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Time for another wild card lightning round.
DC Super Hero Girls (Cartoon Network, 8 a.m., season-two premiere): These teenage superheroes returned last week as part of the Space House alongside the similarly teenaged heroes of
Teen Titans Go!, but this marks their proper re-entrance onto the television landscape.
U.S. Gymnastics Championship (NBC, 7 p.m.): Bring on the GOAT.
43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, 8 p.m.): Wanna watch Kelly Clarkson make Garth Brooks cry? Brooks, Joan Baez, Midori, Debbie Allen, and Dick Van Dyke will all be honored, but Kelly’s powers will be aimed right at Chris Gaines.
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Uzo Aduba in In Treatment (Photo: Suzanne Tenner/HBO); Naomi Ackie and Lena Waithe in Master Of None (Photo: Netflix); Kate Winslet in Mare Of Easttown (Photo: Michele K. Short/HBO)
Graphic: The A.V. Club
Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Sunday, May 23. All times are Eastern.
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In Treatment (HBO, 9 p.m. and 9:28 p.m., season-four premiere, back-to-back episodes): “Uzo Aduba is a powerhouse performer, as witnessed in her Emmy-winning work on
and
Mrs. America. The actress has an innate ability to enrapture audiences with an emotive performance. Her new series further allows her to fully occupy the frame and do just that: Aduba leads HBO’s revival of
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The Story Of Late Night (CNN, 9 p.m.): TV nerds and that’s a lot of you, yes? Surely you don’t read this column
only because you’re a huge fan of theater jokes? should bump this CNN docuseries up to the top of their lists of things to watch. The first episode, “Inventing Late Night TV,” is well worth your time, but rest assured you can both enjoy and learn from “Carson: King Of Late Night” without watching its predecessor. In an insightful (and sometimes unexpectedly moving) hour, the series examines Johnny Carson’s impact on the television and comedy landscapes, from his subtle support of the Civil Rights movement to the shows and stars he helped to create, through competition (Dick Cavett, Merv Griffin) or by offering up the spotlight (David Letterman, Ray Romano, Elayne Boosler, the list goes on). It’s worth it for the segment on Letterman’s ill-fated morning show alone.