Sunday, May 21
“American Idol” (ABC, 8 p.m. ET): The latest winner is revealed in the singing competition's season finale.
“The Simpsons” (Fox, 8 p.m.): Grammy winner Lizzo and “SNL’s” Bowen Yang lend their voices to the season finale.
“NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS, 9 p.m.): This entry in the procedural franchise ends its run after 14 seasons. With Chris O’Donnell and LL Cool J.
“Ghosts of Beirut” (Showtime, 10 p.m.): The hunt is on for a wily Lebanese terrorist in this new fact-based drama. With “Fauda’s” Hisham Suliman.
Monday, May 22
“Happy Valley” (Acorn TV; also BBC America, 10 p.m.): The gritty British crime drama clocks in for its third and final season. Sarah Lancashire stars.
“Prehistoric Planet” (Apple TV+; also Tuesday-Friday): The dino-tastic series narrated by David Attenborough is back for Season 2.
“NCIS” and “NCIS Hawai’i” (CBS, 9 and 10 p.m.): The franchise mothership and its other spinoff end their respective seasons.
“Fanny: The Right to Rock” (PBS, 10 p.m.): This 2021 documentary remembers the all-female rock band that made a splash on the L.A. music scene in the early 1970s.
Tuesday, May 23
“Afghan Dreamers” (Paramount+): This acclaimed 2022 documentary tags along with an all-girl robotics team from Afghanistan as they take part in competitions abroad while facing oppression at home.
“Bama Rush” (Max): There were never such devoted sisters as the aspiring sorority members at the University of Alabama in this new documentary.
“Clone High” (Max): The fault lies not in their stars but in their genes in a reboot of the animated 2002-03 sci-fi comedy.
“The Fire That Took Her” (Paramount+): This shocking 2022 documentary tells the story of an Ohio mother’s search for justice after being set on fire by a deranged ex-boyfriend in 2015.
“Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” (Max): This new animated series set in 1920s Shanghai serves as a prequel to Joe Dante's hit 1984 horror comedy.
“MerPeople” (Netflix): Something’s fishy in this new docuseries about professional mermaids and the mermaid enthusiasts who love them.
“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” (Max): Zachary Levi suits up once again for this so-so 2023 sequel to the 2019 superhero flick.
“SmartLess: On the Road” (Max): Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes take their hit podcast to the stage in this new docu-comedy.
“Victim/Suspect” (Netflix): This 2023 documentary details how young women’s claims of having been sexually abused are often downplayed or dismissed by law enforcement.
“Wanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer” (Netflix): The veteran comic riffs on parenting, politics and more in this new stand-up special.
“What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel” (Max): If you are what you eat, then the former “New Girl” star has got some news for you in this new series.
“Beat Shazam” and “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” (Fox, 8 and 9 p.m.): The musical game shows return with new episodes.
“The Voice” (NBC, 9 p.m.): The latest winner is revealed in the singing competition's season finale.
“Windy City Rehab” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): The Chicago-set home renovation series returns for Season 3.
“Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m.): The new episode “Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah” revisits one of the most brutal military engagements of the 2003-11 Iraq war.
Wednesday, May 24
“American Born Chinese” (Disney+): “Everything Everywhere All at Once’s” Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan have parts to play in this new teen-centric fantasy comedy.
“James May: Oh Cook!” (Prime Video): The “Top Gear” co-host cruises back into the kitchen for a second season of his cooking show.
“Platonic” (Apple TV+): BFFs who had a falling out years earlier give it another go in this new comedy series co-starring Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne.
“The Ultimatum: Queer Love” (Netflix): Five LGBTQ+ couples must figure out if they’re gonna stay together or call it quits in this new franchise entry.
“Survivor” (CBS, 8 p.m.): Find out who outplayed, outwitted and outlasted whom in the three-hour season finale. Jeff Probst hosts.
“The Flash” (The CW, 8 p.m.): Our hero (Grant Gustin) hangs up his supersuit after nine seasons in the drama’s series finale.
“Jeopardy! Masters” (ABC, 8 p.m.): It’s all on the line in the final of the all-star trivia tournament. Ken Jennings hosts.
“Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars” (Fox, 9 p.m.): The irascible celebrity chef promises a cool quarter mil to the winning entrepreneur in this new series.
“The Prank Panel” (ABC, 9 p.m.): Johnny Knoxville, Eric André and Gabourey Sidibe help everyday folks put one over on unsuspecting friends, relatives, et al., in this new series.
“Nova” (PBS, 9 p.m.): Find out why it’s so hard to make up your mind sometimes in the conclusion of the two-part episode “Your Brain.”
“Mayans M.C.” (FX, 10 and 11:30 p.m.): The “Sons of Anarchy” spinoff rolls into town for a fifth and final season. With J.D. Pardo and Edward James Olmos.
Thursday, May 25
“FUBAR” (Netflix): A veteran CIA operative (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is shocked to discover that his daughter is … also a CIA operative in this new comedy series.
“The Kardashians” (Hulu): The first family of reality TV returns in new episodes of their latest series.
“Wild Life” (Nat Geo, 8 p.m.): Conservationists pursue their goal of creating a large national park in South America's Patagonia region in this new special.
“Re(solved)” (Vice, 9 p.m.): A new episode reexamines the 2017 death of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell.
“Forever Chemicals” (Vice, 11 p.m.): Efforts to create national standards for clean and safe drinking water are surveyed in this new special.
Friday, May 26
“The American Barbecue Showdown” (Netflix): They’re getting all up in each other's grills as the competition returns with new episodes.
“Citadel” (Prime Video): The action drama starring Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas ends its first season already renewed for a second.
“Kendra Sells Hollywood” (Max): Ms. Wilkinson puts her real-estate agent credentials to good use for a second season.
“Influencer” (Shudder): A social media star's solo trip to Thailand takes a wrong turn in this 2023 terror tale. “Riverdale’s” Emily Tennant stars.
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Prime Video): Midge, we hardly knew ye: The period comedy starring Rachel Brosnahan presents its finale.
“Being Mary Tyler Moore” (HBO, 8 p.m.): She had spunk! The beloved sitcom star who died in 2017 is remembered in this new documentary.
“Run the World” (Starz, 9:37 p.m.): This comedy about four longtime gal pals in Harlem is back for a second season. With Amber Stevens West and Bresha Webb.
Saturday, May 27
“The Steel Helmet” (TCM, 5 p.m.): TCM’s annual Memorial Day weekend marathon includes Samuel Fuller’s gritty 1951 Korean War drama. Gene Evans stars.
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(Los Angeles Times listings editor Matt Cooper compiled this column.)
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