TV This Week: May 19 - 25: ‘Save Me’ on NBC

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This week’s TV Movies

SUNDAY

Respect their longevity! 1980s icons Prince and Madonna are among the honorees at “The 2013 Billboard Music Awards” in Las Vegas. 8 p.m. ABC

Busy guy: Seth MacFarlane lends his voice to “The Simpsons’” season-ender before wrapping another season of his animated sitcom “Family Guy.” 8 and 9 p.m. Fox

“Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night” has the country-music hit-maker sharing the stage with the likes of Keith Urban, John Fogerty and Mrs. McGraw, a.k.a. Faith Hill. 9 p.m. CBS

The new series “North America” is a Canada-to-Panama survey of the natural wonders of the continent we call home. Tom Selleck narrates. 9 p.m. Discovery

MONDAY

Mel Brooks, the mirth-maker behind such comedy classics as “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles” and “Young Frankenstein,” is profiled on “American Masters.” 9 p.m. KOCE

Poster child: A French artist known only as “JR” discusses his methods and his message in “Inside Out: The People’s Art Project.” 9 p.m. HBO

Better get a mop, because the remaining contestants will be leaving it all on the floor on the two-night season finale of “Dancing With the Stars.” 8 p.m. ABC; 9 p.m. Tue.

Buh-bye, “Rules of Engagement.” The sitcom ends its run after seven seasons.... Not bad, for a show that co-starred David Spade. 8:30 p.m. CBS

Where there’s a will: Three siblings vie for their dearly departed daddy’s fortune in the new sitcom “The Goodwin Games.” Scott Foley and Beau Bridges star. 8:30 p.m. Fox

It’s check-out time on the season finale of the “Psycho”-inspired drama “Bates Motel.” And Cathy (Laura Linney) might be checking out for good on the series finale of “The Big C: Hereafter.” 10 p.m. A&E; 10 p.m. Showtime

The question is not so much “whodunit?” as “why did they do it?” in the new procedural drama “Motive.” With Kristin Lehman and Lauren Holly. 10 p.m. ABC; also 9 p.m. Thurs.

TUESDAY

A super-secret U.S. Army unit that specialized in battlefield bafflements meant to fool the enemy during WWII — fake tanks, sound effects, etc. — is saluted in the special “The Ghost Army.” 8 p.m. KOCE

Let’s get kraken! Tales of encounters with the dreaded sea beastie, once believed to be nothing more than myth, are recounted in “Man-Eating Super Squid.” 9 p.m. Animal Planet

WEDNESDAY

“Happy Days’?” Marion Ross guest stars on “The Middle” and “Best in Show’s” Fred Willard is featured on “Modern Family” when the sitcoms end their respective seasons. 8 and 9 p.m. ABC

Country music’s Brad Paisley brings the twang when he guest stars as himself on the season finale of the drama “Nashville.” 10 p.m. ABC

“The Town That Caught Tourettes?” investigates a mysterious condition that afflicted several female students at the same New York high school back in 2011. 10 p.m. TLC

THURSDAY

Where in the world is “Jeopardy’s” Alex Trebek? Why, he’s in Washington, D.C., playing master of ceremonies when young students from around the country compete at “Geo Bee 2013.” 7 p.m. National Geographic

A housewife’s sandwich-related mishap leads to a near-death experience and a newfound faith in divine intervention in the new comedy “Save Me.” With Anne Heche, pictured. 8 and 8:30 p.m. NBC

What happens to the heavy-metal dream deferred? The saga of the drug-addled lead singer of little-known 1970s-era rock band Pentagram is told in the 2011 rock-doc “Last Days Here.” 9:30 p.m. Showtime

Amateur hour: Small-town singers, dancers, comics, etc., perform for local audiences for cash prizes in the new series “Showville.” 9 p.m. AMC

FRIDAY

Climb every mountain: An historic 1963 trek up the world’s highest peak is revisited in the special “Americans on Everest.” 8 p.m. National Geographic

Tony-winning singer-actress Audra McDonald, your hostess with the mostest on “Live From Lincoln Center,” takes her turn in the spotlight on the performing-arts series’ season finale. 9 p.m. KOCE

What was a Cuban woman doing fighting for the Confederacy, and later, spying for the Union, during the Civil War? Find out on a new “VOCES on PBS.” 10 p.m. KOCE

SATURDAY

The crew from daytime TV’s “The Chew” invites you to savor the smoky, spicy flavors of summer with an “Ultimate BBQ Cookout Countdown.” 9 p.m. ABC

Men dance sans pants in director Steven Soderbergh’s bromantic 2012 stripper tale “Magic Mike.” Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer and Matthew McConaughey star. 8 p.m. HBO

Can you believe it’s been “10 Years” already? High school friends reunite to reminisce — and perhaps rekindle a romance or two — in this 2011 drama. Rosario Dawson and the aforementioned Mr. Tatum star. 9 p.m. Starz