oscar.

Luis Miguel: The Series (Netflix, 8 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. "Historia de amor."

National Memorial Day Concert (PBS, 8 p.m.): The 32nd anniversary broadcast of the annual concert honoring the men and women of the U.S. armed forces features a tribute to the nurses of Vietnam, the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, and the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11. Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise host.

Run the World (Starz, 8:30 p.m.): The girls throw Ella a karaoke party for her 32nd birthday, but uninvited guests cause Whitney and Ella to spiral.

Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre (History, 8 p.m.): An in-depth, sobering look at the tragic events of a century ago. Focusing on a specific period, from the birth of Black Wall Street to its catastrophic downfall over the course of two bloody days, and finally the fallout and reconstruction.✔️

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (E!, 8 p.m.): RERUN. E! is replaying the complete two seasons of this NBC show as the bosses sit on their hands about if it's worth a renewal (renew it you cowards!). This episode is the beautiful and emotional first season finale. Songs include "Bad Moon Rising," "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)," "All of Me," and "American Pie." I love the show.✔️

QUICK HITS:

Biography (A&E): Mick Foley

5 MORE FOR THE RECORD: 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? (TLC); Johnny Cash: The Man in Black (Reelz, special); Naked & Afraid XL (Discovery Channel); Shahs of Sunset (Bravo); Weird Weather (Weather Channel)

🕘 9:00 EASTERN / 🕗 8:00 CENTRAL

The Chi (Showtime, 9 p.m.): Emmett comes clean to Tiff, A college tour forces Kevin and Jake to consider their futures. Douda makes a decision that will change the face of Chicago, and Papa starts a podcast.

Death and Nightingales (Starz, 10 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. Planning on eloping with Ward, Beth steals Billy's gold and leaves, but the Dummy stops her and issues a dire warning.

Good Witch (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): Cassie, Stephanie, and Abigail help Martha throw Claire a baby shower, sparking memories of Cassie's own baby shower.

In Treatment (HBO, 9 & 9:30 p.m.): Brooke agrees to refer Eladio to a psychiatrist before his medication runs out, but only if he truly commits to therapy first. Later, Colin chronicles the events that took him from "gold stars all around" to receiving serious demerits in prison.

The Story of Late Night (CNN, 9 p.m.): As the 2000s unfold, diverse voices like Chelsea Handler and George Lopez get their seat behind the late-night desk. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert take the news into their own hilarious hands. Given the emphasis this show has on David Letterman, I figure this episode, the penultimate, will end with his departure. The early/mid 2010s were a big shift in late night.✔️

5 MORE FOR THE RECORD: Fall River (Epix, series finale); Married to Medicine (Bravo); Signs of a Psychopath (Investigation Discovery, season premiere); Very Scary People (HLN); Wicked Tuna (National Geographic)

Late night TV, 2002-2014

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

Black Monday (Showtime, 10 p.m.): Keith thinks he's the business-wiz. Meanwhile, Tiff and Corkie need to rebrand and refinance Pfaffashions, and Blair has a near-death sexperience and makes a new frienemesis.

Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime, 10:30 p.m.): Zayna deals with a rumor while Kevin deals with delivering on his first freelance painting job. Dan prepares to attend Jess's birthday party.

Mare of Easttown (HBO, 10 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. When her investigation takes a series of devastating turns, Mare's friends and family members process the fallout as she attempts to finally find her own way forward. This show is sooooo good.✔️

⭐ Pose (FX, 10 p.m.): While the dust settles on their unforeseen life change, Papi adjusts to being a guardian, and Angel, who isn't ready to be a parent, seeks guidance from an unexpected source. The show is building to a wedding, and I'll let it slide since it is Angel's, a transwoman. Pray Tell is still trying to find peace in his final months, too. (Remember that terrible plot in season one with Evan Peters and Kate Mara?) 

Snackmasters (Cooking Channel, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Chefs try to recreate classic snack foods in this Channel 4 import. In the premiere, it is a Kitkat.

United Shades of America (CNN, 10 p.m.): Kamau examines the military and how it is beset by the same destructive forces that keep the U.S. divided as a nation.

QUICK HITS:

Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (Reelz): June Carter Cash

FOR THE RECORD: Deep Water Salvage (Weather Channel); Extreme Sisters (TLC); Secrets of the Lost Ark (Science); WWE's Most Wanted Treasures (A&E)

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📺 Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): General Zek of Karak is opposed to a peace treaty between his country and Agir, and is working with a munitions maker named Ismir Najiid to start a war by destroying King Said during his announcement of the treaty.

Ziwe (Showtime, 11 p.m.): Ziwe discusses allyship with Phoebe Bridgers and hosts a game show to crown the "wokest" ally.

FOR THE RECORD: 90 Day Pillow Talk: Happily Ever After (TLC, 11 p.m.)

Mare of Easttown (via Vanity Fair)

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Happy watching, everyone!

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