Sunday’s TV Highlights: ‘Family Guy’ on Fox
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Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 23 - 29 in PDF format This week’s TV Movies
USE THE FARCE: The animated series “Family Guy” ends its season with a spoof of the “Star Wars” sequel “The Empire Strikes Back” at 9 p.m. on Fox.
SERIES
Legend of the Seeker: Richard’s (Craig Horner) last attempt to save the world of the living brings him face to face with his greatest enemy in the season finale (4 p.m. KTLA).
Lost: A two-hour special, “The Final Journey,” reviews key events of the series, followed by the much-anticipated series finale (7 and 9 p.m. ABC).
The Simpsons: Moe (Hank Azaria) is invited to appear on “American Idol” in a season finale that also features the voices of Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres, Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson (8 p.m. Fox).
Masterpiece Mystery! In the season premiere of “Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple” the spinster sleuth (Julia McKenzie) uses her keen powers of observation and deduction when people are found poisoned (9 p.m. KCET).
SPECIALS
Democratic Primary Attorney General Debate: Moderated by David Ono. (11 a.m. ABC).
ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn — The Last Rodeo: Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn are saluted by an all-star roster of friends and colleagues in this special. Performers include Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban (8 p.m. CBS).
SPORTS
Tennis: French Open, from Paris. (9 a.m. ESPN2).
College softball: NCAA Regionals (10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. ESPN).
Baseball: The Red Sox visit the Phillies (10:30 a.m. TBS); the Angels visit the Cardinals (11 a.m. MyNet); the Cubs visit the Rangers (11 a.m. WGN A); the Tigers visit the Dodgers (1 p.m. FS Prime); the Yankees visit the Mets (5 p.m. ESPN).
PGA Tour golf: HP Byron Nelson Championship (Noon CBS).
Hockey: NHL playoffs: The San Jose Sharks visit the Chicago Blackhawks (Noon NBC).
Basketball: NBA playoffs: The Lakers visit the Phoenix Suns (5:30 p.m. TNT).